Find out which projects have made it to the finals of 2026 Architecture Today Test of Time Awards.

Architecture Today’s Test of Time Awards represent a cultural shift away from celebrating newness and towards a focus on longevity. In contrast to most awards programmes, they assess buildings that have been in use for several years and can demonstrate a strong track record in delivering on their environmental, functional, community and cultural ambitions.

Supported by The Concrete Centre, Society Building and VMZINC, the awards encourage a greater focus on building performance evaluation and shared learning, helping the industry understand how buildings adapt, endure and continue to serve their users over time.

Architecture Today’s Awards Committee has selected 36 projects across 11 categories: Education; Healthcare; Hospitality, Sport & Leisure; Individual House; International; Landscape & Public Realm; Mixed Use & Retail; Religion & Culture; Residential; Transport & Infrastructure; and Workplace. Five student projects have also been selected as finalists for the Student Prize.

The finalists will present their projects to the jury at the Live Finals on 9 September 2026.

The Awards Committee

The Education Award

Bath Schools of Art and Design
Grimshaw
Locksbrook Road, Newbridge, Bath, BA1 3EL
Completed 2019

The Goldsmiths Centre
Lyall Bills & Young (LBY) Architects
Clerkenwell, London EC1M 5AD
Completed 2011

West Court, Jesus College
Níall McLaughlin Architects
Jesus College, Jesus Lane, Cambridge, CB5 8BL
Completed 2017

Westminster Academy
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
255 Harrow Road, London, W2 5EZ
Completed 2007

The Healthcare Award

Belfast Health & Wellbeing Centres: The Arches
Penoyre & Prasad and TODD Architects
1 Westminster Avenue North, Belfast BT4 1NS
Completed 2004

Royal Trinity Hospice
TP Bennett
30 Clapham Common North Side, London SW4 0RN
Completed 2009

Carpe Diem Dementia Village
Nordic Office of Architecture
Dønskiveien 45, Sandvika, Norway
Completed 2020

The Hospitality, Sport & Leisure Award

Gardens by the Bay
WilkinsonEyre
18 Marina Gardens Drive, Singapore 018953
Completed 2012

SEC Armadillo
Foster + Partners
Exhibition Way, Glasgow G3 8YW
Completed 1997

The London Eye
Marks Barfield Architects
Riverside Building, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7PB
Completed 2000

The Individual House Award

Architect’s Own House and Studio at 129 Maze Hill
Myles Dove, Myles & Deirdre Dove
129 Maze Hill, London SE3 7UB
Completed 1968

Eagle Rock House
ritchie*studio
Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 2EA
Completed 1981

Orange Cottage
Project Orange
Prentice Street, Lavenham, Suffolk CO10 9RD
Completed 2006

Turn End
Peter Aldington
Submitted by John Pardey
Townside, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire HP17 8BG
Completed 1967

The International Award

Calgary Central Library
Snøhetta
Submitted by Calgary Municipal Land Corporation
800 3 Street SE, Calgary, AB T2G 2E7, Canada
Completed 2018

Polk County Science Building, Florida Southern College
John McAslan + Partners
Lakeland, Florida 33803, United States
Completed 2001

The Glucksman
O’Donnell + Tuomey
University College Cork, Cork T12 V1WH, Ireland
Completed 2004

Andermatt Concert Hall
Studio Seilern Architects
1 Bärengasse, Andermatt 6490, Switzerland
Completed 2019

The Landscape & Public Realm Award

Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain
Gustafson Porter + Bowman
West Carriage Drive, London W2 2UH
Completed 2004

Duke of York Square
Studio PDP
King’s Road, Chelsea, London SW3
Completed 2008

Greenford Quay
HTA Design
Tillermans Court, Grenan Square, Greenford UB6 0FP
Completed 2019

Gardens by the Bay
Grant Associates
Singapore, Southeast Asia
Completed 2012

The Mixed Use & Retail Award

15 Clerkenwell Close
GROUPWORK
15 Clerkenwell Close, London EC1R 0AA
Completed 2017

Blue House Yard
Jan Kattein Architects
5 River Park Road, London N22 7TB
Completed 2017

Hawley Wharf
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
45 Kentish Town Road, London NW1 8NX
Completed 2019

The Religion & Culture Award

Southwark Cathedral
Richard Griffiths Architects
London Bridge, London SE1 9DA
Completed 2001

The Holborne Museum
Eric Parry Architects
Great Pulteney Street, Bath BA2 4DB
Completed 2011

The Roundhouse
John McAslan + Partners
Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8EH
Completed 2006

The Royal Festival Hall
Allies and Morrison
Southbank, London SE1 8XX
Completed 2007

Eden Project
Grimshaw
Bodelva, Cornwall, PL24 2SG
Completed 2000

The Residential Award

Accordia
FCBStudios with Grant Associates, Maccreanor Lavington and Alison Brooks Architects
Aberdeen Avenue, Cambridge CB2 8DZ
Completed 2008

Hanham Hall
HTA Design
Whittucks Road, Hanham, Bristol BS15 3FR
Completed 2013

The Transport & Infrastructure Award

Preston Bus Station
John Puttick Associates
Tithebarn Street, Preston, Lancashire PR1 1YT
Completed 2018

The Workplace Award

Lloyd’s of London
RSHP
One Lime Street, London EC3M 7HA
Completed 1986

Turnmill
Piercy&Company
63 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1M 5NP
Completed 2015

White Collar Factory
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
1 Old Street Yard, London EC1Y 8AF
Completed 2017

The Student Prize

Ephemeral Ground, Living Archive
Taokai Ma
Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL

Learning the Ropes
Alžbeta Franeková
Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University

Samudaya Beyond the Arches
Paige Hurst
De Montfort University

Site of Transmission
Thomas Massey
London School of Architecture

Theseus: A New Housing Typology
Joe Russell
Harvard University