The Studio Matrx Awards
Two ways we celebrate design that serves the land and the people on it. A monthly Student Prize, open worldwide, that rewards one strong idea each month — and the annual Sustainable Architecture Awards, a living tribute to Amogh N P, honouring a year's best sustainable work across India. Both are free to enter.
Two awards
Pick your path · both free to enterThe Student Prize
A light monthly design challenge for students — one or two sheets, one strong idea. A new theme every month, published in the magazine. This month: The Rain Shelter Award.
The monthly prizeSustainable Architecture Awards
The annual flagship — a Student and a Professional award for sustainable, contextually rooted work across India, conferred at a ceremony each November.
The annual awardsIn memory of Amogh
His story
A rare few leave behind a vision that keeps growing in their absence. Amogh N P — architect, interior designer and musician — believed great design should serve the land and the people on it. These awards carry his name so that the work he loved keeps finding the light: buildings that are gentle on the earth and rooted in their place.
The awards
Two each year · emerging & establishedStudent Award
Projects, theses or studio work that demonstrate genuine sustainable design thinking — rooted in climate, place and community.
Professional Award
Built or in-progress work that exemplifies environmental responsibility and contextual sensitivity in the Indian landscape.
₹50,000 for the Student Award, ₹30,000 for the Professional Award — presented at the ceremony.
An official Studio Matrx certificate of honour, conferred in Amogh's name.
A specially commissioned memento, presented to each recipient on the night.
What it honours
Sustainable · contextual · rooted
Honours the land
Work that reads its site — soil, slope, water and trees — and gives back more than it takes.
Honours the climate
Passive, low-energy design: shade, ventilation, daylight and water, before machines.
Honours the community
Architecture made for the people who use it, in the materials and craft of the place.
Honours the context
Contextually rooted design — modern, but in conversation with India's regions and traditions.
What to submit
One PDF · free · last date 30 SeptemberPrepare one PDF
Assemble your entry into a single PDF (A3 landscape). Keep it under 25 MB; for larger files, include a shared-drive link instead.
Name it clearly
Name the file “Category — Your name — Project title”.
Email hello@studiomatrx.org
Send it with the subject line for your category. We acknowledge every entry we receive.
Enter by 30 September
The last date is 30 September every year. Shortlisting follows in October; winners are revealed at the ceremony.
Free to enter · last date 30 September every year
The ceremony
The annual calendarEntries open 1 August and the last date is 30 September, every year. See exactly what and how to submit above. Register your interest and we'll email you the moment the 1 August window opens.
Roll of honour
The annual recipients, by yearThe first recipients will be revealed at the ceremony on 7 November 2026. This roll of honour begins then — be part of the first chapter.
How to enterTerms & conditions
The fine print, in plain wordsGoverned by the laws of India · questions to hello@studiomatrx.org
The monthly Student Prize
₹10,000 · a new theme each monthEvery month we set one small design challenge for architecture and design students, and award the best response — ₹10,000, a certificate, a memento and publication in the magazine. It is free, open worldwide, and the brief changes with every issue. Eleven monthly wins build toward December's Student of the Year.
The Rain Shelter Award
Design a small shelter — a bus stop, a verandah, a market canopy, a courtyard pavilion — that does not fight the Indian monsoon but works with it. Show, in one or two drawings, how it sheds or harvests the rain, keeps people dry, and stays cool and usable when the first cloudburst arrives.
The year of themes
Opens 3 months ahead · last date 1 month beforeEach month carries its own named award, themed to the issue. Every contest opens three months ahead and the last date is one month before its issue — so winners appear in the issue itself, and you can plan early.
Monthly winners
The archive, month by month
Questions, answered
The awards, in plain wordsWhat is the difference between the monthly Student Prize and the annual Awards?
Two separate programmes on this page. The monthly Student Prize is a light, fast design challenge — one or two sheets on a new theme every month, open to students worldwide, winning ₹10,000 and publication in the magazine. The annual Sustainable Architecture Awards are the flagship: a Student Award (₹50,000) and a Professional Award (₹30,000) for a full year's best sustainable work in India, judged once a year and conferred at a ceremony. You can enter both.
What are the annual awards?
The Amogh × Studio Matrx Sustainable Architecture Annual Awards are an annual recognition of design that honours the land, the climate and the communities it serves. Instituted as a living tribute to Amogh N P, they celebrate sustainable, contextually rooted architecture across India — two awards each year, for an emerging and an established voice.
Who can take part?
The Student Award is open to students enrolled in architecture or allied design programmes in India. The Professional Award is open to practising architects and design professionals in India, for projects located in India. Entry is free.
Is there an entry fee?
No. Entry is completely free — Studio Matrx is a not-for-profit platform built as a tribute to Amogh N P.
Can I enter both awards, or more than one project?
One entry per person or practice, in one category, per year. Choose the Student or the Professional Award (not both), and submit your single strongest project.
When do entries open and close?
Entries open on 1 August and the last date is 30 September — every year. For 2026, shortlisting runs through October and winners are revealed at the ceremony on 7 November 2026.
What counts as 'sustainable'?
Work that reads its site and climate and gives back more than it takes — passive design (shade, ventilation, daylight, water), responsible and local materials, low embodied energy, and a genuine sensitivity to context and community. We value honest, rooted thinking over green gadgetry.
Does the project need to be built?
For the Professional Award, work may be built or in-progress. For the Student Award, academic, thesis or studio work is welcome — it need not be built.
What does each recipient receive?
The cash prize (₹50,000 for the Student Award, ₹30,000 for the Professional Award), an official Certificate of Honour, and a specially commissioned commemorative memento, presented at the ceremony. Prizes are paid by bank transfer on verification; applicable taxes (TDS) apply under Indian law.
Who owns my work?
You keep full copyright, always. Entering grants Studio Matrx a non-exclusive licence to publish your submission, with credit, to promote the awards and platform.