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Masslab wins first prize in Helsinki
Finnish company clinches top spot for new urban development
Javier Zubia from MORFA architects wins first Next Top Metaverse Build competition
Zubia finished first in the best architect category and also won the top prize of a Decentraland land parcel, 3,500 SAND tokens, 2,000 RNVI tokens and a Threedium License
Bjarke Ingels Group wins international design competition for Vltava Philharmonic Hall proposal
The new building will help kick-start the transformation of one of Prague's most important brownfield sites, which will eventually become home to 25,000 residents in 11,000 apartments
Winners of the global 2022 Skyscraper Competition announced
The jury selected three winners and 20 honourable mentions from 427 projects received
AL_A announced winner of Belgrade Philharmonic Concert Hall design competition
Following a year-long competition led by the UNDP, London architecture studio AL_A has been selected to design the new Belgrade Philharmonic Concert Hall
ADP Architecture and O’Donnell + Tuomey to design new Student Centre for The University of York
Following an international design competition, ADP Architecture and O’Donnell + Tuomey have been appointed to develop a proposal for a new flagship 5,000 sq m Student Centre building and University Square neighbourhood at the heart of The University of York
KCAP and K+H win competition for sustainable residential tower in HafenCity, Hamburg
The project is one of three ‘Wasserhäuser’ that are to be built as part of the HafenCity masterplan - currently the largest inner-city development in Europe
UNStudio wins competition for community-focused mixed-use tower in Düsseldorf
The articulation of the tower is designed to fit within its surrounding context while expressing the different scales and the liveliness of the building’s different uses
The experimental primary school and kindergarten in China
BAU won an invited competition to design a combined 24-class kindergarten and 48-class primary school on the rapidly urbanising fringe of Suzhou New District
SANAA commissioned to design University of Luxembourg campus building
Entirely funded by André Losch Fondation, the new auditorium will be transferred to the state after its completion and then made available to the University of Luxembourg, where it will be used for teaching purposes and to organise scientific and cultural events
Canadian university recognised for renovated athletic facility
The Outstanding Facilities Award recognises excellence in the innovative designs of new, renovated, and/or expanded collegiate recreation and wellness facilities at NIRSA member institutions
Derin Kinacigil and Juan Franco win Icelandic international design competition
The competition, hosted by Bee Breeders in collaboration with Vogafjós Farm Resort, tasked participants to design a greenhouse concept restaurant
Paul Halajian Architects wins international sustainability design competition
The California-based firm was announced as one of three Merit Award winners of the ‘Architecture at Zero’ competition for ‘De La Tierra’, their affordable housing development design for farmworker families
Urbanarium announces winners of The Mixing Middle urban design competition
Contestants were tasked with rethinking single family residential areas to empower communities to improve livability and inclusivity
The Electric Fuelling Station of the Future
Electric Autonomy Canada, in partnership with Parkland Corporation, launched an ideas competition for concepts of what future fuelling stations dedicated to electric vehicle (EV) charging could look like
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‘Treehouses at Kew’ design competition winners
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Museum of Architecture (MoA) have announced the winners of their international design competition to find exceptional designs for the creation of three of the seven Treehouses that are being built across RBG Kew's UNESCO World Heritage Site
Frigerio Design Group win competition to bring Ferrero to Italy
The design for the Italian food company’s Technical Centre is an industrial structure integrated into the landscape and is designed for the wellbeing of employees and respect for the planet
Atelier Kempe Thill wins design competition for residential tower in Germany
The winning team will collaborate with architects, Blauraum, Heide von Beckerath and Muf, to achieve the Hafencity environmental certification
UPDIS and Aedas Consortium win international urban design competition for new Xiamen airport area
Xiamen is a coastal city in China recognised for its economic development potential - with the Xiang'an International Airport in the south, it is marked as the gateway to the Maritime Silk Road
LWK + PARTNERS' low-carbon design wins merit in Advancing Net Zero competition
The team, led by Design Director Bosco Kwan and Director Truman Chan, won the prize in the Existing Building category with an innovative retrofitting proposal inspiring zero carbon and ultra-energy efficient future office developments
CO Architects wins award for LEED platinum modernisation of historic UCLA building
The LA-based firm won in the Public/Institutional category of the 2021 WUF Design Awards for its updates to Pritzker Hall, originally designed by Paul Revere Williams
Arup scores double win at inaugural Net Zero competition in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Green Building Council invited global experts via its Advancing Net Zero Ideas Competition, to contribute net zero built solutions to help the government address climate change and meet its target of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050
Team KCAP reveals winning masterplan for Icelandic airport
The international competition, organised by the Keflavík Airport Development Company (Kadeco), covers the development of a 55 sq km area surrounding Iceland’s global aviation hub, with the winning design highlighted for supporting the country's long-term sustainable development strategy
ENOTA & OUD+ Architects win new sports hall design competition
The facility will sit within the area around Prishtina’s existing bus station, a recognisable landmark in the Kosovo capital
Ensamble Studio win Marcus Prize at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
The internationally-renowned award from the university’s School of Architecture and Urban Planning Awards includes a $100,000 prize and a supported design studio with members of the faculty
Masterplan University of Bern Muesmatt campus: competition winners announced
Grimshaw, in partnership with Archipel Generalplanung AG and landscape architects LAND have won the anonymous competition to design the Swiss university’s masterplan
Team VenhoevenCS wins tender for major riverside redevelopment in Shenzhen
With the aim of designing with water for climate-proof urban regeneration, Team VenhoevenCS-HOPE-HUADONG has created the winning masterplan for a new living landscape along the central Pailao River in the Bao’an district in Shenzhen, China
PES-Architects win design competition for Shanghai Submarine Museum
The new facility, part of the China Maritime Museum, will occupy a prominent position in the former Jiangnan Shipyard on the Huangpu riverfront in Shanghai, China
LWK + PARTNERS Landscape Team and DDON Planning & Design Win Qianhai FUTURE TIMES competition
The firms won the international competition to design landscape areas of multiple sites in China’s Qianhai, Shenzhen’s Industry Cooperation Zone
New Plymouth Airport Terminal shortlisted for UNESCO’s Prix Versailles
The New Zealand Te Hono terminal was one of six 2021 finalists in the airport category, and was designed by Beca’s Design Practice
PES-Architects winning design for Nanchang Poly Grand Theatre
The 35,000 sq m theatre will be built in Jiulong Lake New City, Jiangxi Province
David Chipperfield Architects Berlin win Hamburg office development competition
Situated between the Outer Alster Lake and Dammtor Station, the new complex in Hamburg-Eimsbüttel will be built with materials recovered from previous buildings
The World's Best New Building 2021: RIBA announces international shortlist
Three buildings selected from 16 exceptional new projects in 11 countries for 2021 shortlist for the RIBA International Prize by the Royal Institute of British Architects
UNStudio win competition with prototype for healthy residential living in Moscow
Community-focused architectural concept wins international competition organised by Citymakers for project developer Glavstroy, who requested a design that incorporates the historical heritage of the region and contributes to the formation of a local community
Competition winner AART’s wooden construction with climatic inner garden
The Danish architects will design the new office and community centre in the district of Viby Syd in Denmark’s second largest city, Aarhus
British Homes Awards winners announced at the Biltmore Hotel in London’s Mayfair
The results for this year’s awards were announced on Friday, 12 November at a lunch and networking event in London
Competition winner Carlo Ratti Associati to reimagine Milanese University Campus
Designing jointly with Australian real estate group Lendlease, the University of Milan’s new science campus explores how a historical institution of higher education can be transformed for the digital age
The 15-minute city wins €100,000 Obel Award for architecture
Submitted by Professor Carlos Moreno, the 15-minute city is a liveable and sustainable urban future that places each citizen at the heart of their own city and was chosen by the jury to win the third ever Obel Award
AI driven facade system for tech-focused office towers in Sydney CBD
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Fender Katsilidis won the international competition for its landmark $2.5bn commercial development, powered by 100% renewable energy, in Sydney's Central Business District
AART win design competition for new School of Business and Social Sciences in Danish university
The ambition is to create a new landmark, the School of Business and Social Sciences (BSS), for the city of Aarhus, with a meeting point integrated into the campus the city’s university
LOC’S Piazzale Loreto proposal wins Reinventing Cities competition
Ceetrus-Nhood has won the tender for the urban renewal project in Milan with the the “Loreto Open Community”, collaborating with Mobility In Chain and Studio Andrea Caputo, together with Metrogramma, LAND, Temporiuso and Squadrati Srl
DXA studio win award for reimagining the Brooklyn Bridge
2021 NYCxDESIGN Awards named the studio, in collaboration with Patrick Cullina Horticultural Design + Consulting, Philip Habib & Associates, and Thornton Tomasetti, as the winner for ‘The Great Bridge: Path to Equilibrium’
RMJM Milano win design competition for Turkey’s Sanko HQ
The studio’s proposal was selected for its sustainable and innovative features, drawing inspiration from the caves of Cappadocia
Her Place: Dikshya Poudyal and Dibyaswor Lamichhane’s winning entry
A collaborative team from the US and Nepal has won the design challenge to create the design proposal for a women’s empowerment centre in Devachuli
re-form to deliver transformation of gateway public realm in Leeds city centre
An urban woodland could be created in the centre of Leeds as part of the winning entry to a RIBA competition to redesign its landmark City Square
Shenzhen Transport Hub competition winners announced
Shenzhen Airport East Integrated Transport Hub will be designed by Grimshaw in collaboration with Mott MacDonald, China Aviation Planning and Design Institute and Beijing Urban Construction Design and Development Group
Magnusson Architecture and Planning’s quadruple win in NY competition
Four of the studio’s projects are among the 14 winners of the second round of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s Buildings of Excellence competition
Coop Himmelb(l)au wins Russia’s SCA Arena and Park competition
Following the tradition of Russian constructivism, the filigree framework of the new SCA Ice Hockey Arena in St. Petersburg is based on Tatlin's “Monument to the Third International”
The Davidson Prize shortlist revealed
Architects collaborate on rethinking ways of living in a post-pandemic world and the shortlist features a broad range of new ideas for homes, neighbourhoods and communities
Germane Barnes wins Harvard Graduate School of Design’s 2021 Wheelwright Prize
Fellowship will support Barnes’s research proposal Anatomical Transformations in Classical Architecture, an examination of classical Roman and Italian architecture through contributions of the African Diaspora
Euralille’s first bio based building delivered by Coldefy
The project, selected as the winning design consultation for site 10.9, will be constructed out of wood and reflects France’s strong environmental ambitions
RMJM Prague’s residential towers inspired by boat sails
The team’s design, a homage to the region’s marine architecture, wins fourth place in Gdynia’s competition for a mixed use development
10 Design win Vietnam’s Landmark 55 competition with two towers
The 178,888 sq m development, in Hanoi’s Starlake district, includes a 55 storey hotel and condominium hotel tower with a sky-lobby and a 41 storey office tower
AIA selects recipients for 2021 Regional & Urban Design Awards
The American Institute of Architects has recognised five projects via 2021 Regional and Urban Design Awards
Urban Adaptation competition announce S M L XL as winning design
Organised by Metsä Group, Aalto University and the Finnish Ministry of the Environment, results show how modular construction using engineered wood products enables adaptable, sustainable and cost-competitive construction
Pierattelli Architetture win competition for Tuscany’s new Terna electricity substation
Inspired by local Italian countryside, farmland and vegetation, the design is industrial but dynamic and changeable in character and creates a continuous dialogue with the landscape
Chapman Taylor wins China’s Chengdong Elementary School design competition
The new school’s design at the Wuxi Economic Development Zone in Jiangsu Province draws inspiration from nature
Winning design duo’s transformative master plan of Dutch de Blinkert
ECHO Urban Design and GROOSMAN Architects have won the European tender and will develop the project commissioned by Van Wijnen in collaboration with the municipality of Capelle aan den IJssel, David Lloyd and local residents
Tamayouz Excellence Award announce Rifat Chadirji Prize 2020 winners
Five Egyptian architects are the first of their nationality to have won this international award for design of a living pedestrian bridge over the Nile
Perkins&Will win CoreNet NY’s Project of the Year with Guardian Life’s HQ
Guardian Life’s HQ is a flexible workplace that engages clients and employees to create a memorable user experience
Petrol Corporate Building revealed as Enota Architects winning design
The building in Ljubljana, Slovenia, reflects a company transforming itself from an oil trader to a provider of green energy
Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter to extend Norway's Polar Exploration Museum
Competition was won with proposal “Framtid”,propelling the museum towards the future with a simple idea that architecture can exemplify how we care for our environment
WIP Collaborative’s Restorative Ground proposal wins competition
WIP Collaborative’s design has won the Care for Hudson Square competition, a recovery initiative in partnership with Hudson Square Properties and Hudson Square Business Improvement District to reactivate the public realm with a placemaking installation
Clark County Government Center wins AIA Western Mountain Region’s 25 Year Award
The American Institute of Architects Western Mountain Region chapter has honoured the Clark County Government Center, designed by Fentress Architects, with its 2020 25 Year Award
Studiomauer and Cityförster win first prize in Hanover’s ecovillage competition
The design not only convinced the expert jury but also 70% of the future residents, the project, which is based on the basic cooperative values of equality, community, sustainability, and diversity
C P Kukreja Architects win the HUDCO Design Awards
The project HRRL Township, Barmer, won in the category New and Innovative Town Design Solutions/Eco Cities
American Surfacedesign honoured for Auckland’s Airport design
San Francisco based landscape architecture and urban planning firm Surfacedesign win 2020 American Architecture Award
Two awards for Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park
Designed by SWA/Balsley and Weiss/Manfredi, the development was awarded a ULI New York Award in the Excellence in Civic Development category and a Special Recognition Award for Excellence in Design
Competition winner Foster + Partners unveil design for Guangming Hub
The new Transport Oriented Development is situated on the high-speed rail link that connects Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou
London South Bank University students win RIBA Master of Architecture awards
Postgraduate students Michael Crook and Sarah Nottet-Madsen, both from School of Architecture and Built Environment, win RIBA Master of Architecture awards in two categories
ACQ5 Global Awards announce Fernanda Marques as winner
Fernanda Marques, of Arquitetos Associados Architecture, has also won Design & Build Awards for Best Architectural Firm of 2021 in Brazil, as well as the International Architecture Awards and Americas Property Awards
MVRDV joint first place in German competition for ‘castle in the sky’ masterplan
The masterplan of the Ettlinger Tor area in Karlsruhe, Germany, developed through intensive public participation from local residents and other stakeholders
January most read: competitions, scholarships and G8A’s Jungle Station
Five of the most read stories including C40 Cities student competition, Vectorworks design scholarship, Masters in Urban Design, Home of 2030 competition and G8A’s Jungle Station
Openstudio Architect and Igloo Regeneration announced as joint winners in the Home of 2030 competition
Connector Housing, by Openstudio with Hoare Lea, LDA Design, Gardiner & Theobald and EngineersHRW, has been announced as joint winners with Igloo Regeneration’s +Home in the Home of 2030 open Design Competition
Standout competition winners of 2020
A look back at some outstanding achievements from David Chipperfield Architects, MVRDV, Snøhetta and more
Assael Architecture wins Meridian Water Placemaking with Purpose Competition
Assael Architecture will create a retirement community and care hub for the second phase of Enfield’s major master plan of 10,000 new homes
Planning permission to repurpose Belfast’s warehouse into an aparthotel awarded
Todd Architects has won planning permission for Bedford Yard, an aparthotel and office development in the heart of Belfast City centre, opposite the BBC's HQ on Ormeau Avenue
Africa’s medical prototype receives AIA 2020 Healthcare Design Award
Mount Sinai Ambulatory Surgical Facility, by Kliment Halsband Architects, is a prototype for an independent, self-sustaining ambulatory surgical facility providing life saving treatments in underserved parts of the world
Oasys+System: Mask Architects’s winning competition project
Mask Architects has been selected as one of 10 winners of the Cool Abu Dhabi competition for their design proposal ‘the artificial breathing palm modular structure system’
White Arkitekter wins design competition for Norway’s new waterfront park
White Arkitekter’s design, True Blue, has won the design competition for a new beach park and sea bath in Bergen, Norway
Snøhetta wins Cooper Hewitt National Design Award
Snøhetta has been honoured as the recipient of the 2020 National Design Award for Architecture, bestowed by Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Buro Happold’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures honoured twice
America’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, its 150 ft diameter orb shaped theatre and innovative seismic base isolation system, wins Project of the Year by the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California and an Award of Excellence
EcoResponsive Environments win competition for the ‘Vision of Future Living’
The Royal Institute of British Architects announce EcoResponsive Environments as the winner for their design at SOG’s The Heath Business and Technical Park in Runcorn
O’DonnellBrown win competition with post-pandemic housing for the young
O’DonnellBrown have won a competition by HUB and Euan Blair’s apprenticeships company WhiteHat to pitch ideas for post-pandemic housing that addresses the needs of young people
RMJM RED win competition for the Ningbo Yongjiang Innovation Centre
The studio have won a competition for a mixed use development design in China, responding to the unique setting that is at a threshold between the urban and the natural
Perkins and Will’s 2020 Phil Freelon Design Competition winners announced
The winning projects imagine unique coliving strategies to combat housing crises across the US, through case studies in NY, LA and Denver
Abu Dhabi Flamingo Visitor Center wins first place in Bee Breeders competition
Petr Janda / brainwork designed the United Arab Emirates building to blend into the landscape, working with the natural connection between the organic and inorganic components
10 Design win Nanjing Dajiaochang Airport redevelopment competition
Winning scheme unveiled for contemporary mixed use destination as part of the wider redevelopment of an old military airport in Nanjing, China
Aedas praised for Xi’an city's urban oasis
Xi’an Nan-Fei-Hong Phase 2 Development in China, by Aedas, has been commended for the RLI Future Project at Global RLI Awards 2020
Brooklyn Bridge Forest design wins international competition
Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge International Design Competition winner announced
Airport of the Future 2020 winners announced
Fentress Architects selected the winners from a shortlist of 22 entries for the Fentress Global Challenge
Bridge Heidelberg wins first prize
Schlaich Bergermann Partner, LAVA, and Latz + Partner, have won first prize for their pedestrian and cycle bridge over the Neckar River, Germany
CapitaLand’s top win with Green Mark Platinum Champion recognition
CapitaLand is the top winner at the Building Construction Authority of Singapore Green Mark Awards in 2020
Buro Happold win AIA Team Award for Living Building in Santa Monica
Santa Monica City Hall East stands as one of the greenest structures globally, winning the 2020 Building Team of the Year Award from the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
Brink Tower: Mecanoo wins with sustainable and vertical neighbourhood in Amsterdam
The tower with 28 floors, approximately 90 m high, will accommodate approximately 400 new residents after completion
Housing for a Better World: Jas Bhalla Architects announced as design competition winner
Brick By Brick, in partnership with the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, has announced the winner of its ‘Housing for a Better World’ design competition
Second North American project wins British Civic Trust Award
Diamond Schmitt Architects and KWC Architects have been honoured by the Civic Trust Award for the Senate of Canada Building in Manchester, UK
Three Stories North: an unorthodox family home’s layered history
Designed by project Splinter Society, the Australian project’s primary objective is to realise its existing potential rather than replace it with something entirely new
Competition shortlist for ancient mosaics protective shelters
The Department of Antiquities in Cyprus (DoA) and the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) has announced the shortlist for a competition to design protective shelters at the World Heritage site of Nea Pafos (alternately known as Nea Paphos) in Cyprus
Interval Architect win second place with Sky Villa
The winning team, led by Oscar KO and GU Yunduan, came second in the International Competition for Marissa Duplex Apartments, held by Alsalimi Co. Ltd., Saudi Arabia