These are the 20 Studios shortlisted for the Début Award
Début Award shortlisted studios © DR
During the official presentation of the programme for the 7th edition of the Lisbon Triennale on 24 March 2025, the 20 studios selected for the Lisbon Triennale Millennium bcp Début Award were announced. They were chosen from 75 eligible applications from 28 countries worldwide:
Atelier Local, Portugal
Avneesh Tiwari, India
Balsa Crosetto Piazzi, Argentina
Banga Coletivo, Angola
Bangkok Tokyo Architecture, Thailand
BeAr Arquitectos, Spain
Estúdio Flume, Brazil
Exutoire, Vietnam
Indalo World, South Africa
JQTS, Portugal
Juan Campanini – Josefina Sposito, Argentina
Juliana Godoy, Brazil
kera, Georgia
NUA arquitectures, Spain
Palma, Mexico
Parabase, Switzerland
RC Architects, India
ReSa Architects, India
Robida Collective, Italy
TEN, Switzerland
This international award is open to emerging professionals, either individuals or collectives, up to the age of 40. In parallel, dozens of figures from the field are invited to nominate up to three candidates. The eligible submissions are then assessed by a jury in three selection phases: an initial shortlist of 20, followed by five finalists, and ultimately, the winning practice.
In May, we will reveal five finalists for the Début Award, who will present their work at an event during the 2025 Triennale (from October 2nd to December 8th). The winner will receive a trophy designed by Álvaro Siza Vieira, crafted from waste marble sourced in the small town of Estremoz, Portugal.
Lisbon Triennale Millennium bcp Début Award jury meeting © João Azevedo
The jury comprises Inês Lobo, Lígia Nobre, Samia Henni, Sandi Hilal, and Yuma Shinohara.
The nominations were submitted by: Alexandra Cruz, Alice Rawsthorn, Ana Dana Beroš, Bekim Ramku, Carlos Mínguez Carrasco, César Reyes Nájera, Christine Carboni, Chuka Ihonor, David Basulto, Ethel Baraona Pohl, Eva Franch i Gilabert, Fabrizio Gallanti, Francien van Westrenen, Gabrielle Shaad, Hanna Dencik Petersson, Herbert Wright, Ilka Ruby, Inês Dantas, James Taylor-Foster, Javier Peña-Ibáñez, Jimenez Lai, Joaquim Moreno, Josephine Michau, Katarina Siltavuori, Kenneth Frampton, Kieran Long, Léopold Lambert, Maja Vardjan, Marc Frochaux, Marina Otero Verzier, Martynas Germanavičius, Matevž Čelik, Mimi Zeiger, Nathalie Weadick, Nikolaus Hirsch, Paul Preissner, Paula Nascimento, Sevra Davis, Shumi Bose, Tau Tavengwa, Tinatin Gurgenidze, Tomoaki Shimane, Victoria Thornton, Vyjayanthi Rao.
The Lisbon Triennale extends its gratitude to all those who applied for or nominated candidates for this award. We were delighted to receive so many outstanding proposals of remarkable quality.
Jury statement
As a jury, we must acknowledge that we stand at a historical juncture—witnessing genocide in Gaza and wars in Congo, Ukraine, and so many other places in the world, while life for many continues as usual. In light of this contradiction, we must ask: What position do we take? How will history judge our choices?
We, the members of the jury, choose to recognize architectural practices that create spaces for life: practices that foster dignity, community, and grounded ways of co-existing. We must resist imposing a singular standard and instead support the diversity of architectural responses across different contexts. The submitted applications make clear that many young architects are shifting away from traditional models towards collective and decentralized practices, which respond to contemporary challenges in heartening ways. We also recognize a commitment to fostering existing structures of resilience, instead of an obsession with the “new.” Architects working in challenging political, social, economic, and environmental realities require different forms of acknowledgement.
Architecture’s role in creating spaces for life has never been more urgent. At a time when power is increasingly concentrated among the few, we uplift architects who use their practice to re-exist, reimagine, and resist.
Lisbon, 22 March 2025