2026 Brick in Architecture Awards

Presented annually by the Brick Industry Association (BIA), the Brick in Architecture Awards recognize residential, commercial, educational, and historic-renovation projects in which new clay brick forms more than half of the visible exterior surface. Entrants must be architects or designers at architectural, design-build, or landscape architecture firms, and eligible projects must have been completed on or after January 1, 2020. Entries compete within nine categories for Best in Class, Gold, Silver, or Bronze recognition, plus an overall Craftsmanship Award; a peer jury judges submissions in October, with winners celebrated at the Brick Excellence Gala during the National Clay Brick Expo in Nashville.