MoMA Establishes $200,000 Annual Architecture Prize Funded by Legacy Emilio Ambasz Foundation
The Museum of Modern Art has received a major gift from the Legacy Emilio Ambasz Foundation to establish the Ambasz-MoMA Annual Prize for Nature-Reconciled Architecture. The prize awards a total of $200,000 each year to a pathbreaking architectural project completed in the last 30 years that aligns with the mission of the Ambasz Institute for the Joint Study of the Built and the Natural Environment. The award splits $100,000 to the architect or architects and $100,000 to a not-for-profit organization for tree planting in honor of the project client. The inaugural prize will be awarded at a ceremony at the Museum in late 2026.
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The new prize establishes the highest annual value for a single-project architecture award and directly ties recognition to environmental outcomes through tree planting. It reinforces MoMA's institutional focus on the relationship between built and natural environments via the Ambasz Institute, providing a benchmark that may shape how other museums and collectors evaluate sustainable design projects.
- People: Emilio Ambasz
- Museums: The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA
- Locations: New York
- Prices: $200,000
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