Imagine Awards 2026
2026 Entries are now open!
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Recognising learning through architecture, design and the built environment
The Imagine Awards celebrate creative approaches to teaching and learning through architecture, design, planning and the wider built environment.
If you use buildings, spaces, materials, design or the built environment to support learning — these awards are for you.
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What we recognise
We recognise projects, resources and collaborations that help children and young people explore architecture, design and the built environment through learning.
This includes work across:
primary
Key Stage 3
Key Stage 4
post-16 learning
Submissions may come from teachers, schools, educators, built environment professionals or organisations working with learners.
Why enter
By submitting, you contribute to a growing resource bank that supports teachers and educators, and helps more children and young people learn through the built environment.
The awards also showcase creative teaching methods and encourage more educators to use architecture, design and the built environment as tools for learning.
Choose your theme
Choose the theme that best reflects the learning your project supports.
To access the submission form, click Start your entry under your preferred theme.
Not sure where your project fits? Click Learn more in each theme, read the FAQs or contact us.
Not sure which awards are right?
If the main outcome is learning through architecture, design or the built environment, choose Imagine.
If the main outcome is children and young people helping to shape places, projects, decisions or practice, choose Inspire.
Categories open for teacher submissions
Collaboratins and Resources categories
Collaborations and Resources categories
Collaborations School Design Practices, BE agencies or HE Institutions
Celebrating partnerships between schools, educators and built environment organisations that bring new ideas, expertise and real-world learning into the classroom.
Built Environment Collaborator of the Year
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Citizenship
Recognising learning that encourages pupils to take pride in their school and community, and understand how places are designed and used.
Resources
Recognising resources that help teachers and educators use architecture, design and the built environment to support learning.
Heritage
Celebrating learning that uses heritage, buildings and local stories to help pupils connect the past with the present.
Recognising hands-on learning that uses building, designing, testing and problem-solving to bring STEM subjects to life.
Key Stage 2
Recognising engaging Key Stage 2 projects that help pupils explore, design and think about the spaces around them.
Sustainability
Celebrating learning that helps pupils explore sustainability through buildings, spaces, materials and everyday environmental choices.
Architecture STEM
Architecture 360
Highlighting creative, cross-curricular projects where learning about buildings and places naturally links subjects across the curriculum.
Architecture SEND
Celebrating inclusive approaches that enable all learners to explore spaces, materials and design in ways that work for them.
Not for Profit Individual of the Year
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6th form/FE
Recognising 6th Form and FE projects that use architecture and the built environment to support learning, skills and future pathways.
Teacher/School of the Year
Recognising the work undertaken by a teacher- someone who has made an excellent contribution to our theme’ Imagine’
KeyStage 3/4
Recognising Key Stage 3 and 4 projects that use architecture, design, planning or the built environment to support curriculum learning and connect lessons to real-world places.