Congratulations to all of our shortlisted companies.
The judges were blown away by the scope and overall high quality of submissions demonstrating the breadth of knowledge.
You can now nominate someone for the Lifetime Achievement Award. This is for an individual who has demonstrated an outstanding contribution to the Façade Engineering Industry. You can send nominations to [email protected]
The Society of Façade Engineering (SFE) and the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineering (CIBSE) have joined forces with Zak to co-locate the SFE Façade Awards and Dinner with the Zak World of Facades London conference for the fourth year running.
The conference, taking place on 4 November 2026 at Old Billingsgate, London, will bring together close to 1,000 professionals from across the globe and will represent one of the largest gatherings of the sector. The awards will take place after the conference and will be judged by an expert panel and be presented at a high-profile award dinner, attended by leaders across the industry.
2026 Shortlist - Project of the Year Categories
You can see the full shortlist by clicking on each category.
- New Sydney Fish Market - Prism Facades
- Intuit Done - Walter P Moore
- Ismaili Centre Houston - AKT II
- Design and Construction of Chinese Medicine Hospital and Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute in Tseung Kwan O - China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited
- Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for Humanities, Oxford University - Laing O'Rourke
- Zayed National Museum - WSP
Sponsored by Buro Happold
- Hangar One - Arup
- K20_MBSW Bank Extension - Bartosz Dendura PA Studio4SPACE
- Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain - Bellapart
- UNESCO Headquarters - Eckersley O'Callaghan
- One Carrington - Interface Façade Engineering
- 181 Talgarth Rd Hammersmith PBSA - Meinhardt UK
- Victoria Riverside - Meinhardt UK
- SHENZEN BAY MIXC Phase II - China Resources Land Limited
- UnipolSai Hq - Faces Engineering Srl
- Angel Square - FKN Group
- 3 Chamberlain Square - FMDC
- The Emory - WSP
Sponsored by Meinhardt
- Backstage at The Old Vic - Eckersley O'Callaghan
- Glass Façade of The Diamond - Octatube
- Claridge's Rooftop Amenities - WSP
- The Chancery Rosewood (30 Grosvenor Square) - AKT II
- 76 Southbank - Eckersley O'Callaghan
- Panorama St. Paul's - FMDC
2026 Shortlist - "Best Use of" Categories
You can see the full shortlist by clicking on each category.
- DoFi (Document Finder) - Buro Happold
- A Sensitivity Tool for Holistic Façade Optimisation - Maffeis Engineering
- GLASSS - Maffeis Engineering
- ShapeDiver Façade Deflections App - Thornton Tomasetti
- International Way - Staticus
- TIDE Bankside - Thornton Tomasetti
- Wasl Tower - Werner Sobek
- Su'zhou MixC World - China Resources Land Limited
- 1 Triton Square - Structura
- Braaksma Hall at Concordia University of Edmonton (CUE) - GlasCurtain Inc
- Oculus, Australian War Memorial New Entrance - Prism Façades
- Glasshouse Theatre Brisbane - se-austria GmbH & Co. KG
- 25 Baker Street - AKT II
- V&A East Museum - Buro Happold
- The Fitzrovia - FMDC
- The Studio Museum in Harlem - Thornton Tomasetti
Young Façade Engineer of the Year
Arnau Colom
Design Engineer - Bellapart
Shorena Gudzhabidze
Digital Product Manager - Staticus
Calvin Huang
Senior Façade Engineer - Prism Façades
Jennie (Wanqing) Li
Project Engineer, Façade - Meinhardt
Anurag Sonar
Project Façade Engineer - Eckersley O'Callaghan
Marti Wolowik
Façade Engineer - Buro Happold
Celebration Categories
Click on each category to see the entry criteria.
This award is granted to the individual who received the top-scoring dissertation at the UWE MSc for Façade Engineering.
This award cannot be entered by any other means and is not part of the judges' deliberations.
This award will identify the best expression of façade engineering throughout the six 'Project of the Year' categories. It will not be possible to apply for this category. The winner will be selected directly by the judges amongst the shortlisted candidates from the other six categories.
This category is exclusively considered by the judges on the basis of all entries submitted for the other categories. This cannot be entered.
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Hilti
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ADF (Architects’ Datafile) is well-regarded in the sector for bringing architects the broadest range of coverage on current UK and international projects, as well as thought leadership on key issues, and stories on innovative products and materials. Distributed 10 times a year to a fully audited circulation of architects, the magazine, plus special supplements, digital platforms, and sponsored research, provides a trusted media offering for ADF's discerning audience. Project Reports form the centrepiece of the magazine, presenting key international buildings from across all sectors in detail. Our daily updated website keeps readers fully informed on the latest on their industry.
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