Brick Award 2024 Opens Submissions for Innovative Brick Architecture in Five Categories

Brick Award 2024 Opens Submissions for Innovative Brick Architecture in Five Categories

(IN BRIEF) The Brick Award, an internationally recognized architectural prize, honors innovative brick architecture and invites submissions from architects, experts, and developers. The award highlights buildings using clay materials such as bricks, clay blocks, pavers, and ceramic panels, with a focus on functionality, sustainability, and energy efficiency. Launched by Wienerberger in 2004, the Brick Award showcases the versatility of brick in modern architecture. Submissions for the 2024 award are open until March 9, 2025, with no fee for participation. Five categories are available for entry, including “Feeling at home” and “Building outside the box.”

(PRESS RELEASE) VIENNA, 13-Feb-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — The Brick Award, an esteemed global architectural prize, celebrates exceptional brick architecture that showcases creativity, innovation, and sustainability. This prestigious award invites submissions from a diverse range of contributors, including independent architecture critics, industry experts, visionary architects, and forward-thinking developers, who are encouraged to present buildings and other construction works made from clay-based materials.

The range of eligible projects spans from traditional to unconventional, inventive designs that utilize clay blocks, facing bricks, roof tiles, clay pavers, and ceramic façade panels. Submitted works may feature both new and repurposed materials, with special emphasis placed on how each project balances functionality, sustainability, climate resilience, and energy efficiency. Importantly, the use of Wienerberger products is not a requirement for participation.

Launched in 2004 by Wienerberger, the Brick Award was created to showcase the boundless potential of brick as a building material, highlighting how this traditional material continues to play a pivotal role in cutting-edge, environmentally conscious architecture. Over the years, the Brick Award has grown in prestige, becoming a significant marker of excellence in contemporary architectural design worldwide.

The submission window for the 2024 Brick Award opened on November 25, 2024, and will remain open until March 9, 2025. Details regarding submissions and further information on the award can be found at www.brickaward.com. Participation in the award is free of charge.

The Brick Award features five distinct categories for submissions:

• Feeling at home
• Living together
• Working together
• Sharing public spaces
• Building outside the box

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Claudia Hajdinyak
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claudia.hajdinyak@wienerberger.com

SOURCE: Wienerberger AG