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The Challenge
The CVU Awards Program recognizes projects, practices, and individuals that have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of tall buildings and the urban environment, and that achieve sustainability and human well-being at the highest and broadest level. Award-winning projects are recognized at the VU Summit, where Award of Excellence Winners in each category present their projects to an international audience and live juries.
2026 Awards Program—Key Dates:
Call for Submissions: 18 December 2025
Submission Deadline: 13 February 2026
First Round Judging: March 2026
Winners Notified: April 2026
2026 VU Summit: 21-25 September 2026
Inspired? Check out these competitions
2026 Student Prize for the Advancement of Architecture
2026 Student Prize for the Advancement of Architecture
Registration & Submission: Sep 1st 2026
2026 London Design Awards
2026 London Design Awards
Registration & Submission: Jun 6th 2026
Architecture at Zero Competition 2026
Architecture at Zero Competition 2026
Registration & Submission: Jun 1st 2026
2026 Lyceum Fellowship - Spatializing Justice: Building Blocks
2026 Lyceum Fellowship - Spatializing Justice: Building Blocks
Registration & Submission: May 22nd 2026
International Excellence Awards 2026
International Excellence Awards 2026
Registration: May 8th 2026
Submission: May 11th 2026
2026 NY Architectural Design Awards
2026 NY Architectural Design Awards
Registration & Submission: Apr 23rd 2026