{"id":285775,"date":"2025-10-20T10:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T01:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/?p=285775"},"modified":"2025-10-20T10:44:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T01:44:16","slug":"brick-award-26-announced-the-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adfwebmagazine.jp\/en\/architect\/brick-award-26-announced-the-shortlist\/","title":{"rendered":"BRICK AWARD 26 Announced the Shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"

The World\u2019s 50 Most Inspiring Brick Buildings<\/h3>\r\n

A<\/span> global celebration of architectural innovation has taken shape with the announcement of the shortlist<\/a> for BRICK AWARD 26<\/a>, a biennial prize honouring exceptional uses of brick and ceramic materials in contemporary design. Organised by Wienerberger, the world\u2019s largest producer of bricks and the market leader in clay roof tiles in Europe, as well as concrete pavers in Eastern Europe, the BRICK AWARD has been held since 2004 to spotlight creative excellence and reaffirm the enduring relevance of brick in architecture. Though hosted by Wienerberger, the award is independently run, and all 50 shortlisted projects will feature in the BRICK 26 Book.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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UCCA Clay Museum - Kengo Kuma
\r\nPhoto credit: Fangfang Tian<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n

Entries this year span five continents and 21 countries, selected from 849 submissions by a pre-jury panel comprising journalist Wojciech Czaja, ceramic artist Maria Gasparian, and architect \u0160pela Kuhar. Winners across five categories\u2014\"Feeling at Home\", \"Living Together\", \"Working Together\", \"Sharing Public Spaces\", and \"Building Outside the Box\" \u2014will be chosen by an international jury of renowned architects, including Gabriela Carrillo (Colectivo C733), Christine Conix (Conix RDBM), Jens Linnet (BOGL), Traudy Pelzel (MAP studio), and Eduardo Mediero (HANGHAR). The awards ceremony will be held on June 11, 2026, in Vienna.<\/p>\r\n

The shortlist reveals a striking diversity of form, function, and cultural expression. In the Middle East, Iran\u2019s \"Shafagh Tomb\" in Ardakan transforms funerary architecture into a public monument through fluid inscriptions and an inverted dome that merge sacred and everyday space.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Shafagh Tomb - 35-51 Architecture office
\r\nPhoto credit: 35-51 Architecture office<\/p><\/div>

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Shafagh Tomb - 35-51 Architecture office
\r\nPhoto credit: 35-51 Architecture office<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n

In Asia, Bangladesh\u2019s \"Aga Khan Academy\" in Dhaka uses brick to create a calm refuge amid dense urban surroundings, while India\u2019s \"Metallic Bellows factory office\" in Chennai draws on traditional brick kilns and low-carbon construction techniques. From China, Kengo Kuma\u2019s \"UCCA Clay Museum\" in Yixing features a sculptural roof of handmade ceramic tiles inspired by mountain forms, while the \"Tianjin Zhongshuge bookstore\" uses custom brick \u201cwaves\u201d to shape an immersive literary environment.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Aga Khan Academy - Shatotto architecture for green living
\r\nPhoto credit: Asif Salman<\/p><\/div>

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Tianjin Zhongshuge - X+Living Architecture
\r\nPhoto credit: SFAP<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n

Across Europe, Dutch practice \"Studio RAP\" redefines Amsterdam\u2019s retail landscape with a 3D-printed ceramic facade, while in Germany, brick panels articulate the \"Leipzig Cogeneration Plant\". Slovenia\u2019s temporary theatre in Ljubljana reuses clay blocks in a creative act of urban recycling, and the UK\u2019s \"Park Hill\" regeneration in Sheffield brings new warmth to Brutalist concrete with domestic brick infills.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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CERAMIC HOUSE - Studio RAP
\r\nPhoto credit: Riccardo De Vecchi<\/p><\/div>

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Leipzig Cognertation Plant - Atelier ST
\r\nPhoto credit: Atelier ST - Duc Viet Nguyen<\/p><\/div>

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Slovenian National Theater - Vidic Grohar Arhitekti
\r\nPhoto credit: Maxime Delvaux<\/p><\/div>

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Park Hill Phase 2 - Mikhail Riches
\r\nPhoto credit: Mark Hadden<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n

Further, Australia\u2019s \"Melbourne Holocaust Museum\" combines clay and glass bricks in a \u201chit and miss\u201d pattern that balances transparency and remembrance. In Mexico, \"Clase Azul La Hacienda Jalisco\" integrates local ceramics and stone to harmonize with its volcanic terrain, while Brazil\u2019s \"White Bricks House\" explores artisanal craftsmanship and light-permeable brick patterns.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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MHM - KTA
\r\nPhoto credit: L Showell<\/p><\/div>

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Claze Azul warehouse & office - Atelier ARS
\r\nPhoto credit: Cesar Bejar<\/p><\/div>

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Casa Tijolos - Brancos
\r\nPhoto credit: Oana Franca<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n

From New York, \"64 University Place\" revives classic masonry traditions through a hand-laid brick facade that bridges history and modernity. And in South Africa, the \"Mountain House\" near Cape Town embraces elemental materials and earthy tones to connect architecture with landscape and time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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University Place - KPF
\r\nPhoto credit: KPF<\/p><\/div>\r\n\r\n

Together, the 2026 shortlist underscores the resurgence of brick as a medium of global storytelling\u2014a material simultaneously ancient and forward-looking, adaptable to cultural context and environmental responsibility alike.<\/p><\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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