Call for applications 2026 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture
The 19th edition of Global Award for Sustainable Architecture is endorsed by the International Union of Architects (UIA) under the theme of “Architecture Is Transformation”, dedicated to how we can transform the existing built environment, urban and rural infrastructures through sustainable design, and its material and immaterial dimensions.
Created in 2006 by architect and researcher Jana Revedin, the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture annually honours five international architects, urban planners or landscape designers who stand out in their commitment to sustainability.
Applications are accepted from October 7, 2024, to January 20, 2025.
Submit your application here:
https://submissions.globalawardforsustainablearchitecture.com/
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TIMELINE
◉ Award launch: World Architecture Day, October 7, 2024
◉ Deadline for questions: October 28, 2024
◉ Deadline for answers: November 4, 2024
◉ Deadline for submissions: January 20, 2025
◉ Jury meeting: May 5, 2025. Winners will be contacted by May 31, 2025.
◉ Official announcement of winners: Spring 2026 (date to be announced) at the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture™ Symposium.
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JURY MEMBERS
◉ Jana Revedin, architect and founding president of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture™, Venice, Italy.
◉ Marie-Hélène Contal, architect, Dean of the Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture, Paris, France
◉ Jacopo Galli, architect, Università IUAV di Venezia, Venice, Italy
◉ Spela Hudnik, architect, Ljubljana University, Slovenia
◉ Deniz Incedayi, architect, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul, Turkey
◉ James Steele, architecture historian, PSU University Riyad, Saudi Arabia
◉ Ashraf M. Salama, architect, Co-Director of the UIA Education Commission (UIA representative)
Each year, two Global Award winners from former years, who are also experts in the chosen yearly theme, are invited to join the jury. For “Architecture Is Transformation” we are pleased to welcome:
◉ Marta Maccaglia, architect, Lima, Peru
◉ Boonserm Premthada, architect, Bangkok, Thailand
Alternate juror
◉ Nuno Soares, architect, Co-Director of the UNESCO-UIA Validation Board (UIA representative)
