Join the world’s largest celebration of architectural concepts, images and ideas — and see your work published in print and online!
Now open for entries, Architizer’s Vision Awards recognizes the radical ideas shaping the future of the built environment. This prestigious awards program celebrates outstanding architectural visions, with accolades dedicated to the year’s best conceptual architecture, renderings, photography, video, drawings, models and more.
Whether your work encompasses an entire conceptual project or a single image, your vision deserves to be recognized — what matters most is the clarity, imagination and creative vision behind the work. Get started on your submission today, and complete it before Midnight PT on May 9th, 2025 to secure your Early Bird discount:
See Your Work Published in Print and Online
The Vision Awards are hosted by Architizer.com, the largest online community of architects in the world, with an audience 7+ million strong. Entries are judged by distinguished industry luminaries in a variety of disciplines, as well as by Architizer’s editorial team. Finalists and winners will be recognized as the year’s most influential architectural visionaries in their respective fields and receive year-round recognition for their work.
The Vision Awards provides a unique opportunity to see your work published in our upcoming print publication, How to Visualize Architecture, an essential guide to architectural storytelling for design professionals around the globe. Stay tuned for more details on this brand new book!
Winners will also receive:
- Global editorial coverage: Inclusion in the Winners Announcement and The Visionary 100 on Architizer.com, providing lifelong visibility for your work.
- Social media spotlight: See your work shared with an audience of 4.75M+ across Architizer’s social media channels.
- Official Winner’s Certificate and digital badges to promote and celebrate your status as a visionary in architecture.
New Categories for Conceptual Projects, Visionary Firms and More
The 2025 Vision Awards will highlight the industry’s boldest architectural concepts, ideas and imagery, rewarding architecture firms and industry specialists for their storytelling abilities and visual communication.
The program’s expanded range of categories is designed to celebrate a diverse range of architectural visions, from single images to full projects, through a variety of typologies and mediums.
The Ark Shanghai Cement Factory Warehouse Renovation by MAD Architects, Shanghai, China | Jury Winner, Unbuilt Sustainable Non-Residential Project, 12th Annual A+Awards
More than 50 accolades will celebrate visionary firms and creative professionals through three main category groups: The Concept, Vision and Visionary categories.
Concept Categories: Celebrating Pioneering Unbuilt Projects
The Concept Categories showcase unbuilt works, planned projects and visions for the future of architecture in six images or less through a variety of creative mediums. Examples include:
- Visions for Housing: Unbuilt projects that propose new models for living — whether through innovative construction methods, co-living solutions, affordable housing strategies, or net-zero residential design.
- Vision for Nature: Unbuilt projects that explore new relationships between the built and natural worlds—whether through biomimetic structures, regenerative ecosystems, or nature-integrated urbanism.
- Vision for Small Spaces: Unbuilt projects that maximize efficiency, adaptability, and livability in small-scale architecture—whether through micro-housing, prefabrication, or modular urban infill solutions.
Jamsu Bridge Pedestrianization by Arch Mist, Seoul, South Korea | Special Mention, Unbuilt Transportation, 12th Annual A+Awards
Vision Categories: Honoring Outstanding Architectural Representation
The Vision Categories are designed to celebrate standout single images or videos across every creative discipline: Renderings, photography, video, drawing and models. Examples include:
- Photorealistic Rendering: Computer-generated visualizations and renderings that depict architecture in a compelling and highly detailed way.
- Black & White Photograph: Monochrome photographs that reveal the essence of architectural space, emphasizing composition, contrast, and material qualities.
- Making Of Videos: Films that document the making of architecture, from concept to completion.
- Hand-Drawing: Hand-drawn architectural drawings that skillfully communicate space, structure, or detail.
- Concept Model: Models that represent early-stage design thinking—whether abstract massing studies, parametric experiments, or material-driven explorations.
Philippe Sarfati, Photographer of the Year, Professional Winner, Inaugural Vision Awards
Visionary Categories: Spotlighting the World’s Best Architectural Creators
Honoring innovative design firms and creators demonstrating excellence in architectural representation and ideation in each of architecture’s core creative disciplines. Examples include:
- Architectural Photographer of the Year
- Rendering Artist of the Year
- Architectural Videographer of the Year
- Architectural Illustrator of the Year
- Architectural Visionary of the Year
Together, the Vision Awards Winners will form a vibrant international exhibition that spotlights the world’s most innovative thinkers in architecture — a source of inspiration for clients and collaborators alike.
Multiple Ways to Win
For each Vision Awards category, two accolades are up for grabs: The Jurors’ Choice Award, selected by an expert jury of industry experts and thought leaders, and the Editors’ Choice Award, selected by Architizer’s Editorial Team from the shortlisted nominees in each category. The shortlisted nominees will comprise up to five top-scoring entries, as marked by the Vision Awards jury.
Front of House:Back of House by John Muggenborg Architectural Photography | Studio Winner, Interior photography, Inaugural Vision Awards
The Vision Awards boasts a multidisciplinary panel of jurors that comprises influential figures in the fields of architecture, design, technology, film and beyond, all of whom have a passion for visualizing our built environment. Submitting an entry provides an excellent chance for your work to be showcased to those who are shaping the future of architecture and how it is perceived by the world. Select jurors include:
- Steven Holl, Founder, Steven Holl Architects
- Keely Colcleugh, Founder and CEO, Kilograph
- Ema Peter, Principal & Owner, Ema Peter Photography
- Bless Yee, Project Architect, DLR Group
- Carlotta Cominetti, Co-Founder, VirginLemon
- Marcelo Coehlo, Head of Design, Formlabs
- Arjun Desai and Katherine Chia, Founders, Desai Chia Architecture
Entrants can also opt in to the Editor’s “Best of the Year” Awards, for which Architizer’s editors will develop a shortlist and award one “Best of the Year” accolade in each of the six main category groups (drawing, model, rendering, photograph, video and architectural concept).
Join an Illustrious List of Architectural Visionaries
Large-scale section model of ‘The Tip of Nordø‘ by Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects | Special Mention, Physical Models, Inaugural Vision Awards
The Winners of the inaugural Vision Awards reads like a who’s-who of architectural ideas — they include:
- CEBRA architecture, innovative Denmark-based architecture firm
- Refik Anadol, renowned media artist with work exhibited at MoMA
- Bruce Engel, international architect and photographer
- Brad Feinknopf, sought-after American architectural photographer
- Sordo Madeleno, preeminent Mexican architecture and design firm
- Leckie Studio Architecture + Design, progressive Canadian design studio
Demonstrate the Power of Architectural Representation
2 AC[COMMUN] by Tehran Platform | Special Mention, Unbuilt Multi Unit Housing (L>10 Floors)
At Architizer, we have a profound appreciation for the art of architectural representation — after all, we wouldn’t be here without the extraordinary images uploaded to our platform every day. At their best, these photographs, videos, drawings, renderings and models communicate complex ideas about architecture with graceful simplicity, providing us with a lens through which to view our built environment with a fresh perspective.
For this reason, the Vision Awards is a vital initiative, providing an opportunity to celebrate those creators who often go unrecognized despite their critical contribution to architecture.
To be a part of it, get your entry started today, and share your architectural visions with the world. We can’t wait to see your work!
Top photo by Kevin Scott, 2023 Vision Awards Finalist, Architectural Photographer of the Year
