EQS-News: Innovative brick architecture from around the world: 849 submissions for the Brick Award 26
25.04.2025 | 08:31
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Innovative brick architecture from around the world: 849 submissions for
the Brick Award 26
25.04.2025 / 08:30 CET/CEST
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• Brick Award for innovative brick architecture to be presented for the
12th time in 2026
• Record number of entries: 849 submissions from all continents
• wienerberger launched the Brick Award in 2004 to promote innovative,
outstanding, and sustainable brick architecture
Vienna, April 25, 2025 – The Brick Award is an internationally renowned
architecture prize that honors innovative, inspiring, and outstanding
brick architecture. Independent architectural critics, leading experts,
visionary architects, and pioneering developers are invited to submit
extraordinary and creative buildings and other structures made from
clay-based building materials. In 2026, wienerberger will present the
Brick Award for the twelfth time. The international relevance of the award
is clearly reflected in the impressive number of submissions for the
Brick Award 26: a record-breaking 849 projects from all continents.
Heimo Scheuch, CEO wienerberger, comments: "The Brick Award provides a
platform for excellent brick architecture and honors architects whose
innovative strength results in aesthetic, sustainable, affordable, and
high-quality buildings. Across the globe, visionary architects are
constantly discovering new ways to build in a resource-efficient manner
while ensuring a high quality of life. We created the Brick Award for
them. As wienerberger, we are proud to see this award gaining recognition
on all continents. We look forward to celebrating outstanding projects at
the Brick Award 26 and to inspiring forward-looking architecture
worldwide."
Since it was first introduced in 2004, wienerberger has continuously
developed the Brick Award to reflect current topics and challenges, such
as those relating to sustainability. The award is presented in five
categories: The majority of submissions fall under “Feeling at home”
(28%), followed by “Sharing public spaces” (26%), “Living together” (25%),
and “Working together” (12%). The special category “Building outside the
box” accounts for 9% of all 849 projects.
From all entries, 50 outstanding projects will be nominated for the award.
The selection is made by a jury of internationally renowned architects,
architectural critics, and journalists. Evaluation criteria include
innovative design, architectural concept, sustainability, energy
efficiency, and the creative use of brick as a building material. The use
of wienerberger bricks is not a requirement.
The winners of the Brick Award 26 – one project per category – will be
honored at a festive award ceremony in Vienna in June 2026.
More information on the Brick Award can be found at [1] www.brickaward.com.
wienerberger
wienerberger is a leading international provider of innovative, ecological
solutions for the entire building envelope, in the fields of new build and
renovation, as well as infrastructure in water and energy management. With
more than 20,000 employees worldwide, wienerberger's solutions enable
energy-efficient, healthy, climate-friendly, and affordable living.
wienerberger is the world’s largest producer of bricks and the market
leader in clay roof tiles in Europe as well as concrete pavers in Eastern
Europe. In pipe systems (ceramic and plastic pipes), the company is one of
the leading suppliers in Europe and a leading supplier of facade products
in North America. At the beginning of 2024, wienerberger successfully
completed the acquisition of Terreal, becoming the leading European
provider of innovative all-in roofing and solar solutions, as well as
solutions for the entire building envelope in Europe and North America.
With its more than 200 production sites, wienerberger generated revenues
of approx. € 4.5 billion and an operating EBITDA of € 760 million in 2024.
For further information, please contact:
Claudia Hajdinyak, Head of Corporate Communications Wienerberger AG
t +43 664 828 31 83 | claudia.hajdinyak@wienerberger.com
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Language: English
Company: Wienerberger AG
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Austria
Phone: +43 1 60 192-0
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