The Award for Brick Architecture
THE BEST Brick BUILDINGS
The Award for Brick Architecture has been awarded every three years since 2008 by the Initiative Bauen mit Backstein. In the sixth edition of the independent and non-commercial architecture prize, the aim is once again to find and award the best buildings made of brick in four categories and to present them to a broad audience. The competition invites architects and planners to showcase the full architectural potential of this building material that is as traditional as it is innovative. The independent, top-class jury is just as much an integral part of the Award for Brick Architecture as the numerous cooperation and media partners. The result is intensive and high-quality public relations work for one of Germany's most important architecture prizes.
We are looking for sustainable buildings whose design combines economic, ecological and aesthetic aspects.
With the number and quality of the expected submissions from all regions of the world, the Erich Mendelsohn Prize will once again be one of the largest German architecture prizes. The competition is looking for sustainable buildings whose design combines economic, ecological and aesthetic aspects and whose architecture is characterized by an appropriate approach to the site and its existing fabric. Entries can be submitted online.
„BRICK IS BOTH ARCHAIC AND CONTEMPORARY AT THE SAME TIME. WITH ITS ROBUST, CIRCULAR, AND LOCAL PROPERTIES, IT ENABLES SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION. THANKS TO THE ERICH MENDELSOHN AWARD, THIS BUILDING MATERIAL HAS BEEN RECEIVING THE RECOGNITION IT DESERVES FOR MANY YEARS.“
Nina Sleska, ROBERTNEUN Architekten, Winner Gold 2023
The Categories
Additional Award categories
Building the future
Renovation/Sustainabilty/
Energy efficiency
Every building is a forecast for the future. Like no other building material, brick combines aesthetic values that will last for a long time with modern demands for simple, regional construction, recyclability and temperature regulation. This special award recognizes projects that make particular use of these possibilities of brick to fulfill their responsibility in shaping the future.
Young talent
NEWcomer AWARD
New ideas coming from young minds – that constitutes the Newcomer Award of the Erich Mendelsohn Award for Brick Architecture. Students, graduates and young architects are invited to become part of the international competition by submitting their concepts, ideas and projects related to brick. Find all the important information about the submission procedure here.
About Erich Mendelsohn
A Pioneer of modern architecture
Erich Mendelsohn was one of the most important representatives of modernism in Germany and is still considered one of the world's most innovative architects of his time. The Initiative Bauen mit Backstein (Brick Building Initiative) is taking a special step to honor Mendelsohn as a pioneer of modern architecture: Its international architecture prize, which is awarded every three years, will in future bear the name Erich Mendelsohn Award for Brick Architecture.
