Fritz Höger
AWARD 2020
for Brick
Architecture
Wanted: the best brick buildings.The Brick Building Initiative (Initiative Bauen mit Backstein) awards the Fritz Höger Award for Brick Architecture and thus honors special architectural achievements with a particular building material.
These are the winners of 2020!
The jury didn’t make the decision easy but now it’s official: Seven international projects can look forward to recieve an award in Gold. For the first time even two Grand Prix were awarded!
With 586 projects submitted almost as many architects participated at the 2020 Fritz Höger Award for Brick Architecture as there were participants at the last award 2017 – despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Fritz Höger Award for Brick Architecture, which was first awarded in 2008, takes place every three years and is one of the largest German architectural awards. It honors projects that use the potential of a traditional building material in a valid way to create special, remarkable and sustainable architecture.
Two projects, one prize
Grand Prix 2020
Whether simple or pretentious: For the first time the award of two Grand Prix projects represents more than ever the wide design range of brick. The Nakasone House in Mexico-City and the Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts in Lausanne surprised the jury with their refinement and in consequence were honoured with the highest award.
The best Brick Buildings
VORTEILE – THE BRICK MAGAZINE
Our newest brick magazine VORTEILE portraits the sensational winner projects of the Fritz Höger Award 2020. For the first time two projects were awarded the Grand Prix: Despite very different approaches to brick, both winners impressed the judging panel with their clear design concept.
Building something big
Together with our partners we try to create a platform for sophisticated architecture. The Association of German Architects (Bund Deutscher Architekten, BDA) and our media partners provide substance, foundation and expression to the architectural competition as well as communicative power to the award. Cooperations like these are building the future.
A big stage for your buildings
The Fritz Höger Award for Brick Architecture would not be possible without the work of hundreds of ambitious architects. Every three years outstanding projects surprise the public with undreamt design possibilities of the traditional building material. The architects that meet this challenge benefit from the interest of the professional public and the presence in prestigious publications. The chances and the attention – also for newcomers and non-winners – are enormous. Be a part of it!