RIBA Stirling Prize 2026

The RIBA Stirling Prize is the UK’s highest architectural honour, awarded annually to the building that has made the greatest contribution to the evolution of architecture in the United Kingdom. The 2026 prize shortlist will be drawn from projects receiving RIBA National Awards in the summer, with the shortlist announced in September and the winner revealed at a ceremony in October.

The prize has previously recognised a wide range of building types, from cultural institutions and major infrastructure to housing and educational buildings. In recent years the judging has placed increasing emphasis on the social, environmental and long-term civic value of shortlisted projects alongside conventional architectural merit.

The Stirling Prize ceremony is one of the most significant evenings in the professional calendar for architects across the UK, generating broad public and media attention that few other architecture events can match. Full details of the 2026 ceremony date and venue will be published on the RIBA website in due course.