AR House awards 2026

Launched in 2010, the AR House awards recognise originality and excellence in the design of dwellings. The house is a key rite of passage for architects, critical to the ferment and crystallisation of new ideas, offering the potential for innovation. The awards recognise projects built in the last five years that demonstrate creativity, originality and ideas that push the house forward – whatever the scale or construction cost. The judges’ chosen projects will all be visited by an independent critic and photographer before a decision is made on the winner.

Past winners and finalists include Manuel Cervantes Estudio, Kochi Architect’s Studio, Ekar Architects, Atelier Tho.A, Chat Architects, Fernanda Canales Arquitectura, Brillhart Architecture, Nomos, Shota Nakanishi Architects, Manthey Kula, Studio Bua, AREA (Architecture Research Athens), Simon Pendal Architect, Davidson Rafailidis , HNNA and Peter Besley, Kentaro Ishida Architects Studio, dmvA Architects, ADO and many more.

Entries for 2025's awards close on Friday 3 July 2026

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