The W Awards, run in partnership between The Architects’ Journal and The Architectural Review, celebrate exemplary work by women and non-binary people, from lifetimes of achievement, to the work of those with bright futures ahead, to the design of the world’s most significant new buildings and contributions to wider architectural culture.
Three separate awards, two practice-focused and one research-focused, are now open for entry. The deadline for entries is Friday 27 November.
The MJ Long Prize for Excellence in Practice is awarded to UK-based female and non-binary architects working in practice and who have been project architect on a building completed after 1 January 2024.
Last time around the prize was won by Natasha Huq, associate at GRAS, for Preston Tower in Prestonpans.
The Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture, meanwhile, is open to female and non-binary practice founders who are under the age of 45 (born after 1 January 1982). This year’s prize was won by Pooja Khairnar, of India-based practice PK Inception.
Also open for entries is The Prize for Research in Gender and Architecture, which recognises research projects undertaken by individuals (of any gender) or collectives from around the world investigating the spatial implications of gender and sexuality. This year’s winner was Stalled!, an interdisciplinary design research project spearheaded by architecture professor Joel Sanders, gender studies professor Susan Stryker and law professor Terry Kogan.
Entry is free. All entries are reviewed by the AR and AJ editorial teams.
Architects who are shortlisted for the Moira Gemmill Prize and the MJ Long Prize present their work to distinguished and international judging panels and all shortlisted projects and practices are featured in the March issue of The Architectural Review, with the AJ covering all UK work.
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