Entries have opened for this years Architect of the Year Awards.The AYAs are Building Designs annual celebration of the very best work being produced by practices today.Uniquely, a majority of the trophies are awarded for a body of work, not just for an individual building.All the 2024 Architect of the Year Awards winners at the ceremony last yearThere is a new category in 2025, One-off Major Project of the Year, meaning there is a total of 20 awards to be won this year (view all categories below).The categories include the Gold Award for the best of the best which is chosen from the winners of the project focussed categories. Feilden Clegg Bradley took home the Gold Award last year after winning the Public Building and Retail & Leisure of the Year categories.>> Explore stadout projects from the 2024 shortlist in our What made this project seriesArchitectural legend Sir Donald Insall was handed the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award, while Brisco Loran won the prestigious Young Architect of the Year Award, which recognises practices where the majority of principals have been practising for 12 years or less.This years winners will be revealed at an awards ceremony on 15 October at theLondon Marriott Hotel -Grosvenor Square.For full details of the awards and how to enter click here.The deadline for the prestigious awards is 17 May.2025 categoriesBest Architect Employer of the YearCreative Conservation Architect of the YearEducation Architect of the Year (nursery - 6th)Higher Education Architect of the YearHousing Architect of the YearIndividual House Architect of the YearIndustry/Manufacturing Partner of the YearInterior Architect of the YearLifetime Achievement AwardNet Zero Architect of the YearOffice Architect of the YearOne Off Small Project of the Year open to one off individual projectsOne Off Major Project of the Year open to one off individual projectsPublic Building Architect of the YearRefurbishment and Reinvention Architect of the YearRetail and Leisure Architect of the YearSocial Value AwardWA100 International Architect of the YearYoung Architect of the YearThe Gold AwardWith thanks to our sponsors Swisspearl
