New Court, designed by Gort Scott for Girton College at the University of Cambridge, has been announced as this years overall winner, while two projects in Ghana and Armenia have been highly commendedNew Court is the most significant addition to Girton the UKs first full-time institution for the higher education of women since its foundation in 1869. New Court isconceived in the same democratic spirit as the original buildings: rooms are distributed to one side of generous corridors to create a flatter social and spatial hierarchy, taking their cue from the existing accommodation designed by three generations of the Waterhouse family. As well as accommodating more students, the project also incorporates a performance venue, reflecting the colleges musical traditions, with conference spaces, a museum and facilities for visiting scholars.Chosen by this years jury as overall winner of the AR Future Projects awards, as well as winning the education category, Gort Scotts project is architecture for 200 years rather than 25, according to the judging panel. This project reflects an ethos of building to consolidate the colleges longterm future. The jury concluded that the project succeeds on many levels: architectural, social and environmental.New Court by Gort Scott has won the AR Future Projects awards 2025This year, entries were reviewed by Mexican architect Loreta Castro Reguera, cofounder of Taller Capital; cofounder of design studio Space Caviar Joseph Grima; and Indy Johar, cofounder of Architecture00 and design and research practice Dark Matter Labs.Register your interest for AR Future Projects 2026 and be the first to find out when entries openThe winner is joined by two highly commended projects: the Osu Salem Presbyterian School in Accra, Ghana, designed by AP Valletta and David Kojo Derban which won the new and old category and Glkhatun archaeological field laboratory in Urtsadzor, Armenia, designed by Guillaume Othenin-Girard and the University of Hong Kong, the winner in the cultural regeneration category.Osu Salem Presbyterian School in Accra, Ghana, designed by AP Valletta and David Kojo Derban, highly commendedGlkhatun archaeological field laboratory in Urtsadzor, Armenia, designed by Guillaume Othenin-Girard and the University of Hong Kong, highly commendedAlongside the future project categories, the awards include three further prizes, judged by AR editors Manon Mollard and Eleanor Beaumont.This years competition entry prize is awarded to Museum of History and the Future in Finland by Atelier of Spatial Matters, a design that makes visible lowcarbon materials and technologies.Connor Curley, taught by Mark Parsons at University of Sheffield, wins the student prize for Ashpit Retreat an inclusive sanctuary built on the ruins of a power station.The sustainable research and design prize goes to Material Circulation in Zhoushan Village by Zhoushan Community Architecture Team, where research in low-carbon materials is tested on site.Learn about the winning and highly commended projects on Wednesday 9 April at Dropcity in Milan, during the Salone del Mobile. Find out more and register to attend for freeThe full list of 2025 winners:Civic and communityCommercial mixed useCultural regenerationEducationHealthHotels and leisureHousingNew and oldOfficesRegeneration and masterplanningTall buildingsCompetition entry prizeStudent prizeSustainable research and design prizeAll winners have been published in the 2025 Future Projects awards catalogueand you can purchase a copyhere