07/15/2026
Six projects. Six categories. One incredible honor!
We're proud to announce that six EVOKE Studio projects have been shortlisted for the 2026 World Architecture Festival Awards across Completed Buildings, Future Projects, and Interiors!
Congratulations to our clients, partners, and teams for helping bring these projects to life. We can't wait to join the global design community in Fort Lauderdale this November, where our projects will be presented live to a panel of judges and an audience of our peers.
DPS – Murray Massenburg Elementary
Category | Built Projects – School
This vibrant elementary school fuses the natural wooded, hilly site with 21st-century learning goals. Organized around a courtyard, it fosters community, promotes indoor-outdoor connections, and features learning commons at each corner. A bridge housing shared programs spans the courtyard’s eastern edge, creating a welcoming gateway to the woods.
Durham Public Schools
📸 mark herboth
Harvard Medical School – Gordon Hall Flexspace
Category | Interior – Workplace (Large)
The renovation of Gordon Hall at Harvard Medical School (HMS) transforms its upper three floors into a flexible, inclusive workspace that fosters collaboration, well-being, and adaptability. Centered around a reimagined atrium, the design unites diverse work modes with abundant natural light, transparency, and a human-centered environment aligning with HMS’s vision.
Harvard Medical School
📸 mark herboth
Rural Beacon Initiative – Free Union Farm
Category | Future Projects – Experimental
At Free Union Farm, RBI is investigating the viability of combined deployment of architectural technology and nature based solutions to the climate crisis, including sustainable agroforestry as well as deployment of agrivoltaic strategies–providing new economic opportunities in place-based rural development, especially to minority landowners, farmers, and frontline communities.
Rural Beacon Initiative
Hayti Reborn
Category | Future Projects – Masterplanning
Hayti Reborn aims to become a shining example of equity in the City of Durham. Hayti Reborn intentionally builds on the legacy of Durham’s Hayti Community, which was razed in the late 1960s via a fr
