Archive
Formerly known as Women in Architecture, the W Awards celebrate exemplary work by women and non-binary people, and in the fields of gender and architecture. The work of all winners and finalists has been published in the pages of
The Architectural Review
since 2016 – visit the
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2025 Winners
Sara Alissa & Nojoud Alsudairi
of Syn Architects, Saudi Arabia – Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture
Rachel Elliott
of Lynch Architects, for Westminster Coroner’s Court in London – MJ Long Prize for Excellence in Practice
2024 Winners
Nguyễn Hà
Founder of ARB Architects – Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture 2024
Noelia Monteiro
Co-founder of Estudio Flume – highly commended Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture 2024
Jennifer Frewen
Associate director at Takero Shimazaki Architects – MJ Long Prize for Excellence in Practice 2024
Mycket
Mycket for Heaven – Prize for Research in Gender and Architecture
Iwona Buczkowska
Founder of Atelier Iwona Buczkowska – Jane Drew Prize for Architecture 2024
Angela Davis
Political activist, philosopher and writer – Ada Louise Huxtable Prize for Contribution to Architecture 2024
2023 Winners
Find out more about the 2023 W Awards winners and shortlists
here
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Viviana Pozzoli
Co-founder of Equipo de Arquitectura – Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture 2023
Kirsten Gabriëls Webb
Associate at Sergison Bates – MJ Long Prize for Excellence in Practice 2023
Part W
Part W for Women’s Work – Prize for Research in Gender and Architecture 2023
Kazuyo Sejima
Co-founder of SANAA – Jane Drew Prize for Architecture 2023
Phyllis Lambert
Founding Director Emeritus, Canadian Centre for Architecture – Ada Louise Huxtable Prize for Contribution to Architecture 2023
2022 Winners
Swati Janu
Founder of Social Design Collaborative – Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture 2022
Fiona Monkman
Islington Architects – MJ Long Prize for Excellence in Practice 2022
Farshid Moussavi
Jane Drew Prize for Architecture 2022
Mona Hatoum
Ada Louise Huxtable Prize for Contribution to Architecture 2022
2021 Winners
Find out more about the 2021 W Awards winners and finalists
here
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KATE MACINTOSH
Jane Drew Prize for Architecture 2021
LESLEY LOKKO
Ada Louise Huxtable Prize for Contribution to Architecture 2021
ALICE BROWNFIELD
MJ Long Prize for Excellence in Practice 2021
ARIADNA ARTIGAS, ANNA CLEMENTE, EULÀLIA DAVÍ, CRISTINA GAMBOA, LAURA LLUCH AND NÚRIA VILA FROM LACOL
Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture 2021
2020 Winners
Find out more about the 2020 W Awards winners and finalists
here.
FRANCESCA TORZO
Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture
TRACY MELLER
MJ Long Prize for Excellence in Practice
YASMEEN LARI
Jane Drew Prize for Architecture
BEATRIZ COLOMINA
Ada Louise Huxtable Prize for Contribution to Architecture
2019 Winners
Find out more about the 2019 W Awards winners and finalists
here.
XU TIANTIAN
Moira Gemmil Prize for Emerging Architecture
SHEILA O'DONNELL
Architect of the Year Prize
HELENE BINET
Ada Louise Huxtable Prize for Contribution to Architecture
ELIZABETH DILLER
Jane Drew Prize for Architecture
2018 Winners
Find out more about the 2018 W Awards winners and finalists
here.
SANDRA BARCLAY
Architect of the Year Prize
MADELON VRIESENDORP
Ada Louise Huxtable Prize for Contribution to Architecture
AMANDA LEVETE
Jane Drew Prize
GLORIA CABRAL
Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture
2017 Winners
Rozana Montiel, Gabriela Carrillo, Denise Scott Brown and Rachel Whiteread
Find out more about the 2017 W Awards winners and finalists
here.
2016 Winners
Gabriela Etchegaray, Jeanne Gang, Odile Decq and Julia Peyton-Jones
Find out more about the 2016 W Awards winners and finalists
here.
2015 Winners
Tatiana von Preussen, Catherine Pease and Jessica Reynolds; Teresa Borsuk; Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara; Jane Priestman
2014 Winners
Julia King, Francine Houben and Kathryn Findlay
2013 Winners
Olga Felip, Alison Brooks and Eva Jiřičná
2012 Winners
Hannah Lawson; Michál Cohen and Cindy Walters; Zaha Hadid