The eleventh edition of the AIA International Design Awards program named a brand new group of winners last month as part of the chapter’s annual conference meeting in Hong Kong.
The field, which this year includes five Honor Award recipients and 11 Merit Award selectees, was led by the Firm Award winner T. R. Hamzah & Yeang from Malaysia. Joining them were the seven winners of the special Sustainable Future and Sustainable Future Awards. Five select categories (Architecture, Interior Architecture, Urban Design, Unbuilt Design, Open International) helped discern their unique characteristics, with latter being specially created to recognize members for projects that are particularly "respectful of their local culture, unique program and international context."
The 2024 AIA International Design Awards jury included former AIA Hong Kong president Grover Dear, Sara Topelson de Grinberg, and the AIA's new President-Elect for 2025 Illya Azaroff.
Honor Awards for Open International | Architecture
House of Grain, Reiulf Ramstad, Hon. FAIA, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter; Hjørring, Denmark
Old Post Office Idea Exchange, Tyler W. Sharp, Intl. Assoc. AIA, RDH Architects; Cambridge, ON, Canada
Kyabirwa Surgical Center, George K. George, AIA, GKG; Kyabirwa, Uganda
Merit Awards for Architecture & Open International | Architecture
Aida Sekkei Factory, Nobuaki Miyashita, Intl. Assoc. AIA, MR STUDIO; Bando, Japan
Boral Biddya Niketon, Ishtiaque Zahir, Hon. FAIA, VITTI Sthapati Brindo; Pabna, Bangladesh
U.S. Consulate General Dhahran, Javier Arizmendi, FAIA, SOM; Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Six Bricolage Houses, Zhang Yuxing, Han Jing, Intl. Assoc. AIA, ARCity Office; Shenzhen, China
Bata Shoe Factory, Laura Rachlin, AIA, BDP Quadrangle; Batawa, Canada
Rumah Baca, David Hashim, Assoc. AIA, VERITAS; Perak, Malaysia
NYU Shanghai, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Shanghai, China
Commendations for Architecture & Open International | Architecture
The Crystal Towers, Henning Larsen Architects; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
ParkwayHealth Gleneagles Chengdu Hospital, Angela Lee, FAIA, HKS Asia Pacific Design Consulting; Chengdu, China
The New Urbanity, Gustavo Vera Ocampo, Intl. Assoc. AIA, BVO Architects; Montevideo, Uruguay
Honor Awards for Interior Architecture
Shenzhen Metro Line 16, Hoi Lung Damian Chan, AIA, Matter Design; Shenzhen, China
Global Technology Company Suzhou Campus, Yun Hsueh, AIA, Gensler; Suzhou, China
Merit Awards for Interior Architecture & Open Intl | Interior Architecture
UOB Malaysia HQ, John Sellery, FAIA, M Moser Associates; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Yishan Pinnacle, Zhang Yuxing, Han Jing, Intl. Assoc. AIA, ARCity Office; China
Commendations for Interior Architecture & Open International | Interior Architecture
McDonald's Hong Kong Office, Moira Moser, FAIA, M Moser Associates; Hong Kong
Woomyeon Elementary School Library, Kyung Sun Lee, AIA, SUNe.Lab; Seoul, South Korea
Lotus HQ in Shanghai, B+H Architects, an SJ Company; Shanghai, China
Merit Award for Urban Design
Jingdezhen Taoxichuan Ceramic Industrial Park, Jie Zhang, Intl. Assoc. AIA, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University; China
Commendations for Urban Design
Guangzhou Ji Yun Yao Resorts, Fanhao Meng, Intl. Assoc. AIA, line+ studio; Guangzhou, China
Woven Passage to Cloudy Peaks, Peidong Zhu, Intl. Assoc. AIA, line+ studio; Shaoxing, China
Merit Award for Unbuilt
The Destructor, Aaron Budd, AIA, SvN Architects + Planners; Toronto, Canada
Firm Award
T. R. Hamzah & Yeang
Sustainable Future Awards
House of Grain, Reiulf Ramstad, Hon. FAIA, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter; Hjørring, Denmark
Old Post Office Idea Exchange, Tyler W. Sharp, Intl. Assoc. AIA, RDH Architects; Cambridge, ON, Canada
Kyabirwa Surgical Center, George K. George, AIA, GKG; Kyabirwa, Uganda
NYU Shanghai, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Shanghai, China
Inclusive Design Excellence Awards
Boral Biddya Niketon, Ishtiaque Zahir, Hon. FAIA, VITTI Sthapati Brindo; Pabna, Bangladesh
NYU Shanghai, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Shanghai, China
UOB Malaysia HQ, John Sellery, FAIA, M Moser Associates; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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