James Ness was the winner of the 2018 RIAS Rowand Anderson Silver Medal for best 5th year student in Scotland for his project 'Coral City'. The project was also awarded the Architecture and Design Scotland (A+DS) Award for Sustainable Design. The project was completed in the MArch (Integrated Pathway) studio 'Island Territories V: Havana', led by Adrian Hawker and Victoria Clare Bernie.