Beyond Design Awards · MMXXVI
Cosmas Bronsgeest
Studio Cosmas
Winner of the category
Aesthetic Conviction
For knowing that a point of view is more useful than a consensus.
The jury notedAs winner of Aesthetic Conviction, Cosmas Bronsgeest brings an assured and distinctly personal sensibility to the work of Studio Cosmas. His admiration for Frank Stella sits comfortably beside RAL 5002, palissander and a growing devotion to ceramics. Even an unfortunate night in Milan appears not to have diminished his commitment to looking closely.
And also, winner of
Architecture of the Year
For buildings that will still make sense in a hundred years.
The jury notedFor a body of work no architect should reasonably be capable of, the committee noted the unhurried confidence of someone who has spent real time in Nederland, a line of thinking that runs, suspiciously, through Frank Stella and the quiet consistency for which Studio Cosmas is, rightly, relied upon. The jury noted, in particular, your “M’n sneakers zijn in Milaan gestolen terwijl ik op een bankje in een park sliep”. You are hereby named winner of this category, by unanimous and faintly emotional decision.
Recorded in two categories
· Entry verified 18 September 2026
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