2026 Winners

Award

Projects that make an outstanding contribution to the quality and appearance of the built environment. Award level schemes demonstrate excellence in architecture or design, whilst being sustainable, accessible and provide a positive civic contribution.

Highly Commended

Projects that make a significant contribution to the quality and appearance of the built environment. Highly Commended schemes demonstrate a good standard of architecture or design, whilst being sustainable, accessible and provide a positive civic contribution.

Established in 2013, the Civic Trust Pro-Tem Awards recognise temporary structures and installations that make an outstanding contribution to the quality and appearance of the built environment.

Highly Commended

Temporary structures and installations that make a significant contribution to the quality and appearance of the built environment. Highly Commended schemes demonstrate a good standard of architecture or design, whilst being sustainable, accessible and provide a positive civic contribution.

Established in 2011, in recognition of architect and founding figure of universal design, Selwyn Goldsmith.

The Awards celebrate places that are responsive, flexible, welcoming, easy to use and occupy, allowing all to use with dignity and equality. Winners have gone beyond building regulations, using best practice guidance, putting people at the heart of the project, and showing exemplar design.

Award

Presented in recognition of architect and founding figure of universal design, Selwyn Goldsmith to exemplar projects that demonstrate excellent universal design principles.

Highly Commended

Presented in memory of Becky Goldsmith to projects that demonstrate excellent universal design principles.

The Civic Trust Awards established the AABC Conservation Awards in 2014 to recognise projects that demonstrate the highest standards of historic building conservation.

Award

Projects which demonstrate the highest standards of historic building conservation and make an outstanding contribution to the quality and appearance of the built environment.

Highly Commended

Projects which demonstrate the highest standards of historic building conservation and make a significant contribution to the quality and appearance of the built environment.