HOUSEEUROPE! WINS THIS YEAR’S OBEL AWARD:NOT A BUILDING — A MOVEMENT AND A CALL TO COLLECTIVE ACTION Copenhagen, 17.06.2025 — HouseEurope!, the registered non-profit organisation, conceived as a pioneering policy lab and citizen-led initiative advocating for the social and ecological transformation of Europe’s built environment, has been awarded this year’s prestigious OBEL Award. Presented annually […] The post 2025 Winner: HouseEurope! appeared first on OBEL.| OBEL
Venice, May 9, 2025 — Today, as part of ‘Beyond the Prize’ at the Biennale Architettura, we announce a new chapter in our journey: the OBEL Award becomes OBEL. This name change marks a natural evolution of what has, from the beginning, always been more than a prize. As our scope has grown to include […] The post OBEL Award Becomes OBEL: A New Name for a Broader Mission appeared first on OBEL.| OBEL
For the first time in this constellation, a consortium of prestigious international architecture awards — the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, the Holcim Foundation Awards, the EUmies Awards, the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize, the OBEL Foundation and the Ammodo Architecture Award — alongside globally renowned architects with a relation to the prizes, will convene […] The post ‘Beyond The Prize’: A Moderated Discussion, May 9, 2025 appeared first on OBEL.| OBEL
The third edition of the OBEL teaching fellowships will offer two grants of up to €75,000, inviting practitioners from around the world to apply in partnership with a host institution. Courses, ideally starting in 2026 (or soon thereafter), will revolve around the 2025 OBEL focus, Ready Made, exploring how to rethink and repurpose resources in […] The post 2025 OBEL Teaching Fellowships are now open for applications appeared first on OBEL.| OBEL
We are thrilled to present Anne Marie Galmstrup as the newest member of the OBEL Award Jury. Adding her voice, persepectives and expertise will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of the award. Anne Marie is the founder of Galmstrup Architects. She has international experience in cultural and community projects as architect, masterplanner […] The post Anne Marie Galmstrup joins the OBEL Award Jury appeared first on OBEL.| OBEL
Architecture is instrumental in shaping the world we live in. A world which is under increasing pressure from conflict, climatic events and societal demands. With development goals and the accelerating need to build, the issue of resources becomes pivotal. For the 2025 focus, The OBEL Award Jury asks how we can rethink, reinterpret and repurpose […] The post Focus 2025: ‘Ready Made’ Jury Statement appeared first on OBEL.| OBEL
We’re thrilled to share that Nathalie de Vries is stepping into the role of Chair of the OBEL Award Jury. Nathalie de Vries, co-founder of MVRDV, is known for her visionary approach, groundbreaking projects and passion for forward-thinking design. Nathalies’s leadership marks the beginning of an inspiring new chapter for the OBEL Award. The post Nathalie de Vries becomes Chair of Jury appeared first on OBEL.| OBEL
The 2024 OBEL Award has been awarded to a body of 36 public works by Colectivo C733. The projects, all of them located in Mexico, were completed in just 36 months — an extraordinary achievement. Initiated as part of a nationwide effort by SEDATU (Mexico’s Secretariat for Agrarian, Land, and Urban Development), the 36×36 projects […] The post 2024 Winner: C733 appeared first on OBEL.| OBEL
“Architectures WITH” is the Focus for the 2024 OBEL AWARD Recognizing the urgency to respond to the ever- growing vulnerability of people and the planet, the 2024 OBEL AWARD focus asks how architecture can strengthen this position of working with as opposed to for. Each year, the OBEL Award jury establishes a focus for the award. […] The post Focus 2024: Architectures With appeared first on OBEL.| OBEL
Living Breakwaters, the 2023 OBEL AWARD winning project, is a half mile linear necklace of near-shore breakwaters along the south shore of Staten Island in New York. A mix of stones and carefully designed ecologically enhanced concrete units are placed strategically to calm the water, reduce erosion, and rebuild onshore beaches, but also to support […]| OBEL
An international award that promotes architecture in the service of both people and the planet.| OBEL
01 Matamoros Market: In an abandoned lot within a residential neighbourhood, the market organises commercial traffic that flows through an oasis bordered by a clay quarry. Matamoros, Tamaulipas (2019)| OBEL