World Architecture Festival 2021 winners revealed

World Architecture Festival 2021 winners revealed

Selected from almost 500 shortlisted projects from 62 countries, the winners were an exemplary reflection of this year’s theme “Resetting the City: Greening, Health and Urbanism.” Among the recognized projects were a capsule hotel in China, a tennis arena in Australia, a train station in the United States and a waterfront revitalization project in Russia. Here are the winners in each category!


Civic and Community Category: Kirkkonummi Library / JKMM Architects

Culture Category: Phoenix Central Park / Durbach Block Jaggers, John Wardle Architects

Display Category: The Sustainability Pavilion, Dubai Expo 2020 / Grimshaw

Health Category: Rigshospitalet Hospital North Wing / Link Arkitektur, 3XN, Nickl & Partner, Kristine Jensens Tegnestue

Higher Education and Research Category: Scion Innovation Hub / RTA Studio + Irving Smith

Hotel and Leisure Category: RAAS Chhatrasagar Hotel / Studio Lotus

House & Villa (Rural/ Nature) Category: Coopworth / FMD Architects

House & Villa (Urban/ Suburban) Category: Sky House / MIA Design Studio

Housing Category: Holme Apartments / John Wardle Architects

Mixed-use Category: The Post Building / Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

New and Old Category: Capsule hostel and bookstore in village Qinglongwu / Atelier tao+c

Office Category: OLDERFLEET / Grimshaw

Production, Energy and Recycling Category: Copenhill /BIG

Religion Category: Niijima Chapel / Tezuka Architects

School Category: Fortitude Valley State Secondary College / Cox Architecture and ThomsonAdsett

Shopping Category: New Alley – Old Story / Shanghai Urban Architecture Design Co Ltd

Sport Category: Ken Rosewall Arena Redevelopment / Cox Architecture

Transport Category: Moynihan Train Hall / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Awarded in Landscape – Nature Context:

Sanya Mangrove Park / Turenscape

Suining South Riverfront Park / ECOLAND Planning and Design Corp., Sichuan Provincial Architectural Design and Research Institute CO.LTD.

Path of the forest, Roques Blanques Park Cemetery / BATLLE, ROIG ARQUITECTURA SLP

Koper Central Park / ENOTA d.o.o.

Awarded in Landscape – Urban Context:

Revitalizing Kazan’s Prime Waterfront / Turenscape

Impression of Railway / S.D. Atelier Design & Planning

Al Hosn Masterplan / DCT +  CEBRA Abu Dhabi

Xuhui Runway Park / Sasaki

Niederhafen River Promenade / Zaha Hadid Architects

Al Fay Park / SLA Archtitects

Source: Archdaily