2025 IOC IAKS architecture prize winners revealed

IOC and IAKS present this year’s Architecture Prize for sustainable, accessible and innovative sports and leisure facilities

At a festive gala on 28th October 2025, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) are presenting the prestigious awards for exemplary sports and leisure architecture.

At the ceremony, distinguished personalities from architecture, management and sport came together to honour facilities that set new standards in sports and leisure facilities. A total of nine projects received the IOC IAKS Architecture Prize. Two student projects representing the future of sports architecture were recognized for their originality and inventiveness.

The jury was spoilt for choice, with 69 competition entries from 25 different countries, including New Zealand, Canada and Austria. Projects with exceptional design and functionality were also submitted from El Salvador, Finland and Indonesia.

Read more about the 2025 winning projects in sb 5/2025 including comprehensive photo material, project description, plans, and the jury verdicts.

Watch the project videos of the prize-winning facilities.

Flip through the ceremony's picture gallery.