Global Design News and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design proudly announce the winners of the Future House Awards 2026, celebrating the world’s most innovative new residential architecture, landscape design, and interiors.
Now in its fourth year, Future House Awards is the only museum-run, non-commercial program dedicated exclusively to honoring groundbreaking residential design — “from a shed to a penthouse.” The program spans twelve categories, including Private Homes, Residential Towers, Sustainable Houses, Social Housing & Community Living, and Historic Preservation, welcoming both built and unbuilt projects. With submissions spanning five continents, Future House Awards continues to shape the global conversation on what defines exceptional residential design today — and where it’s headed next.
This year’s jury brought together an internationally distinguished panel: Melike Altınışık (MAA – Melike Altınışık Architects), Erla Dögg Ingjaldsdóttir (Minarc), Jenchieh Hung (HAS Design and Research), Nuru Karim (NUDES Architecture), Kulthida Songkittipakdee (HAS Design and Research), and Tryggvi Thorsteinsson (Minarc). Together, they evaluated hundreds of submissions for innovation, craft, materiality, and sustainability.
2026 Winners
The winning firms represent a truly global cross-section of residential design talent, including:
A-01 (A Company / A Foundation), Aida Sekkei Co., Ltd., Architects 49 House Design Limited (A49HD), Architecture in Formation, Atelier H2A Architekturbüro, Architects49 Chiangmai Limited, Architects 49 Limited, Around Architecture Studio, Autre Arquitectos, Aux Architecture, BA Collective, BDP Quadrangle Architects, Bruno Dias Arquitectura, Bustamante Arrieta LLC, Cameron Anderson Architects, Caza Architects (Cazarch Inc.), Centerbrook Architects and Planners LLC, Christ & Gantenbein, Collet Muller Architectes, Desai Chia Architecture, Duclot Architectes, Dubbeldam Architecture + Design, Easton Combs Architects, Edward M. Baum Architect LLC, Eigelberger Architecture & Design, Fcstudio, Griffin Enright Architects, HK Associates Inc., Iosa Ghini Associati Srl, INI Design Studio, Inrestudio, Lamoureux Architect Inc., Leckie Studio Architecture + Design, Marc Thorpe Design + Architecture, Mark English Architects, MCL Studio, Measured Architecture, NBC Architect, Mr. Studio Co., Ltd., ODA, Obvie Architecture, Orangeink Design Inc., Park + Associates Pte Ltd., Parle Mimarlık, Paul Murdoch Architects, Pininfarina SpA, Proarh d.o.o, PSA Arquitetura, Revery Architecture, Swatt+Partners, Sanjay Puri Architects, Shinichi Ogawa & Associates, Studio Delson Architecture P.C., Studio Adriano Architetti Associati, Superkül Inc., THE_SYSTEM LAB, University of Arkansas Community Design Center, and Vincent Callebaut Architectures.
Exhibition and Award Presentation in Athens
On Friday, October 23, 2026, Global Design News and The Chicago Athenaeum will open the exhibition Future Houses 2026 at the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies in Athens, Greece. The exhibition will continue through November 21, 2026.
That same evening, winners will be celebrated at a formal Gala Reception and Award Presentation at Thea Terrace Bar & Restaurant, on the rooftop of Central Athens Hotel, overlooking the Acropolis and the historic city centre.
All winning projects will be featured in the forthcoming publication Future House Between Sustainable Architecture and the City 2026–2027, published by Global Design News and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd.
The complete list of winners is available at Future House Awards and Global Design News.
The deadline for the Future House Awards 2027 is June 15, 2027.
