Plans to connect inner London hospitals via underground ‘medi rail’ network centred on a major blood bank and medical transport hub have won the inaugural Foster + Partners Prize, presented to the Architecture Association School’s Diploma student whose portfolio best addresses the themes of sustainability and infrastructure. The new award, created this year, will be presented annually. The winner for this year’s prize is Aimee O'Carroll, 24 years old. Her work Whitechapel Urban Artery was selected jointly by Foster + Partners and the Architecture Association.

The Architectural Association School’s Projects Review Exhibition (26 June – 17 July) offers an unprecedented opportunity to see the past year’s work of 650 students at the world’s most international school of architecture. During the past year the AA School has acquired new buildings and spaces around Bedford Square which will be used for the first time for Projects Review and form the basis for a new phase in the life of the AA.