This exposure transcends borders, opening doors to new collaborations and business opportunities. Celebrating sustainable and community-enhancing designs, the awards, with their grand ceremony in Athens, Greece, not only highlight individual achievements but also underscore Eastern Europe’s growing influence in the global architectural narrative.

Timeline:

March 1st: Commencement of Open Call for entries
Until May 31st: Registration Free of charge
June 1st - June 15th: 150€ fee for latecomers
June 15th, prior to 7 pm: End of registration
June 17th: Selection by the Jury for the Awarded Shortlist
July 1st: Announcement of the Awarded Shortlist
8th October: In-Person Presentations and Jury Assessment - Grand Awards Gala in Athens

General information

• The jury evaluates entries based on how successfully projects have met their individual requirements.
• All projects must demonstrate design achievement, including a sense of place and purpose, of ecology and environmental sustainability, and of history.
• More specifically, the jury also evaluates entries relative to the criteria. Submitted projects do not have to adhere to all measures but need to address several of them. Submitters are strongly encouraged to consider their submission materials in this context.
• The jurors review submission individually, then convey collectively to discuss submissions, and select the recipients of the award.

To be considered for the long list selection, and further on for the short list, the projects submitted need to follow a list of criterias as such:

• Projects completed between 1 January 2021 and 31st December 2023
• Projects need to be located in one of the mentioned allowed countries;
• Projects can be from any sphere of architecture in all the fields of architecture, interior architecture, landscape and urbanism

Qualification criteria for the submissions

• Entrants are allowed to submit multiple projects, but shall submit a separate entry form for each one.
• Only on time submitted projects with specified text description and images will be admitted to competition.
• Projects will not be taken into account if the later communicated registration deadline is exceeded.

AWARDS

All the submitted projects have the chance to be presented in Athens, Greece.

Overall winner SHARE Awards
One prize only. Is awarded by the “Overall Jury”, Carol Ross Barney, 2023 AIA Gold Medal Winner, on October 8. 

Highly Commended
3 prizes only. Is awarded by the “Overall Jury” on October 8.

Category Winner
Is awarded for each of the 6 categories, following the live judging on October 8.

The following will be granted:

• Winner for “Educational – Culture” Category,
• Winner for “Work Place – Commercial” Category,
• Winner for “Landscape – City planning”,
• Winner for “Healthcare – Sports” Category,
• Winner for “Residential” Category,
• Winner for “Hotels – Restaurants” Category

Honorable Mention
Is awarded for each of the 12 subcategories in the contest, following the live judging on October 8.

The following will be granted, but not mandatory:

• “Educational”

• “Cultural – Heritage” 

• “Workplaces: Offices – Institutional” 

• “Commercial – Retail”

• “Landscape”

• “City Planning” 

• “Healthcare” 

• “Sports & Wellbeing”

• “Residential Single-use” 

• “Multi-Unit Residential “

• “Hotels”

• “Restaurants – bars”

Awarded Shortlist
The selection process by the jury takes place online, with results first being shared solely with the nominees on June 17. These results will be made public on July 1, provided that the SAA services package fee has been paid.

“Awarded short list” Packages.

*Required to choose the SAA services package and make payment between 18 and 27 June, as a prerequisite to be announced on the “Awarded Shortlist” and be invited to the final judging stage.

Package “Awards”: 600 euro, without VAT.

• Display of your project in the “Awarded Shortlist” gallery on the awards.share-architects.com website.
• License to use the “Awarded Shortlist” logo.
• Participation in the second round of in-person jury review in Athens on October 8th, 2024.
• Admission for one individual to the SHARE International Architecture Forum Greece 2024 on October 8th.
• Admission for one individual to the Grand Gala Awards Ceremony in Athens.
• Your project will be featured in the traveling SHARE Architecture Awards exhibition, launching in Athens in October and set to tour in 2025 within the SHARE Architects program countries.

Register your project here.