List of architecture awards

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This list of architecture awards is an index to articles about notable awards for architecture. It includes global awards, international regional awards, international and national thematic awards, national awards, awards for students and young architects, local awards and humorous awards. A further list of awards sorted by date, location and type can be seen on Architecture Awards Tracker.^[1]

Global

Name	Established	Sponsor	Frequency	Recipient	Other
2023 Larsen Architecture Awards	2023	Larsen Architecture Awards	annual	architect, project, firm	3 categories (Individual, Firm and Project), 17 subcategories
Spaciux Design Award	2020	Spaciux Concept India Pvt.Ltd	annual	architect, project
2A Continental Architectural Awards	2015	2A(Arts & Architecture) Magazine	annual	architect
A' Architecture Design Award	2009	A' Design Award & Competition SRL	annual	architect
Aga Khan Award for Architecture	1977	Aga Khan Trust for Culture	triennial	project	USD 1 million
Design Studio Mag AWARDS	2012	FURRINA (Arts & Architecture) Magazine	annual	architect
Africa Architecture Awards	2017	Saint-Gobain	biennial	architect
Architecture MasterPrize	2016	Farmani Group	annual	architect
AIA Gold Medal	1907	American Institute of Architects	annual	architect	gold medal
Alvar Aalto Medal	1967	Finnish Association of Architects	intermittent	architect
ArchDaily Building of the Year Awards	2009	ArchDaily	annual	building
Carlsberg Architectural Prize	1991–1998	New Carlsberg foundation	triennial	architect
Civic Trust Awards	1959		Annual	Longest standing built environment awards in scheme in Europe	Recognising excellence in architecture and design that is sustainable, accessible and has a positive impact on the community it serves.
Curry Stone Design Prize	2008–2017	Curry Stone Foundation	annual	architect, artist, other
Dedalo Minosse International Prize for commissioning a building	1997	ALA-Assoarchitetti and Veneto Regione (Italy)	biennial	client	3 other categories
DNA Paris Design Awards		Farmani Group	annual	architect, designer
Erich Schelling Architecture Award	1992	Erich Schelling Foundation	biennial	architect
Erich Schelling Architecture Theory Award	1992	Erich Schelling Foundation	biennial	architect
Global Award for Sustainable Architecture	2006	Cité de l'Architecture & du Patrimoine (Paris, France), International architecture biennale of Ljubljana (Slovenia), Università luav di Venizia (Italy), Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, (Istanbul, Turkey), placed under the patronage of the UNESCO since 2010.	annual	architect, urbanist, engineer
Good Design Award	1996	The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies	annual	architect, designer
Green Good Design	2008	The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies	annual	architect, designer
IALD International Lighting Design Awards	1983	International Association of Lighting Designers	annual	lighting designer
IES Illumination Awards	1973	Illuminating Engineering Society	annual	lighting designer
International Architecture Awards	2005	The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies	annual	building	33–114 per year
International Design Awards	2007	Farmini Group	annual	architect
Jane Drew Prize	1998	Royal Institute of British Architects	annual	person	for promotion of innovation, diversity and inclusiveness in architecture
J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize	2016	Exhibit Columbus	biennial	artist, architect, designer
Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction	2005	Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction	biennial	project	USD 1 mio
LIV Hospitality Design Awards		Farmani Group	annual	architect	hospitality
Louis I. Kahn Memorial Award[2]	1983	Philadelphia Center for Architecture	annual	architect
MUSE Design Awards	2019	International Awards Associate	biennial	architect	9 main categories
Kyoto Global Design Awards	2019	Kyoto Global Design Awards	annual	architect, designer	3 categories included: Environment, Real Estate, Restaurant&Hotel&Bar
The Architecture Master Prize	1985	The Architecture Master Prize	annual	architect
Praemium Imperiale	1989	Japan Art Association	annual	architect	4 other categories; gold medal and JPY15,000,000 prize
Pritzker Prize	1979	Pritzker family	annual	architect	bronze medallion and US$100,000 prize
RIBA President's Medals	1836	Royal Institute of British Architects	annual	recent graduates worldwide
Royal Gold Medal	1848	Royal Institute of British Architects	annual	architect	gold medal
Tamayouz Excellence Award for Architecture	2012	Coventry University, The Iraqi Business Council in Jordan, Dewan Architects and Engineers, The United Nations Global Compact - Iraq Network, Ayad Al Tuhafi Architects, Bonair Ltd, Makiya - Kufa Charity, Round City Magazine, LWK + Partners, JT + Partners	annual	Architect, Recent Graduates, Person, Organisations, Projects, Buildings, other	7 categories
Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture	1966	Thomas Jefferson Foundation	annual	architect
International Highrise Award	2003	City of Frankfurt, German Architecture Museum and DekaBank	biennial	architect, building
UIA Gold Medal	1984	International Union of Architects	triennial	architect
Venice Biennale of Architecture	1980	Venice Biennale	biennale	architect
Wolf Prize in Arts	1981	Wolf Foundation	intermittent	architect
World Architecture Festival	2008	EMAP	annual	architect, building	17 categories
Obel Award	2019	Henrik Frode Obel Foundation	annual	architect, project
Ammodo Architecture Awards[3]	2024	Ammodo Foundation	annual	architect, project	3 categories
Wheelwright Prize[4]	1935	Harvard Graduate School of Design	annual	architect

International regional

Name	Established	Sponsor	Frequency	Recipient	Other
Emirates Glass LEAF Award	2005	Leading European Architects Forum	annual	architect
European Prize for Architecture	2010	The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design	annual	architect
American Architecture Awards	1994	The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies	annual	architects
American Prize for Architecture	1994	The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies	annual	architects
Architectural League Emerging Voices	1982	The Architectural League of New York	annual	architects
European Prize for Urban Public Space	2000	Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona	biennial	architect + promoter
European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture "Mies van der Rohe award"	1988	EU and Fundació Mies van der Rohe	biennial	building
Forum AID Award	2006	Forum AID magazine, Sweden	annual	architect + building	2 other categories
Heinrich Tessenow Medal	1963	Alfred Toepfer Foundation (Hamburg)	annual	architect
Tamayouz Women in Architecture and Construction Award	2013	Tamayouz Excellence Award for Architecture	annual	Architect	For the Near East and North Africa
Tamayouz Lifetime Achievement Award	2014	Tamayouz Excellence Award for Architecture	annual	Architect
The Middle Eastern Architectural Personality of the Year "The Mohamed Makiya Prize for Architecture"	2014	Tamayouz Excellence Award for Architecture	annual	Individuals or organisation
International Piranesi Award	1989	PiDA, Piran Days of Architecture, Slovenia	annual	architect	1 Award, 2 Recognitions, 1 Student recognition

International and national thematic

Name	Theme	Established	Sponsor	Region	Frequency	Recipient	Other
Collaborative Achievement Award	Collaboration	2010	American Institute of Architects	national	annual	allied professionals
CTBUH Skyscraper Award	Skyscrapers	2002	Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat	international	annual	building, architect
Edmund N. Bacon Memorial Award[5]	Urban Planning New Urbanism	2006	Philadelphia Center for Architecture	international	annual	urban planner, allied professionals	along with the Better Philadelphia Challenge
Emporis Skyscraper Award	Skyscrapers	2000	Emporis magazine	international	annual	building
Erich Mendelsohn Award for Brick Architecture	Brick buildings	2008	Initiative Bauen mit Backstein	international	triennial	architect/building
James D. MacConnell Award[6]	Educational facilities	1991	Association for Learning Environments (formerly Council of Educational Facilities Planners International)	international	annual	architect, school district, institution, contractor
The Daylight and Building Component Award	Daylighting	1980	The VELUX Foundation (Denmark)	international	intermittent	architect
Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture	New Classical Architecture, New Urbanism	2003	Richard H. Driehaus Foundation	international	annual	architect	$200,000 and a bronze prize
Grand Prix de l'urbanisme	Urbanism	1989	French Ministry for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Planning	national	annual	urban planner
MIPIM AR Future Projects Award	Projects	2002	MIPIM trade show & Architectural Review magazine	international	annual	building, architect	unbuilt or incomplete projects
Outstanding Structure Award	Structure	2000	International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering	international	annual	building	architect, contractor, engineer and owner
Richard Morris Hunt Prize	Preservation architecture	1990	Architects Foundation (American Institute of Architects) French Heritage Society	bi-national French-American	annual	practicing architects	two annual prizes (Fellow, Scholar)
RAIC Architectural Firm Award[7]	Firms	2003	Royal Architectural Institute of Canada	national	annual	firm
RAIC Urban Design Award[8]	Urban design	2006	Royal Architectural Institute of Canada	national	biennial	individual/firm	urban design
RAIC Prix du XXe siècle[9]	20th century	2007	Royal Architectural Institute of Canada	national	annual	building	buildings 25–50 years old
School Building of the Year Award	Schools	2013	Nohrcon	national	annual	building, project team
The Daylight Award	Daylight in architecture, Daylight research	2016	The VELUX Foundations (DK), VELUX Stiftung (CH)	global	biennial	architects, scientists

National

Name	Established	Sponsor	Frequency	Recipient	Other
AAI Awards	1896	Architectural Association of Ireland	annual	architect, building
AIA Honor Awards
AIJ Prizes	1949	Architectural Institute of Japan	annual	architect, building
SCOSA Lifetime Contribution Award	2023	Standing Conference of Schools of Architecture UK	annual	architect, academic
Spaciux Design Awards	2020	Spaciux Concept India Pvt.Ltd	annual	architect, Interior Designer & Builders
Architect Of The Year	2014	Honare Memari Institute	annual	architect
Architecture Firm Award	1962	American Institute of Architects	annual	architect
National Architecture Awards	1981	Australian Institute of Architects	annual	architect	10 categories
Architect of the Year Award	1990	JK, India	annual	architect, building
BCS Awards	1960	Japan Federation of Construction Contractors	annual	building
Building of the Year Award	1994–2002	Royal Institute of British Architects	annual	building	preceded the Sterling Prize
Building of the Year Award	2015	Honare Memari Institute	annual	building
Croatian Architects Association Award
Chamber of Architecture and Spatial Planning of Slovenia Award (Golden Pencil)	2004	ZAPS, Slovenia	annual	architect	5 categories
DAM Preis für Architektur in Deutschland[10]	2007	German Architecture Museum	annual	buildings
DBEW competition	2001	Hanssem corporation, Korea	intermittent	architect	Contemporary house
Governor General's Medals in Architecture	2002	Royal Architectural Institute of Canada	biennial	architect
Grand Prix Architektu	2007	Czech Association of Architects (UIA)	annual	building, architect
Houen Foundation Award	1893	Norwegian Ministry of Culture	annual	building/architect
Interior Design Awards	2008	memary and sakhteman Magazine -Iran	annual	architect and building	4 categories
Institute Honor Awards for Architecture	2010	American Institute of Architects	annual	architect	2 other categories
Iran's National Biennial on Architecture, interior design and Urbanism	2011	Honare Memari Institute	biennial	architect, building
Kasper Salin Prize	1962	Swedish Association of Architects	annual	building
Likha Awards		United Architects of the Philippines
Memar Awards	2001	memar Magazine -Iran	annual	architect and building	3 categories
National Architecture Award of Spain	1932	Government of Spain	annual	architect
National Design Awards	2000	Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum	annual	architect	13 other categories
National Prize of IRAN's Architectural Review	2014	Honare Memari Institute	annual	architect, writer, critic	3 other categories
New Zealand Architecture Awards		New Zealand Institute of Architects	annual	architect
P/A Awards[11]	1953	Architect Magazine (formerly Progressive Architecture magazine)	annual	building	annual themes
Prix de Rome	1720–1968	French Royal Academy of Architecture	intermittent	scholarship	Ended in 1968
Prix de l'Équerre d'Argent	1986	Le Moniteur (France)	annual	architect	& building owner
Prix de Rome (Belgium)	1832	Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp	triennial	architect	3 other categories
Prix de Rome (Canada)	1987	Canada Council for the Arts	annual	architect	1 other categories
R+D Awards	2007	Architect Magazine	annual	building, architect, technology	[12]
RAIC Gold Medal	1967	Royal Architectural Institute of Canada	annual	architect
RIAI Triennial Gold Medal	1934	Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland	triennial	building, architect
RIAS Doolan Award	2002	Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland	annual	architect, building
RIBA European Award	2005	Royal Institute of British Architects	annual	building, architect
RIBA International Award	2007	Royal Institute of British Architects	annual	building, architect
RAIA Gold Medal	1960	Australian Institute of Architects	annual	architect
Robin Boyd Award	1981	Australian Institute of Architects	annual	house, architect
Rome Prize	1905	American Academy in Rome	annual	artist, scholar
Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence	1987	Bruner Foundation	biennial	project
SARP Award of the Year	1983	Association of Polish Architects	intermittent	building
Spanish International Architecture Prize[13]	2013
Stirling Prize	1996	Royal Institute of British Architects	annual	architect, building
Twenty-five Year Award	1969	American Institute of Architects	annual	building	Any building designed by an American architect and located in any country is eligible.
Vincent Scully Prize	1999	National Building Museum	annual	practice, scholarship or criticism
Whitney M. Young Jr. Award	1972	American Institute of Architects	annual	architect
National Architecture Award	1988	Viet Nam Association of Architects	annual	architect
Top 10 Awards	2018	Kiến Việt Media	annual	architect	2 categories: House & Interior
Bilarab Bin Haitham Award for Architectural Design	2022	Bilarab bin Haitham Al Said	annual	project
National Architecture Award of Chile	1969	Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile	biennial	architect

Students and young architects

Name	Established	Sponsor	Region	Frequency	Recipient	Other
AR Emerging Awards[14]	1999	The Architectural Review	International	Annual	Young architects
AIA Young Architects Award	1993	American Institute of Architects	national	annual	young architect AIA architect members whose date of initial licensure is less than ten (10) years
The Architectural League Prize	1981	Architectural League of New York	international	annual	graduates 10 years or less out of school	formerly known as The Young Architects Forum
Archiprix International	2001	Archiprix Foundation	international	biennial	graduates worldwide
International Graduation Projects Award[15]]	2016	Tamayouz Excellence Award for Architecture	international	Annual	Graduates worldwide	Scholarships for the winners
International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture	2004	VELUX (Denmark)	international	biennial	student	Daylighting
The Marcus Prize	2004	The Marcus Corporation in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	international	biennial	young architect	US $100,000 prize
MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program	1998	Museum of Modern Art in partnership with PS1 Contemporary Art Center	international	annual	young architect
Rieger Graham Prize	2006	The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art	international	biennial	graduate architect
RAIC Young Architect Award[16]	.	Royal Architectural Institute of Canada	national	annual	young architect
RIAI Travelling Scholarship	1935	Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland		annual	student
RIBA President's Medals	1836	Royal Institute of British Architects	international	annual	student and graduates worldwide
Schiff Foundation Fellowships	1988	Art Institute of Chicago	Chicago-area	annual	student
Tamayouz for Iraqi Graduation Projects Award[17]	2012	Tamayouz Excellence Award for Architecture, Dewan Architects and Engineers and Coventry University	Iraq	Annual	Recent graduates	A scholarship at Coventry University and internships in Dubai for the winners
WIAfund Award	2010	WIA (Women in Architecture) Fund	international	various annually	student and emerging professional women in architecture
Loa Thanh Award	1990	Viet Nam Association of Architects Ministry of Construction Construction Confederation HCM Youth	National	Annual	Student	Joint award

Local

Award	Place	Established	Frequency	Recipient
Harleston Parker Medal	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Kent Design Awards	Kent County Council, UK	2000	biennial	architect and building owner
Melbourne Prize	Melbourne, Australia	1996	annual	project and architect
Pug Awards	Toronto, Canada
Sarah Booth Conroy Prize	Washington, DC, USA	2016	annual	architecture critic
Valmor Prize	Lisbon, Portugal
Victorian Architecture Medal	Victoria, Australia	1987	annual	architect, project of the year
Wilkinson Award	New South Wales, Australia		annual	architect, house

Humorous

• Carbuncle Awards, presented to buildings and areas in Scotland intermittently since 2000 by the Scottish magazine Urban Realm.
• Carbuncle Cup, awarded annually since 2006 by Building Design magazine, for "the ugliest building in the United Kingdom completed in the last 12 months".^[18]
• Most Phallic Building contest, a one-off contest held in 2003.

See also

• Lists of awards
• List of design awards