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Winners

Read about a hundreds of award winning housing projects from across the globe, or use the filter tools to narrow your search by year, region, theme and more. Or display all winners since 1986.

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This database contains information on practical and innovative solutions to current housing problems throughout the world.

Initiated in 1985, the annual World Habitat Awards competition attracts projects which provide an outstanding contribution to people’s living conditions in a variety of contexts.

Details of the winning projects from each year are included in this database.

Project list

Caño Martín Peña Community Land Trust

2015 Winner | Puerto Rico

Non-governmental organisation (NGO)
Scale:
Theme: Community participation

Self-Help Housing in the North of England

2015 Winner | United Kingdom

Community-based Organisation (CBO)
Scale:
Theme: Capacity building

Comprehensive Community Development for Poverty Alleviation

2015 Finalist | Bhutan

Non-governmental organisation (NGO)
Scale:
Theme: Capacity building

Back to Rio

2015 Finalist | Brazil

Non-governmental organisation (NGO)
Scale:
Theme: Informal settlements/slums

TECHO – Development of Habitat

2015 Finalist | Chile

Non-governmental organisation (NGO)
Scale:
Theme: Capacity building

Improvement Without Barriers

2015 Finalist | Colombia

Government, Local or Provincial/State
Scale:
Theme: Social inclusion

Nashira, a Song of Love, a women-led project

2015 Finalist | Colombia

Community-based Organisation (CBO)
Scale:
Theme: Community participation

Empowering the Poor: building the capacity of urban and rural communities

2015 Finalist | Malawi

Non-governmental organisation (NGO)
Scale:
Theme: Capacity building

Lilac (Low Impact Living Affordable Community)

2015 Finalist | United Kingdom

Community-based Organisation (CBO)
Scale:
Theme: Building materials and technologies

Rent to Buy Scheme

2015 Finalist | United Kingdom

Non-governmental organisation (NGO)
Scale:
Theme: Community-led housing