List of architecture awards

This list of architecture awards is an index of notable architectural awards, including global, international, regional, thematic, national, student and young architect, and local-scale awards.

Global

Name Established Sponsor Frequency Recipient Notes Ref.
2A Continental Architectural Awards 2015 2A Magazine annual architect
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 1977 Aga Khan Trust for Culture triennial project USD 1 million
Alvar Aalto Medal 1967 Finnish Association of Architects intermittent architect [1]
Ammodo Architecture Awards 2024 Ammodo Foundation annual architect, project 3 categories [2]
ArchDaily Building of the Year Awards 2009 ArchDaily annual building [3]
Carlsberg Architectural Prize 1991–1998 New Carlsberg foundation triennial architect discontinued
Civic Trust Awards 1959 annual
Curry Stone Design Prize 2008–2017 Curry Stone Foundation annual architect, artist, other discontinued
Dedalo Minosse International Prize 1997 ALA-Assoarchitetti and Veneto Regione (Italy) biennial client
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 Scientific Committee of the Award from the Mimar Sinan University Istanbul, the International Architecture Biennale Ljubljana and the Università Iuav Venice. annual architect, urbanist, engineer [4]
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
Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction 2005 Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction biennial project USD 1 million
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
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
Jane Drew Prize 1998 Royal Institute of British Architects annual person for promotion of innovation, diversity and inclusiveness in architecture [5]
Obel Award 2019 Henrik Frode Obel Foundation annual architect, project
Praemium Imperiale 1989 Japan Art Association annual architect 4 other categories; gold medal and JPY15,000,000 prize [6]
Pritzker Prize 1979 Pritzker family annual architect bronze medallion and US$100,000 prize [7]
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 [8]
Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture 1966 Thomas Jefferson Foundation annual architect
Venice Biennale of Architecture 1980 Venice Biennale biennale architect [9]
Wolf Prize in Arts 1981 Wolf Foundation intermittent architect
World Architecture Festival 2008 EMAP annual architect, building 17 categories
Wheelwright Prize 1935 Harvard Graduate School of Design annual architect [10]

International

Name Established Sponsor Frequency Recipient Notes Ref.
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 Architecture 2010 The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies
and The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design		 annual architect
European Prize for Urban Public Space 2000 Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona biennial architect + promoter
European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture 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
Emirates Glass LEAF Award 2005 Leading European Architects Forum annual architect
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 Notes Ref.
CTBUH Skyscraper Award Skyscrapers 2002 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat international annual building, architect
Emporis Skyscraper Award Skyscrapers 2000 Emporis magazine international annual building
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
RAIC Architectural Firm Award Firms 2003 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada national annual firm [11]
RAIC Urban Design Award Urban design 2006 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada national biennial individual/firm urban design [12]
RAIC Prix du XXe siècle 20th century 2007 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada national annual building buildings 25–50 years old [13]
The Daylight Award Daylight in architecture, Daylight research 2016 The VELUX Foundations (DK), VELUX Stiftung[14] (CH) global biennial architects, scientists

National

Name Established Sponsor Frequency Recipient Notes Ref,
Architecture Firm Award 1962 American Institute of Architects annual architect
National Architecture Awards 1981 Australian Institute of Architects annual architect 10 categories
Building of the Year Award 1994–2002 Royal Institute of British Architects annual building preceded the
Stirling Prize
Building of the Year Award 2015 Honare Memari Institute annual building
DBEW competition 2001 Hanssem corporation, Korea intermittent architect Contemporary house
Governor General's Medals in Architecture 2002 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada biennial architect
Houen Foundation Award 1893 Norwegian Ministry of Culture annual building/architect
Kasper Salin Prize 1962 Swedish Association of Architects annual building
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
New Zealand Architecture Awards New Zealand Institute of Architects annual architect
P/A Awards 1953 Architect Magazine (formerly Progressive Architecture magazine) annual building annual themes [15]
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
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
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
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 Notes Ref.
AR Emerging Awards 1999 The Architectural Review International Annual Young architects [16]
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
International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture 2004 VELUX (Denmark) international biennial student Daylighting
MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program 1998 Museum of Modern Art in partnership with PS1 Contemporary Art Center international annual young architect
RAIC Young Architect Award . Royal Architectural Institute of Canada national annual young architect [17]
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

Local

Award Place Country Established Frequency Recipient Ref.
Harleston Parker Medal Boston, Massachusetts United States
Kent Design Awards Kent County Council United Kingdom 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 United States 2016 annual architecture critic
Victorian Architecture Medal Victoria Australia 1987 annual architect, project of the year
Wilkinson Award New South Wales Australia 1961 annual architect, house

See also

References

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