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AWARDS

 
 

CELEBRATING + RECOGNISING CREATIVE TALENT

DRAWING OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2026

 

SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 2026 AWARDS WILL BE OPENING SOON

The Drawing of the Year Awards by Archisource recognise excellence in creative imagery, drawings and visual representations across architecture, art and design globally. The sixth annual Awards are in collaboration with D5 Render, HP and Affinity creative software

⦿ THOUSANDS OF SUBMISSIONS FROM OVER 100 COUNTRIES

⦿ £100,000 GBP WORTH OF PRIZES

⦿ INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION

⦿ TOP 250 RECEIVE180 DAY PRO D5 RENDER

revealing the 2026 winners

The winners + top works will be revealed at London Creates from 16 - 26 July 2026

Hosted at The Truman Brewery, the top works in visual representation and creative imagery will be showcased as a unique collection of the best creative minds and future thinkers. Winners will be announced during the Launch Event on 16th July

six years of excellence

 

“The Awards were formed both as a celebration of creativity, but also as a needed disruptor within the creative Awards industry. Inclusivity and accessibility are at the heart of the mission of the Awards, and we are very proud to host the Awards rightfully recognising talents without fees or barriers to be celebrated. We strongly believe that creativity incites creativity - our mission as a collective has been to provide a platform for showcasing the most inspiring creators and inspire so many more in that process.”

Archisource

 

meet the EXPERT JUDGING PANEL

 
 
 

We are very proud to announce the expert judging panel for the 2025 Awards including an array of top creative practitioners and industry experts each with unique knowledge and experience of architecture, design and image creation

 
 

Art Director, Senior Partner at Foster + Partners

Director at Zaha Hadid Architects

Art Director, Senior Artist at Hayes Davidson

Associate at RSHP

 
 

Head of Programme at London Festival of Architecture

Co-Founder, Architect at Archisource

Co-Founder, Architect at Archisource

 
 

brand new release

The Award winning imagery and top creations from the Awards will be published within our upcoming Ideas Pocketbook 2025

In addition to being published, the top works will be exhibited at London Creates alongside the architecture and design studios, the top 200+ works will also have the opportunity be published globally across the Archisource digital platforms

 

six award categories

The Drawing of the Year Awards is structured in six main Awards, categorised by creative process, the Awards recognise works across all mediums, styles and purposes

The works across the categories are judged by the expert panel on: originality of approach, style and/or content; use of media and the graphic and aesthetic quality; ability to represent and communicate intent or narrative; extent of impact and proposition, as well as specific Award criteria

 
 

unrivalled £125,000+ IN PRIZES FOR 2025

The Drawing of the Year Awards 2025 saw a prize fund of £125,000 with hundreds of opportunities to win prizes from creative software to full studio set ups

Six Award winners will receive the ultimate studio set up including: HP ZBook Firefly 16” G11 Mobile Workstations and HP Z2 G9 Mini Workstation Intel® Core™ i7 with OMEN by HP 27” QHD Gaming Monitors from HP, software licences from SketchUp, D5 Render, Affinity and MicroStation, giant stationery bundles from LEUCHTTURM1917 and Winsor & Newton, timeless furniture from Vitra, plus studio essentials from Tala, AIAIAI, Huion, QWSTION and Thames & Hudson!

The top 250 shortlisted works will receive 180 Day PRO D5 Render Licences and Affinity V2 Universal Licences as well as international publication

 
 
 

EXPERIENCE THE WORLD OF ARCHITECTURE

16 - 26 JULY 2026 | FREE TO VISIT | TRUMAN BREWERY

 

Join us as we reveal the winners of the sixth prestigious Drawing of the Year Awards. Be immersed in a curation of hundreds of outstanding visual representations from architects, designers and artists created around the world