Beyond Recognition: Exploring the Role of Architectural Awards
Beyond the Prize, 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale.
Enrico Fiorese | https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/6787530/beyond-recognition-exploring-the-role-of-architectural-awards
Media Source: e-flux
Date: 15 June 2026
Following the first collective discussion launched during the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, six leading international architecture awards—Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Ammodo Architecture Award, EUmies Awards, Holcim Foundation Awards, Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize, and the OBEL Award—in collaboration with the…
Following the first collective discussion launched during the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025, six leading international architecture awards—Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Ammodo Architecture Award, EUmies Awards, Holcim Foundation Awards, Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize, and the OBEL Award—in collaboration with the International Union of Architects, will come together at the UIA World Congress of Architects, Barcelona 2026 to continue a shared reflection on the evolving role of architectural recognition today. “Architecture is never purely technical or aesthetic; it is inherently ethical. Architectural awards therefore carry an important responsibility in helping define the values, priorities, and forms of practice that society chooses to recognise and advance,” said Farrokh Derakhshani, Director, Aga Khan Award for Architecture.