Award Award

About the Award

The Prabir Mitra Award for Excellence has been instituted to recognise and encourage promising architectural talent demonstrating exceptional sensitivity, innovation and excellence through executed work.

Design Excellence

Work that sets a new benchmark for what built space can aspire to be.

Contextual
Relevance

Architecture that listens to its surroundings before it speaks.

Environmental
Responsibility

Building with awareness of the world that extends beyond the plot boundary.

Technical
Depth

Where structural rigour and material intelligence meet creative intent.

Strong Architectural
Voice

A distinct point of view, expressed consistently and with conviction.

"

Architecture is not about buildings,
it is about people. It is about how
they live, how they feel.

– Prabir Mitra

Prabir Mitra Award Trophy

Award Highlights

  • Cash Prize of ₹5 Lakhs
  • Citation & Commemorative Memento
  • National Recognition Platform
  • Presentation Opportunity During Ceremony
Submit Your Entry
Application Opens 16th June, 2026
Submission Deadline 16th July 2026
Award Ceremony 22nd August 2026

Meet The Award Jury

Abin Chaudhuri

Abin Chaudhuri

Partha Ranjan Das

Partha Ranjan Das

Prithhijit Kundu

Prithhijit Kundu

Subir Kumar Basu

Subir Kumar Basu

Vivek Singh Rathore

Vivek Singh Rathore

Prabir Mitra Memorial Award Winner of 2025

The inaugural award was presented to SQUARE, the Kolkata-based architectural consultancy founded by Subhrajit G. Mitra and Ranit Maiti, for its thoughtful integration of Bengal's cultural heritage with contemporary architectural practice.

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