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The Call for Entries for the European Healthcare Design 2026 Awards is now open. You can begin preparing your submission ahead of the submission forms launching next week.

Entries close on 26 February 2026.

Recognising design excellence in the healthcare environment

The European Healthcare Design (EHD) 2026 Awards aim to have a significant influence on the creation of healthcare environments that promote health and wellness, embed quality improvement, and support the delivery of treatment and care in an accessible, sustainable and equitable way.

Organised by SALUS Global Knowledge Exchange and Architects for Health, the awards are an integral feature of the 12th European Healthcare Design 2026 Congress, contributing towards the development of knowledge and standards in the design of healthcare environments and infrastructure globally.

Comprising fourteen categories across primary, community, secondary and tertiary levels of international healthcare provision and infrastructure, the awards are presented to an in-person audience at an illustrious ceremony during the final session of the Congress, followed by a celebratory garden party in the College Gardens of Westminster Abbey, and streamed online on EHD TV for delegates to view remotely around the world.

Recipients of the awards will be multidisciplinary project teams that have demonstrated outstanding vision, leadership and knowledge in the design, development and implementation of projects that have positively transformed the delivery and experience of healthcare for the patients and communities they serve.

We look forward to receiving your submissions for the EHD2026 Awards by the deadline of 26 February.

Marc Sansom MBA
Marc Sansom MBA
Managing director, SALUS Global Knowledge Exchange, UK
Jaime Bishop
Jaime Bishop
Chair, Architects for Health, UK

Awards Lead Partner

Awards Category Partners

Judging process and timetable

11 December 2025

Call for entries launched

26 February 2026

Deadline for receipt of submissions

March 2026

Judging phase 1: Evaluation and shortlisting of submissions by judging panel

April 2026

Shortlist announcement: The shortlisted submissions are notified and invited to register their participation in the Congress to present their project in poster format

May 2026

Judging phase 2: Live judging on EHD TV and presentation of shortlisted projects

16 June 2026

Awards ceremony in final session of the 12th European Healthcare Design 2026 Congress

July 2026

Publication of award winners on Architects for Health, European Healthcare Design and SALUS Global Knowledge Exchange websites, and via press announcements in national, professional and social media channels

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