2026 CAA Awards Programme ‘Maximising the contribution by architects to the wellbeing of society’ Aukland, New Zealand
09 September 2026
Professional Practice Awards • CAA Chair of Professional Practice • Caribbean & Americas • Europe • Africa • Asia • Pacific
: Ms Sui-Te Wu, (UK) : Mr Bryan Bullen, (Grenada) : Mr Chris Briffa (Malta) : Mr Christian Benimana (Rwanda) : Prof Dr Yasmeen Lari, (Pakistan) : Ms Caroline Pidcock, (Australia)
Education Awards • CAA Chair of Education • Caribbean & Americas • Europe • Africa • Asia • Pacific
: Mr Umar Saeed, (Pakistan) : Ms Nooshin Esmaeili, (Canada) : Dr Byron Ioannou, (Cyprus) : Dr Hermie Delport, (South Africa) : Prof Sajida Vandal, (Pakistan) : Dr Charmaine ‘Ilaiū Talei, (New Zealand)
2026 CAA Awards Programme, Jury Members
2026 CAA Awards Ceremony Education Awards
09 September 2026
2026 CAA Awards Ceremony Education Awards CAA Student Awa rd: The CAA Student Award recognises the work of students in Years 1-3 which creatively addresses issues associated with social, economic, and environmental wellbeing in the context of the current biodiversity crisis and climate emergency. CAA President’s Awa rd: The CAA President’s Award recognises the work of students in Years 4, 5 & 6 which critically and creatively addresses the issues associated with social, economic, and environmental well-being in the context of the current biodiversity crisis and climate emergency.
09 September 2026
2026 CAA Awards Ceremony Education Awards Student Awards (for Years 1-3)
09 September 2026
University
No Entry
École Nationale Supérieure des Travaux Publics, Cameroon 466 Urine To Life: A Climate-Responsive Ecological Urinal For Urban Africa
Entrant Leka Ambassa Farhnerre Florine
National College of Arts, Pakistan
458 Parallel Canopy; A Sustainable Third Space
NFC Institute of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan
270 Resonating Space, the architectural language of Music Charis Masood
Ravensbourne University, United Kingdom
522 Within the Frame
Callum Copping
School of Explorative Architecture, South Africa
506 Pniel Artisanal Tourism School
Hannah Loudon
Uganda Martyrs University, Uganda
467 Wellness Centre
Mooli Joshua
443 The Harmony Hub
Tushabe Yasin
518 Seamless Transition, a Landscape of Mutual Support
David Ntensibe
350 Threads of Living
Murtaza Mustafa
488 Adaptive Reuse
Ali Arshad
University of Karachi, Pakistan
2026 CAA Student Awards, Commendations
Rana Aayan Nazir
2026 CAA Student’s Award, Joint Regional Winner, Africa Tylo Barends, School of Explorative Architecture, South Africa ‘ The Stillpoint, Palimpsest, and The Filter’
2026 CAA Student’s Award, Joint Regional Winner, Africa Nanjovu Pearl, Uganda Martyrs University ‘Interlude with Place’
2026 CAA Student’s Award, Regional Winner, Europe Joshua Hallam, Architectural Association School of Architecture, UK ‘Synanceus’
2026 CAA Student’s Award, Joint Regional Winner, Asia M Abdulah, NFC Institute of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan ‘Shajar E Ilm, A Living Knowledge Commons’
2026 CAA Student’s Award, Joint Regional Winner, Asia Hamna Irfan, University of Karachi, Pakistan ‘Amphibious Ecological Housing for Keti Bandar’
2026 CAA Student’s Award, Overall Winner Maha Fatima Ghauri, NFC Institute of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan ‘Uraan, The Wings Of Self-Reliance’
2026 CAA Student Awards, Overall Winner Maha Fatima Ghauri, NFC Institute of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan ‘Uraan, The Wings Of Self-Reliance’
2026 CAA Student Awards, Overall Winner Maha Fatima Ghauri, NFC Institute of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan ‘Uraan, The Wings Of Self-Reliance’
2026 CAA Awards Ceremony
09 September 2026
2026 CAA Awards Ceremony Education Awards President’s Awards (for Years 3-6)
09 September 2026
University
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Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology,
432 Eco-Homes: Enhancing The Urban Poor Of Sattola, Nazifa Nawar Subha
Bangladesh Dalhousie University, Canada
Entry
Entra nt
Dhaka 508 Mud Creek: Shifting Landscapes And Evolving
Sophie Fitzgerald
Memories Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (Juja), Kenya Khulna University, Bangladesh
335 The African Heritage Archives And Research
Kirimi Kathurima
Institute, Nairobi, Kenya 427 The Third Shore (Reconnecting River, City, And
Ashrafuz Zaman
Collective Memory At Barisal Waterfront) Kyambogo University, Uganda
523 New Beginnings
Muwanguzi Samuel
Nazeer Hussain University, Pakistan
532 Indus Downstream Challenges
Muhammad Areeb Khan
University of Bath, United Kingdom
431 Living Material Campus
Cameron Straughan
University of Karachi, Pakistan
447 Home As A Place Of Connection: Architecture For
Fatima Siddiqui
Family And Emotional Wellbeing
2024 CAA President’s Awards, Commendations
2026 CAA President’s Awards, Joint Regional Winner, Europe Paige Hurst, De Montfort University, UK ‘Samudaya Beyond the Arches’
2026 CAA President’s Awards, Joint Regional Winner, Europe Jake Southcombe, De Montford University, UK ‘Reinventing the Railway’
2026 CAA President’s Awards, Regional Winner, Asia Sakib Nasir Khan, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology ‘In Transition: Adaptive T-Shelters for Dense Urban Community Recovery’
2026 CAA President’s Awards, Overall Winner James Corles, The University of Auckalnd, New Zealand ‘Grainform’
2026 CAA President’s Awards, Overall Winner James Corles, The University of Auckalnd, New Zealand ‘Grainform’
2026 CAA Awards Ceremony
09 September 2026
2026 CAA Awards Ceremony Professional Practice Awards CAA Environmenta l Impa ct Awa rd: The CAA Environmental Impact Award recognises work in any sector which can demonstrate having achieved a significant positive environmental impact in areas such as circular economy, energy & carbon, water, ecology & biodiversity and/or connectivity & transport. CAA Socia l Impa ct Awa rd: The CAA Social Impact Award recognises work in any sector which can demonstrate having achieved significant positive social impact in areas such as affordability, community development, health & well-being, and social value.
09 September 2026
2026 CAA Awards Ceremony Professional Practice Awards Social Impact Award
09 September 2026
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Commendation Kounkuey Design Initiative, Kenya ‘Nairobi Urban Fabrics Initiative at Kahawa Soweto’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Commendation Bangal Sthapati, Bangladesh ‘Police Cafe, Sirajganj’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Commendation Institute of Architects Bangladesh ‘…100 Homes for Marginalised Rural Communities in Bangladesh ’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Commendation Framework, Bangladesh ‘Megh- Rod (Sun and Cloud)’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Commendation SALT Architects, Australia ‘Apex High School Stellenbosch’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Commendation WM Creative Studio-Relab, Pakistan ‘Darul Qiyam: Flood Resilient Habitat, Empowering Communities’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Commendation Heritage Cell, NED University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan ‘Manchar Lake Mohannas: Safeguarding the Last Surviving Houseboat Village’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Commendation Public Realm Lab, Australia ‘Powerhouse Place’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Commendation DWm4 Architects, Bangladesh ‘Al Falah Jame Mosque’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Commendation DB Studios, Pakistan ‘Vision Pakistan’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Commendation Stevens Lawson Architects Ltd, New Zealand ‘HomeGround’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Regional Winner Enrico Morriello, Rwanda ‘Mpazi Inclusive Rehousing Project’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Regional Winner Enrico Morriello, Rwanda ‘Mpazi Inclusive Rehousing Project’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Regional Winner VITTI Sthapati Brindo Ltd, Bangladesh ‘Narayanganj City Park and Baburail Canal Restoration’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Regional Winner VITTI Sthapati Brindo Ltd, Bangladesh ‘Narayanganj City Park and Baburail Canal Restoration’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Regional Winner Saad Ben Mostafa, Rizvi Hassan, Khwaja Fatmi, Bangladesh ‘Community Spaces in Rohingya Response’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Regional Winner Saad Ben Mostafa, Rizvi Hassan, Khwaja Fatmi, Bangladesh ‘Community Spaces in Rohingya Response’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Regional Winner Kaunitz Yeung Architecture, Australia ‘BAAKA Cultural Centre’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Regional Winner Kaunitz Yeung Architecture, Australia ‘BAAKA Cultural Centre’
2026 CAA Awards Ceremony Professional Practice Awards Social Impact Award
09 September 2026
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Overall Winner Hassel and Localworks (Collaboration), Uganda ‘Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Overall Winner Hassel and Localworks (Collaboration), Uganda ‘Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Overall Winner Hassel and Localworks (Collaboration), Uganda ‘Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Overall Winner Hassel and Localworks (Collaboration), Uganda ‘Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre’
2026 CAA Social Impact Award, Overall Winner Hassel and Localworks (Collaboration), Uganda ‘Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre’
2026 CAA Awards Ceremony Professional Practice Awards Environmental Impact Award
09 September 2026
2024 Awards, Commendations 2026 CAA President’s Environmental Impact Award, Commendation RTA Studio, New Zealand ‘Living House’
2024 Awards, Commendations 2026 CAA President’s Environmental Impact Award, Regional Winner, Pacific RSHP, Australia ‘Melbourne Metro Tunnel’
2024 Awards, Commendations 2026 CAA President’s Environmental Impact Award, Joint Regional Winner, Pacific RSHP, Australia ‘Melbourne Metro Tunnel’
2026 CAA Environmental Impact Award, Joint Regional Winner, Pacific Kaunitz Yeung Architecture, Australia ‘BAAKA Cultural Centre’
2026 CAA Environmental Impact Award, Joint Regional Winner, Pacific Kaunitz Yeung Architecture, Australia ‘BAAKA Cultural Centre’
2026 CAA Environmental Impact Award, Joint Regional Winner, Asia Perceive, Bangladesh ‘Rupgaon: A Paradigm for Climate Resilient Symbiotic Community Development’
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2026 CAA Environmental Impact Award, Joint Regional Winner, Asia Perceive, Bangladesh ‘Rupgaon: A Paradigm for Climate Resilient Symbiotic Community Development’
2026 CAA Environmental Impact Award, Joint Regional Winner, Asia Studio Morphogenesis Limited, Bangladesh ‘Zebun-Nessa Mosque, A Breathing Pavilion Between Land and Water’
2026 CAA Environmental Impact Award, Joint Regional Winner, Asia Studio Morphogenesis Limited, Bangladesh ‘Zebun-Nessa Mosque, A Breathing Pavilion Between Land and Water’
2026 CAA Awards Ceremony Professional Practice Awards Environmental Impact Award
09 September 2026
2026 CAA Environmental Impact Award, Overall Winner Kamuna Design Studio, Zambia ‘Umodzi Epicentre’
2026 CAA Environmental Impact Award, Overall Winner Kamuna Design Studio, Zambia ‘Umodzi Epicentre’
2026 CAA Environmental Impact Award, Overall Winner Kamuna Design Studio, Zambia ‘Umodzi Epicentre’
2026 CAA Environmental Impact Award, Overall Winner Kamuna Design Studio, Zambia ‘Umodzi Epicentre’
2026 CAA Environmental Impact Award, Overall Winner Kamuna Design Studio, Zambia ‘Umodzi Epicentre’
2026 CAA Awards Ceremony
09 September 2026
2026 CAA Awards Ceremony Professional Practice Awards
09 September 2026
2026 CAA Awards Ceremony Professional Practice Awards CAA Lifetime Achievement Awa rd (also known as the CAA Robert Matthew Lifetime Achievement Award): The CAA Lifetime Achievement Award recognises a Commonwealth architect, or architectural practice, whose body of work is considered to have made a significant impact to the advancement of architecture in the Commonwealth over a number of years.
09 September 2026
2026 CAA Awards Ceremony Professional Practice Awards Lifetime Achievement Award
09 September 2026
2026 CAA Lifetime Achievement Award Prof Peter Clegg OBE
2026 CAA Lifetime Achievement Award Prof Peter Clegg OBE
2026 CAA Lifetime Achievement Award Prof Peter Clegg OBE
2026 CAA Lifetime Achievement Award Prof Peter Clegg OBE
2026 CAA Lifetime Achievement Award Prof Peter Clegg OBE
2026 CAA Lifetime Achievement Award Prof Peter Clegg OBE
2026 CAA Awards Ceremony
All winning entries are available to view now at www.commonwealtharchitects.org
09 September 2026