Karl Singporewala Rwa Riba

Karl Singporewala RWA RIBA is an architect and artist living and working in London, UK. He is also an elected Royal Academician at the Royal West of England Academy of Art.

Karl’s art work focuses on scale, emotions, and witnessing. Using Computer Aided Design, laser cutters, photo etching and 3D printers to communicate ideas, follies and symbolism; his output usually takes the form of a series of maquettes or scale architectural models.

Karl currently presides on the RWA Academician Council and the Exhibitions Advisory Committee. In 2023, he was a selector and curator in the 170th Annual Open Exhibition at the Royal West Academy, Bristol.

Karl was awarded 1st prize for excellence in art and architecture by visiting professors from Nagoya University, Japan and University of Seoul, South Korea in 2007 and voted the HIX art award People’s Choice winner in 2014. His art work also won the inaugural Royal West Academy Art Prize for a work by a Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic artist at the 168th Autumn Exhibition in 2020.

The Bartlett - University College London (UCL) - PGDip Arch in Architecture (RIBA/ARB Part 3)

University of Brighton - PGDip.Arch (RIBA/ARB Part 2)

De Montfort University, Leicester - BA (Hons) Architecture (RIBA/ARB Part 1)

2023
RWA Secret Postcard Auction - RWA (Bristol, UK)
Crawley Stories - Theatre Centre (Crawley, UK)
Sussex Contemporary - i360 (Brighton, UK)
Home - The Department Store (Brixton, London, UK)
Royal West of England Academy - 170th Autumn Exhibition (RWA, Bristol, UK)
Crawley Creatives - High Street (Crawley, UK)
10x10 Article 25 - The Bindery (Haton Gardens, London, UK)
From Artcan with Love - Bermondsey Project Space (London, UK)
Street Life - Kenny Gallery (RWA, Bristol, UK)

2022
Enliven - New civic mural - (Crawley Library, UK)
Legacy Exhibition (Crypt Gallery, London UK)
RWA Candidates Exhibition (Kenny Gallery, Bristol UK)

2021
Inspire - D Contemporary (Mayfair, London UK)
Royal West of England Academy - 168th Open Exhibition (RWA, Bristol, UK)
Hamilton Princess Hotel Art Collection (Bermuda)

2020
22 Bishopsgate Entrance (London, UK)
TLC Charity Auction - Ewbanks Auction (Surrey, UK)

2019
10x10 Article 25 Charity Auction (RIBA, London, UK)
Royal West of England Academy - 167th Open Exhibition (RWA, Bristol, UK)
RWA Entrance Foyer to coincide with Fire: Flashes to Ashes Exhibition (RWA, Bristol, UK)

2018
Royal West of England Academy - 166th Open Exhibition (RWA, Bristol, UK)
INTBAU (The Prince’s Foundation, London, UK...