Why enter
- All entries will be reviewed by AR editors to choose a shortlist of six projects
- These six projects will then be visited by an independent critic before the winner is selected by an expert international judging panel
- The shortlisted projects will be featured with in-depth building studies in the December 2026/January 2027 issue of The Architectural Review
- All entrants will have their project listed on the AR House awards website, each with an image and URL
- All shortlisted projects will be promoted in print in the AR, and on the AR website, emails and social media to more than a million readers worldwide
What to enter
Beyond new and permanent residences for a single family, the following projects are also eligible: holiday homes, countryside retreats, mountain cabins, projects that combine a home with another programme (office, studio, gallery, etc), prototypes, experiments and university projects for living units, extensions and interior renovations, and existing buildings converted into homes. Homes for a group of people living together are also eligible as long as they remain small-scale and constitute a single ‘home’ for a particular community such as Habitat for Orphan Girls and Doctors’ Housing .
Please remember that:
- Projects must be finished and inhabited, and it should be possible for a critic or photographer to visit
- Projects must be less than five years old, so construction must have completed after 1 January 2021
- Large housing blocks are not eligible
If you have any questions about whether your project is eligible, please drop a line to
prudence.fabre@emap.com
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How to enter
- Register on the entry page
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Start your entry, which will consist of:
- two A2 boards, uploaded as two separate PDF files containing compressed images, drawings and vectorised text
- Boards must include drawings (at least one plan and one section) of the project, photographs and a short explanatory text (250 words are recommended) as well as the project location (city or region and country)
- please note that files should not exceed 12Mb and boards must be anonymous, otherwise they may be disqualified
- six high-resolution JPEG images (at least 480 x 480px) and accompanying credits. The hero image will be added to our gallery of entries on this website
- Submit your entry via the online entry form by the final entry deadline (3 July 2026). You can start and save your entry to come back to it at any point before this deadline.
To help you:
- To ensure anonymity in judging, no names of entrants or collaborating parties may appear on any part of the board.
- You can view entry board examples of the 2026 AR House winner, Lá-Sách House by Atelier Tho.A: Board 1 Board 2
- If you are submitting multiple entries and would like a discount code, or have any queries at all please contact prudence.fabre@emap.com.
Use of images for promotional material
The Architectural Review reserves the right to make use of images of winning projects (both in print and digital media) for promotional material and editorial use in connection with the award. For instance, this might include publicising an exhibition (of winning entries), a lecture series (featuring the winning architects), or promoting the award itself. Use of material in this capacity either in whole or part will not attract payment of copyright. Where we are made aware of their names, photographers will be credited.
Entry fees
Early bird price (submitted by 17 April): £349 +VAT
Standard entry price (submitted between 18 April and 19 June): £399 +VAT
Late entry price (submitted between 20 June and 3 July): £449 +VAT