2026 World Monuments Fund / Knoll Modernism Prize Winner: Architectus for restoring Africa Hall

2026 World Monuments Fund / Knoll Modernism Prize Winner: Architectus for restoring Africa Hall

Architecture firm Architectus received the 2026 World Monuments Fund / Knoll Modernism Prize for its dynamic conservation of the United Nations’ Historic Africa Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Learn more about this acclaimed restoration, which reestablishes one of the most significant works of African modernism as a critical venue for diplomacy and culture. The biennial World Monuments Fund / Knoll Modernism Prize celebrates innovative approaches that safeguard the architectural legacy of the Modernist movement. The World Monuments Fund / Knoll Modernism Prize has been made possible, in part, by support from Knoll.