Best residential architecture of 2026 honored at AIA Housing Award

The American Institute of Architects has announced the winners of its 2026 AIA Housing Award. Ten projects were honored in this year's edition, whose mission is to recognize the best in home design and showcase how “beauty, safety, sustainability, and comfort can come together.”

The awards come days after the AIA also selected the best in contemporary architecture at the 2026 AIA Architecture Awards. Meanwhile, the best new interiors of the year were honored at the AIA Interior Architecture Awards, and the Philip Merrill Environmental Center by SmithGroup was awarded the 2026 AIA Twenty-five Year Award. You can compare the projects recognized this year to those of previous years by following our ongoing coverage of the series here.  

In the meantime, the winners of the AIA Housing Award 2026 are as follows: