Building of the Year 2026

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The Award
The Process
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The Award
The Process
The Rules

At ArchDaily, we trust you to identify the buildings that—through their beauty, intelligence, creativity, or service to the community—represent the best architecture of the year. Once again, you’ve delivered. From thousands of entries, you narrowed the field to 5 finalists per category, and now, to 15 outstanding winners. From all of us at ArchDaily, thank you for being part of this journey—and here are your winners!

At ArchDaily, we trust you to identify the buildings that—through their beauty, intelligence, creativity, or service to the community—represent the best architecture of the year. Once again, you’ve delivered. From thousands of entries, you narrowed the field to 5 finalists per category, and now, to 15 outstanding winners. From all of us at ArchDaily, thank you for being part of this journey—and here are your winners!

At ArchDaily, we trust you to identify the buildings that—through their beauty, intelligence, creativity, or service to the community—represent the best architecture of the year. Once again, you’ve delivered. From thousands of entries, you narrowed the field to 5 finalists per category, and now, to 15 outstanding winners. From all of us at ArchDaily, thank you for being part of this journey—and here are your winners!

Building of the Year 2026 (Voting closed)

Aga Khan Academy / Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios + Shatotto

Building of the Year 2026 (Voting closed)

Aga Khan Academy / Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios + Shatotto

Award Category: Educational Architecture

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Dhaka, Bangladesh

Architects: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Shatotto
Area: 40000 m²
Year: 2022
Photographs:Asif salman, Sarker Protick, SHATOTTO architecture for green living

Category: Schools
Design Team (Shatotto): Sabrin Zinat Rahman, Kaiser Rabbani, Arafat Sarker, Sonia, Redwan, Fayez, Aliza, Shylin Islam
Design Team (Fcb Studios): Peter Clegg, Ian Taylor, Felix Hobson, Rachel Sayers, Jo Gimenez
Resident Architect: Edrish Bhuiyan Almas
Brick Consultant: Mahmudul Hasan Nahid, Mehedi Hasan Prince.
Consultants: Shatotto Architecture for Green Living, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios.
Structural Consultant: AKT- II, TDM
Mep Consultant: Max Fordham & EMCS
Landscape Consultant: SHATOTTO & GHORAMI.JON
Contractor: Charuta Private Limited
City: Dhaka
Country: Bangladesh

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