List of architecture awards
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.
Global awards
International regional awards
International and national thematic awards
Name | Theme | Established | Sponsor | Region | Frequency | Recipient | Other |
Architecture, Interior & Landscape Design | 2016 | Farmani Group | international | annual | architects, firms | ||
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 | 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 | |
James D. MacConnell Award | Educational facilities | 1991 | Association for Learning Environments | international | annual | architect, school district, institution, contractor | |
Daylight and Building Component Award | Daylighting | 1980 | VELUX | 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 |
Dr.Saremi Prize | Social Responsibility | 2015 | Honare Memari Institute | National | annual | architect | |
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 |
Palladio Award | New Classical Architecture, vernacular | 2002 | AIM Media, Period Homes and others | national | annual | architect/firm | |
Richard Morris Hunt Prize | Preservation architecture | 1990 | Architects Foundation French Heritage Society | bi-national French-American | annual | practicing architects | two annual prizes |
RAIC Architectural Firm Award | Firms | 2003 | Royal Architectural Institute of Canada | national | annual | firm | |
RAIC Urban Design Award | Urban design | 2006 | Royal Architectural Institute of Canada | national | biennial | individual/firm | urban design |
RAIC Prix du XXe siècle | 20th century | 2007 | Royal Architectural Institute of Canada | national | annual | building | buildings 25–50 years old |
National awards
Awards for students and young architects
Local awards
Humorous awards
- 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".
- Most Phallic Building contest, a one-off contest held in 2003.