The prestigious international platform ArchDaily has announced the nominees for the Building of the Year 2026, highlighting 18 architecture projects photographed by Ivo Tavares, now included in the annual list that gathers some of the most significant built works worldwide.

The nominations span various categories — from housing to cultural, educational, landscape, and small-scale architecture — reflecting the diversity, spatial quality, and conceptual rigor of contemporary architecture. In the Best Applied Product category, the nominated projects include Casa na Lameira by João Pedro Pedrosa - Arquitectos and Abrigos de Montanha by Filipe Pina. In Cultural Architecture, Ponto C – Cultura e Criatividade by Galeria Gabinete is nominated, while Educational Architecture includes Oriente Green Campus by LJ-Group Landscape Architecture. In Healthcare Architecture, Odemira Cerebral Palsy Association by Filipe Xavier Oliveira is nominated.

In the Houses category, the projects include Casa em Mesão Frio by felixARQS – Daniel Félix Arquitectos, Casa SA by Sandro Ferreira Arquitectura, Casa PI by ArquitectosRT, Casa na Lameira by João Pedro Pedrosa - Arquitectos, Casa Clara by M2.senos arquitectos, Casa do Engenho and Casa M by Silverline, Casa Covelo by spaceworkers, Casa Arco by Tiago Sousa Arquitecto, Casa da Encosta by Ricardo Azevedo Arquitecto, Casa em Pedrantil by Hélder da Rocha Arquitectos, and Casa da Levada by Tsou Arquitectos. In Interior Architecture, the nominated project is Urban Retreat by Atelier Réalité. For Public & Landscape Architecture, the nominations include Oriente Green Campus by LJ-Group Landscape Architecture, Requalificação da Antiga Ponte da Fareja by Rómulo Neto Arquitetos, and Odemira Cerebral Palsy Association by Filipe Xavier Oliveira. Finally, in the Small Scale & Installations category, Abrigos de Montanha by Filipe Pina is nominated again.

These nominations strengthen the international visibility of contemporary architecture and the work of Ivo Tavares as an architectural photographer, highlighting the importance of imagery in building the architectural discourse and promoting projects globally.

We invite everyone to participate in the Building of the Year 2026 vote and support these projects. It is possible to vote once per day in each category.