Main Competition
As part of their commitment to excellence, the IOC and the IAKS are inviting submissions for their 2025 Architecture Prize for sustainable, accessible and innovative sports and leisure facilities.
The competition brings to public attention buildings and complexes that integrate
- sensible sustainability and public value,
- exemplary accessibility and universal design,
- strong functional planning and innovation,
- exceptional architectural design.
The facilities selected by the jury will be awarded the
IOC IAKS Architecture Prize for sustainable, accessible and innovative sports and leisure facilities
Students and Young Professionals Competition
In addition, the IOC and the IAKS are inviting submissions for their 2025 Architecture and Design Award for Students and Young Professionals for innovative ideas, designs and concepts for sports, leisure and recreational facilities.
The entries selected by the jury will be awarded the
IOC IAKS Architecture and Design Award for Students and Young Professionals
Each award winner will receive a prize money of 500 Euros.
In addition, they will receive financial support to cover their travel expenses to the prize-giving ceremony.
Publicity and benefits
The prize-giving ceremony for the competition will be held at the 29th IAKS Congress in Cologne (Germany) on 28th October 2025.
The prize-winning facilities and designs will be presented to the international public with an Awards Gala Night and a high-grade exhibition at the IAKS Congress in conjunction with FSB, the international trade fair for public space, sports and leisure facilities in Cologne from 28 to 31 October 2025. Furthermore, they will be presented in detail in "sb" - the IAKS' international magazine for sports, leisure and recreation facilities.
The IOC and the IAKS will announce the winners in the course of their respective public relations activities (magazines, websites, newsletters, social media etc.) and communicate them to all relevant press across the world.
The winners have the right to use their successful participation for promotional purposes.