AN’s 2026 Best of Design Awards Now Open for Submissions

The 14th edition of The Architect’s Newspaper’s Best of Design Awards is now open for submissions through September 18, 2025. The competition recognizes outstanding projects across numerous typologies including infrastructure, landscape, facades, civic buildings, cultural buildings, homes, ADUs, and interiors. Eligible projects must have been completed since September 2024; landscape, public, and unbuilt projects must have been initiated since September 2023. Winners and finalists will be featured online and in the Best of 2026 print issue, which will circulate at conferences throughout 2027. Early bird entry is $245 per entry through July 31, with discounts for students ($45) and emerging firms founded within the last five years ($125). Regular registration is $295 per entry from August 1 to September 18.