The eighth edition of The Architecture Drawing Prize has announced its 15 winners following a significant restructuring of its judging process to better reflect the changing landscape of architectural representation. For the first time in the competition's history, all entries were evaluated together rather than being separated by category, acknowledging the growing influence of digital and AI-assisted tools in contemporary architectural drawing and design processes.
Launched in 2017 and co-curated by Make Architects, Sir John Soane's Museum, and the World Architecture Festival (WAF), the prestigious competition celebrates the art and technical skill of architectural drawing across multiple creative mediums. This year's edition, sponsored by Iris Ceramica Group and supported by ArchDaily as media partner, attracted a record-breaking number of over 200 submissions from architects, designers, and artists around the world. Each drawing was carefully evaluated based on technical skill, originality, and the ability to effectively communicate architectural ideas through diverse techniques ranging from traditional hand drawings to complex hybrid digital compositions.
The complete list of winners includes Oscar Ssu Kuo Lo for "Architecture in Translation," Erhang Wang for "The Lost Boys: It's OK to Cry - Composite Drawing (Plan, Section, Perspective, and Axonometric)," Yixuan Liu and Yilin Zhang for "Almost Forgotten," and Xinyi Liu and Christine Wacta for "Spatialization and Memory Mapping: an Urban Redesign through the Lens of Savannah Train Station." Additional winners include Anna Pang for "The Tales of Liminality," CJ Lim for "Gossips: Phantoms of Deconstructivism and Postmodernism," Inside Outside for "Living Soil," Tom Wood for "A Working Monument," and Holly McLean for "Hackney Power Plant Sectional Isometric."
The remaining winners are Marie-Louise Raue for "Two views," Danilo Zamboni for "Sao Paulo State Art Gallery," Mark Smout for "Super-Mega-Ruralistic," Yichen Li for "Himalayas Frontline: A Waterscape against Climate Change," Sanjidah Chowdhury for "Shilpogram: A Crafter's Village," and Jason Wang for "Dockyard X." A special hand-drawing prize was awarded to Jason Wang's "Dockyard X," which was crafted with graphite on paper and envisions an architectural intervention that repurposes decommissioned naval components into an experimental hydrofoil, thoughtfully embedding the site's maritime identity into its structural design.
Ken Shuttleworth, founder of Make Architects and initiator of the Prize, emphasized the evolving nature of architectural representation in the modern era. "The future of architectural drawing is constantly evolving, especially with the emergence of AI," Shuttleworth explained. "The Drawing Prize is proud to support and encourage new ways of expressing and celebrating architectural draughtsmanship." This sentiment was echoed by Erin McKellar, assistant curator at Sir John Soane's Museum, who noted that the decision to remove traditional category divisions resulted in "an exciting group of entries, many of which bridge drawing methods and media," adding that hand-drawing "feels fresher and more relevant than ever" in today's digital age.
All winning drawings will be prominently exhibited at the World Architecture Festival in Miami, scheduled to take place from November 12 to 14, 2025. The overall winner of the competition will be announced during a private preview of The Architecture Drawing Prize exhibition at the historic Sir John Soane's Museum in London, where a carefully curated selection of winning works will be displayed for public viewing from January 28 to February 15, 2026.
