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 Ammodo Architecture Awards2024Ammodo Foundationannualarchitect, project3 categories ArchDaily Building of the Year Awards 2009 ArchDaily annual building 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 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 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 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 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 categoriesWheelwright Prize1935Harvard Graduate School of Designannualarchitect

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 Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture 2016 The Architectural Review, Architects' Journal annual women who are using innovative architecture to effect positive social change 4 Shortlisted → 1 Winner + possibly 1 Highly Commended

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 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 The Daylight Award Daylight in architecture, Daylight research 2016 The VELUX Foundations (DK), VELUX StiftungVELUX Stiftung (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 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 Chile1969 Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile biennialarchitect

Students and Young Architects Name Established Sponsor Region Frequency Recipient Notes Ref.AR Emerging Awards1999The Architectural ReviewInternationalAnnualYoung architects 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 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 RecipientRef. Harleston Parker Medal Boston, Massachusetts United States Kent Design Awards Kent County Council United Kingdom 2000 biennial architect and building owner Melbourne Prize MelbourneAustralia 1996 annual project and architect Pug Awards Toronto Canada Sarah Booth Conroy Prize Washington, DC United States 2016 annual architecture critic Victorian Architecture Medal VictoriaAustralia1987 annual architect, project of the year Wilkinson Award New South WalesAustralia 1961 annual architect, house

See also List of design awards

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