GAD / 2026
GAD 100 Practices: Candidate Register & Evaluation Framework
Browse GAD’s current practice register and understand the evidence required for an annual global 100. Final positions have not been awarded.
Annual positions have not been awarded. Read the published GAD Study Index for the first scored editorial series. Read the pilot
What qualifies
The current directory contains 52 practices. Inclusion is not a rank or a nomination accepted for a final award. For the annual table, each candidate must pass the same source and performance checks; the directory will need broader coverage before a global 100 can be published.
| 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 |