59th Awards of Excellence | Submissions open for architects and photographers!

From Canadian Architect Magazine :

« For 59 years, Canadian Architect has sponsored an annual national awards program, the only national awards that recognize projects in the design stage.

The competition is now open for submissions. This year’s deadline for submissions is Tuesday, September 15, 2026.

The Awards of Excellence are open to all architects registered in Canada, as well as to Canadian architectural graduates. The buildings entered may be designed for a site in Canada (for all eligible entrants) or a site outside of Canada (for entrants whose offices are headquartered in Canada). Foreign architects are permitted to submit if they have partnered with a Canadian-registered architect for the submitted work.

Projects must be in the design stage, scheduled for construction, or under construction, but not substantially complete by September 15, 2026. All projects must be commissioned by a client with the intention to build the submitted proposal. All building types and concisely presented urban design schemes are eligible.

Awards are given for architectural design excellence. Jurors will consider the scheme’s response to the client’s program, site, geographic and/or urban context. They will evaluate its physical organization, form, composition, building systems, concept, process, structure, materials, environmental features and/or demonstration of social awareness.

This year’s competition also includes the eighth annual Canadian Architect Photo Awards of Excellence, challenging professionals, non-professionals, and students to showcase their best works of architectural photography.

The winning projects and photographs are published in a special issue of the magazine in December 2026. »

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