The entries are now open for the Pineapples Awards 2026.
We are pleased to announce that the Healthy Homes category returns for a second year. The Pineapple for Healthy Homes celebrates best practice and raises awareness on the impact of housing quality on health. The coveted prize builds on the TCPA’s 12 Healthy Homes Principles to consider projects which really shine a light on exemplary homes and their impact to wider places, nature and transport.
What we’re looking for:
The Pineapple for Healthy Homes recognises completed homes that promote the health of residents and citizens. It could be anything from a mixed-use development that includes housing, a street, a social housing refurbishment or a small development of homes.
The homes should be located in the UK and they must be inhabited at the time of entering. There is no timeline restriction in terms of when the housing completed, however we recommend that this has been a notable year in the life of the project.
Previous winning schemes:
In 2025, two projects were lucky enough to scoop the award, impressing the judging panel of Magali Thomson (Project Lead for Placemaking, Great Ormond Street Hospital), Dr Rosalie Callway (Policy and Project Manager, TCPA) and Daniel Black (Programme Director, TRUUD). The winners were announced at the prizegiving event in London on 2 April.
The judges were impressed by Appleby Blue Almshouse’s (London Borough of Southwark for United St. Saviour’s Charity with Witherford Watson Mann) holistic approach to later living, which puts older residents at the heart of the community rather than at the margins.
Meanwhile, Hazelmead (Bridport for Bridport Cohousing CLT with Barefoot Architects) impressed the judges as a trailblazing example of large-scale cohousing, demonstrating determination and community-led ambition at an unprecedented scale.
The Pineapples: celebrating great places
Launched in 2019 by The Developer in partnership with Design Council, The Pineapples awards are unique in seeking to celebrate great places. ‘It’s about taking a pro-social and pro-environmental approach to property development’ says co-founder of The Pineapples, Christine Murray. The Award for Healthy Homes is one of 16 categories.
2026 Key dates:
- August 2025: Entries open – enter now
- 9 October 2025: Early bird entry deadline
- 21 November 2025: Final entry deadline
- January 2026: Shortlist announcement
- 24–26 February 2026: Festival of Pineapples – live judging presentations
- April 2026: Pineapples Awards Night
- 10 June 2026: Pineapples Stage at Festival of Place
Entry and judging process:
The final entry deadline is 21 November 2025. Submit your projects via the online portal with written questions and uploads.
The judging process invites industry professionals from developers, investors, architects, academics, consultants, community groups and more as judging teams across the entire programme.
After a diligent first round judging process, the shortlist will be announced in January 2026. Built work, urban spaces and places will be visited by the judges.
Finalist are then invited to present their projects online at the digital Festival of Pineapples event on 24-26 February 2026. Attracting over 650 speakers, attendees and judges, the three-day digital event hosts some friendly competition and lots of learning. It all comes together at the Pineapples Party in April to celebrate the finalists and award the golden pineapple trophies.
Find out more about this year’s awards: Festival of place – The Pineapples
Read more about the 2025 winners: Winners of The Pineapple for Healthy Homes announced – Town and Country Planning Association
