Exhibition of the Nominees for the German Sustainability Award for Architecture 2026
Exhibition of the Nominees for the German Sustainability Award for Architecture 2026
Germany’s most important architecture award for sustainable buildings has been jointly presented since 2013 by the German Sustainability Award Foundation (Stiftung Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis e.V.) and the German Sustainable Building Council (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Nachhaltiges Bauen – DGNB e.V.). The annual competition recognizes outstanding and exemplary achievements in the construction sector that contribute to the transformation toward sustainable living and business practices, while also demonstrating a high degree of innovation and exceptional design quality.
Awarded the 14th German Sustainability Award for Architecture, the Josef-Schwarz School in Heilbronn by Behnisch Architekten was named the overall winner. Two further projects also reached the finals: Moabiter Kinderhof by Kersten Kopp Architekten and Umbau Nato e.V. by SUMMACUMFEMMER. Both projects place people at their core and serve as exemplary models for addressing participation, low-tech solutions and adaptive reuse. The finalists and the winner were announced during the Forum Nachhaltige Architektur on 21 October 2026 in Mannheim.
