Awards.

RIBA and RICS award-winning architects, DROO (formerly RARE) has been the recepient of a number of Awards and Accolades, as listed below.

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DROO Da Costa Mahindroo

2024

Winner European 40 under 40 Award

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2023

FAIRE 2022 Award, City of Paris Centre for Urbanism

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2022

Winner A+ Awards Special Mention

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Female Frontier Awards, Finalist

Les lauréats du prix Architecture Master Prise 2020 !

2020

Winner Architecture Master Prize 2020.

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Architect of the Year Award, Shortlisted Finalist Young Architect Award 2020.

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Dezeen Award, Longlisted Emerging Architect of the Year 2020.

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2019

NLA, New London Awards 2019, Shortlisted Housing category

2017

London Design Festival 2017, Fractal Tree at Geffrye Museum.

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2016

ARCHICREE European listing, 16 best architectural offices

2015

2015 fooding best new restaurant, Porte 12, Paris

2014

AJ + the Guardian 10 women to watch in architecture

2013

Spaziofmg per l’architettura, Milano

2012

Best new hotel uk, bloomberg international hotel awards

Commended, Emerging Women architect, AJ award

Finalist, AJ Retrofit award

ArchDaily award project of the year: refurbishment

2011

RIBA Award

RICS Building Conservation award

RICS Project of the year award

Hotel club hotel awards 2011’s astonishing architecture: london’s best building

Finalist WAN (world architectural news) hotel of the year design award

Finalist European Hotel Design award

Finalist d&a (architectural journal) International hotel design award

RICS london region building conservation & project of the year awards

A michelin star awarded to the restaurant Viajante

Remy martin vsop award for ‘best-rated newcomer’ in harden’s london restaurant guide

Wallpaper design awards best new restaurant, finalist

Harden’s london restaurant guide 2011, best-rated newcomer

Commended by the london restaurant festival 2010 for its upcoming location, forward-thinking philosophy, and cutting-edge food

Shortlisted for the BMW square meal restaurant of the year 2010

Ranked no.28 on the Sunday Times food list

2010

London restaurant festival’s “The Bravery” award

London Evening Standard, the 10 best new London restaurants of the year

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