GAD / 2026
GAD 100 Architects: People, Attribution & Evaluation
Explore source-linked architect profiles and GAD’s individual assessment rules. A biography or practice award does not automatically qualify a personal ranking.
Annual positions have not been awarded. Read the published GAD Study Index for the first scored editorial series. Read the pilot
What qualifies
A named designer needs an explicit role in each assessed project. Joint authors remain joint authors. Historical profiles are reference material and are not automatically entrants in an annual active-practice award. The current biographies provide a starting point for this attribution work.
| Dimension | Practices | People | Chinese architecture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative works & spatial quality | 30 | 30 | 25 |
| Originality & research contribution | 20 | 25 | 15 |
| Built outcomes & use | 20 | 15 | 15 |
| Verified professional recognition | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Environmental & public value | 15 | 15 | 10 |
| Sustained practice & contribution | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Chinese architectural culture & contemporary interpretation | — | — | 20 |