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ROOM FOR INSPIRATION

Architecture, interior and design are changing rapidly – and we at AW Architektur & Wohnen want to accompany this change even more intensively. With ten issues per year in future, we are creating more space for topics, trends and personalities that shape our living spaces. In doing so, we are sending a clear signal for quality, attitude and sophisticated inspiration in the premium segment.

AW Architektur & Wohnen is thus anticipating the needs of the AW Community B2C and B2B and thus lives up to its leading role as a style-defining trendsetter for design and architecture. With an expanded editorial team in print and online, AW is also preparing for its upcoming 70th anniversary in 2027 – under the motto “70 years of AW – 70 years of space for inspiration“.

A symbiosis of stylish editing, inspirational design and a never-failing eye for future trends – AW Architektur & Wohnen is one of the most sought-after titles in the premium home magazine segment. With its strong brand power, AW Architektur & Wohnen is a popular magazine for Architecture, Architectural Art, Design, Home Decor and Gardening. The strong brand is characterised by innovative content, aesthetic design and its ability to reach its readers at an emotional level. AW Architektur & Wohnen captivates educated, high-income, independent and enlightened readers with a wide range of exclusive topics – always with the highest degree of journalistic finesse. Each year, the editorial team recognises impressive achievements and personalities in the fields of design and architecture at the renowned AW Awards, reinforcing the publication’s claim to be a driving force as a top magazine in the industry.

As one of the leading media of the design and architecture industry, AW Architektur & Wohnen is a powerful source of inspiration with its target group-appropriate and accentuated content – by means of newly conceived topics, innovative design approaches and discourses on socially relevant topics that are taken up in the new AW dossier.

This ambition is underscored by the prestigious “AW Architect of the Year” award, which pays tribute to outstanding international visionaries and their trailblazing creativity.

AW Architect of the Year

Distinguished. Renowned. Prestigious.
AW Architect of the Year – An Established Award in the Industry

Since 2012, AW Architektur & Wohnen has annually honored an architect and their practice with the AW Architect of the Year Award in recognition of outstanding achievements in the field of architecture. The accolade includes financial support for an exhibition presenting the laureate’s projects and philosophy at the Aedes Architecture Forum in Berlin. The highly coveted award is conferred by the AW editorial team at Aedes, Europe’s leading architecture gallery, in Berlin.

Since 1980, the Aedes Architecture Forum has showcased internationally acclaimed and pioneering architecture in a unique setting. Over the decades, Aedes has been closely associated not only with the great names of the global architectural scene, but also with the continuous promotion of emerging generations of architects from around the world.

Under the leadership of founder Dr. Kristin Feireiss (†) and director Hans-Jürgen Commerell, Aedes has realized more than 600 exhibitions in over four decades. Many renowned architects and future Pritzker Prize laureates – including Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid, Thom Mayne, SANAA, and Wang Shu – presented their work at Aedes long before achieving international fame.Since 2019, AW Architektur & Wohnen has partnered with Aedes for the AW Architect of the Year Award. In addition to the award ceremony at this central, prestigious, and highly respected venue, the collaboration always features a spectacular, publicly accessible exhibition at Aedes’ gallery spaces.

AW Architect of the Year 2025

THE WORLD OF AW ARCHITEKTUR & WOHNEN

AW Architektur & Wohnen’s portfolio targets educated, cultured readers and users looking for sophisticated content from the fields of Architecture, Living, Gardening, Culture and Design. The magazine is available in print and online.

AW magazine also publishes digital premium content on awmagazin.de. Followers receive constant updates on the magazine’s social media profiles. The AW Awards AW Designer of the Year and AW Architect of the Year are widely regarded as two of the most prestigious awards in the industry throughout Europe and honour impressive personalities each year.

Karen Hartwig, Editor in Chief AW Architektur & Wohnen

DESIGN CREATES CULTURE

„You have such good taste. Your sense of style is always on point!”

I count myself lucky to receive this compliment all the time. Nothing gives me more pleasure than living out my passion for architecture and design as a journalist and magazine creator.

In collaboration with a highly qualified editorial team, I curate one of the top magazines in the German-speaking world as editor-in-chief of AW Architektur & Wohnen. It’s a true honour to brush shoulders with style icons, designers and architects and to indulge my journalistic curiosity to take a look behind the scenes, which also inspires the team to make sure every issue fills our readers with joy and inspiration.

As a trained photographer with years of experience working in the magazine industry, I focus on creating unique imagery and a clear layout and on covering exclusive topics. Beyond simple visual appeal, good design and architecture are capable of initiating social change. In the magazine, we address mega trends and ask the pressing questions of our times: How do we envision living and working in the future? How can we live more sustainably?

AW Architektur & Wohnen acts as a visionary driving force and inspiring curator behind the latest architecture and living trends. As Canadian designer Robert L. Peters so elegantly put it, „Design creates culture. Culture shapes values. Values determine the future.”