Avery Review Essay Prize 2026

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Office of Publications at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation Online 2026

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The Avery Review Essay Prize 2026 is an international essay competition organized by the Office of Publications at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. It invites undergraduate and master’s students and recent graduates to submit critical essays focusing on architectural subjects, with prize money and publication in The Avery Review’s June 2026 issue.

Benefits

Cash prizes up to USD 4,000; two additional prizes of USD 2,000 each for runners-up; winning essays published in The Avery Review's June 2026 issue; online submission.

Eligibility

Open to current undergraduate and master’s students, as well as recent graduates. Applicants may be enrolled in schools of architecture or in other academic disciplines, and students from any field that takes architecture as a subject are eligible.

Application

Submit a 3,000–4,500 word critical essay (with a separate PDF containing 6–8 images) via email to editors@averyreview.com.

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Opportunity Details

TypeCompetition

FundingNot funded

OrganiserOffice of Publications at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

LocationOnline

Study level Bachelor / Undergraduate, Master / Graduate

Open toInternational competition open to entrants worldwide.

Architecture

Other editions of this programme

2025 The Avery Review Essay Prize 2025
Deadline January 31, 2025

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