Global Award for Sustainable Architecture™
GRAITEC has proudly supported the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture™ since 2022 and continues its commitment in 2026, celebrating outstanding achievements in sustainable architecture and helping bring greater visibility to the thinkers and practitioners shaping a more responsible built environment.
The 2026 edition: Architecture Is Transformation
The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture™ has announced the laureates of its 19th edition, held under the theme “Architecture Is Transformation.” The awards ceremony took place on April 15, 2026, at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul, as part of an international symposium.
This year’s theme highlights architecture as a catalyst for profound change – in construction methods, resource management, uses, and social dynamics. It recognizes projects and practices that contribute to the sustainable transformation of the built environment through coherent, committed, and socially impactful approaches.
Through their work, the 2026 laureates demonstrate architecture’s capacity to act simultaneously on land, resources, uses, and human interactions, opening new paths toward a more sustainable future.
image on the left: © Le Minh Hoang
In 2026, with ‘Architecture Is Transformation,’ the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture champions an architecture capable of influencing local areas and social dynamics as a genuine catalyst for change. The five winners, from China, Vietnam, Mexico, France and Germany, embody this sustainable transformation,” said Jana Revedin, founder of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture™.
Laureates in 2026
The 2026 edition honors five architects, urban planners, and landscape architects whose work embodies a responsible, innovative, and committed approach to sustainability:
- Ye Man, architect, founder of ZSYZ (China) ;
- Doan Thanh Ha – architect, co-founder of H&P Architects (Vietnam);
- Loreta Castro Reguera & José Pablo Ambrosi – architects, founders of Taller Capital (Mexico);
- Amelia Tavella – architect, founder of Amelia Tavella Architects (France);
- Andreas Kipar – architect, landscape architect and urban planner, co-founder of LAND (Germany / Italy)
About the 2026 edition
Founded in 2006 by architect, researcher, and scholar Jana Revedin, the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture™ recognizes each year five professionals whose work reflects a forward-thinking and participatory vision of sustainable architecture. Under the patronage of UNESCO since 2011 and endorsed by the International Union of Architects (UIA) since 2024, the award has become an international benchmark and a platform for reflection on the major contemporary challenges facing architecture.
Looking ahead
The 20th edition of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture™ will take place in Venice in 2027 under the theme: “Architecture Is Equity.”
Discover the winners of the 2026 edition of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture™
Ye Man
Architect, founder of ZSYZ (China)
Ye Man is recognized for an architectural practice that engages deeply with place, transformation, and sustainability. Through ZSYZ, her work reflects a thoughtful approach to the changing conditions of the built environment and contributes to broader conversations around responsible architecture in China.
Doan Thanh Ha
Architect, co-founder of H&P Architects (Vietnam)
Doan Thanh Ha is known for his commitment to architecture that responds to environmental, social, and local realities. Through H&P Architects, he explores practical and inclusive solutions that support communities while advancing sustainable transformation in Vietnam and beyond.
Loreta Castro Reguera & José Pablo Ambrosi
Architects, founders of Taller Capital (Mexico)
Loreta Castro Reguera and José Pablo Ambrosi lead Taller Capital with a practice that connects architecture, landscape, and urban thinking. Their work reflects a strong commitment to sustainability, resource-conscious design, and the social role of architecture in transforming territories and everyday life.
Amelia Tavella
Architect, founder of Amelia Tavella Architects (France)
Amelia Tavella is celebrated for an architectural language rooted in place, culture, and sensitivity to landscape. Her work demonstrates how architecture can create meaningful dialogue between identity, materiality, and contemporary sustainable practice.
Andreas Kipar
Architect, landscape architect and urban planner, co-founder of LAND (Germany / Italy)
Andreas Kipar has developed an influential practice at the intersection of landscape, urbanism, and ecological transformation. Through LAND, he promotes integrated strategies that reconnect cities, territories, and nature, making landscape architecture a key driver of sustainable urban futures.
About the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture™
The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture™ was founded in 2006 by architect and researcher Jana Revedin. It promotes the principles of sustainable development and a participatory approach to architecture in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres. Its symposium is held under the patronage of UNESCO and endorsed by the UIA. In 2026, the Global Award community counts 95 laureates worldwide who share the ethos of sustainable architecture.
This international community continues to pursue research, experimentation, and knowledge transfer in the fields of architecture, urban regeneration, and social responsibility within the academic and professional spheres.
As a sign of its pioneering role, five winning architects or teams have since been awarded the prestigious Pritzker Prize:
- Wang Shu (GA 2007, Pritzker 2012),
- Alejandro Aravena (GA 2008, Pritzker 2016),
- Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi (GA 2007, Pritzker 2018),
- Anne Lacaton & Jean-Philippe Vassal (GA 2018, Pritzker 2021),
- Diébédo Francis Kéré (GA 2009, Pritzker 2022).
Symposium under the patronage of UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations whose mission is to promote peace and security through international cooperation in education, the arts, sciences, and culture. The symposium of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture™ is held under its patronage.
Partners
Official Partner: Saint-Gobain
Private parter: Graitec
Institutional and scientific partners:
- Università Iuav di Venezia: Institutional Partner – Scientific Committee
- École Spéciale d’Architecture: Institutional Partner – Scientific Committee
- Faculty of Architecture, University of Ljubljana: Institutional Partner – Scientific Committee
- Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University: Institutional Partner – Scientific Committee
- Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine – Institutional Partner
Editorial Partner: ArchiTangle
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