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Meet the winners of the 2023 AZ Awards
Winner in the "Commercial & Institutional Interiors" category - Omar Gandhi Architects: Prime Seafood Palace, Toronto, Canada. Photo credit: Adrian Ozimek
Canadian architecture and design publication Azure has announced the winners of its 13th annual AZ Awards. This year's edition celebrates 26 winners, the most ever in the competition. Submissions were drawn from 53 countries and spread across 24 categories, with successful entries recognized for their excellence in innovation, aesthetics, creativity, and social and environmental responsibility. In addition to the winners, there were 41 Awards of Merit recipients.
Projects were evaluated by an international jury consisting of Marie Christine Dorner, David Fortin, Thom Fougere, Alain Gilles, Meg Graham, Peter Mabeo, Jay Osgerby, Pascale Sablan, Lawrence Scarpa, and Jerry Van Eyck.
After a three-year hiatus, winners and finalists were celebrated in person at a festive gala in Toronto. Take a look at this year's winners below.
One of Two Winners in Buildings Over 1,000 Square Meters - Dorte Mandrup: Kangiata Illorsua/Ilulissat Icefjord Centre, Ilulissat, Greenland. Photo credit: Adam Mørk
Winner in Urban Design, Built Developments - MAD Architects: Jiaxing Train Station, Jiaxing, China. Photo credit: CreatAR Images
Winner in Urban Design, Infrastructure - Michael Maltzan Architecture: Los Angeles Sixth Street Viaduct, Los Angeles, U.S. Photo credit: Iwan Baan
One of Two Winners and The People's Choice in Buildings Over 1,000 Square Meters - Shim-Sutcliffe Architects: Ace Hotel Toronto, Toronto Canada. Photo credit: Scott Norsworthy
Winner in Buildings Under 1,000 Square Meters - KPMB Architects: Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Phase 3 Expansion (Harrison McCain Pavilion), Fredericton, Canada. Photo credit: Doublespace Photography
Winner in Concepts – Ideas, Prototypes & Unbuilt Projects - Dorte Mandrup: The Whale, Andenes, Norway. Photo credit: Solvår Sæter (MIR)
Winner & People's Choice in Experiential Graphic Design - HENN and Büro Uebele: House of Communication, Munich, Germany. Photo credit: Mark Seelen
Winner in Architecture, Experiential Installations - Terrain Work: Gravity Field, Jardins de Métis, Canada. Photo credit: JC Lemay
Winner in Architecture, Houses - mf+arquitetos: Lake House, Uberlândia, Brazil. Photo credit: Felipe Araújo
Winner in Landscape Architecture - K-Studio with Ballian, LAST Lighting Architecture and Fytron Landscapes: Liknon, Vourliotes, Greece. Photo credit: Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Baumann
Winner & People's Choice in Environmental Leadership - Keith Van de Riet, University of Kansas School of Architecture and Design: Mangrove Reef Walls, Englewood and Fort Pierce, U.S. Photo credit: Keith Van de Riet
Winner in Architecture, Adaptive Re-Use - 3XN with BVN and Multiplex: Quay Quarter Tower, Sydney, Australia. Photo credit: Phil Noller
Winner & People's Choice in Architecture, Multi-Unit Residential Buildings - MVRDV: Valley, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Photo credit: Ossip van Duivenbode
Winner & People's Choice in Urban Design, Unbuilt Projects - Zeidler Architecture in association with David Chipperfield Architects: Parliamentary Precinct Block 2, Ottawa, Canada. Photo credit: Rendering: Studio Prospettica
Winner in Urban Design Interventions - Crossboundaries: Shenzhen Skypark, Shenzhen, China. Photo credit: Yu Bai
Find more of the winning projects in the image gallery below.
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1 Comment
MVRDV did a great job with the concept.