Self-styled “vagabond” architect Vinu Daniel has won The Royal Academy’s £10,000 ($10,735) Dorfman Prize for emerging architecture. Chair of the international jury Farshid Moussavi said: “Usually when we talk about sustainability in architecture, we often end up with very old forms. What is really special about Vinu Daniel’s work is that he turns base materials into aspirational forms and spaces that we haven’t seen before.”