Open Call for 2026 MASterworks Design Awards

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Episode Transcript

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Pay tribute to New York City projects that show excellence in
architecture and urban design. Moss is now accepting
nominations for the 2026 Masterworks Design Awards.
Projects completed between January 1st, 2024 and December
31st, 2025 are eligible. The deadline for submissions is

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Monday, November 17th at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
Make a nomination. Established in 2001, the
Masterworks Awards pay tribute to projects that exemplify
excellence in architecture and urban design, with a focus on
works that enhance the public realm for the benefit of New

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Yorkers. Projects can be nominated in up
to two of the following categories.
Best New Building for outstanding Architectural
design. Best Urban Landscape for a new
Oregon revitalized open space that contributes to livability
and resilience. Best restoration for a project
that expertly enhances the original qualities of a

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significant historic building orstructure.
Best adaptive reuse for a project that demonstrates
exceptional creativity in adaptive reuse of an existing
building or structure. Best new infrastructure for
distinctive design in public service projects and Best New
Urban Amenity for an addition tothe built environment that

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contributes to a more livable city.
Best Environmental Innovation for an exceptional project that
enhances the environmental resiliency of the city.
To be eligible for a 2026 Masterworks Design Award,
projects must be located within the five boroughs of New York
City and have been completed between January 1st, 2024 and

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December 31st, 2025. The jury will prioritize
projects that provide a public benefit.
Past winners range in size and scope, from iconic buildings to
hidden neighborhood gems, and include Weeksville Heritage
Center, David Geffenhall, Mccarran, Poole and Bath House

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in Dale Arch, Newtown Creek Nature Walk and the Gowanus
Canal Sponge Park. Every year, Moss convenes an
esteemed jury of architects, designers, preservationists,
scholars and critics to select the winners of the Masterworks
Awards. This year S distinguished jury
is as follows. Isabel Castillo, associate

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partner, field operations, Fu Duong, founding principal, Urban
X Design, LLC Everardo Jefferson, principal and
founder, Cables Jefferson Architects, PC Daphne Lundy,
managing director, Urban Ocean Lab Questions.

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