List of architecture awards

This is a list of architecture prizes.

Global awards

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Name	Established	Sponsor	Frequency	Recipient	Other
Aga Khan Award for Architecture	1977	Aga Khan Trust for Culture	Triennial	architect
AIA Gold Medal	1907	American Institute of Architects	annual	architect	Gold medal
Alvar Aalto Medal	1967	Finnish Association of Architects	intermittent	architect
AAP - The American Architecture Prize	1989	Farmani Group, LTD	annual	Architect, Interior Design, Landscape Architect	41 categories
Carlsberg Architectural Prize	1991-1998	New Carlsberg foundation	Triennial	architect
Curry Stone Design Prize	2008	Curry Stone Foundation	annual	architect/artist/ other
CINTAS Foundation Fellowship in Architecture	1963	CINTAS Foundation	annual	architect	3 other categories; US $10,000 prize
Dedalo Minosse International Prize for commissioning a building	1997	ALA-Assoarchitetti and l'ARCA magazine (Italy)	intermittent	client	3 other categories
Erich Schelling Architecture Award	1992	Erich Schelling Foundation	biennial	architect
Erich Schelling Architecture Theory Award	1992	Erich Schelling Foundation	biennial	architect
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
Jane Drew Prize	1998	Royal Institute of British Architects	annual	person	For promotion of innovation, diversity and inclusiveness in architecture
LafargeHolcim Awards for Sustainable Construction	2005	LafargeHolcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction	triannual	project	USD 2mio
Louis I. Kahn Memorial Award	1983	Philadelphia Center for Architecture	annual	architect
Moriyama RAIC International Prize	2014	Royal Architectural Institute of Canada	biennial	architect	C$100,000 prize
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, building	Bronze medallion and US $100,000 prize
Royal Gold Medal	1848	Royal Institute of British Architects	annual	architect	Gold medal
Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture	1966	Thomas Jefferson Foundation	annual	architect
UIA Gold Medal	1984	International Union of Architects	triennial	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 categories
Good Design Award	1950	The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies	annual	Architects and designers
Green Good Design	2008	The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies	annual	Architects and designers
Zumtobel Group Award Innovations for Sustainability and Humanity in the Built Environment	2007	Zumtobel Group and Aedes Architecture Forum Berlin	biannual	architects, designers, researchers, planners	Euro 150,000 3 Categories

International regional awards

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Name	Established	Sponsor	Frequency	Recipient	Other
Emirates Glass LEAF Award	2005	Leading European Architects Forum	annual	architect
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
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
European Prize for Urban Public Space	2000	Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona	biennial	architect + promoter
European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture "Mies van der Rohe award"	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

International and national thematic awards

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Name	Theme	Established	Sponsor	Region	Frequency	Recipient	Other
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 (formerly Council of Educational Facilities Planners International)	international	annual	architect, school district, institution, contractor
Daylight and Building Component Award	Daylighting	1980	VELUX (Denmark)	international	intermittent	architect
Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture	New Classical Architecture, New Urbanism	2003	Richard H. Driehaus Foundation	international	annual	architect
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	American Architectural Foundation French Heritage Society	bi-national French-American	annual	practicing architects	two annual prizes (Fellow, Scholar)
RAIC Architectural Firm Award [2]	Firms	2003	Royal Architectural Institute of Canada	national	annual	firm
RAIC Urban Design Award [3]	Urban design	2006	Royal Architectural Institute of Canada	national	biennial	individual/firm	urban design
RAIC Prix du XXe siècle [4]	20th century	2007	Royal Architectural Institute of Canada	national	annual	building	buildings 25–50 years old

National awards

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Name	Established	Sponsor	Frequency	Recipient	Other
AIA Honor Awards
AIJ Prizes	1949	Architectural Institute of Japan	annual	architect, building
Architect Of The Year	2014	Honare Memari Institute	annual	architect
Architecture Firm Award	1962	American Institute of Architects	annual	architect
National Architecture Awards	1981	Australian Institute of Architects	annual	architect	10 categories
BCS Awards	1960	Japan Federation of Construction Contractors	annual	building
Building of the Year Award	1994-2002	Royal Institute of British Architects	annual	building	preceded the Sterling Prize
Building of the Year Award	2015	Honare Memari Institute	annual	building
Croatian Architects Association Award
DBEW competition	2001	Hanssem corporation, Korea	intermittent	architect	Contemporary house
Edward C. Kemper Award [5]	1950	American Institute of Architects	annual	architect
Governor General's Medals in Architecture	2002	Royal Architectural Institute of Canada	biennial	architect
Grand Prix Architektu [6]	2007	Czech Association of Architects (UIA)	annual	building, architect
Houens fonds diplom	1893	Norwegian Ministry of Culture	annual	building/architect
Institute Honor Awards for Architecture	2010	American Institute of Architects	annual	architect	2 other categories
Iran's National Biennial on Architecture, interior design and Urbanism	2011	Honare Memari Institute	Biennial	Architect, building	]]
Kasper Salin Prize	1962	Swedish Association of Architects	annual	building
Likha Awards		United Architects of the Philippines [7]
National Design Awards	2000	Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum	annual	architect	13 other categories
National Prize of IRAN's Architectural Review	2014	Honare Memari Institute	annual	architect, writer, critic	3 other categories
P/A Awards [8]	1953	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 Andrew Doolan Award for Architecture	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
Spanish International Architecture Prize [9]	2013
Stirling Prize	1996	Royal Institute of British Architects	annual	architect, building
Twenty-five Year Award	1969	American Institute of Architects	annual	building
Vincent Scully Prize	1999	National Building Museum	annual	practice, scholarship or criticism
Whitney M. Young Jr. Award [10]	1972	American Institute of Architects	annual	architect
Tamayouz Award [11]	2012	Tamayouz-Iraq	annual	Student, Lifetime Achiever, Architectural Personality of the Year, Female Architect, Academic of the year, Young Emerging Female Architects

Awards for students and young architects

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Name	Established	Sponsor	Region	Frequency	Recipient	Other
AIA Young Architects Award [12]	1993	American Institute of Architects	national	annual	student
Archiprix International [13]	2001	Archiprix Foundation	international	biennial	graduates worldwide
The Architectural League Prize [14]	1981	Architectural League of New York	North America	annual	young architect
International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture	2004	VELUX (Denmark)	international	biennial	student	Daylighting
IS ARCH Awards for Architecture Students [15]	2012	ISARCH		6 months	students
The Marcus Prize	2004	The Marcus Corporation in partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	international	biennial	young architect	US $100,000 prize
MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program	1998	Museum of Modern Art in partnership with PS1 Contemporary Art Center	international	annual	young architect
Rieger Graham Prize	2006	The Institute of Classical Architecture and Art	international	biennial	graduate architect
RAIC Young Architect Award [16]	.	Royal Architectural Institute of Canada	national	annual	young architect
RIAI Travelling Scholarship	1935	Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland		annual	student
RIBA Presidents Medals Students Award [17]	1998	Royal Institute of British Architects	national	annual	student	originally awarded circa 1850
WIAfund Award [18]	2010	WIA (Women in Architecture) Fund	international	various annually	student and emerging professional women in architecture

Local awards

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Award	Place	Established	Frequency	Recipient
Harleston Parker Medal	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Kent Design Awards	Kent County Council, UK	2000	biennial	architect and building owner
Pug Awards	Toronto, Canada
Valmor Prize	Lisbon, Portugal
Vorbildliche Bauten im Lande Hessen	Hessen, Germany	1954	triennial	architect and building owner

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.