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Launch of the 2026 Global Award for 
Sustainable Architecture

The 19th edition of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture launches today, on World Architecture Day. The Award's theme is  "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. 

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

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)

JURY MEMBERS

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, which is endorsed by the UIA, recognises a nominee’s professional, scientific, social, and political engagement, not single projects.  Participation is open to all architects, urban and landscape designers around the world, and submissions must be written in English. 

The International Union of Architects (UIA) is an international non-governmental organisation based in Paris. Established in 1948, it is the only organisation representing architects across the globe working to unify architects, influence public policies on construction and development, and advance architecture in service to the needs of society.