The 51st Cycle of the WA Awards 10+5+X is now open for entries! 

The WA Awards 10+5+X is an online architecture awards program that celebrates its 51st cycle and is recognized for its more inclusive process.

Architects, interior designers, and students worldwide are welcome to submit their entries for the WA Awards 10+5+X 51st Cycle until 18 July (23:59 GMT +0).

If you are a WAC member, sign into your account here. If you're not a WAC member yet, create an account and submit your entry. 

More than 2,450 projects were crowned at the WA Awards 10+5+X

The WA Awards is a global program that celebrates originality, innovation, diversity, and creativity in architecture. These awards focus on projects that have not yet been publicly showcased, highlighting a commitment to architectural excellence.

To date, the WA Awards program has recognized over 2,450 projects in the fields of architecture, interior design, and student work. Are you interested in making your innovative project a winner of the WA Awards?

The WA Awards 10+5+X has a standard submission deadline

There is a fixed deadline for the WA Awards, and only a limited number of categories are available for submission. Importantly, the participation fee remains the same as the deadline approaches.

By registering with WAC on this page, architects, interior designers, and students studying architecture and interior design can submit their projects until July 18 at 23:59 GMT +0.

Start your entry today by creating an account and selecting the appropriate category: Architect, Interior Designer, or Student (Academic) to accurately represent your status.

WA Awards 10+5+X 50th Cycle Winner Posters

Who are eligible members at WA Awards 10+5+X?

Applications for the WA Awards 10+5+X are open exclusively to architects, architecture firms, interior designers, interior design firms, and students studying architecture and interior design.

The WA Awards 10+5+X program has two main sections: Architecture and Interior Design. Participants must submit their projects under one of three subcategories: Realized, Designed, or Student, after selecting the appropriate section.

It is essential for participants to ensure that their submissions meet the specific requirements for each category. Detailed information about the categories can be found on the designated page.

Schedule of WA Awards 10+5+X

The WA Awards 10+5+X are typically organized into three to four cycles each year, with each cycle lasting approximately three to three and a half months. Participants can submit their projects until the specified deadline for each cycle.

The deadline for submissions for the 51st Cycle of the WA Awards is Friday, July 18, 2025.

The voting period for the 51st Cycle is expected to begin towards the end of July, and we plan to announce the winners in the middle of August. For more information about how to participate and the current submission deadlines, please visit our How to Participate page.

High-resolution (print-quality) posters of previous Awards Winners

Who are the jurors for the WA Awards? 

The WA Awards Jury consists of an elite group of invited architects, renowned critics, scholars, theorists, editors of architectural magazines, curators, and other professionals. This first jury panel includes previous WA Award winners and WAC Honorary Members.

The second jury panel for the awards program is made up of academics, students, architects, and interior designers who have registered on our platform and are members of the World Architecture Community. This panel is responsible for selecting the next five winning projects.

Nikos Fintikakis, co-founder of SYNTHESIS AND RESEARCH, Professor Şengül Öymen Gür, acclaimed Indonesian architect Budi Sukada, who is senior lecturer at the University of Tarumanagara, artist and teacher Ruth Jacobson, Alhadeff Architects founder Giancarlo Alhadeff, Sanjay Puri, the founder of Sanjay Puri Architects, architectural consultant Jane Samuels, are among the WAC's Honorary Members.

The World Architecture Community will announce the Voting period on WAC website, emails and social media. The voting stages for WAC Members, Honorary Members, and past WA Award Winners are simultaneously held on the WA Awards 10+5+X Submissions page.

WA Awards 10+5+X has a low-pricing policy

The WA Awards 10+5+X has implemented a low-pricing policy to encourage worldwide participation. This program aims to increase global involvement and establish the WA Awards as the most affordable and accessible online awards initiative.

Furthermore, the program seeks to enhance visibility between large organizations and medium- to small-sized architectural offices. Participants will not incur any additional fees when they pay for each category in the competition cycle.

WA Awards Winners get a special WA Award Winner Poster and a digital WA Award Certificate

Winners of the WA Awards will receive a high-resolution digital WA Award Winner Poster and a digital WA Award Certificate. These will be provided to participants within a few weeks after the announcement of the winners.

Any questions? 

See our How To Participate page for visual instructions and to start your entry. For any additional inquiries about WA Awards 10+5+X, please reach out to the WAC team via [email protected].

The top image in the poster: TETRO Architecture's Seriema House in Brazil won the WA Awards in the 50th Cycle in the Architecture/Realised category. Image © Luisa Lage. 

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