The Museum of Modern Art Announces the Inaugural Ambasz-MoMA Annual Prize for Nature-Reconciled Architecture to Be Awarded This Year Thanks to a New Major Gift from Legacy Emilio Ambasz Foundation

The Museum of Modern Art has received a new major gift from the Legacy Emilio Ambasz Foundation to establish a first-of-its-kind annual architecture prize. On the occasion of Earth Day, MoMA is pleased to announce the Ambasz-MoMA Annual Prize for Nature-Reconciled Architecture. Launching this year, the Ambasz-MoMA Annual Prize will award a total of $200,000 annually to a pathbreaking architectural project completed in the last 30 years that aligns with the stated mission of the Ambasz Institute for the Joint Study of the Built and the Natural Environment: to promote the exploration and study of creative approaches to design at all scales of the built environment—buildings, cities, landscapes, and objects—with an emphasis on understanding their joint relationship to their natural environment. The total value of the Ambasz-MoMA Annual Prize will be the highest for a single project in the domain of architecture, with $100,000 going to the architect(s) and $100,000 going to a not-for-profit organization to plant trees in honor of the project client’s name. The inaugural prize will be awarded at a special ceremony at the Museum in late 2026.