The Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2011

Decameron / Mario Kogan

Entries from across the globe have flooded in, with some of the world’s most iconic buildings being shortlisted to set the benchmark for the Architectural world in 2011. This year looks set to be the toughest competition yet. With practices flying in from all over the globe, The Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2011 is now regarded by many of the world’s architectural community as the annual event for viewing quality international design and build projects.

The awards will be celebrated and honored at ’s Landmark Hotel on September 16th, 2011 for the buildings and design solutions that are setting the benchmark for the future of architecture and design. The Architectural community from across the globe will gather at The Emirates Glass LEAF Awards which will double up as an international networking event. This gathering of industry experts will include a judging panel comprising of key individuals drawn from various areas of the international architectural design and construction community. More images and the complete shortlist awards after the break.

Ecosciences Precinct / Hassell

Mixed Use Building of the Year:

Entrant: Agence Bernard Buhler
Project Name: Residence ARC EN CIEL
Location: Bordeaux, France

Entrant: TODD Architects
Project Name: The Boat
Location: Northern Ireland, UK

Entrant: Sidell Gibson Architects
Project Name: One New Change
Location: London, UK

Torre Diagonal Zero Zero / EMBA

Residential Building of the Year (Single Occupancy):

Entrant: Mossine Partners
Project Name: Barvikha Village House
Location: Barvikha, Russia

Entrant: Pedro Reis
Project Name: House in Melides
Location: Grandola, Portugal

Entrant: Studio mk27
Project Name: Punta House
Location: Punta Del Leste, Uraguay

Entrant: Blocher Blocher Partners
Project Name: Residential Building
Location: Stuttgart, Germany

Entrant: Di Vece Arquitectos
Project Name: Casa LH
Location: Jalisco, Mexico

Residential Building of the Year (Multiple Occupancy):

Entrant: Lan Architecture
Project Name: Student’s Residence
Location: Paris, France

Entrant: Kavellaris Urban Design
Project Name: Jewel
Location: Melbourne, Australia

Entrant: Anagram Architects
Project Name: Gairola House
Location: Gurgaon, Haryana

Entrant: OBR
Project Name: Milanofiori Residential Complex
Location: Assago, Milan, Italy

Aviva Stadium / Scott Tallon Walker

Commercial Building of the Year:

Entrant: Estudi Massip-Bosch
Project Name: Telefonica Tower Diagonal Zerozero
Location: Barcelona, Spain

Entrant: ingenhoven architects
Project Name: Daniel Swarovski Corporation, Zurich
Location: Zurich, Switzerland

Entrant: studio mk27
Project Name: decameron
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Entrant: Sanjay Puri Architects PVT Ltd
Project Name: Triose
Location: Lonavala, India

Entrant: Jakob + MacFarlane
Project Name: The Orange Cube
Location: Lyon, France

Entrant: NH Architecture
Project Name: Myer Bourke Street Redevelopment
Location: Melbourne, Australia

International Interior Design Award:

Entrant: RHWL Architects
Project Name: St Pancras Renaissance Hotel
Location: London, UK

Entrant: Studio mk27 (Commercial)
Project Name: studio sc
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil

Entrant: BDP (Commercial)
Project Name: PricewaterhouseCoopers 7 Morelondon
Location: London, UK

Entrant: PS Arkitektur (Commercial)
Project Name: Skype
Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Entrant: Karim Rashid Inc
Project Name: Naples University Metro Station
Location: Naples, Italy

The Orange Cube / Jakob + Macfarlane Architects

Offsite Construction Project of the Year 2011:

Entrant: Park Associati
Project Name: The Cube
Location: Brussels, Belgium

Entrant: Lan Architecture
Project Name: EDF Archives
Location: Bure, France

Entrant: Pascall & Watson Architects
Project Name: Dublin Airport Terminal 2
Location: Dublin, Ireland

Entrant: Populous
Project Name: London 2012 Olympic Stadium
Location: London, UK

Young Architect:

Entrant: Marc Casany
Project Name: Estrada New Offices for the CTTI of “Generalitat de Catalunya”
Location: Barcelona, Spain

Entrant: dEMM arquitectura – PAULO FERNANDES SILVA
Project Name: Living Foz
Location: Porto, Portugal

Entrant: Bunker Arquitectura
Project Name: Sunset Chapel
Location: Guerrero, Mexico

Entrant: RaichdelRio, estudio d’arquitectura
Project Name: Citizen Attention Office
Location: Girona, Spain

Best Structural Design of the Year:

Entrant: Estudi Massip-Bosch
Project Name: Telefonica Tower Diagonal Zerozero
Location: Barcelona, Spain

Entrant: schmidt hammer lassen architects
Project Name: The Crystal
Location: København, Denmark

Entrant: Populous
Project Name: Aviva Stadium
Location: Dublin, Ireland

House in Melides / Pedro Reis

Public Building:

Entrant: Dubai Municipality – General Projects Department
Project Name: Hamdan Bin Mohd. Sport Complex Umm Al-Nahed
Location: UAE

Entrant: Hassell
Project Name: Ecosciences Precinct
Location: Queensland, Australia

Entrant: schmidt hammer lassen architects
Project Name: City of Westminster College
Location: Paddington Green, London

Entrant: Diaz & Diaz Arquitectos
Project Name: Building of Control CCS
Location: Outer Harbour of Ferrol, Spain

Entrant: Steven Holl Architects
Project Name: Cite de L’Ocean et du Surf
Location: Biarritz, France

Entrant: D. Coulon et Associes
Project Name: Josephine Baker Group of Schools
Location: Paris, France

Entrant: D. Coulon et Associes
Project Name: MAS de Mattaincourt
Location: Mirecourt, France

Best Sustainable Technology Incorporated into a Building 2011:

Entrant: Wingardh Arkitektkontor AB
Project Name: Kuggen
Location: Gothenburg, Sweden

Entrant: JSWD Architekten with Chaix & Morel ETA
Project Name: Thyssenkrupp Quarter, Q1
Location: Essen, Germay

Entrant: Heerim Architects & Planners (Public)
Project Name: SK Chemicals Headquarters, ECO LAB
Location: Bundang-Gu, South Korea

Best Sustainable Development in Keeping with its Environment:

Entrant: Stanton Williams
Project Name: Sainsbury Laboratory
Location: Cambridge, UK

Entrant: ingenhoven architects
Project Name: Daniel Swarovski Corporation, Zurich
Location: Zurich, Switzerland

Entrant: Lan Architecture
Project Name: EDF Archives
Location: Bure, France

For further information, visit the LEAF Awards website here.

Cite: Furuto , Alison. "The Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2011" 29 Jul 2011. ArchDaily. Accessed 24 May 2013. <http://www.archdaily.com/153987>

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