The 9th Annual Emirates Glass LEAF Awards proved to be a huge success attracting a whole host of recognisable faces from the architectural community. This spectacular evening took place in the luxurious surroundings of the Four Seasons Park Lane Hotel which was admired by the many guests that attended. 

The 2012 shortlist included some of the world’s most iconic buildings and designs. The lucky winners of the evening were: 

Mixed – Use Building of the year award: 
Steven Holl Architects with Daeyang Gallery & House, South Korea 

Residential Building of the year award (single occupancy): 
Architectureburo Govaert & Vanhoutte with Villa Roces, Bruges, Belgium 

Residential Building of the year award (multiple occupancy): 
Rafiq Azam with S.A Residence, Dhaka, Bangladesh 
*Special Awards went to Studio Daniel Libeskind, DCA Architects PTE Ltd, with Reflections at Keppel Bay

Commercial Building of the year award: 
WOW Architects with Vivanta Hotel, Bangalore, India 

International Interior Design award: 
Billard Leece Partnership & Bates Smart with HKS, with The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia 

Refurbishment of the year award: 
Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects, with The Granary 
*A special prise went to Masrah Al Qasba Theatre, Emirate of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, by Magma Architecture 

Young Architect of the year award: 
Marco Guarnieri, with White Grounds UK 

Public Building award: 
Musashino Art University Museum & Library Tokyo, Japan 
Stephen Marshall Architects, with Rothschild Archive, UK 

Best Sustainable Development: 
Arup Associates with The Druk White Lotus School, Shey, India 

Best Future Building 2012 (joint winners):
Skidmore Owings + Merrill with Manhattan Loft Gardens, London, UK 
MZ Architects with The Rock Stadium, Al Ain, UAE

Lifetime Achievement in architectural Community award: 
Daniel Libeskind

Overall winner for 2012: 
Musashino Art University Museum & Library Tokyo, Japan

A special thanks to all of our sponsors who helped put this event together including Emirates Glass,Lasvit , Laufen, Interface, RECKLI GmbH,Keim Mineral Paints Limited, Design Build Network, Design Build Review, LEAF Reviewand Pascall+Watson architects. 

To view the complete shortlist of entrants please go to: www.arena-international.com/leafawards 

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