Building of the Year 2026

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The Award
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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)

Hut of Hat / Tezuka Architects

Building of the Year 2026 (Voting closed)

Hut of Hat / Tezuka Architects

Award Category: Educational Architecture

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Educational Architecture

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Machida, Japan

Architects: Tezuka Architects
Area: 193 m²
Year: 2023
Photographs:Kida Katsushida, FOTOTECA

Category: Educational Architecture
Lead Architects: Takaharu Tezuka, Yui Tezuka
Project Architects: Yano Kenta, Sockkee Ooi
Structure Design: Ohno JAPAN / Hirofumi Ohno, Etsu Shu
Lighting Design: Bonbori Lighting Architect & Associates / Masahide Kakudate
Contractor: GNEST / Takuma Sato, Yasuhiro Kiuchi
Structure Wood Precut Manufacture: CHUTO / Hisashi Miyakoshi , Yumiko Muramoto
Client: Tsurukawa Academy Educational Institute ・Tsurukawa Zion Kindergarten
City: Machida
Country: Japan

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