W Awards

The W Awards, formerly known as the Women in Architecture awards, celebrate exemplary work by women and non-binary people, from lifetimes of achievement to the work of those with bright futures ahead, from the design of the world’s most significant new buildings to contributions to wider architectural culture.

The 2026 edition of the W Awards is now open for entries. Enter or nominate a practitioner by clicking here
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Issue 1519
March 2025
£18.50


W Awards 2025

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W Awards 2025 winners revealed

The winners of the 2025 W Awards Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture and MJ Long Prize for Excellence in Practice have been revealed in Venice

Ada Louise Huxtable and Jane Drew Prizes 2025

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Suad Amiry (1951–)

The Palestinian conservation advocate and writer teaches spatial practitioners to imagine a built world beyond the rubble

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Anne Lacaton (1955–)

The ethos of this unusually discreet starchitect, one half of French practice Lacaton & Vassal, is both frugal and generous, a shining light in the climate emergency

Prize for Research in Gender and Architecture

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Designing Motherhood: the design history of reproduction

From breast pumps to maternity wards, the work of Designing Motherhood concerns not only parents but all humans

Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture 2025

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Portfolio: Sara Alissa and Nojoud Alsudairi, Syn Architects
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Portfolio: Marialuisa Borja, Al Borde
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Portfolio: Ana María Gutiérrez, Organizmo
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Portfolio: Ashleigh Killa, The MAAK

MJ Long Prize for Excellence in Practice 2025

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Westminster Coroner’s Court in London, UK by Lynch Architects
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Sunspot in Jaywick Sands, UK by HAT Projects
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Voysey House in Chiswick, UK by dMFK Architects
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Faith Museum in Bishop Auckland, UK by Níall McLaughlin Architects

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