2026 QEPrize Trophy

The 2026 Create the Trophy competition winner is Kayla Taqiya from Indonesia. Kayla lives in Indonesia, where she is a a second-year Landscape Architecture student at IPB University. On her trophy, Kayla said, "The inspiration behind my trophy design came from the initials “Q” and “E,” representing both the QEPrize logo and Queen Elizabeth. I wanted the form to carry a direct connection to the identity of the prize while also standing as a symbol of engineering creativity. If you look closely, you can see the capital letters Q and E embedded within the structure, visible from different angles. This hidden detail makes the trophy not only a celebration of engineering achievement but also a tribute to the legacy and vision of the QEPrize."