An exhibition of Iakov Chernikhov Prize 2008 was held in the National Gallery for foreign art in Sofia during Interarch 2009.

Opening of the exhibition.
From the right: arch. Andrej Chernikhov,  prof. Georgi Stoilov and arch. Georgi Stanishev

The Iakov Chernikhov International Foundation (ICIF) announces for 2005-2006 the award of the international Iakov Chernikhov Prize in the field of conceptual architecture (as determined by the Board of directors of the Russian, American and Bulgarian centers of the Foundation on 15.06.2004).

Prize Goals:

• Stimulation of creative architectural work aimed at solving current social and cultural problems on the basis of humanistic principles in the art of architecture;
• Support of experimental, educational and research works in the field of innovative architecture and town planning.

Prize curators:

Zaha Hadid, laureate of the Pritzker Prize 2004 (Great Britain)
Patrik Schumacher (Great Britain)

Patronage committee:

Arata Isozaki, laureate of the Golden Lion Prize, Venice Biennalle 1996 (Japan)
Georgi Stoilov, president of the International Academy of Architecture (IAA) (Bulgaria)Alexander Kudryavtsev, president of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences (Russia)
Alexander Kuzmin, chief architect of the city of Moscow (Russia)
David Sarkisyan, director of the Schusev State Museum of Architecture (Russia)

Total prize amount for the first competition-festival is EUR 100,000.
The Iakov Chernikhov Prize includes EUR 50,000 and a numbered facsimile copy of Iakov Chernikhov’s work from his cycle “Architectural fantasies“.
Prize amount for the competition program is EUR 50,000.