AZURE has unveiled the winners of the 11th annual AZ Awards with the launch of an immersive online experience.
Toronto, Canada, 2021-07-06 –
On Friday, June 25, AZURE revealed the 22 inspiring winners representing the best in global architecture and design.
Chosen by our expert jury, the winners represent the best of an impressive selection field of over 1,200 submissions—representing a record-breaking 57 countries.
The submissions were evaluated by 10 world-renowned practitioners. Patricia Urquiola, Ini Archibong, Susannah Drake, Sou Fujimoto, Adelaide Testa, Paul Filek, Karim Rashid, Barbara Bestor, Marc Ryan, and Gilles Saucier adjudicated through an immersive—and globe-spanning—remote deliberation process.
On Friday, June 25, 2021, at 1 PM EDT AZ Awards Winners Reveal launched and winners were revealed online in an exclusive showcase on the all-new AZ Awards platform. Visitors explored the awards by category in their preferred order and at their own pace, and experienced the Winners Reveal by scrolling through the wealth of beautiful project images, videos and more, for an in-depth look at this year’s 22 standout winners and 50 Awards of Merit.
Winners will receive the 2021 AZ Awards trophy, a stunning sculpture designed by juror Ini Archibong.
Collectively, the diverse range of awarded projects, products, and concepts exemplify excellence in innovation, aesthetics, creativity, and social and environmental responsibility.
The Presenting Partners of the 2021 AZ Awards are Caesarstone, Keilhauer, and Landscape Forms.
The Sponsors of the 2021 AZ Awards Winners Reveal are Ciot, Dark Tools, and Scavolini.
Media Partners: Archello, Archiexpo, Archilovers, Archinect, Archiproducts, Architect@Work, The Architect’s Newspaper, Architonic, Bustler, Design Week Mexico, Interior Designers of Canada, INDEX Design, Kollectif, v2com newswire, and World-Architects.
About the AZ Awards
Launched by AZURE in 2011, the AZ Awards has grown in impact and stature to become a significant international benchmark for excellence, attracting entries from some of the most highly innovative firms around the world.
The AZ Awards is a unique opportunity for architects, landscape architects, designers, students, clients, and manufacturers, to receive the international exposure and acknowledgment that their exceptional work deserves.
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Winner – Architecture, Buildings Over 1,000 SqM
Studio Zhu-Pei: Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum, Jingdezhen, China
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Winner – Architecture, Buildings Under 1,000 SqM
Diana Kellogg Architects: Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls School, Jaisalmer, India (People’s Choice)
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Winner – Architecture, Single-Family Houses
Yasuyuki Kitamura Architects: House in Minohshinmachi, Minoh City, Japan
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Winner – Architecture, Multi-Unit Residential
BIG | Bjarke Ingels Group and DIALOG: Vancouver House, Vancouver, Canada (People’s Choice)
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Winner – Architecture, Temporary & Experiential Installations
REgroup: The Line, Lockeford, U.S.
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Winner – Architecture, Adaptive Re-Use
Alexander Gorlin Architects: Bell Works, Holmdel, U.S.
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Winner – Landscape Architecture
Turenscape: Welcoming the Water: Tongnan Dafosi Wetland Park, Chongqing, China
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Winner – Design, Furniture
Miniforms: Soda Coffee Table by Yiannis Ghikas (People’s Choice)
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Winner – Design, Furniture Systems, and Collections
Nienkämper: Patkau Collection by Patkau Architects (People’s Choice)
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Winner – Design, Lighting Installations
LeuWebb Projects: Thermally Speaking, Toronto, Canada (People’s Choice)
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Winner – Design, Lighting Fixtures
Davide Groppi: Origine Floor Lamp by Davide Groppi and Giorgio Rava (People’s Choice)
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Winner – Design, Interior Products
Castor Design: Matheson Cookware by Matty Matheson, Brian Richer and Kei Ng (People’s Choice)
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Winner – Design, Architectural Products
Duravit: SensoWash Starck f by Philippe Starck
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Winner – Residential Interiors
Future Simple Studio: Rue de la Gauchetière Loft, Montreal, Canada (People’s Choice)
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Winner – Commercial and Institutional Interiors
LSD Interior Design: Xi’an Fangsuo Commune, Xi’an, China (People’s Choice)
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Winner – Concepts, Ideas & Prototypes
Matter Design: Grayson Play-Lab (People’s Choice)
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Winner – Concepts, Unbuilt Projects
Étienne Bernier Architecture, APPAREIL Architecture and BGLA: Marguerite-d’Youville Elementary School, Saguenay, Canada
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Winner – Experiential Graphic Design
Silo: Bicycle Parking Garage The Hague, The Hague, the Netherlands (People’s Choice)
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Winner – Urban Design Visions
Studio-MLA: Upper Los Angeles River and Tributaries Plan, Los Angeles County, U.S.
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Winner – A+ Student Award
Sebastián López Cardozo and Lene-Mari Sollie (Rice University): A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward
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Winner – Social Good
Vertebral: El Terreno, Mexico City, Mexico
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Winner – Environmental Leadership
Acc Naturale Architettura and Negozio Blu Architetti Associati with Associato Vigetti e Merlo: Green Pea: Democratizing Sustainability, Turin, Italy (People’s Choice)
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