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The Plan Award 2026
THE PLAN Award is an annual international prize that recognizes excellence in architecture, interior design, and urban planning. With twenty different categories and over a thousand submissions every year, THE PLAN Award is an important opportunity for architects, designers, urban planners, and planners to participate in an international community and contribute to the discussion of the key issues affecting the industry today.
Submissions for the 12th edition of THE PLAN Award are now open.
Subscription time: from 15/01/2026 to 15/06/2026
The winning projects will be featured on THE PLAN’s digital platforms and through dedicated coverage. All shortlisted and finalist projects will be published
on THE PLAN website. The quality of this competition is underscored by its international jury, made up of leading figures in the architecture, design, real estate, and academic fields.
Early price: € 199.00 (VAT Incl.) from 15/01/2026 to 28/02/2026
Regular price: € 279.00 (VAT Incl.) from 01/03/2026 to 30/04/2026
Late price: € 349.00 (VAT Incl.) from 01/05/2026 to 15/06/2026
Museums, libraries, cultural centres
Educational, training and research institutes
Health centres and facilities
Hotels, restaurants, spas and wellbeing centres
Houses in urban settings, houses with limited green space, apartments, lofts, penthouses
Apartment blocks, public housing
Design products and interior architecture systems
Interior design
Green areas, parks and gardens, both public and private
Applications for the ECCA Prepainted Metal Envelope Award 2026 are now open. The contest, funded by ECCA (European Coil Coating Association) and organized by THE PLAN, aims to recognize outstanding projects that effectively use prepainted metal in building envelopes and demonstrate architectural excellence.
Multi-use buildings and complexes
Office blocks and complexes, conference centres and other such venues
Manufacturing facilities and complexes
Public spaces, piazzas, streets, town centres, religious buildings
Renovation of existing structures
Shopping areas, shops, wholesale and retail outlets
Exhibitions, temporary structures, research and innovative projects
Sports facilities and fields, playgrounds, leisure areas
Stations, stopping areas, public transport stops, ports, airports, infrastructures
Design and regeneration of town centres and/or sections of urban fabric
Detached houses with large green space, prestigious houses in isolated contexts
