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Buildner's Unbuilt Award 2026

Awards €100,000 total to architects and designers for unbuilt building concepts.

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Buildner's Unbuilt Award 2026 is a global architecture and design prize offering €100,000 total, open to anyone regardless of professional qualifications, working alone or in a team of up to four, on any unbuilt architectural, interior, furniture or landscape design project — conceptual or already in progress. Each project is judged anonymously by a panel of leading architects who never learn who …

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Open to anyone, with no professional qualifications required, entering individually or in a team of up to four; students, architects, interior and landscape designers worldwide can all take part. Submissions cover any unbuilt architectural, interior, furniture or landscape design project, whether conceptual or already in progress, split into small (up to 100 sqm), medium (101-999 sqm) and large (over 1,000 sqm) size categories.

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CycleiHow often this grant runs - e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.No fixed schedule
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.20 Oct 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.-
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.-
Award typeiThe form of funding - grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Prize
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.-
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€100K
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