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