World Architecture Festival – 2026 (Miami)

Centred on a distinctive live-judged awards programme, the World Architecture Festival convenes the global architecture and interiors community around project presentations made directly to juries. The format is complemented by a conference and an exhibition of shortlisted work, with all entries maintained in the World Buildings Directory as a permanent archive. The awards span multiple categories, including completed buildings, future projects, landscape, and interiors, providing a comparative view of contemporary practice across scales and typologies. The event addresses architects, interior designers, landscape professionals, and related built-environment practitioners seeking peer review and sector-wide insight.

A defining feature is the open judging, where audiences observe juries question teams and evaluate projects in real time, creating an environment of transparent critique and professional exchange. The programme’s emphasis on live debate, visibility for work under review, and diversity of international practices positions the festival as a focal point for benchmarking design quality, testing ideas under scrutiny, and engaging with evolving priorities in architecture and interiors.