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Jury 2026
Cen Shen
Award-winning architectural designer, founder of CSLab and Architectural Designer at Elicc Group. A Columbia University graduate, her work focuses on building envelope design, material research, environmental strategies, and emerging technologies. She has received numerous international design awards, including the IF Design Award 2026, and has served as a jury member for WGA INSPIRELI AWARDS.
USA
Alyona Plaskonnaya
Is an interior designer specializing in residential and public spaces. She is Chair of the Design&Decor Club and actively supports the development of the professional design community in Belarus. A frequent speaker and media expert, she participates in international design events and awards. She is a finalist of the TANU Design Award and Architecture Award Georgia, and serves as Art Director of the KUKHA DESIGN AWARD
Belarus
Cid BLANCO JR.
Cid Blanco Jr. is a Brazilian architect and urban planner with 25 years of international experience in sustainable urban development, housing, metropolitan governance, and strategic planning. He holds a PhD in Urbanism from the University of Lisbon and served as Co-Director of the UIA UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals Commission from 2022 to 2026. His professional experience includes collaboration with governmental institutions, UN agencies, and international development banks, with a strong focus on social inclusion and citizen participation.
BRAZIL
Merab Bolkvadze
Is a Honored Architect of Georgia, Doctor of Architecture, and Professor. With over four decades of professional experience in architecture and urban planning, he has contributed to major urban development projects, including Tbilisi’s Urban Development Concept and Land Use Master Plan. He has participated in numerous national and international competitions and received several awards, including a Bronze Medal for the International Competition for Tbilisi’s Urban Development Concept and First Prize for the Tbilisi Land Use Master Plan Update. He continues his academic and professional work in architecture and urban planning.
Georgia
Herson D. Suquino
Architect with 22 years of international experience across North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, working in residential, hospitality, commercial, mixed-use, civic architecture, interior design, and urban planning. Licensed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida, he combines design vision, technical expertise, and an international approach to architecture, with a focus on innovation, collaboration, and high-quality design.
USA
Nino Imnadze
Is a Georgian architect, PhD in Architecture and Professor at Georgian Technical University. She specializes in architectural design, modern architecture and urban research, and has participated in international workshops and academic programs, including at Politecnico di Milano. She is also involved in UIA architectural education initiatives.
Georgia
James Worth
Is an Australian landscape architect and Director of Worth Design Co-Lab, specializing in landscape architecture, green infrastructure, sustainable urban design, and public spaces. His work focuses on integrating people, architecture, landscape, and natural systems, with an emphasis on sustainability, climate resilience, and community. He has professional experience across Australia, the Maldives, and the UAE. In 2026, he founded International Design Conversations, an international platform promoting dialogue on sustainable design, climate resilience, and the future of cities.
Australia
Kirill Kukharchuk
Is an internationally qualified designer, architect, artist, educator, and researcher, with over 20 years of experience in interior design. He is a regular speaker at international forums and conferences and serves as a jury member for architecture and design competitions and awards in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus. He is also a co-founder of the KUKHA DESIGN AWARD and Head Senior Lecturer at DESIGN&DÉCOR SCHOOL.
Belarus
Nestan Advadze
Is an experienced urban planning professional who has held various positions at Tbilisi City Hall, including Chief Specialist and Head of Unit in the Urban Development and Architecture Departments. She has served as a member and Executive Secretary of the Council for Regulation of Land Use and Development in Tbilisi Municipality. She has also worked as an urban planning consultant for leading Georgian architectural firms and as an invited lecturer in the Master’s Program in Urban Architecture at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts.
Georgia
Laura Sharipova
Is President of the TANU Professional Association of Architects and Designers of Kazakhstan, founded in 2015. She is the founder of the TANU ecosystem, bringing together professional community, education, media, and industry projects in architecture and design. She also founded the TANU Design Award and the TOP 100 Architects and Designers of Kazakhstan project. Interior Designer | 26+ years of professional experience.
Kazakhstan
Oussama HAMAL
Is an Associate Professor at the National School of Architecture of Marrakech (ENAM), Morocco, and holds a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the National School of Engineers of Rabat (EMI). His academic and research interests lie at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Architecture, Smart Cities, Digital Twins, BIM, GIS, IoT, and emerging technologies. His work focuses particularly on digital transformation, intelligent urban systems, AI-driven innovation, and the integration of emerging technologies into architecture and the built environment.
Morocco
Robert Bedner
Is an architect and Director of Cura Design, with extensive international experience, including work with Sverre Fehn, Renzo Piano, and Vito Acconci. His practice focuses on biophilic and regenerative architecture, integrating design, technology, and nature. Cura Design has completed over 175 projects in the UK and internationally. Robert has served on the Southwest Design Review Panel since 2014 and regularly speaks at international conferences on biophilic design, sustainability, and architecture.
United Kingdom
MARIKA KURTISHVILI
Founder and Major Architect at SHAKHTA Ltd Certified Juror of INSPIRELI AWARDS, the world\'s largest student architecture competition. Invited lecturer of The University of Georgia (UG) Author of public, cultural heritage and residential buildings. Studied at Tbilisi State Academy of Fine Arts, Faculty of Architecture and Design. Lives and works in Tbilisi.
Georgia
Nmadili Okwumabua
Is a cultural designer, urbanist, and educator, and Founder of CPDI Africa. With over 30 years of experience, her work focuses on African-centered architecture, cultural heritage, sustainable design, and urban planning. She is also Founder of the Global Studio for African Centered Architecture (GSACA) and the Center for Afrocentric Design Advancement (CADA) in Abuja, Nigeria.
USA/Nigeria
Zakaria (Shakri) Kurdiani
He has extensive professional experience in Georgia, Russia, and Germany, working with leading architectural firms and studios. He is a Professor at the Tbilisi State Academy of Fine Arts and Founder and Director of Architectural & Design Group LLC. He is a laureate of numerous national and international architectural competitions.
Georgia
Roxana Karam
United Kingdom (UK) Senior Landscape Architect | PhD | Landscape Institute Awards 2026 Finalist | Founder, Gap to Green | Research-led & Data-driven Landscape Design
United Kingdom
Babakishiyev
Is Secretary of the Union of Architects of Azerbaijan and a Corresponding Member of the International Academy of Architecture. In 2012, he was awarded the “Taraggi” (Progress) Medal by the President of Azerbaijan for his contributions to architecture. He is also the head of the architectural firm Studio 203
Azerbaijan
David Vashakidze
Is a Georgian architect and founder of David Vashakidze Architects. He holds a Master of Architecture degree from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts and has extensive professional experience in architecture and project management. His work has received awards in national and international competitions, and he has served as a jury member for several architectural and design awards.
Georgia
David Tsutskiridze
Is a Georgian architect, founder and principal architect of Tsutskiridze+Architects. A graduate of the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, he specializes in healthcare and public architecture. He is an International Associate Member of the AIA and a Professional Member of the IIDA. His projects, including the award-winning Gagua Clinic, have received international recognition.
Georgia
Torsten Münster
Is a German entrepreneur and landscape edging specialist with nearly 30 years of international experience in landscape construction and horticulture. Since 2005, he has been Managing Owner of Sachsenband Metalltechnik GmbH and is also Shareholder & Manager of QualityEdging FZ LLC in the UAE. His expertise includes materials, sustainability, durability, and practical implementation in landscape projects.
Germany
MICHAEL BERNIER
Founder and lead designer of Michael Bernier Design, with more than 15 years of experience in landscape and environmental design. His work connects architecture, nature, and lifestyle through biophilic, sustainable, and climate-responsive landscapes. His award-winning practice focuses on creating healthier, more connected relationships between people and the natural environment.
USA
Nugzar Khvedeliani
Is a Doctor of Architecture and Professor at the Georgian Technical University, where he has served as Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Urbanism and Design since 2024. He has extensive professional experience in architectural and urban design and is a co-founder of Atrium architectural studio. His academic and professional interests include architecture, urban planning, environmental design, and cultural and ecological aspects of the built environment.
Georgia
PEDRO PAES LIRA
Architect, urban planner, and entrepreneur with more than 20 years of professional experience in architecture, urbanism, landscape design, and environmental consulting. His work focuses on connecting cities with nature through landscape-led urban regeneration, biodiversity, and nature-based solutions. He is the founder and partner of Natureza Urbana, where he develops multidisciplinary projects that integrate architecture, urban planning, landscape, and strategic development.
BRAZIL
Dimitri Mosulishvili
Member of the Architects\' Union of Georgia. Honored Architect of Georgia. Founder of the Architects\' Association of Georgia and the Style magazine. Founder and organizer of the international - Architectural Award - competition. Chief Architect of the company ADS. Author of numerous realized architectural projects.
Georgia
Nino Laghidze
Is Doctor of Architecture and Professor at The University of Georgia. She is Editor-in-Chief of STYLE Magazine, Chairperson of the Association of Architects of Georgia and Organizer of the annual international competition - Architectural Award.
Georgia
Award Ceremony
The best works
Award Ceremony
The international competition - "Architectural Award", initially organized by the magazine "Style", and later jointly with the "Georgian Association of Architects" - is being held for the twentieth time this year!
This year, the magazine "Style" turned 26 years old, and the "Georgian Association of Architects" - 15 years old.
The best projects were identified from about two hundred works submitted in the competition nominations.
The architectural competition was first organized by the magazine "Style" in 2006. Since then, it has been traditionally held every year for professionals working in the field of architecture and interior design, and since 2006, the "Architectural Award" has created a space where architecture, professional opinion and new ideas meet.
For two decades, the competition has brought together architects, designers and professionals from different generations and consistently continues to support architectural culture and professional dialogue. 2006 – 2025 - twenty years, reflected in one story, which combines fragments of award ceremonies of past years - people, projects, meetings and important moments that have gradually created the history of the “Architecture Prize”.
Architecture changes. Ideas develop. Generations change. Professional heritage continues.
In 2026, a new chapter is added to this story. The international competition covers the fields of urban planning, buildings, residential or public space and interior design. The competition has aroused considerable interest and active support from companies associated with the fields of architecture and construction, both in Georgia and internationally. All this determines the perfect and successful alliance between the investor and the architect. From 2006 to the present, about 4,000 architectural works have been entered into the international competition. Over the history of our competition, about 100 companies have supported us.
From the very beginning, that is, for 26 years, a loyal supporter of the magazine "Style" and for 20 years the general sponsor of the "Architectural Award" is:
Caparol, one of the best and leading companies among the largest manufacturers in the field of construction paints in Europe.
The sponsors of the competition are:
Roniko company
which has been the leader of the optical market in the leading cities of the country for three decades
Zodi company
Renovation facing materials. The largest selection of natural stones and interior and exterior doors in Georgia!
Company Max Mara
An Italian fashion house founded in 1951, which has become a symbol of a modern, independent and confident woman. The brand's philosophy combines fashion, architecture and design, with a special emphasis on the individuality and strength of women.
Company Monte Salotti
A premium furniture showroom focused on the production and delivery of high-quality furniture. The main concept of the company is the implementation of individual Custom Made projects.
Company Mokaf Room
Official importer of Italian and German premium sanitary ware in Georgia. Mokaf Room - a space where design is a priority
The competition is supported by the
Company Orion
One of the largest manufacturers of decorative lamps in Europe is the Austrian Company. The official representative of Orion in Georgia is "House of Light Orion".
Landscape Design and Garden Center Company - Greenland
Company Vinotelsi Wine Boutique
The "Vinotelsi" brand represents winemaking, which combines the production of both Kakhetian and Imeretian wine varieties. The company has a surprisingly beautiful cellar in Kakheti and many plans in the field of winemaking.
Media Supporters
Radio Fortuna and Fortuna Plus
Urban Media
Homies ge
Our project’s photo provision is provided by the company Racha Mountains
This year, the twentieth international architectural competition - “Architectural Award 2026” is adorned with a special jury - along with Georgian professionals, architects from different countries of the world - the United States of America, Germany, Great Britain, Australia, Morocco, Nigeria, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan - who are great masters of their craft in architecture, design, urbanism or education.
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to each of them. Thank you for completely selflessly and friendlyly supporting us, sharing your precious time, knowledge and unique vision within the framework of the “Architectural Award 2026”. Your support is very important to us. Each member of the community could also evaluate the competition works and express their own views. By comparing these assessments, the best objects in each nomination were selected.
This year, among the works uploaded for the competition in the student nomination, several groups of objects with the same purpose were identified, therefore, the organizing committee of the competition, in accordance with the competition conditions, divided these objects into three nominations and their evaluation was also carried out independently. You can familiarize yourself with all the competition works on the competition website, where the competition projects were evaluated by our site users and a professional jury.
The competition considered works - realized, realization projects and student works - according to the following nominations:
1. Individual residential house (realized)
2. Residential interior (realized)
3. Public building (realized)
4. Public interior (realized)
5. Restoration-reconstruction (realized)
6. Furniture design (realized)
7. Student project
8. Urban planning student project
9. Student project of a public building
10. Architectural project
11. Urban planning project
12. Landscape architecture
The works were evaluated based on the following criteria:
• Form;
• Function;
• Innovation;
• Conceptuality;
• Synchronization with reality (adaptation).
- The winners of the international competition nominations were awarded the "Architectural Prize 2026".
The members of the organizing committee, in addition to the organizers of the project, are also laureates of international competitions "Architectural Prize".
The composition of the international jury was approved by one of the organizers of the international competition "Architectural Prize 2026" - the Georgian Association of Architects.
The international jury of the "Architectural Prize 2026" selected the best projects from the competition entries. The professional jury members evaluated the objects on a 10-point system.
Finally, one, three and four best objects were selected in each nomination, of which one, the owner of the highest score, was specially noted.
The Association of Architects established
the Honorary Award of the Association. This year, for the thirteenth time, this award was presented to the Honored Architect of Georgia, Ms. Mariam Tsagareli, for her great contribution to the development and popularization of Georgian architecture and fruitful creative work.
The general sponsor of the competition, Caparoli, presented a gift to its chosen nominee. The “Architectural Award” was presented by the company Vinotelsi Wine Boutique. The sponsor companies of the competition - Roniko, Zodi, Orion, Monte Salotti; Max Maram, Mokap Rum, “Greenland” presented gifts to their chosen nominees.
At the end of the award ceremony, after reviewing the results of the international festival and the competition, the international competition - “Architectural Award 2027” was announced.
The award ceremony and presentation were covered in the mass media, on the websites: www.archiaward.com; on the social network: https://www.facebook.com/archigeorgia and are published in the magazine "Style" (#93).
If you are interested in the International Architectural Festival - for participation and support, please contact us at the following address:
Tbilisi, 0171, Berbuki Street #3 Tel: 593 42 74 73; E-mail: laghidze.n@gmail.com
PS. For detailed information about international competitions and our activities, please visit the websites: www.archiaward.com; www.Archias.ge