Architecture Awards 2026
Educational buildings
Kindergarten Deutsch-Wagram by archipur
The solid wood kindergarten building consists of modular volumes and blends seamlessly into the scale of the single-family home development on a level building site. The goal is a morphologically ideal kindergarten with child-friendly scale, intuitive orientation, and optimally designed spaces - flooded with light, clearly laid out, and
New Luigi Pirandello School Complex – Isnello by AM3 Studio
The new Luigi Pirandello School in Isnello represents a landmark of social and environmental regeneration for Sicily’s inland territories. This modern complex replaces an obsolete structure with a flexible, 1,760 sqm facility designed to foster community resilience and combat depopulation. At its heart lies a sunlit 'Agora,' a multifunctional
Kindertagesstätte Hinter Höfen by 2BA Architekten and urban 3 Architekten
The new Hinter Höfen kindergarten is an architectural ensemble of six playfully arranged timber-frame cubes that stagger along the street edges. With their varying heights, they blend seamlessly into the grain of the surrounding residential area. Their arrangement creates an expanding neighborhood square at the intersection, serving as a
BG & BRG Weiz Offenburger Gasse 23 by Architekt Goltnik
The extension and renovation of the BG BRG Weiz school overcomes the required linearity of the design, dictated by the site's constraints, through an artistic interpretation of the task in terms of function, space, and materiality. The historic preservation requirements of the surrounding buildings are skillfully addressed within the
Himi Shinmachi Daycare Centre by Shio Architect Design Office
This is a construction project for a new, two-story wooden daycare center, replacing a nursery built approximately 50 years ago. This project was secured through a selective tender process. In recent years, it has become increasingly challenging for design firms to secure public building projects. This tender system enables
Stange Junior High School by ASAS arkitektur
Rising at the heart of Stange, the new five-track lower secondary school gathers two formerly separate communities into one shared future. ASAS guided the project from early studies to the final built form, shaping a campus woven into the landscape of Stangehallen and the nearby upper secondary school, aligned
Neubau schulischer Lernort ESE in Warendorf by thomas becker_architetken
The Rainbow Schoolhouse is an "educational learning place" for children who need special educational support. Unlike a traditional special needs school, the children here do not spend their entire school time, but rather, take a break from their regular school. Here, the children receive special attention and intensive educational
Daycare Jona and the Whale by D:4 Architektur
The two-story timber building accommodates 70 children, with a special focus on kids on the autism spectrum. The architecture translates this pedagogical approach into five spatial principles: A polygonal floor plan structures orientation from large to small spaces, exposed timber elements enhance tactile perception, a color code organizes play
Umbau Deutsches Anwaltsinstitut by Formation A and Ulrike Franke Architektur
Transformation and Atmosphere: How should one handle a building from 2006 that, while having a high quality and robust structure, is stylistically outdated and no longer meets today's requirements for modern learning formats? In this project, we kept the existing structure, gave materials for repurposing into the reuse-circle, and
Day Nursery in Munich-Hadern by nbundm* Architects BDA and Urban Planners
Right at the heart of Munich's Hadern residential quarter, there is one last small plot of land that is yet to be developed. It is a triangular property at a fork in the road, and it is earmarked to become home to a three-group day care center. The center's
Budapest Corvinus University Gellért Campus by PLANT-ATELIER PETERKIS
The transformation of the former Council Academy Building has created a contemporary educational environment while preserving the spirit of its modernist structure. The original building was a key ideological education center during the socialist era; from this closed world, we created an open university. Its reinforced frame now forms
Bundesschulzentrum Zell am See by EDERER HAGHIRIAN ARCHITEKTEN
The redesigned school campus in Zell am See combines two new three-story buildings with a fully renovated existing building to form a modern federal school center for a grammar school (BRG) and a business academy (HAK+HLP). More than 9.000 m² of usable space is provided for 850 students. Learning
The Village in Town – Oberwart Education Campus by Franz&Sue
The new education campus in Oberwart is a lively place for the whole town. In the morning, children learn math in the primary school, in the afternoon, piano lessons take place in the music school, and in the evening, members of the town band meet to make music together.
Kinderhort Trudering München by Baumschlager Hutter Partners
The building's expression is defined by simple clarity. Conceived as a timber structure, using prefabricated timber-frame construction, the building reveals its internal structural logic to the exterior. The standard modular grid of studs and sheathing is articulated in the rhythm of the timber cladding. A ground-based green façade on
Extension of the Kós Károly Vocational School by 3H ARCHITECTS
The project aimed to expand the vocational school's 1970s building with new classrooms, a sports hall, and a workshop wing. The primary challenge lay in achieving a harmonious integration between the existing and the new structures, ensuring that the extension would serve as an organic continuation of the original
Vision Pakistan by DB Studios
Vision Pakistan offers second chance to marginalized, low-income male youth of Ghauri Town, Islamabad, aiming for social independence and economic self-sufficiency. The six-storey institute provides rare, creative, and safe space, offering hope to this impressionable youth previously overlooked. A central vertical core allows independent floor and revenue generation, with
Kindergarten in Arbing by Robert Maier Architekten
In the Arbing district, a new daycare center with one nursery group and one kindergarten group is being developed by the Reischach administrative community. As converting the former village school proved structurally unfeasible, a new building was constructed on the same site. The plot is located on the western
Paveki Kindergarten by Studio Mapa
The Paveki Kindergarten is a response to tangible social needs, the steady demographic growth and the resulting strain on existing infrastructure. Located on the edge of the neighborhood, the site is characterized by a heterogeneous residential typology and abundant greenery. The complexity of the site, its irregular plot, pronounced
Nursery extension in Hegykő by ARCHI.DOC Építésziroda
The project is an extension to the existing nursery building in the Municipality of Hegykő. The new spaces open directly towards the garden, enhancing the children's connection to the outdoor play area. Passages of internal staircases resolve the level difference between the old and new structures. The extension accommodates
LVR Kurt-Schwitters-Schule Düsseldorf by Kastner Pichler Schorn Architekten
The extension enhances the 1960s special needs school for 220 students with a focus on speech development by adding classrooms, a single-court sports hall, and a spacious foyer serving as assembly and multifunctional space. A cohesive material palette unifies the ensemble: larch slats on upper floors tie old and
Folkeparken Primary School by Poetic Architecture and Norconsult
Folkeparken School in Kristiansund is designed as a learning landscape, where architecture, nature, and community grow together. Built to Passive House standards and equipped with integrated solar panels, the project reflects Poetic Architecture studio's vision of poetic and regenerative architecture - combining low energy use with a strong social
New school campus of Byron College by Golden Ratio
The project transcends functionality, proposing a new model of learning environment where architecture, pedagogy, and emotion are interwoven in a coherent, spatial narrative. The conceptual idea draws inspiration from the school's logo - the letter B. The vertical line symbolizes the solidity of knowledge, while the curve expresses imagination,
Central Foundation Boys’ School by HawkinsBrown
Central Foundation Boys' School, a top-performing non-selective comprehensive school, has transformed its inner-city campus, providing state-of-the-art learning facilities for students between years 7-11 and sixth form. Over the last 150 years, seven buildings (incl. a former Tabernacle Chapel and Grade II-listed County Court) had been brought together into one
Viktor Kaplan School, Graz-Andritz, Austria by Hohensinn Architektur
Viktor Kaplan Primary & Middle School, on Andritz's main square in Graz, dates to the 1960s. A 2014 competition win led to two stages: a primary extension (2016) and phase two (design: 2021, completed: 2024), adding a sports / event hall with foyer / support, a kitchen with dining