Entries open for 2026 AA Prize for Unbuilt Work

Entries open for the 2026 AA Prize for Unbuilt Work, which recognises compelling projects of a speculative or conceptual nature.

The prize is open to students and professionals in the built environment, including architects, interior designers, landscape architects, urban designers and planners.

The 2025 AA Prize for Unbuilt Work was awarded to Angela Xu and Georgia Reader for their scheme, Landscape of Co-existence, which was lauded by the jury as "a bold and sophisticated proposal touching on ideas of Country, adaptive reuse, community and housing."

They added that the project was "thoughtfully executed, beautifully drawn and deeply felt."

The jury for the 2026 prize includes Ingrid Bakker of Hassell; Kirsteen Mackay from the Office for Design and Architecture SA, Deo Prasad of the University of New South Wales, and Stuart Vokes of Vokes and Peters. Georgia Birks, associate editor of Architecture Australia, will serve as jury chair.

Entries close on 22 August 2025, at which date projects must be unbuilt. A cash prize of $2,500 is offered. To enter, head to the AA Prize for Unbuilt Work website, or to view the previous winning, mentioned and shortlisted projects, visit here.

The AA Prize for Unbuilt Work is organised by Architecture Media, and supported by presenting partner Adelaide University.