The AJ Retrofit & Reuse Awards celebrate architectural expertise and ingenuity in the physical and environmental adaptation of buildings, as well as the reuse of materials and structures in response to the climate emergency. With 15 diverse categories on offer, enter now for your chance to be recognised as leading the way in retrofit design and material reuse. <\/p>\n","content":"
New venue for 2026!
\nThe Troxy, our new home for 2026, is a magnificent piece of London history. Opened in 1933 as a luxury cinema, this Grade II-listed Art Deco palace\u2014a fitting backdrop for celebrating design and innovation\u2014is a definitive work by the architect George Coles. Its aesthetic is defined by grand scale, rhythmic symmetry, and inherent vintage glamour. Attendees will experience stunning period details, from the restored travertine flooring in the foyer to the fully exposed 1930s proscenium arch in the main hall. The Troxy is a space where architectural heritage is perfectly paired with modern impact.<\/p>","website":"https:\/\/retrofit.architectsjournal.co.uk\/AJRA2026\/en\/page\/home","eligibility":"- Buildings must be completed between 1 July 2024 and 31 January 2026 (except for the Retrofit revisited and Future reuse categories).
\r\n- Entries are encouraged from individuals, groups, partnerships - regardless of size or scale of practice.
\r\n- Entries can be entered from practices located anywhere in the world as long as the project is based in the UK.
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\r\nCategories are as follows:
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\r\nAdaptive reuse into mixed use | Adaptive reuse into office | Adaptive reuse into other | Adaptive reuse into residential | Conservation and historic | Decarbonisation at Scale | Fit-out | Future reuse | Landscape and Climate Resilience | Meanwhile and grassroots | Models from Europe | Positive addition | Private \/ individual renovation | Project under \u00a3800,000 | Retrofit revisited ","submission":"What to include in the entry:
\r\n- A completed project from 1 July 2024 and 31 January 2026 (excluding the Retrofit revisted and Future reuse categories)
\r\n- One A3 PDF file explaining your project, including drawings and before and after images. Additional images of your project.
\r\n- Sustainability data proving the retrofit project has contrubited to lowering comparable whole-life carbon emissions.
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\r\nYour entry should address, where possible\/applicable, the following eight points:
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\r\n1. Design. How has your project excelled in answering the brief to the client\u2019s satisfaction in terms of outstanding design? To what extent has your design transformed the existing building?
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\r\n2. Demolition. Was full demolition and rebuild considered and, if so, why and how was an alternative approach taken? Within the wider retrofit project, were some elements of the existing building demolished and, if so, please detail these and the reasons for this along with justification for any new added fabric.
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\r\n3. Collaboration. To what extent have clients, project partners, stakeholders, and the wider community (as applicable) been involved in this project from the outset?
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\r\n4. Operational energy. Please provide all available data on the operational energy performance of the building, ideally covering three time periods \u2013 before the project, during the design stage, and after completion \u2013 in kWh\/m\u00b2\/yr. If possible, include energy use intensity, space heating and describe the strategies for services (heating, ventilation, renewables etc) and fabric (insulation, windows, airtightness, thermal bridges, moisture control).
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\r\n5. Embodied energy. How has the design addressed embodied energy? What are the project\u2019s principal materials and how has it sought to reduce construction waste? Please provide all available embodied carbon performance data in kgCO2\/m\u00b2 and, ideally, a whole life cycle assessment.
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\r\n6. Environmental performance. How does your project perform holistically considering factors such as biodiversity, transport, water use, air quality and resilience in terms of events such as flooding, storms and overheating? How is energy supplied to the project and what efforts have been made to reduce or end reliance on fossil fuels? i.e. what fuel type is used and why? Please describe any plans for or actual use of Soft Landings and\/or post-occupancy evaluation.
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\r\n7. Retrofit innovation. Please detail any technical innovation which contributed towards the success of the retrofit. How does the building now address flexibility and adaptability for a long-life\/loose-fit future?
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\r\n8. Outreach. What outreach activities if any were undertaken using this project to help inspire others?
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\r\nStandard rate (ends 6 February), \u00a3329
\r\nLate rate (ends 20 February), \u00a3359
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\r\n*Reduced rate for meanwhile and grassroots category. ","entry_deadline":"20 February 2026, Final Entry deadline ","programme":"29 October 2025, Submissions open
\r\n16 January 2026, Early Bird entry deadline (save more than \u00a360 per entry)
\r\n6 February 2026, Final savings on submissions
\r\n20 February 2026, Entry deadline
\r\n24 September 2026, Awards at the Troxy ","beedier_commentary":"","calendar_date":"20260220","show_until":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beedier.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/awards\/8646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beedier.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/awards"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beedier.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/awards"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/beedier.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/awards\/8646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24649,"href":"https:\/\/beedier.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/awards\/8646\/revisions\/24649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beedier.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}