THE 2025 RTF ARCHITECTURE AWARDS ARE NOW OPEN.
Submit your projects and become part of an elite group that is redefining the future of architecture and design. Each submission is a step toward leaving your mark on the world. The world awaits your vision.
The objective of these awards is to raise awareness around the strategies Architects and Designers are employing to deal with the contemporary global challenges, and to bring the best of such projects into the light to inspire the next generation.
Why Participate? Because You Are REDEFINING ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN.
Every architectural project submitted to RTF Architecture & Design Awards is a testament to the bold ideas and unique approaches that architects like you bring to the table. Each category in the RTF Awards honors the finest in every discipline, from architecture and urban design to landscape and interior design. With categories specifically designed to showcase diverse perspectives and global trends, your work has a stage that’s as dynamic and far-reaching as your vision.
Are You Ready to Be a Change-Maker?
THE 2025 RTF ARCHITECTURE AWARDS ARE NOW OPEN.
The objective of these awards is to raise awareness around the strategies Architects and Designers are employing to deal with the contemporary global challenges, and to bring the best of such projects into the light to inspire the next generation.
Submit your projects and become part of an elite group that is redefining the future of architecture and design. Each submission is a step toward leaving your mark on the world. The world awaits your vision.
Why Participate? Because You Are REDEFINING ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN.
Every architectural project submitted to RTF Architecture & Design Awards is a testament to the bold ideas and unique approaches that architects like you bring to the table. Each category in the RTF Awards honors the finest in every discipline, from architecture and urban design to landscape and interior design. With categories specifically designed to showcase diverse perspectives and global trends, your work has a stage that’s as dynamic and far-reaching as your vision.
Are You Ready to Be a Change-Maker?
50+
Built Categories
Entries are invited across disciplines and scales, so whether it’s a dwelling for 1000 families or a bespoke lamp, if it’s excellent and innovative, you can submit your project and be part of global architecture community.
100+
Nations
Global Architecture & Design Awards 2023 offers more than 50 award categories, including concept and built categories under Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Product Design, Exhibition, and Urban Design.
50+
Built Categories
Entries are invited across disciplines and scales, so whether it’s a dwelling for 1000 families or a bespoke lamp, if it’s excellent and innovative, you can submit your project and be part of global architecture community.
100+
Nations
Global Architecture & Design Awards 2023 offers more than 50 award categories, including concept and built categories under Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Product Design, Exhibition, and Urban Design.
Previous Winners at RTF Awards
Global Architecture Awards: Participate to be part of the exclusive community of RTF Awards Winners. Get your project registered today!
Zaha Hadid Architects
Chengdu Science Fiction Museum | Previous Winner in RTF Awards
Foster + Partners
DY Patil University Centre of Excellence | Previous Winner in RTF Awards
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
160 Front Street | Previous Winner in RTF Awards
Perkins&Will
Waldyr Beira Building | Previous Winner in RTF Awards
Previous Winners at RTF Awards
RTF Global Architecture Awards 2024: Participate to be part of the exclusive community of RTF Awards Winners. Get your project registered today!
Zaha Hadid Architects
Chengdu Science Fiction Museum | Previous Winner in RTF Awards
Foster + Partners
DY Patil University Centre of Excellence | Previous Winner in RTF Awards
Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture
160 Front Street | Previous Winner in RTF Awards
Perkins&Will
Waldyr Beira Building | Previous Winner in RTF Awards
What Jury say about the RTF Architecture Awards
RTF Architecture Awards include prestigious firms from around the world. Entries are carefully evaluated by an internationally influential jury panel composed of established scholars and esteemed professionals, who devote great care and attention to details while voting each entry.
"I am impressed by the creativity, innovation, and dedication demonstrated by the participants. The projects showcased a remarkable level of ingenuity and thoughtful consideration of future challenges and opportunities."
- Hatem Ibrahim
Professor of Architecture and Urbanism
Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Qatar University
"As a jury member for the Rethinking The Future Awards, I was impressed by the depth of creativity and ingenuity on display. Through their submissions, the participants demonstrated a profound understanding of the challenges facing our world and an unwavering commitment to finding innovative solutions."
- Rita Rawashdeh
Creative Director, Maisam Architects
Amman, Jordan
"I am so amazed at the efforts of architects to create environments that have a variety of functions, materials and colors. Each design shows the skill and professionalism that reflect the developments of the 21st century."
- Pinar Dinç Kalaycı
Professor - Department of Architecture, Gazi University
Ankara, Turkey
"It is always a delight to see projects striving for excellence in their respective categories. Entries with extended emphasis on the building’s / project’s social and environmental roles continue to appeal as they add tangible values to the society at large."
- Tim Kwan
Design Director & Founding Partner, Office AIO
Beijing, China
What Previous Jury say about the Architecture Awards
"I am impressed by the creativity, innovation, and dedication demonstrated by the participants. The projects showcased a remarkable level of ingenuity and thoughtful consideration of future challenges and opportunities."
-Hatem Ibrahim
Professor of Architecture and Urbanism
Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Qatar University
"As a jury member for the Rethinking The Future Awards, I was impressed by the depth of creativity and ingenuity on display. Through their submissions, the participants demonstrated a profound understanding of the challenges facing our world and an unwavering commitment to finding innovative solutions."
- Rita Rawashdeh
Creative Director, Maisam Architects
Amman, Jordan
"I am so amazed at the efforts of architects to create environments that have a variety of functions, materials and colors. Each design shows the skill and professionalism that reflect the developments of the 21st century."
- Pinar Dinç Kalaycı
Professor - Department of Architecture, Gazi University
Ankara, Turkey
"It is always a delight to see projects striving for excellence in their respective categories. Entries with extended emphasis on the building’s / project’s social and environmental roles continue to appeal as they add tangible values to the society at large."
- Tim Kwan
Design Director & Founding Partner, Office AIO
Beijing, China
Join RTF Architecture & Design Awards and Become a Legend
RTF Architecture & Design Awards 2025 program aims to bring exceptional works in the field of Architecture the prestige they deserve. Every year, architects from 150+ countries compete for this globally renowned award, but only a few join the distinguished hall of RTF winners. Will your name be on that list in 2025?
Join RTF Architecture & Design Awards and Become a Legend
RTF Global Architecture & Design Awards 2024 program aims to bring exceptional works in the field of Architecture the prestige they deserve. Every year, architects from 150+ countries compete for this globally renowned award, but only a few join the distinguished hall of RTF winners. Will your name be on that list in 2025?
40+
Categories
RTF Global Architecture & Design Awards 2024 offers more than 50 award categories, including concept and built categories under Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Product Design, Exhibition, and Urban Design.
Architecture
Commerical
This award recognizes the architectural excellence and innovations in commercial buildings that serve the need of commercial spaces with new innovations.
Cultural
This Award recognizes expressive and forward-thinking cultural centers. Projects that symbolize their local culture and become an all-inclusive hub for the public.
Healthcare/ Wellness
This award has been instituted to recognize the best projects in Wellness spaces that look for the new building dialect to fulfill the utilitarian necessities.
Hospitality
This Award recognizes excellence in Conceptualizing a brand into an Architectural form while keeping the smooth functioning of the project intact.
Housing
This Award recognizes group housing projects that are innovative in their approach and create new experiences designed for a large number of distinct families.
Industrial
This Award recognizes creativity and innovation in highly functional and productivity-oriented industrial Architecture.
Institutional
This award recognises the architectural excellence and innovations in the Institutional Buildings such as Schools, Colleges, Campuses, Hospitals, Transport terminals etc.
Landscape
This award recognizes the year’s best landscape design project featuring innovations in providing the comfortable private outdoor & indoor open spaces & gardens.
Mixed Use
This award recognizes the year’s best mixed-use structure featuring a combination of one or more categories, such as hospitality, commercial or residential.
Office Building
This Award recognizes excellence in office spaces: communication of the corporate identity and and designing a highly productive workspace.
Pop-ups and Temporary
This award recognizes the year’s best architectural temporary structure or pop-ups that come in public places, or exhibition and installations etc.
Private Residence
This award recognizes the best residential projects that provide a comfortable living environment for residents in their respective climates.
Public Building
This award has been instituted to recognise architectural excellence for buildings or complexes in public or private sector for government, social, cultural, or religious purposes.
Sports & Recreation
This Award recognizes innovation and excellence in Sports and Recreational Spaces that defines new architectural language.
Transportation
The value of quality transportation cannot be overstated. This award recognizes projects that are making travel smoother and safer, for millions of people every day.
Urban Design
This Award recognises the urban design strategies which transform cities into more stimulating environments for human life.
Interiors
Hospitality Interiors
This award recognizes the perfection and excellence in commercial interior spaces like hotels, food courts, wellness etc with innovations and new design language.
Residential Interiors
Interior design project featuring innovations in providing the comfortable living environment for inhabitants that characterizes the new models for living.
Retail Interiors
Interior design project featuring innovations in providing the comfortable living environment for inhabitants that characterizes the new models for living.
Workplace Interiors
This award has been instituted to recognize the best projects in corporate interior spaces. Designs that look for the new building dialect to fulfill the utilitarian necessities.
Design
Exhibition Design
This award recognizes innovation in brand identity and storytelling through exhibition design.
Furniture Design
This award recognizes the year’s best furniture design either outdoor or indoor that is an innovative solution to comfort living and environment.
Interior Design Elements
This Award recognizes excellence and innovation in Interior Design Elements that do not fit into any other category.
Signages Design
This award recognizes innovation in signage and graphic design in built environment.
Construction
Modular Construction
This award has been instituted to recognise architectural excellence for buildings or complexes in public or private sector for government, social, cultural, or religious purposes.
Sustainable Project
This Award category aims to recognise innovation and best practices in resource-efficient and environmentally responsible construction.
Technological Innovation
This award aims to recognize innovations in the field of construction technology, like integration of new technologies to successful experimentation.
Women in Construction
This award category is for any company or individual championing equality and driving change within a workplace or on a project.
RTF Architecture & Design Awards 2025
Awards Schedule
15th Nov, 2024 | Registration begins
30th Nov, 2024 | Early registration deadline
31st Dec, 2024 | Standard registration deadline
31st Jan, 2025 | Late registration deadline
15th Feb, 2025 | Submission deadline
20th Feb, 2025 | Evaluation period begins
28th Feb, 2025 | Winners announcement
All dates in Eastern Standard Time (EST), UTC -5
RTF Architecture & Design Awards 2025
Submission Requirements
NOTE: The Project must be completed after 1st June 2021 to be eligible to participate in Rethinking The Future Architecture Awards 2025.
On completion of registration, you’ll receive RTF Awards Submission Kit within 24 hours, which will include the submission guidelines, sheets template, and design brief template to be used as the format for Award Entry.
- Submissions may contain any or all of the following, i.e. text, diagrams, plans, sections, sketches, photographs, graphics, collage, etc, in a combination without restrictions that can convey the visual summary of the design intent of the entrant comprehensively illustrating the:
(i) Response to challenges outlined in the Brief.
(ii) The emergence of a unified and relevant image of Design - Submission must contain Project Brief (not more than 500 words) in a .doc template file provided on completion of the Awards Registration
- Max. of 6, A3 size sheets (420mm X 297mm), in horizontal format and submitted as digital, colored, high-resolution files, meant for printing in JPEG format to be composed in sheet template files provided to participants upon completion of registration.
- Each submission must contain the ’Registration ID’ provided by the RTF at the time of registration, this ID must be written in bold Arial font, 5 mm in height on the top right corner of each submission entry as mentioned in the sheets template provided upon registration of the project.
- Submission must be free from any kind of identifying marks, such as and including firm logos, the name of the participant.
- The submissions will ONLY bear the Registration ID, given to an entrant after their successful registration, as a means of identification and any other identifying mark will make the entrant liable for disqualification.
- Submit your project as .Zip Folder with Registration ID as the folder name and upload on our portal.
Why Participating in RTF Architecture Awards/ Design Awards is the easiest thing to do!
When you participate in RTF Awards, you simply document your existing work and submit it in a required format. In the case of the Global Architecture & Design Awards, we give a submission kit and guidelines to make it easier for you to send in your entry. Now, this process doesn't require any extra staff or many working hours. You simply download the submission kit and fill in the details as asked and send in your entry.
Why Participate in any Architecture Awards or Design Awards?
In this digital world, relying only on the word of mouth to get your new clients is working hard not only for the young but for established firms too. Now, winning an award gives an immense boost to your studio presence and credibility. First, because winning a worldwide recognized architecture competition in itself is a commendable job that raises appreciation for you among the people, Second, it helps you get published across various mediums of platforms which builds your online and offline visibility which in turn gets you projects. And most importantly, consistent winning in awards gives you the most credibility that your firm has been performing well over the years.
Why RTF Architecture & Design Awards?
Global Architecture & Design Awards is organised by RTF | Rethinking The Future and judged by a panel consisting of leading figures from the architecture and design world. This means that RTF Awards has unprecedented credibility and reach.
Every shortlisted and winning entry will be published on RTF official channels with millions of views and shared via our huge newsletter audiences and social media, bringing significant recognition to successful entrants. Winning and Runner-Up studios will be able to promote the fact that they are Rethinking The Future Awards winners. In addition, winners will get a trophy and a certificate.
What makes Rethinking The Future Architecture & Design Awards 2024 Special?
First and foremost, RTF has been hosting these Awards for more than a decade. It gives a great pleasure when people share their winnings proudly after being one of the winners of RTF.
Secondly, RTF offers a great list of categories that leaves nobody out and gives equal opportunity to both established as well as young and novice architects & designers.
Third and most important is the esteemed Jury panel, our judging criteria have been carefully designed to ensure no decision is biased based on any reason.
Previous Winners at RTF Awards
Rethinking The Future Awards Winners include prestigious firms from around the world
including some of the biggest and novice firms both. Its a platform for all the firms across the globe where excellence wins irrespective of the size of the team or the size of the building.
Previous Winners in Rethinking The Future Awards include prestigious firms from around the world such as Bjarke Ingels Group & Dialog, Perkins Eastman, Page, RTKL, AHR, Aecom, Henning Larsen, CAZA, DLR Group, Behnisch Architekten, UNstudio, HOK, Gensler, HKA, LMN Architects, LAN Architecture, WOW Architects, EYP Inc., Line and Space LLC, IDOM UK Ltd, Christopher Charles Benninger Architects, and BIOME.
Among many Architecture Awards and design competitions, Rethinking The Future Architecture Awards are one of the most Renowned International Awards in the field of Architecture and Design. Winning a RTF Award validates your superior work and gives your clients and prospects the confidence they need to invest in your services. And what’s more, it puts you in the class of the international award winning architects.
About Rethinking The Future
RTF provides an interactive platform of the highest standard, acknowledging the projects amongst creative and influential industry professionals.
Born out of the need to create ‘Fresh Perspectives’ on international trends in Architecture and Design, RTF is now a well-established platform that is the goto platform for millions of people around the World. RTF stirs discussions on contemporary issues in the field of Architecture and the radical approach required to deal with them. RTF has been hosting Architecture Awards, Design Awards, Architecture Competitions & Design Competitions apart from the unusual Architectural Wiring, Photography and many competitions
