About Awards
Buildner’s Unbuilt Award 2026, celebrating its third edition, honors the boundless creativity and visionary spirit of architecture. The competition shines a spotlight on the significance of unrealized designs, celebrating bold ideas and imaginative visions that, even without being built, capture the essence of innovation and exploration. It offers a global stage for architects and designers to showcase their most daring concepts, challenge conventional thinking, and inspire the future of the built environment.
Participants are invited to submit their work, offering unrestricted freedom to highlight their creativity and vision. Whether it’s designs still on paper, detailed plans awaiting realization, or conceptual ideas seeking acknowledgment, all forms of unbuilt projects are welcome.
Submissions are categorized as small, medium, or large, so every project gets the recognition it deserves. Buildner aims to showcase the incredible potential of these unbuilt designs, applauding the imagination and commitment of architects and designers striving for innovation and excellence.
The Buildner Unbuilt Award 2026 offers life-changing prizes, including a €100,000 prize fund shared across three categories, a dedicated chapter in the annual Unbuilt Book, and the prestigious Continuum Trophy, designed by renowned designer Germans Ermičs. Participants have the opportunity to showcase their creativity on a global stage and gain recognition for visionary ideas that shape the future of architecture.
Jury
Jury members shall under no circumstances be contacted by competition participants or their representatives. Participants who attempt to contact jury members, shall be disqualified.
All jury members are involved in the evaluation based on their availability at that time. All communication regarding the competition should only be carried out with Buildner staff. For any questions please contact us on contact@buildner.com
Prizes
Buildner Unbuilt Award 2026 offers life-changing prizes, including a €100,000 prize fund, a feature in the annual Unbuilt Book, and the prestigious Continuum Trophy designed by Germans Ermičs. See the full list below.
The Buildner Unbuilt Award winners
Small scale category winner: 20,000 €
Medium scale category winner: 20,000 €
Large scale category winner: 20,000 €
Honourable mentions
Five small scale category honourable mentions: 1,000 € x 5
Five medium scale category honourable mentions: 1,000 € x 5
Five large scale category honourable mentions: 1,000 € x 5
Student prize winners
Small scale category winner: 5,000 €
Medium scale category winner: 5,000 €
Large scale category winner: 5,000 €
To find more details & Register visit HERE
LAST DATE OF REGISTRATION: 23 September 2026
LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION: 20 October 2026
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