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Check out the winners of the 2021 International Architecture Awards

2021-09-16T15:57:00-04:00

The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design has announced the winners of The International Architecture Awards for 2021.

Organized by The Chicago Athenaeum and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, the program celebrates the world’s best and most boundary-pushing buildings and urban planning projects. A shortlist of 400 projects had been selected from over 800 entries from 46 countries.

“These global awards show how well-considered, well-delivered, and well-performing architecture has the immense potential to improve lives and communities,” said The Chicago Athenaeum Museum President and CEO, Christian Narkiewicz-Laine. “We are very pleased to be able to celebrate some of the most innovative, ingenious and impactful architecture in the world—designed by some of the most talented architects of our time.”

Below are this year’s winning projects.

New International Airport Mexico City | México City, DF., México | 2017

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The new U.S. Consulate General Matamoros announced as a winner of The Chicago Athenaeum's 2021 International Architecture Award

2021-09-14T13:42:00-04:00

The Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations’ (OBO) new Consulate General project in Matamoros, Mexico was awarded The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design’s 2021 International Architecture Award. It joins a collection of some of the world’s best new buildings and urban planning projects from over 35 countries.

The Chicago Athenaeum, alongside The European Center for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, organized this award program to honor and recognize international projects that stretch the boundaries of architecture, regardless of style, complexity, and scheme and budget size.

Within the Government Buildings category, the U.S. Consulate General in Matamoros was designed by Richärd Kennedy Architects and constructed by B.L. Harbert International with Page Architects as the architect of record. As stated in the U.S. Department of State’s release on the award announcement, the building was recognized “for its superior design leadership and pioneering architectur...

View the winners of the 2019 International Architecture Awards

2019-07-05T14:03:00-04:00

The International Architecture Awards was founded in 2005 in conjunction with The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. The Awards celebrate the world's best international architecture practices and examples of global architecture.

With a shortlist of 350 projects the jury selected winning projects from 41 nations. According to The Chicago Athenaeum museum president Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, "Shaping the built environment is a tough challenge for anyone, and the architects and innovators herefrom across the architecture market have an important role to play in transforming the way we see the world."

Below are this year's winning projects.

Airports and Transportation Centers

SAMOO Architects & Engineers - Incheon International Airport Terminal 2 Expansion, Incheon, Republic of Korea
Integrated Design Associates - Mactan-Cebu International Airport Terminal 2, Mactan, Cebu, The Philippines

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