List of architecture prizes

This is a list of architecture prizes.

Contents

Major international prizes

Name Established Frequency Awarded for
AIA Gold Medal 1907 annual body of work of lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture
Alvar Aalto Medal 1967 3-6 yearly significant contribution to creative architecture
Pritzker Prize 1979 annual consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture
RIBA Royal Gold Medal 1848 annual recognition of an individual's or group's substantial contribution to international architecture
The Daylight and Building Component Award 1980 annual award given annually to an individual or group of individuals who have contributed significantly to the technical, social, artistic or design-related understanding of daylight
UIA Gold Medal 1984 triennial to honour an architect (or group of architects) having distinguished themselves through their work and professional practice by the quality of services rendered to man and society.

All international awards

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Name Established Sponsor Frequency Recipient Other
AIA Gold Medal 1907 American Institute of Architects annual architect
Alvar Aalto Medal 1967 Finnish Association of Architects intermittent architect
CTBUH Skyscraper Award 2002 Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat annual building, architect
Emporis Skyscraper Award 2000 Emporis magazine annual building
Erich Schelling Architecture Award 1992 Erich Schelling Foundation biennial architect
International Architecture Awards [1] 2006 Chicago Athenaeum, ECAADUC, Metropolitan Arts Press annual building 33 - 114 per year
James D. MacConnell Award [2] 1991 Council of Educational Facilities Planners International annual architect, school district, institution, contractor
Outstanding Structure Award 2000 International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering annual building architect, contractor, engineer and owner
Praemium Imperiale 1989 Japan Art Association annual building four other categories
Pritzker Prize 1979 Pritzker family annual architect, building
Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture 2003 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation annual architect
Royal Gold Medal 1848 Royal Institute of British Architects annual architect
Thomas Jefferson Medal in Architecture 1966 Thomas Jefferson Foundation annual architect
Wolf Prize in Arts 1981 Wolf Foundation intermittent architect
World Architecture Festival 2008 EMAP annual architect, building 17 categories
UIA Gold Medal 1984 International Union of Architects triennial architect
Dedalo Minosse International Prize for commissioning a building 1997 ALA-Assoarchitetti and l'ARCA magazine (Italy) intermittent client 3 other categories

Regional awards

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Name Established Sponsor Frequency Recipient Other
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 1977 Aga Khan IV triennial building, architect
Emirates Glass LEAF Award 2005 Leading European Architects Forum annual architect
European Prize for Urban Public Space 2000 CCCB 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
Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture 2003 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation annual architect

National awards

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Name Established Sponsor Frequency Recipient Other
AIA Honor Awards
Architecture Firm Award 1962 American Institute of Architects annual architect
Building of the Year Award 1994-2002 Royal Institute of British Architects annual building preceded the
Sterling Prize
Croatian Architects Association Award
DBEW competition 2001 Hanssem corporation, Korea intermittent architect Contemporary house
Edward C. Kemper Award [3] 1950 American Institute of Architects annual architect
Grand Prix Architektu [4] 2007 Czech Association of Architects (UIA) annual building, architect
Kasper Salin Prize 1962 Swedish Association of Architects annual building
Likha Awards United Architects of the Philippines [5]
National Design Awards 2000 Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum annual architect 13 other categories
Governor General's Medals in Architecture 2002 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada biennial architect
Institute Honor Awards for Architecture 2010 American Institute of Architects annual architect 2 other categories
National Architecture Award 1981 Australian Institute of Architects annual architect 10 categories
P/A Awards [6] 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
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
Housing Design Awards Saltire Society (Scotland) [7]
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 [8] 1972 American Institute of Architects annual architect

Related awards

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Name Established Sponsor Region Frequency Recipient Other
AIA Young Architects Award [9] 1993 American Institute of Architects national annual student
Collaborative Achievement Award 2010 American Institute of Architects national annual allied professionals
Daylight and Building Component Award 1980 VELUX (Denmark) international intermittent architect Daylighting
Grand Prix de l'urbanisme 1989 French Ministry for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Planning national annual urban planner
International VELUX Award for Students of Architecture 2004 VELUX (Denmark) international biennial student Daylighting
MIPIM AR Future Projects Award 2002 MIPIM trade show & Architectural Review magazine international annual building, architect unbuilt or incomplete projects
RAIC Architectural Firm Award [10] 2003 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada national annual firm
RAIC Urban Design Award [11] 2006 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada national biennial individual/firm urban design
RAIC Young Architect Award [12] . Royal Architectural Institute of Canada national annual architect young architect
RAIC Prix du XXe siècle [13] 2007 Royal Architectural Institute of Canada national annual building buildings 25-50 years old
RIAI Travelling Scholarship 1935 Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland annual student
RIBA Presidents Medals Students Award [14] 1998 Royal Institute of British Architects national annual student originally awarded circa 1850

Local awards

Humorous awards

References

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