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1st Prize Winner

Project name

The Most Sustainable Architecture is that which Already Exists

Author
Ronnie Lipschutz
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Country
United States
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The Next House: USA
The Next House: USA
20,000 USD Prize
Museum of Emotions
Museum of Emotions
Edition #8
Buildner's Unbuilt Award 2026
Buildner's Unbuilt Award 2026
100,000€ Prize / 2026
The Home of Shadows
The Home of Shadows
The light studies. Edition #4
The Architect’s Stair
The Architect’s Stair
Take a step and make a statement! Edition #3
Rome Rain Rooms
Rome Rain Rooms
The Architect's Chair
The Architect's Chair
Take a seat and make a statement! Edition #5
Iceland Slow Sauna
Iceland Slow Sauna
Pavilion Atlas 2026
Pavilion Atlas 2026
MICROHOME 2026
MICROHOME 2026
100,000 € Prize Fund / Kingpsan Edition #11
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2nd Prize Winner

Project name

Rethinking ‘Minimal’

Author
Sal Wilson
Country
United Kingdom

3rd Prize Winner

Project name

The Problem of More

Author
Michael Mazurkiewicz
Country
Canada

Honorable mentions

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Project name

Sustainable Architects

Author
Heather Potts
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Country
United States
Project name

Ecclesiastical Reuse

Author
Henry Aldridge
Country
United Kingdom
Project name

After Brundtland: Transindividuation and sustainability, towards a network of futures

Author
Arthur Jan
Country
France
Project name

The eclectic image

Authors
Naeema Ali
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Monica Veras morais
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Country
Netherlands
Project name

#Brave Choices

Authors
Gianfranco Del longo
Gregorio Di angilla
Country
Italy
Project name

The Architectural Framework of Symbiosis

Authors
Elisabeth Riederer
Gabrijela Mijic
Country
United Kingdom
Project name

Architecture is Not Our Spaceship

University
Universitas Islam Indonesia
Authors
Abraham risyad Adikuncoro
Faiz rizky nauli Harahap
Country
Indonesia
Project name

A Living Provocation

Author
Joe Halaszynski
Country
United States
Project name

Sustainable Architecture: Sources of Inspiration

Author
Esteban Estrella Guillén
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Country
Mexico
Project name

Meeting the Challenges of the Future by Looking at the Past

Authors
Filip Suchon
Justyna Olesiak
Country
Poland
Project name

Spirit of Place: The Promise of Vernacular Architecture

Author
Christopher Fagan
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Country
United States
Project name

Treading Lightly

Authors
Humayra Anan
Samia anwar Rafa
Md yafiz Siddiqui
Arnab Saha
Country
Bangladesh
Project name

A New Vision for Old Roots

Author
Ishka Mejia
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Country
Philippines
Project name

Re-defining Sustainability: Integrating the Perspective of Health

Author
Denise Santini
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Country
Canada
Project name

Desert oasis

Author
Hiba Alobaydi
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Country
United Kingdom
Project name

Back to my Wooden Blocks

University
Unicamp
Author
Letícia Félix teodoro
Country
Brazil