16-18 MARCH 2027 | IFEMA MADRID

Advanced Architecture Awards 2026

Advanced Architecture Awards

ZEHNDER AWARD FOR BEST INNOVATION IN A PRODUCT, MATERIAL OR SYSTEM

WINNER:

  • Visesa – The Basque Government agency dedicated to promoting affordable housing, for transforming the construction of public buildings in the town of Eibar by replacing traditional cladding with a lightweight industrialised façade system.

FINALISTS:

  • Molins: For improving construction efficiency through industrialised 3D circulation cores that integrate staircases, landings and lift shafts into a single self-supporting prefabricated system, thereby enhancing safety, quality and structural performance.
  • Xilonor: For promoting the decarbonisation of construction through hybrid timber and concrete structural systems that store carbon and enable sustainable industrialised architecture.

FUNDACIÓN GÓMEZ-PINTADO AWARD – FOR THE BEST WOODEN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

WINNER:

  • Zubi Cities for Madreselva – the first high-rise residential building constructed with a timber structure in the province of Valencia.

FINALISTS:

  • Empresa Municipal de la Vivienda y Suelo de Madrid, S.A. (EMVS Madrid): for an industrialised timber building that improves energy efficiency, promotes self-consumption and reduces CO₂ emissions
  • Bilba, Hombre de Piedra Arquitectos, Vive Alcalá. Empresa Pública de Vivienda de Alcalá de Guadaíra: for their project comprising 191 industrialised public housing units built from cross-laminated timber in Alcalá de Guadaíra (Seville).

THERMOCHIP AWARD FOR THE BEST INDUSTRIALISED CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

WINNER:

  • Peikko Spain – for the Keilaniemen Portti project, one of the tallest CLT timber office buildings in Europe.

FINALISTS:

  • Morph: for transforming the Hotel Florida into a student residence, overcoming logistical challenges, asbestos removal and a complex demolition process through a modular façade.
  • Vivas Arquitectos: for developing 45 social housing units using flexible 3D modular prefabrication, optimising costs, timelines and environmental impact.

EFAPEL AWARD FOR THE BEST DIGITALISATION OR TECHNOLOGICAL INVESTMENT PROJECT IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR

WINNER:

  • Business Management Office of the Government of Catalonia – for its application of BIM to the processing of environmental permits, reducing processing times and administrative burdens.

FINALISTS:

  • The eLEEx platform of the Official Association of Architects of Aragon and the Regional Council of the Official Association of Technical Architects and Quantity Surveyors of Aragon: which enables the digital creation of the Existing Building Record.
  • ArQLik: for its SaaS platform that uses the cloud and AI to automate incident tracking, ensure traceability and optimise decision-making on construction sites.

AEDAS HOMES AWARD FOR BEST DESIGN PROJECT

WINNER:

  • START-Ivry by STAR strategies + architecture – offering 288 flexible homes tailored to modern lifestyles, whilst complying with regulations and staying within budget.

FINALISTS:

  • Paisajes Diagonales by Aybar Mateos arquitectos and Borrell Jover Arquitectura: For designing a hybrid urban model with fragmented forms, densified perimeters and central green spaces that promote permeability, connectivity and a sustainable urban lifestyle.
  • Madreselva by FVAI: For creating a cohesive urban residential project in Burjassot that combines CLT timber construction, communal spaces and active roofs, reducing the carbon footprint and promoting well-being.

ALDES AWARD FOR THE BEST PROJECT IN SUSTAINABILITY, DECARBONISATION OR ENERGY SELF-GENERATION IN A BUILDING

WINNER:

  • Husos Arquitecturas and Elii Arquitectura – for their project for Infinito Delicias, which involves the conversion of an industrial building into an eco-social model, combining biomaterials, recycled elements and renewable energy.

FINALISTS:

  • B01 Arquitectes: for their multi-family residential building in London, which drastically reduces CO₂ emissions through active and passive systems and renewable energy.
  • Bunyesc Arquitectura Eficient: for designing a development in Dosrius (Barcelona) that combines energy generation, food production, construction using local timber and the reuse of rainwater.