Global Award for Sustainable Architecture

Each year, the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture™ recognises five architects who share the principles of sustainable development and a participatory architectural approach to the needs of societies in both the Global North and the Global South.

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture was created in 2006 by architect and researcher Jana Revedin, in partnership with the Cité de l'Architecture & du Patrimoine and the member institutions of its scientific committee.
The work carried out since 2006 has ensured the undeniable international recognition of the Global Award, proving its scientific independence and bringing the laureates together in a community at the forefront of research and experimentation.
The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture was placed under the patronage of UNESCO in 2010.

The scientific jury is chaired by Jana Revedin, Founding President of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture.
The Cité de l'architecture & du patrimoine organizes the Award, ensures its cultural promotion and promotes the work of architects and their contribution to the global debate.

The scientific jury of the Global Award is composed of :

Jana Revedin, Founding President of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, Venice
Benno Albrecht, IUAV University, Venice
Marie-Hélène Contal, Cité de l'Architecture & du Patrimoine, Paris
Spela Hudnik, International Architecture Biennale, Ljubljana
Deniz İncedayı, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Istanbul

The Global Award Community

The Global Award Community, in 2022, brings together 70 laureates, architects and transdisciplinary experts, who share the ethics of sustainable development and form a global network of research, experimentation and transmission in the fields of architecture, urban renewal and academic social responsibility. Architecture is defined as a key player in the emancipation of societies and the control of their development.

Global Award Winners 2007-2021

2007 : Françoise-Hélène Jourda, Paris - Wang Shu & Lu Wenyu, Hangzhou - Hermann Kaufmann, Schwarzach - Stefan Behnisch, Stuttgart - Balkrishna Doshi, Ahmedabad

2008 : Alejandro Aravena, Santiago - Fabrizio Carola, Naples - Andrew Freear, Rural Studio, Auburn - Philippe Samyn, Brussels - Carin Smuts, Cape Town

2009 : Patrick Bouchain Paris - Thomas Herzog, Munich - Bijoy Jain, Studio Mumbai, Mumbai - Francis Kéré, Berlin - Sami Rintala, Bodø

2010 : Steve Baer, Albuquerque - Phil Harris & Adrian Welke, Troppo, Darwin - Junya Ishigami, Tokyo - Giancarlo Mazzanti, Bogota - Snohetta, Oslo

2011 : Shlomo Aronson, Jerusalem - Carmen Arrospide Poblete, Patronate MachuPicchu, Cuzco - Teddy Cruz, San Diego - Anna Heringer, Laufen - Vatnavinir, Reykjavik

2012 : Salma Samar Damluji, Beirut - Anne Feenstra, Kabul - Andreas Gjertsen & Yashar Hanstad, TYIN Tegnestue, Oslo - Philippe Madec, Paris - Suriya Umpansiriratana, Bangkok - Al Borde, Quito

2013 : José Paulo Dos Santos, Porto - Ted Flato & David Lake, Lake-Flato, San Antonio - Kevin Low, Kuala Lumpur - Marie Moignot & Xavier De Wil, MDW, Brussels

2014 : Christopher Alexander, Arundel - Tatiana Bilbao, Mexico - Adrian Geuze, West 8, Rotterdam - Bernd Gundermann, Auckland - Martin Rajnis, Prague

2015 : Marco Casagrande, Helsinki - Santiago Cirugeda, Seville - Jan Gehl, Copenhagen - Juan Roman, Talca - Rotor, Brussels

2016 : Patrice Doat, Grenoble - Derek van Herden & Steve Kinsler, East Coast architects, Durban - Kengo Kuma, Tokyo - Gion Antoni Caminada, Vrin - Patama Roonrakwit, Case Studio, Bangkok

2017 : Takaharu Tezuka + Yui Tezuka, Tokyo - Brian MacKay-Lyons & Talbot Sweetapple, Halifax - Assemble, London - Sonam Wangchuk, Leh, Laddak - Paulo David, Funchal

2018 : Boonserm Premthada, Bangkok Project Studio, Bangkok - Raumlabor, Berlin - Marta Maccaglia, Associacion Semillas, Pangoa - Nina Maritz, Nina Maritz, Windhoek - Anne Lacaton & Jean-Philippe Vassal, Frédéric Druot, Paris

2019 : Rozana Montiel, Mexico - Werner Sobek, ILEK, Stuttgart - Ersen Gürsel, Istanbul - Ammar Khammash, Amman - Jorge Lobos, EAHR, Copenhagen

2021 : Teresa Moller, Santiago - Solano Benitez & Gloria Cabral, Asuncion - Severiano Porto, Manaus - José Cubilla, Asuncion - Richard Sennett, London