dates
Early Bird registration > by 2 March 2026
Regular registration > 3 March to 11 May 2026
Submission deadline > by 11 May 2026
Jury session > 26/27 May 2026
Announcement of awards > 14 July 2026
type of competition
Award
area of eligibility
Europe
eligible to participate
Architects, Interior Designers, Engineers/Technical Planners based in Europe
category
Each project must be submitted for a specific category:
Renovation and addition
Residential
Office and administrative buildings
Commercial and industrial buildings
Education buildings
Public buildings
Infrastructure buildings
Other buildings
Interior design
competition requirements
Eligible to compete are all buildings completed after 1 January 2021.
submission
The application documents must be submitted solely online (see above).
There is no postal delivery required. The project sheets will be printed by the organiser.
fees for application
Registration period Early Bird > by 2 March
Application fee : 220 Euro/CHF
+ production A2 project sheet : 70 Euro/CHF
= total : 290 Euro/CHF
Registration period Regular > 3 March to 11 May
Application fee : 290 Euro/CHF
+ production A2 project sheet : 70 Euro/CHF
= total : 360 Euro/CHF
The fees include the preparation of the digitally uploaded data, the creation of a jury dossier as well as the production and presentation of the DIN A2 project sheet during the jury session.
All fees are per registered project (plus VAT).
fees if the project
wins an award
In the event of an award, the following Creative Services fee will be charged:
«best architects 27 award» : 2,400 EUR/CHF
«best architects 27 award» in gold : 2,600 EUR/CHF
Fee per awarded project (plus VAT)
The award includes the following Creative Services:
Unlimited use of the label
«best architects 27» / «best architects 27» in gold
Presentation of the winning project on 4 pages (5 pages for gold award) in the publication «best architects 27»
Two personalised «best architects 27» / «best architects 27» in gold award certificates
Online presentation on www.bestarchitects.de
Further Services:
Editing and translation of the explanatory text for the project
One specimen copy of the «best architects 27» publication free of charge
Special conditions when ordering additional copies of the publication
Press relations
plaque
All award winners have the option of ordering a «best architects 27» plaque with or without wall mounting.
organiser
The design agency «zinnobergruen» is the initiator and organiser of the award.