For the 18th year, the International Architecture Awards has returned to celebrate outstanding architectural achievements globally. Based in Chicago, these awards feature exceptional new buildings, urban planning projects, and landscape architecture of 2023. Additionally, this month, the Chicago Architecture Biennial (CAB 5) is currently taking place in the city. Both the awards and the Biennial attempt to shed light on each country’s architectural, design, cultural, and social trends.
Since the inception of the International Architecture Awards in 2005, this annual program has served as a platform for celebrating contemporary architecture. Moreover, the awards institution believes in architecture’s potential to enhance the quality of life for individuals globally. This year, the selected winners span 48 countries, from Ethiopia to Tokyo and New York to Nova Scotia.
Read on to discover the winners of the 2023 edition.
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- Northeast Bronx YMCA, Bronx, New York, USA by Marvel (Marvel Architects, Landscape Architects, Urban Designers, PLLC.)
- Guangzhou Julong Bay Civic Center, Guangzhou, China by Domani Architectural Concepts
- Calm Casamia Community House, Dong Na, Hoi An, Vietnam by Vo Trong Nghia Company Limited
- Nunawading Community Hub, Nunawading, Victoria, Australia by fjmtstudio Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Pty Ltd.
Commercial Buildings
- SubStation No. 164, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by fjmtstudio Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Pty Ltd.
- Built Head Office/SubStation No. 164, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by fimtstudio Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Pty Ltd.
- The Foundry, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by fjmtstudio Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Pty Ltd.
- The Press, Costa Mesa, California, USA by Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects
Corporate Office Buildings
- The Prow, Seattle, Washington, USA by Aidlin Darling Design
- Splendora Office, Hanoi, Vietnam by Vo Trong Nghia Company Limited
- BEEAH Headquarters, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates by Zaha Hadid Architects, Bin Dalmouk Consultants (Sharjah) and DSA Architects International (Dubai)
- Anima Headquarters, Barcelona, Spain by Drom Design, S.L.
- The New Headquarters Building of Novatek, Moscow, Russia by SPEECH architectural office
- 1900 N Street, Washington, D.C., USA by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC., Doug Hocking Associate Architects and FOX Architects
- The Courtyard Office, Raipur, Chattisgarh, India by Sanjay Puri Architects
- Hoa Binh Minh Office, Dong Nai, Vietnam by DPLUS Vietnam
- Jing Brand (Wuhan) Real Estate Project, Wuhan, China by Aedas
- Chongqing Gaoke Group Ltd. Office Project, Chongqing, China by Aedas
Culture and Museums
- Xu Wei Art Museum and Green Vine Square, Shaoxing, China by The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD)
- New Museum of Ethnography, Budapest, Hungary by Napur Architect Kft.
- Longmenshan Town · Woyun Platform, Pengzhou, China by Archermit
- La Cadiere Art Center (Lake City), Chengdu, China by SCAD (Architectural Design & Research Institute of South China University of Technology Co., Ltd.)
- La Cadiere Skyline, Chengdu, China by SCAD (Architectural Design & Research Institute of South China University of Technology Co., Ltd.)
- TIC Art Center, Foshan, China by Domani Architectural Concepts
- Cité des Arts, Montpellier, France by Architecturestudio and MDR Architectes
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts, London, United Kingdom by Benedetti Architects
- S. Caterina Apse and Museum, Treviso, Italy by Studio Toni Follina, Studio Saricoletti Architetti Associati, Wei engineering, and Albertin & Company srl.
- Schoenenkwartier Shoe Museum, Waalwijk, The Netherlands by Civic Architects
- House of Grain, Hjørring, Denmark by Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
- Bat Trang Pottery Museum, Ha Noi, Vietnam by 1+1>2 Architects
- La Brea Tar Pits and Museum Master Plan, Los Angeles, California, USA by Weiss/Manfredi
- Denver Art Museum Martin Building Revitalization and Expansion, Denver, Colorado, USA by Fentress Architects (Architect of Record), Machado Silvetti (Design Architect), and Stephanie Randazzo Dwyer
- David Rockefeller Creative Arts Center, Tarrytown, New York, USA by FXCollaborative Architects
- Tom Patterson Theatre, Stratford, Ontario, Canada by Hariri Pontarini Architects
Displays and Installations
- Column Matrix, Tangshan, China by Field Conforming Studio
- Boundless Theater, Shandong, China by Kong Xiangwei Design Studio
- ENERGY/SUSTAINABILITY
- EDGE Suedkreuz Berlin, Berlin, Germany by Tchoban Voss Architects BDA
- Tower of Light, Manchester, United Kingdom by Tonkin Liu
- Sunflower Station — The Electric Fuelling Station of the Future, Canada by Sanyou Architectural Design Firm (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
- Kobelco Power Moka Meline, Moka, Tochigi, Japan by Takenaka Corporation
Expositions
- The Diwan, Edmonton, Alberta. Canada by AXIA Design Associates and Arriz & Co.
- New Beginnings Urban Art Inaugural Installation, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Alebel Desta Consulting Architects and Engineers
- The Natural Pavilion, Almere, The Netherlands by DP6 architectuurstudio BV
- Ecological Civilization Education Exhibition Hall of Jinyun Mountain, Chongqing, China by lab.C.[architecture]
Government Buildings
- Arthur J. Altmeyer Federal Building, Woodlawn, Maryland, USA by Snow Kreilich Architects and HGA Architects & Engineers
- Royal Norwegian Embassy Renovation, Washington, D.C., USA by Fentress Architects
- U.S. Consulate General Matamoros, Mexico, Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico by Richärd Kennedy Architects
Health Care/Hospitals
- Burma Hospital, Magyizin, Myanmar by a+r Architekten
- Acıbadem Healthcare Group Headquarters Project, Istanbul, Turkiye by Gensler and Norm Architects Inc. and FXCollaborative
High Rises / Skyscrapers
- Quay Quarter Tower, Sydney, Australia by 3XN and BVN with Aspect Studios
- 130 William, New York, New York, USA by Adjaye Associates and A Hill West Architects
- One Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA by Goettsch Partners and Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture
- Toranomon Hills Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan by Ingenhoven Architects and Irie Miyake Architects & Engineers (Office Tower) and Kume Sekkei Co., Ltd., Takenaka Corporation (Residential Tower)
Hotels / Hospitality
- Two Triangles, Ulsan, South Korea by architect-K
- Umani Hotel, Varna, Bulgaria by STARH
- Artificial Topography, Seoul, South Korea by LESS Architects
- Faust Haus, St. Helena, California, USA by Aidlin Darling Design
- Hotel Natura Extension, Rogla, Slovenia by Enota, projektiranje, d.o.o.
- Radisson Collection Resort, Nanjing, China by College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
- DIVAN Kurucesme, Istanbul, Turkiye by GAD Architecture
- The Dean Hotel, Cork, Ireland by Wilson Architecture
- W Dubai – Mina Seyahi, Dubai, United Arab Emirates by Aedas
Industrial
- CheckMate Winery, Oliver, British Columbia, Canada by Olson Kundig Architects and Meiklejohn Architects Inc.
- Hood Bike Park Pavilion, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Elkus Manfredi Architects and Offshoots Landscape Architects
Institutional
- Staten Island Animal Care Center, Staten Island, New York, USA by Garrison Architects
Libraries
- Three Centers and One Base of Meishan, Meishan City, China by Dalu Architecture Design Firm
- Charles Nègre Media Library, Grasse, France by Ivry Serres Architecture and Beaudouin Architectes
Manufacturing
- New Manufacture De Haute Horlogerie Audemars Piguet, Le Locle, Switzerland by Kunik de Morsier architectes
- Luxottica Digital Factory, Milan, Italy by Park Associati
- Sinovac High-Tech Achievements Transformation Project, Beijing, China by Aedas
Mixed-Use
- Rosenthaler Strasse 43-45, Berlin, Germany by Tchoban Voss Architects BDA
- Pangyo Alphadom City 6-1, 6-2BL Mixed Use Development, Seongnam, Republic of Korea by Heerim Architects & Planners Co., Ltd. and NBBJ
- Benesta Benleo Acibadem, Istanbul, Turkiye by TAGO Architects
- With Harajuku, Tokyo, Japan by Takenaka Corporation
- Aviapolis X, Vantaa, Finland by Huttunen-Lipasti Architects
- The Knigtsbridge Estate, London, United Kingdom| by Fletcher Priest Architects
Monuments
- Zhuji Historical Memorial Hall, Zhuji, Shaoxing, China by The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD)
- Kulturzentrum Mattersburg, Mattersburg, Austria by HOLODECK architects ZT GmbH
Multi-Family Housing
- Mirai House of Arches, Bhilwara, Rajasthan, India by Sanjay Puri Architects
- Lakeside Village at University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA by ArquitectonicaGEO
- CasaNova, Rotterdam, The Netherlands by Barcode Architects
- Triiiple Housing, Vienna, Austria by Henke Schreieck Architekten ZT Gmb
- Brückenkopf Bern | Conversion of Office Building Into Housing, Bern, Switzerland by Bauart Architekten und Planer AG
- PEDRE, Mexico City, Mexico by JSa and MTA+V
- Real de los Reyes, Mexico City, Mexico by JSa and MTA+V
- MeyerHouse, Singapore, Republic of Singapore by WOHA
- Case Nel Verde, Bisceglie, Italy by PS_Architetture
Private Houses
- Monolithoi House, Mani, Greece by Desypri & Misiaris Architecture
- Stairway to the Stars, Los Angeles, California, USA by MINARC
- DNA Alpine, San Miguel County, Colorado, USA by CCY Architects
- Elk Range Overlook, Aspen, Colorado, USA by CCY Architects
- Mevorach Studio, Des Moines, Iowa, USA by substance
- Liknon, Samos, Greece by K-Studio
- Suspension House, California, USA by Fougeron Architecture
- Solarlux Beach Cabin On Baltic Sea, Poland by Peter Kuczia Architect
- Desert Palisades, Palm Springs, California, USA by Woods + Dangaran
- Manhattan Beach House, Manhattan Beach, California, USA by Montalba Architects
- Trestle Residence, Napa Valley, California, USA by Aidlin Darling Design
- Spring Mill House, Virginia, USA by Robert M. Gurney, FAIA, Architect
- RO54, Los Angeles, California, USA by Arshia Architects
- The Carapace Retreat, Healdsburg, California, USA by Studio VARA
Public Space
- MPavilion 2021 - The Lightcatcher, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia by MAP studio
- Brooklyn Botanic Garden Robert W. Wilson Overlook, Brooklyn, New York, USA by Weiss/Manfredi
Restaurants
- NONSPACE Café, Gyeonggi-Do, South Korea by On Architects Inc.
- Brich Forest Restaurant, Xi'an, China by Kris Lin International Design
- RETAIL/SHOWROOMS
- Zhengzhou Vanke Cuiwan Zhongcheng Demonstration Zone, Zhengzhou, China by Arch-Age-Design (AAD)
- Gemdale · The New Bund Experience Center, Ruian, China by Shanghai PTArchitects
- Exhibition Hall of Xingyang Suohe Country Park, Zhengzhou, China by gad Architectural (Shanghai) Design Co., Ltd.
- Living Aesthetics Pavilions Ningbo Taoli Chunfeng Town Yuyao, Ningbo, China by gad Architectural (Shanghai) Design Co., Ltd.
- SuperHub Meerstad, Meerstad, The Netherlands by De Zwarte Hond
Restoration / Rennovation
- Dongtai Library Complex Renovation Project, Dongtai, China by Shanghai ORIA Planning & Architectural Design Co., Ltd.
- Renovation of Shajin Primary School, Chongqing, China by Chongqing Yueji Architectural Design Office
- Conversion And Renovation of the Listed Local, Probate and Guardianship Court Building in Tübingen, Tuebingen, Germany by Dannien Roller Architekten + Partner
- Battery Maritime Building – Casa Cipriani, New York, New York, USA by Marvel (Marvel Architects, Landscape Architects, Urban Designers, PLLC.)
- Ling Ling, Mexico City, Mexico by Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos
- Kulturbahnhof Aalen, Aalen, Germany by a+r Architekten
- Zotov Centre, Moscow, Russia by SPEECH architectural office
- Renovation and Rebuilding of Shenzhen Qilin Middle School, Shenzhen City, China by The Institute of Architectural Design & Research Shenzhen University
- La Cité, Toulouse, France by Taillandier Architectes Associés (TAA) and Historical Monument Architect
- A Restoration and Adaptive Reuse Project for Nizhny Novgorod’s Pack-houses, Moscow, Russia by SPEECH architectural office
- Warwick Court, London, United Kingdom by Fletcher Priest Architects
- Gabella Gate, Ripa Teatina, Italy by Rocco Valentini Architecture
Schools and Universities
- Rubenstein Commons Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey, USA by Steven Holl Architects Hackney
- New Primary School & 333 Kingsland Road, London, United Kingdom by Henley Halebrown Architects Lycée Franco-Allemand, Buc, France by Behnisch Architekten and Atelier 2a+
- Malicounda High School, Nianing, Senegal by In Situ Architecture
- Quzhou Xinhua No. 2 Primary School, China by LYCS Architecture
- Busajo Campus, Soddo, Ethiopia by Studio Benaim
- The Linden Centre Shaxi Community Campus, Shillong Village, Yunnan, China by Anderson Anderson Architecture and Atelier FUN Architectural Design and Consultants Co., Ltd.
- College of Science Kuwait University, Kuwait by NBBJ and Dar Gulf Consult for Engineering Consultancy
- Barker College Rosewood Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia by Neeson Murcutt Neille Pty Ltd.
- Na Khoang School, Son La, Vietnam by 1+1>2 Architects
- Lung Vai School, Ha Giang, Vietnam by 1+1>2 Architects
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Guangzhou, Guangzhou, China by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC. and SCAD (Architectural Design & Research Institute of South China University of Technology Co., Ltd.)
- Folded Fairylands - Wuhan City Pavilion and Kindergarten, Wuhan, China by Atelier XI and Wuhan Tianhua Architectural Design
- The Resnick Sustainability Institute at Caltech, Los Angeles, California, USA by Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign
Sports and Leisure
- Stadium of Dong’an Lake Sports Park, Chengdu, China by China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Corp. Ltd.
- Bivouac Fanton, Forcella Marmarole, Dolomites, Italy by Demogo studio di architettura
- Barça Stadium: Futur Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain by b720 Arquitectos, Pascual-Ausió Arquitectes, and Nikken Sekkei Ltd. and Idom
- Etihad Arena Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates by HOK and Pascall + Watson
Urban Planning / Landscape Architecture
- Dock, Cork, Ireland by Wilson Architecture
- Rosenthaler Strasse 43-45, Berlin, Germany by Tchoban Voss Architects BDA
- New Kazan River Quarter, Kazan by Borgos Pieper
- The Urban Renovation of the Historical Center of Madrid, Madrid, Spain by Estudio Guadiana S.L. and Porras La Casta Arquitectos S.C.P. (Porras Guadiana Arquitectos S.L.)
