The global honor from the Architecture MasterPrize recognizes excellence in architecture and planning and comes alongside design awards for KPF projects in Asia and Europe.
KPF has been named Architecture Firm of the Year by the Architecture MasterPrize (AMP), one of the architecture industry’s leading global awards programs. The honor comes as KPF celebrates its 50th anniversary, reflecting on the design excellence that has set the firm apart for the last half century. That standard is evidenced by recently completed and soon-to-be complete projects, including the tallest tower in Texas and Austin’s first supertall (Waterline), the first all-electric biomedical research lab in New York City (the Roy and Diana Vagelos Innovation Laboratories), and major buildings, R&D facilities, and campuses for technology giants TP-LINK and OPPO. This award also complements more than 30 international design awards in 2026 so far, and recognition as one of Fast Company’s “Best Workplaces for Innovators,” among other firm awards.
“We are exceedingly proud of this recognition for our firm and our projects,” said James von Klemperer FAIA RIBA, KPF President. “At KPF, we understand that we have a unique opportunity to positively impact cities and communities through the scale and breadth of our work across the globe. This award validates that belief, and we are grateful to Architecture MasterPrize.”
“This is an honor for KPF and a testament to the talent and dedication of more than 6,000 architects and staff who have contributed to the firm’s growth over the last 50 years,” said Forth Bagley AIA, KPF Principal. “As a practice, we are committed to the future of the city and look forward to continuing to drive meaningful change through our architecture over the next 50 years and beyond.”
AMP’s Architecture Firm of the Year award evaluates a company’s entire body of work, not a single project, against three criteria: design excellence, innovation and contribution, and expertise in executing complex work at scale. KPF’s submission focused on its mission of transforming cities and districts through impactful architecture that is informed by and better their environments; carefully crafted, inventive, and durable; underpinned by technical, economic, environmental, and social performance.
The AMP also recognized KPF projects with five Design of the Year Awards. The TCC DAKA Renewable Resource Recycling Center in Taiwan received the program’s highest distinction, “Best of Best” in Mixed-Use Architecture, for reimagining a waste recovery facility as a public-facing destination connecting industry, landscape, education, and community. TP-LINK LXD in Shenzhen was recognized in the High-Rise Buildings category for its one-kilometer landscaped ribbon connecting its two office towers and dormitory. Oriente Green Campus in Lisbon won in both the Mixed-Use Architecture and Landscape Architecture categories for its transformation of a derelict, unfinished shopping mall into a technology and education hub. Westlake 66 in Hangzhou won in Mixed-Use Architecture for establishing a new landscaped pedestrian link between West Lake and the historic Grand Canal, with its facade computationally optimized to improve views, daylight, and its relationship with the surrounding city.
