The finalists for the 14th Annual A+Awards are here: over 600 extraordinary projects and firms across 124 categories, selected by Architizer’s 250+ member jury from thousands of submissions worldwide. From intimate private residences to civic landmarks, from adaptive reuse to bold new construction, this year’s cohort reflects a profession in the middle of a meaningful shift — a renewed commitment to craft, material intelligence, and the detail-driven thinking that enduring buildings actually require. Now, we need your vote.
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Public voting is open May 4th through May 15th, 2026. One Popular Choice Winner will be crowned in each category, determined entirely by public vote — independent of the jury, and open to anyone with a genuine interest in the built world.
More Than a Vote: A Window Into the Year’s Best Architecture
Finalists in Architecture +Wood(from left): Adaptive Reuse and Renovation within the Honghua Zen Temple by Architecture and Engineering of Southeast University; Sino-Italian Cultural Exchange City Reception Hall by aoe; Quinta de Adorigo Winery by Atelier Sérgio Rebelo; The Driftwood Village Center by Primary Architects; Jacob’s Pillow Doris Duke Theatre by Mecanoo
Voting in the A+Awards Popular Choice is not only about picking winners; for curious members of the public, it’s also one of the most efficient ways to take the pulse of global architecture right now — a curated, jury-filtered survey of what the profession is actually producing, across every scale, typology and context. Each finalist represents a considered selection from Architizer’s 250+ member jury academy, which draws not only from architecture and design but from fashion, publishing, technology, and beyond. By the time you’ve moved through the categories, you’ll have encountered work from every corner of the globe, filtered through one of the most diverse panels in the industry.
Think of it as the world’s most consequential architecture gallery — except you get a vote.
Discover the 14th A+Awards Finalists >
Here’s how to participate:
- Log in to the A+Awards Voting Portal.
- Browse the finalists in each category — click “View on Architizer” to explore full project imagery and details.
- Cast your vote using the A+Awards Judging Criteria as a guide.
- Share the voting link with your network and bring your community into the conversation.
Introducing Architecture +Innovation, in collaboration with Mbrico
Finalists in Architecture +Innovation (from left): 3D-printed Pedestrian Bridge at Ningbo Campus of Zhejiang University by The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University (UAD); Box Factory by hb+a Architects; Down in the Clouds by Practice on Earth; House on a Hill by Leeton Pointon Architects; EOS by STARH
New to the 14th Annual A+Awards is the Architecture +Innovation category — a dedicated space for projects that advance the discipline through genuinely new thinking: in materials, in process, in technology or in the way architecture engages with its social and environmental context. It is, in many ways, the category that best captures what the A+Awards are all about.
Sponsoring the Architecture +Innovation category is Mbrico, the American-made porcelain tile decking system that has fundamentally rethought what outdoor surfaces can be. Where the decking industry once defaulted to wood and composite materials with well-documented limitations — fading, warping, intensive maintenance requirements — Mbrico engineered an alternative from the ground up: a fully integrated system of high-density porcelain pavers, structural pedestals and marine-grade aluminum tracking — all LEED-certified and designed to perform across every climate.
That alignment with Architecture +Innovation is not incidental. Mbrico’s approach to decking mirrors the innovative sensibility that A+Awards winners embody: a willingness to interrogate established conventions, invest in long-term performance over short-term convenience, and treat specification as an integral design decision. We’re proud to welcome them as partners for this category and this season.
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The Democratic Case for the Popular Choice Award
Finalists in Best in Craft Firm (from left): Enter Projects Asia; 1100 Architect; Hooba Design; KPF; Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés
For 14 years, the A+Awards has operated on a belief that the architectural profession is best served when the world — not just the industry — gets to weigh in on what excellence looks like. The Popular Choice Award is the program’s most direct expression of that belief. Unlike the closed panels that dominate most major awards programs, the Popular Choice vote is open to everyone: architects, students, clients and anyone who pays attention to the spaces they move through.
You don’t need a design degree to know when a building works. And if you do have one, your expertise is as valuable here as any juror’s.
This year’s 618 finalists across 124 categories reflect a profession asking harder questions about craft, climate and context. You’ll encounter projects defined by the intelligence of their making — innovative material applications, refined detailing, passive environmental strategies and a deep attentiveness to local community and culture. These are not projects designed for the photograph. They are projects designed for the people and places they serve.
10 Days. Hundreds of Contemporary Projects. You Vote for the Best of the Best.
Finalists in Sustainable Adaptive Reuse and Renovation (from left): Académie Fratellini by Atelier du Pont; Mae On Art Forest by EKAR; Stöng – (Re)interpretation by SP(R)INT STUDIO; Lake Banook Finish Line Tower by RHAD Architects; Sub Base Platypus Torpedo Factory Renewal Project by Turf Design Studio
As you move through the categories, set aside names and reputations. Ask what actually matters: Does this project make its place better? Does it solve a problem that needed solving, or open a possibility that didn’t exist before? Is the craft legible — not just in the photography, but in the logic of how the thing was conceived and made?
The Popular Choice Award exists to surface the projects that earn those answers. Voting closes May 15th — the finalists have made their case. Now make yours.
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Top image: Lake Banook Finish Line Tower by RHAD Architects – Finalist in Sustainable Adaptive Reuse Renovation
