This list of architecture awards is an index to articles about notable

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s for

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. It includes global awards, international regional awards, international and national thematic awards, national awards, awards for students and young architects, local awards and humorous awards. A further list of awards sorted by date, location and type can be seen on Architecture Awards Tracker.

Global

International regional

International and national thematic

National

Students and young architects

Local

Humorous

Carbuncle Awards The Carbuncle Awards were architecture prizes, presented by the Scottish magazine ''Urban Realm'' (formerly ''Prospect'') to buildings and areas in Scotland intermittently from 2000 until 2015. They were established following a discussion about ...

, presented to buildings and areas in Scotland intermittently since 2000 by the Scottish magazine ''

Urban Realm ''Urban Realm'' is a planning magazine published in Scotland, with a focus on Scottish issues. The magazine was established as ''Prospect'' in 1922 by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, and is the oldest architectural magazine i ...

''. *

Carbuncle Cup The Carbuncle Cup is an architecture prize, given annually, originally by the magazine ''Building Design'', and since 2024 by ''The Fence'', to "the ugliest building in the United Kingdom completed in the last 12 months". It was intended to be a ...

, awarded annually since 2006 by ''

Building Design Building design, also called architectural design, refers to the broadly based architectural, engineering and technical applications to the design of buildings. All building projects require the services of a building designer, typically a licen ...

'' magazine, for "the ugliest building in the United Kingdom completed in the last 12 months". *

Most Phallic Building contest Phallic architecture consciously or unconsciously creates a symbolic representation of the human penis. Buildings intentionally or unintentionally resembling the human penis are a source of amusement to locals and tourists in various places around ...

, a one-off contest held in 2003.

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Awards An award, sometimes called a distinction, is given to a recipient as a token of recognition of excellence in a certain field. When the token is a medal, ribbon or other item designed for wearing, it is known as a decoration. An award may be d ...

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...