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)

African Flow Kindergarten / Urbanitree

Building of the Year 2026 (Voting closed)

African Flow Kindergarten / Urbanitree

Award Category: Educational Architecture

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Architects: Urbanitree
Area: 1600 m²
Year: 2024
Photographs:Adrià Goula

Category: Kindergarten
Architecture: Vicente Guallart and Daniel Ibáñez (Urbanitree)
Project Director: Elisabet Fàbrega
Collaborating Architects: Ali Basbous (BAD Architects), Daniel Fraile (Arquivio)
Patronage: Missionary Daughters of Nazareth
Contractor: GIC Ma’asapkeng
Carpenters: Alexandre Onguene, Tchawe Fabrice Ronelle, Germain Atanga
Developer: Community of Nazareth
Project Cost: USD 900,000
Communication: Pati Nunez Agency
City: Soa
Country: Cameroon

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