Launched in 2002, the AR Future Projects awards are a window into tomorrow’s cities. Spanning 13 categories, they celebrate excellence in unbuilt and incomplete projects, and the potential for positive contribution to communities, neighbourhoods and urban landscapes around the world.

Entries for 2025 have now closed and winners were celebrated in Milan. See a list of 2025’s winners here.

Photos of the event can be seen here.

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2026's awards

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Previous winners

Past winners include Haptic Architects, PIR2, Grafton Architects, SO-IL, White Arkitekter, Allies and Morrison, 5468796, Ateliers Jean Nouvel, 3XN Architects, Nomos, Nikken Sekkei, Valentino Architects, Studio MK27, Aedas and OMA.

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Hear from 2024’s winners

Gain insight from our interviews with 2024's overall winners and both highly commended projects.


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' Recognition from the AR Future Projects awards is wonderful because it helps to promote our mission '

Mooradian Studio - Competition entry prize winner 2024

' Winning an AR Future Projects award has given everyone involved a boost in confidence and morale that is helping to bring us all together for the final push. It’s exactly what the project needs '

AL_A - Cultural regeneration winner 2024

' Winning the AR Future Projects awards has been particularly good for our project as it has provided new impetus for realising the high standards of sustainability and innovation we set out at the competition stage '

Haptic Architects and PIR2 - Education and overall winners 2024

' The AR Future Project awards stand out due to the consistently high calibre of their judges. We’re convinced out win will instill trust in our potential future clients and collaborators, and open the door to compelling new opportunities   '

Ignacio Urquiza Arquitectos + Max von Werz Arquitectos - Hotels and leisure winners 2024

' The AR Future Project awards are globally renowned for showcasing architectural talent across scales, contexts and sectors - they always brings an intriguing perspective as a result. We are immensely proud to be recognised in 2024 and would encourage anyone considering a future entry to aim high '

Hawkins\Brown and Studio Egret West - Regeneration and masterplanning winners 2024

' The AR is one of the leading architecture publications in the world and to have the work and ideas shared at this scale is incredible '

Eugene Tan - Student prize winner 2024