Claim your place in India's

NXT 100 Young Architecture Visionaries

NXT 100 award trophies

Claim your place as India's

NXT 100 Young Architecture Visionaries

₹12,50,000
award pool
Eligibility:

B.Arch Graduates from 2021 to 2026

Submit by 1st September, 2026

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Stop drawing others' dreams Start winning your own

We Know Your Pain

Established firms have their awards galore. Architects in their 30s have their "Emerging" awards. But, early-career architects? Mostly invisible.

You're doing the work that wins projects. Yet, your name is nowhere on the awards.

What NXT 100 Really Is

NXT 100 is the first curated national list built exclusively for early-career architects - the recent graduates from 2026 to 2021.

You don't need:

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closea built project, or
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You need one strong idea, designed well.

If you believe your work deserves to be seen, this is for you. Why wait till 30s to be recognised?

How recognition will actually work
25 Categories
4 Zones
100 Laureates
300 Awards
Three concrete trophies

No new drawings.
No portfolio redesign.
No late nights.

Zero friction submission. Pick your category.
Submit your existing design.

Winner's Kit

Entries will be accepted across 25 categories from each of the 4 zones across India. From all the submissions, 300 designs will be curated as awardees.

25 national category winners to get the iconic Physical "n" Trophy and ₹12,50,000 cash pool.

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100 early-career architects: Lifetime credential
25 National Category Winners expand_more
Physical "n" Trophy and ₹12,50,000 cash pool
300 NXT Awardees expand_more
Zonal winners & runners-up across 25 categories
Press-ready Kit expand_more
Personalised kit for Instagram, Linkedin, etc.

What NXT 100 Unlocks

Recognition doesn't replace experience, but it is a leverage tool for better opportunities. You get early legitimacy.

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Credibility with clients for solo run
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Curated as "NXT 100 Laureate"
Each zonal category winner will be inducted as an NXT 100 Laureate - a national list of 100 early-career architects to watch. This is a lifetime credential you can carry across jobs, studios, and solo practice.
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25 National Category Winners + Prize pool
Along with the Laureate status, one National Winner per category will receive the iconic Physical “n” Trophy and ₹50,000 cash prize.
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300 NXT Awardees
Across the four zones, 300 architects (winners and runner-ups) will receive zonal recognition, helping you build visibility and credibility within your city and region.
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Press-ready Kit
Every recognised architect will receive a custom digital press kit, ready to be shared on LinkedIn, Instagram, portfolios, websites and client pitches. No extra work for you.

Winner's Kit

Entries will be accepted across 25 categories from each of the 4 zones across India. From all the submissions, 300 designs will be curated as awardees.

25 national category winners to get the iconic Physical "n" Trophy and ₹12,50,000 cash pool.

The NXT 100 Effect

Recognition doesn't replace experience, but it is a leverage tool for better opportunities. You get early legitimacy.

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Firms will value you more

Use your NXT 100 title to be promoted to higher salary brackets and leapfrog into lead design roles.

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Clients will trust you sooner

Use your NXT 100 rank to win independent clients and build a reputation before you hit 30.

Stop being a name on a payroll Become a name in the industry

Recognition changes how people introduce you.

Curation Team

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Curation Team

Some of the sharpest minds in design. Stay tuned.

Some of the sharpest minds in design. Stay tuned.

Find your Category & Zone

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Find your Category & Zone

Categories

Entries will be accepted across 15 design categories from each of the 4 zones across India. Select the categories where your design will shine the best.

Designs for commerce, selling, browsing, work, and business operations.

Examples: shopping malls, department stores, markets, retail stores, showrooms, offices, corporate HQs, co-working spaces, call centres, business parks, factories, etc.
Designs for belief, rituals, remembrance, culture, display, and live experience.

Examples: religious buildings, pilgrimage complexes, memorials, cemeteries, museums, galleries, pavilions, libraries, cinemas, theatres, concert halls, performance spaces, etc.
Designs for learning, research, and skill development at all levels.

Examples: nurseries, primary schools, secondary schools, special needs schools, universities, colleges, research facilities, training centres, campuses, vocational institutes, etc.
Facade designs that are worth a discussion, even if the building belongs to another category.

Examples: facade concepts for any kind of building, high-performance skins, kinetic façades, cladding systems, different take on sunshades, innovative use of material, etc.
Designs for treatment, care, and recovery.

Examples: hospitals, clinics, dental centres, nursing homes, medical facilities, etc.
Designs for stay, leisure, and escape.

Examples: hotels, resorts, restaurants, bars, spas, wellness centres, tourism centres, nightclubs, etc.
Designs for luxury, collective, social, or affordable mass housing, across low and high density.

Examples: apartment towers, housing complexes, mixed housing developments, plotted development, social housing, low-cost housing, cooperative housing, slum redevelopment, etc.
Visuals that focus on how architecture is represented; may be taken from design of any other category.

Examples: 3D sections, isometric or axonometric views, conceptual drawings, hand sketches, urban visuals, digital illustrations, renderings, AI visuals, etc.
Interior designs for selling, work, collaboration, business, and experience.

Examples: retail interiors, showrooms, mall interiors, exhibition spaces, restaurants, hotels, office interiors, studios, meeting spaces, co-working spaces, etc.
Interior designs for living.

Examples: home interiors, apartments, villas, lofts, etc.
Designs that combine multiple functional programmes.

Examples: community centres, neighbourhood hubs, activity centres, rural hubs, tech parks, warehouses, logistics hubs, recycling centres, power stations, developments combining retail, offices, hotels, transit hubs, and public spaces, city centres, transport interchanges, etc.
Designs for governance, civic life, sport, and recreation, i.e., buildings built for everyone.

Examples: courts, town halls, parliament buildings, embassies, police stations, fire stations, libraries, community buildings, social centres, welfare buildings, cultural centres, stadiums, sports halls, gyms, swimming pools, recreation centres, theme parks, etc.
Open, shared spaces experienced by everyone, including urban design at all scales - spaces that shape environments.

Examples: parks, plazas, streetscapes, waterfronts, public realms, masterplans, neighbourhood plans, urban regeneration projects, etc.
Designs of single-unit dwellings and builder floor houses.

Examples: houses, villas (urban, rural, coastal), bungalows, builder floor houses upto 5 floors, etc.
Designs where sustainability gets priority. Can be across any building type or category.

Examples: net-zero buildings, passive design, retrofit projects, adaptive reuse, climate-responsive designs, locally-sourced construction, green building designs, etc.

Pro-Tip for Applicants

If your project is a Sustainable School, you are eligible for both the Educational category and the Sustainable Design category. This allows your work to be judged for its design intent as well as its environmental innovation.

Zones

We have divided the search for NXT 100 into 4 zones to ensure that local brilliance isn't overshadowed by national volume. Submit your design based on either your location or the location of the project. Zonal information will be collected at the time of submission.

Includes areas towards the north of India, such as:

Chandigarh, Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, & Uttarakhand.
Includes areas towards the southern part of India, such as:

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, & Telangana.
Includes areas towards the eastern and central parts of India, such as:

Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, & West Bengal.
Includes areas towards the western part of India, such as:

Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat, & Maharashtra

Register now.Submit later.

We will send you a reminder 2 weeks before the submission deadline.

No new drawings.
No portfolio redesign.
No late nights.

Zero friction submission. Pick your category. Submit your existing design.

Entry Format

No new drawings. No reformatting marathons. Use what you already have. Zero extra work.

We've designed the submission to be fast and light. You'll need:

  • Up to 3 sheets (max) - 1920 × 1080 px each,
  • 1 cover image - 1080 x 1350 px, and
  • Design summary - Max 250 words.

Illustration & Rendering category to have 1 sheet instead of 3, and may use the same visual as cover image. Upload your entry via the Submit page from 1st June, 2026.

How We Will Curate

Pure ideas. Zero seniority bias.
A 2026 graduate competes on same footing with a 2021 graduate.

At NXT 100, we're interested in how you think, not how established you are.

We care about:

check Concept Clarity
check Design Quality & Efficiency
check Context Response
check Design Representation

We don't care about:

close Your Institution
close Your Firm
close Project's Built Status
close Your Experience

Register now. Submit later.

Take advantage of early access. We will send you reminder 2 weeks before the submission deadline.

Timeline & Entry Fee

Standard Access ends 1st Aug ₹3,299 ₹4,999 for an entry till 1st August 2026
Late Access ends 1st Sep ₹4,999 for an entry till 1st September 2026
Submission Deadline on 1st Sep 23:59 hours of 1st September 2026
Additional entries come at a reduced fee of ₹899. For details, kindly go to FAQ page. Results will be declared on 15th September.

Additional entries come at a reduced fee. For details, kindly go to FAQ page. Results will be declared on 15th September.

NXT 100 award trophies

₹12,50,000 Prize Pool

100 Laureates. 300 awards.

Don't wait years to be "Emerging"

Be the NXT 100 today

₹1799₹4999

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Don't wait years to be "Emerging"
Be the NXT 100 Today

₹12,50,000 Prize Pool.

100 Laureates. 300 awards.

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