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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
Winner Chybik + Kristof to construct Czech Republic’s largest sports and leisure complex
The result of a public competition, Chybik + Kristof Architects & Urban Designers were selected to complete the construction of the Jihlava Multipurpose Arena
ZoHo’s creative district design sets new standard for urban life and work
The winning project of the ZoHo tender in Rotterdam's creative district is bound to set new standards for urban living and working, designed to be a strong socially inclusive neighbourhood
B+H win first place for new Shenzhen Children's Hospital and Science & Education Building design
B+H Architects, in joint venture with East China Architectural Design & Research Institute (ECADI), reveal design that awarded them first place
Ravine House receives Design Excellence Award
The Illinois project, by Wheeler Kearns Architects, has received an award in the Distinguished Building category from AIA Chicago
Hybrid City competition results showcase improved sustainability and efficiency solutions
Metsä Wood’s Hybrid City Challenge called for ways to make construction more sustainable, while maintaining efficiency using current building methods
Winner of National Railway Museum Central Hall Design Competition Revealed
Feilden Fowles wins National railway Museum Central Hall Design Competition
Korean National Football Centre’s winning master plan designed by UNStudio
UNStudio have teamed up with Amsterdam's Johan Cruijff ArenA for their winning masterplan for South Korea’s National Football Centre in Seoul
anySCALE and Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Limited win ABC Award 2020
The Automotive Brand Contest awarded Mercedes-Benz’s new HQ in Hong Kong for creatively fusing luxury and creativity in an open loft-style with stunning bay views
Winners Flores & Prats + Ouest Architecture to renovate the Ancien Théâtre des Variétés in Brussels
The competition winners will convert the live music venue in Belgium into an International Laboratory for Artistic Creation conceived as an open and inclusive public space
MASS lab shortlisted for Viinikanlahti Urban Ideas Competition
The proposal “Natural Alliance - From grey to green” releases the potential of Viinikanlahti’s environment enhancing the social and economic network while supporting Finland’s local assets; nature, location and history
Porsche HQ wins duo architect team the ABC awards
anySCALE and Porsche China (Motors) are the ABC award winners for their work on Porsche’s new China headquarters in Shanghai, China
Rotterdam based design team win ZOHO tender
Design team involving Orange Architects, ECHO urban design, Moederscheim Moonen, More Architecture and Studio Nauta won the tender in Netherlands
Inviting vertical environment is high rise win for Narra Residences by 10 DESIGN
The 278 unit residential complex will be amongst the most prestigious addresses within the new Empire City in Thu Thiem New Urban Area (District 2) of HCMC
Design for the new Senezh Management Lab Campus Competition in Russia presented by CHYBIK + KRISTOF
The progressive design for the 82-hectare Senezh university campus places the interconnectedness of social and natural environments as a core element of the educational process
AIA California firm award for David Baker Architects
The American Institute of Architects, California Council (AIA CA), gives an award to a firm that has consistently produced distinguished architecture for more than a decade
Piuarch wins Milan’s Human Technopole International Competition for a new building and campus
Piuarch wins for the design of Human Technopole's new building and campus in the former expo area
Competition win for MVRDV with a multi-level urban living room in China
MVRDV’s Shenzhen Terraces in Universiade New Town, Longgang District, Shenzhen was selected from 27 entries by international design firms
‘Metals in Construction’ Design Challenge 2020 win for Wilkinson Eyre, Eckersley O’Callaghan and Gartner
Project wins ideas competition for the sustainable retrofit and upgrade of a 1960s office block at 63 Madison Avenue, New York
New Affiliates wins The Architectural League of New York's 2020 League Prize Award
A jury of architects and design professionals selected the winners in a portfolio competition around the theme “value,” defined as a slippery construct in architecture, leading to thoughts of numbers, colors, measurement, worth, and ethics
Parking House and Konditaget Lüders by JAJA Architects wins prestigious Danish Design Award 2020 ‘Liveable Cities’
The roof of a car park has been turned into a living urban space with sports and play equipment in the neighbourhood of Nordhavn, Copenhagen
Mecanoo wins international competition for the Senezh Management LAB development in Russia
The winning masterplan in Solnechnogorsk is represented by three pronounced functional areas: Learning zone, Park zone and Waterfront
Wolf Reicht Architects wins The Best Luxury Architect and Interior Design Studio in Austria
Recent luxury global research conducted by Luxury Lifestyle Awards puts Wolf Reicht Architects top of the tree in the category of The Best Luxury Architect and Interior Design Studio in Austria
Boston’s Leers Weinzapfel Associates wins 2020 AIA COTE Top Ten Award
First cross-laminated timber (CLT) academic structure comes to University of Massachusetts with John W. Olver Design Building
Winner announced as Make Architects fund research to tackle loneliness
Make Architects challenged Sydney University students to produce design proposals to help combat loneliness and improve social connections in cities
Carbone Interior Design win Luxury Lifestyle award for architecture and interior design
Carbone's interior design specialists have given shape to elegant rooms in 5-star hotels, celebrities’ homes and villas worldwide
Brookes Jetty designs come in Waves
The proposal aims to unite recreational, cultural, economic and ecological functions to reinstate Brookes Jetty as a significant civic space and inject the site with new urban vitality
Casper Mork-Ulnes announced as one of the eight winners of Emerging Voices 2020
The Architectural League of New York’s Emerging Voices competition for 2020 announces Casper Mork-Ulnes as one of the eight winners
Three wins for Lemaymichaud at the 13th edition of the Grands Prix du Design gala
Lemaymichaud confirm their place in leading the Quebec design and architecture industry
France’s former convent turned hospital is set to become a multi-purpose project
Sergison Bates architects have won an international competition to transform part of a site in Paris’ 14th arrondissement into a new mixed-use development
Shenzhen residence combines individual exclusivity and community
Foster + Partners win design competition for Qianhai Talents’ Apartments, a unique residential project in China
David Chipperfield Architects win DAM PREIS 2020 for James-Simon-Galerie
The DAM PREIS 2020 goes to David Chipperfield Architects for their new building on the Museum Island in Berlin, Germany
Fernanda Marques of Arquitetos Associados wins two awards in less that two years
Fernanda Marques wins the title of Best Luxury Residential Interiors Architecture Firm in the context Latin American Business Awards 2019 and the title of Most Influential Woman in Architecture & Product Design 2020
Snøhetta wins design competition for Xingtai Grand Theatre
Situated in Xingtai, one of China’s oldest cities, the theatre will become a new landmark for the rapidly modernising city
Harvard GSD announces winners of 2020 Richard Rogers Fellowship
Six winners for Wimbledon House’s residency program for architectural and urban research
Winner confirmed for new Ambassador’s Residence for the British Embassy in Beijing
Eric Parry Architects win Beijing competition
Winners of the Powerhouse Parramatta International Design Competition announced
The creation of the Powerhouse Parramatta, designed by architects Moreau Kusunoki and Genton, will mark the largest investment in arts and culture in New South Wales since Sydney Opera House
