2026 Architecture MasterPrize Winners
October 19, 2026We are pleased to present the winners of the 2026 Architecture MasterPrize, now in its eleventh edition, recognising outstanding work across architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, product design, and architectural photography. Entries came from 95 countries, up from 72 in 2025.
The 2026 honourees include internationally recognised studios alongside independent practitioners and emerging talents. Among the winners are Snøhetta, KPF, Zaha Hadid Architects, Foster + Partners, Grafton Architects with modus studio, Aedas, Ennead Architects, Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Miralles Tagliabue EMBT, Dominique Coulon & Associés, and Frida Escobedo Studio.
Design of the Year Winners
The Design of the Year titles recognise the highest achievements in architectural design, interior design, landscape architecture, and sustainable design.
- Architectural Design of the Year: Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, Snøhetta, Medora, North Dakota
- Interior Design of the Year: OAKV, Atelier Carle (Alain Carle), Canada
- Landscape Design of the Year: Benjakitti Forest Park, Arsomsilp Community and Environmental Architect with Turenscape, Thailand
- Sustainable Design of the Year: Expansion Headquarter Windkraft Simonsfeld AG, Juri Troy ZT GmbH, Austria
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Filtered View – Winners by Country: Design of the Year Winners
Best of Best Highlights
- New Grand Palais, Paris: Chatillon Architectes, France
- Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation, University of Arkansas: modus studio with Grafton Architects
- Techo International Airport, Phnom Penh: Foster + Partners with China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute
- Xi’an International Football Centre: Zaha Hadid Architects
- Centro Direzionale Metro Station, Naples, and Parco del Mare, Rimini: Miralles Tagliabue EMBT, Spain
- Media library and music school, Sarlat-la-Canéda: Dominique Coulon & Associés, France
- Nanchang Grand Theatre: PES-Architects, Finland
- Robert Mondavi Winery, Napa Valley: Aidlin Darling Design with BAR Architects, United States
- Cantina Contramar, Las Vegas: Frida Escobedo Studio, the Mexico City restaurant’s first home in the United States
- Watertown Exploratory Labs: Elkus Manfredi Architects, United States
- Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Terminal 3: GDAD with Artelia Airports, China
- TCC DAKA Renewable Resource Recycling Center, Taiwan: KPF
- Data Center ETH Zurich: Penzel Valier, Switzerland
Winners From Leading Practices
- Ateliers Jean Nouvel with Ribas & Ribas Arquitectos and Jordi Sala: La Querola d’Ordino, Andorra
- Aedas: Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 2 and Changsha Jinmao Tower
- Ennead Architects: ByteDance Houhai Center, Shenzhen
- ACPV Architects Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel: No. 8 Castle Road, Hong Kong
- Pickard Chilton with Nihon Sekkei and Takenaka: Tokyo Midtown Yaesu
- KPF: TP-Link LXD and Westlake 66
- HASSELL with iredale pedersen hook: Gibbon Crossing at Perth Zoo
Category winners also include Stantec, Benthem Crouwel and Takenaka Corporation.
Firm of the Year Winners
The Firm of the Year titles recognise practices whose body of work shows sustained design leadership.
- Architectural Firm of the Year: KPF (Kohn Pedersen Fox), United States
- Interior Design Firm of the Year: PMT Partners, China
- Landscape and Urban Design Firm of the Year: PLACE, United States
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Product Design Winners
The Architectural Products program recognises products, systems, and material innovations in the built environment. The 2026 Best of Best titles go to:
- The Flapping Stool: YOAKE Furniture, Japan
- Fenda: Iluminar
- Segment: Eureka, Canada
- Alfa Safe Construction Techniques: Chung-Li Structural System, Australia
- Kenova boardroom table and acoustic wall panel: Penzel Valier, Switzerland
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Architectural Photography Winners
The Architecture Photography MasterPrize recognises photography of the built environment across exterior and interior work.
- Exterior Architectural Photographer of the Year: Derry Ainsworth, for Hong Kong Modern Mosaics
- Interior Architectural Photographer of the Year: Tzu Chin Yu, TCY Studio, Taiwan, for the Kanazawa Umimirai Library by Coelacanth K&H Architects
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Filtered View – Winnes by Country: Architectural Photography Winners
Student Winners
The Student program recognises emerging talent across architecture and photography.
Architecture Award Student Winners
Architecture Award Student Honorable Mentions
Product Design Award Student Winners and Honorable Mentions
Photography Student Winners
2026 Winners Celebration
The Architecture MasterPrize gala returns to the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao on Tuesday, November 24, 2026, presented in partnership with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. The evening celebrates the 2025/26 top winners.
A Year of Global Design Excellence
The 2025 Architecture MasterPrize winners reflect a broad spectrum of ideas and directions across architecture and related disciplines. From buildings and interiors to landscapes, products, and photography, this year’s honorees contribute to a more thoughtful, resilient, and imaginative future.
The AMP team extends warm congratulations to all 2025 winners and sincere appreciation to every participant whose work contributed to this year’s edition.
Next Steps
Featured image Credits: AMP 2026 Winning Projects
Bayshore Park by Savino & Miller Design Studio (Photo: Christian Santiago)
Quinta de Adorigo Winery by Atelier Sérgio Rebelo
Watertown Exploratory Labs (Well) by Elkus Manfredi Architects (Photo: Eric Laignel)
TCC Daka Renewable Resource Recycling Center by KPF (Kohn Pedersen Fox) (IMAGE: Studio SZ Photo: Justin Szeremeta)
Anthony Timerlands Center for Design and materials innovation by modus studio + Grafton Architects (Photo: Timothy Hursley)