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Architects: Atxurra Zelaieta Arquitectos, GA
- Area: 13 m²
- Year: 2015
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Manufacturers: Artigo, Cortizo, Industrias Imar, Placo
Musikene / GA + Atxurra Zelaieta Arquitectos
University of Navarra Clinic in Madrid / IDOM
Winners of Day 1 World Architecture Festival Awards 2016 Announced
Fourteen projects have been announced as category winners of the The World Architecture Festival’s (WAF) 2016 awards on Day 1 of the festival. Winners in 32 categories will be named over the first two days of the conference, and will then go on to compete for the title of the World Building of the Year 2016, to be announced on Friday.
The world’s largest architectural awards program, the 2016 WAF Awards consisted of 343 projects from 58 countries around the world. Finalists projects will be invited to present their project live at the festival to a "super jury" that includes Kai-Uwe Bergmann (BIG), Louisa Hutton (Sauerbruch Hutton), David Chipperfield, Ole Scheeren, and ArchDaily's co-founder and Editor-in-Chief David Basulto, who will determine the grand prize winner.
You can check out the full shortlist here, and see which built and future projects took home awards after the break.
6 Buildings Shortlisted for the Inaugural RIBA International Prize
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has announced the shortlist of six finalist projects in the running for the inaugural RIBA International Prize. The first RIBA Award open to any qualified architect in the world, the International Prize seeks to name the world’s “most significant and inspirational” building. Criteria for consideration include the demonstration of “visionary, innovative thinking and excellence of execution, whilst making a distinct contribution to its users and to its physical context.”
The six finalists were named from a longlist of 30 buildings, from which a further selection of 21 projects have been recognized by the jury for the RIBA Award for International Excellence. The jury has also named the winner of the RIBA International Emerging Architect prize recognizing “the achievement of architects in the earlier stages of their career who are working on global projects.”
The Grand Jury is lead by Richard Rogers and includes Billie Tsien, Kunlé Adeyemi, Philip Gumuchdjian, and Marilyn Jordan Taylor.
"Our panel of jurors have been particularly impressed by the way in which each building reacts to, resolves and assimilates into the varying geographies and contexts - from dense urban cities to a small town in the Arctic Circle," said RIBA President Jane Duncan on the naming of the finalists. "Each project resolves the complex demands of its context with ingenuity, exceptional detail and finishing and a sensitivity to the needs of the users and communities which will inhabit these spaces."
Vitoria-Gasteiz Town Hall Offices / IDOM
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Architects: IDOM
- Year: 2015
Alberto Campo Baeza Wins 2015 BigMat International Architecture Award
Alberto Campo Baeza’s Office Building in Zamora, Spain has been selected as the winner of the 2015 BigMat International Architecture Award, with the judges commending how the design combines “the contemporary nature of the building with a respectful understanding of its existing surroundings.”
Recognized with a prize of 30,000 euros, Campo Baeza’s project was selected from 750 projects located in six different European countries. Five national winners and five finalists were also announced, while Samuel Delmas (a+ samueldelmas architects urbanistes) was awarded the Special Mention for Young Architects for his building in Nozay, France.
View all of the award winning projects after the break.
Park & Basque Pelota Court / VAUMM
Salburua Civic Center / ACXT
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Architects: IDOM
- Area: 12840 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Susaeta Iluminación, UTE VIAS - OPACUA
Maala Square / Iosu Gabilondo Altuna
The Ring Of Remembrance / Agence d’Architecture Philippe Prost
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Architects: Agence d’Architecture Philippe Prost
- Area: 1385 m²
- Year: 2014
Urban Link / VAUMM
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Architects: VAUMM
- Year: 2014
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Professionals: UTE Alboka+Ekolan
Historical Archive of the Basque Country / ACXT
Headquarter building for the Science Park of the University of the Basque Country / ACXT
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Architects: IDOM
- Area: 11440 m²
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: ATHOS, UTE VIAS - ANTZIBAR