Today, we’re thrilled to announce the full list of winners of the first annual Architizer A+ Awards. But before getting into the specifics — don’t worry, they’re coming quick — we think that with the conclusion of the awards year 1, we’ve accomplished our goal of breaking architecture out of the echo chamber™ (ha!). We’ve always thought that the oh-so private world of architecture should be opened up to the public at large, where people can consume buildings (and maybe even some archi-drama) like they do the daily news, food porn, and movie trailers. We can say now that the A+ Awards helped us achieve this — in addition to the overwhelming number of submissions from over 100 countries, plus the highly-esteemed jury we amassed, Public Voting garnered 150,000 votes from every corner of the world. And with that #humblebrag, onto the winners!

A total of 87 buildings won the Jury and Popular votes for each of the Award’s 52 Typology and Plus categories. Instead of celebrating one architect and making architecture into something rarefied and arcane (ahem), the A+ Awards celebrate the diversity of the world’s architecture. The winners list runs the gamut of architectural typology and form, ranging from enormous towers to the smallest apartments and nearly everything in between. There are wind-swept memorials, a gallery/house with a pool in the middle of it, “iceberg” apartments in the Baltic, a conference center from the future, a floating chapel, a polka-dotted parametric pop-up, and the most sublime tourist path imaginable — the National Tourist Route Trollstigen by Reiulf Ramstad Architects. The latter held the title for most awards won by a single project, with a final tally of 4 awards, including two Jury awards and two Popular Choice awards.

Two firms, in particular, did exceptionally well: JDS Architects took home prizes for their Holmenkollen Ski Jump (best Sports Venue) and their spiky Iceberg Dwellings (Residential Mid-Rise). Similarly, Steven Holl Architects nabbed two awards for the Daeyang Gallery and House (Residential: Single Family Home) and the newly opened Sliced Porosity Block (Residential High-Rise) in Chengdu, China.

Fourteen projects won both the Jury and Popular vote, OMA’s Milstein Hall, Artech Architect’s China Steel Coporation HQ, and Rafael Vinoly Architect’s Carrasco International Airport among them. Even with all those great buildings, we can’t neglect the other stunning projects that will be awarded an A+ trophy. Henn Architekten’s aquiline Porsche Pavilion, MASS Studies’ DAUM Space 1, Osterwold+Schmidt’s Bicycle Station, and LifeEdited — the modular 420 square-foot apartment — can all be found in the winners list below.

“The mission of the Architizer A+ Awards is to remind everyone in the world that they are fans of architecture, even if they don’t realize it. This year’s winners make our job easy. They are projects where noble ambitions match their formal sophistication – they represent the best architecture from across the globe – and more than one project that I had never seen before!” – Marc Kushner AIA, CEO Architizer.

Oh, and to wrap up our extensive Awards coverage, we’ll be rolling out profiles for each of the winning projects over the next month.

National Tourist Route Trollstigen by Reiulf Ramstad Architects

Dolomitenblick by Plasma Studio

Iceberg Dwellings by JDS Architects

Soumaya Museum by FR-EE Fernando Romero Enterprise 

Louis Vuitton Yayoi Kusama’s Pop Up Store by MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY

Porsche Pavilion by Henn Architekten

Milstein Hall by OMA

Wuxi Grand Theatre by PES-Architects

Carrasco International Airport by Rafael Vinoly Architects 

Sugamo Shinkin Bank / Shimura Branch by Emmanuelle Moureaux 

 

The Winners of the first annual Architizer A+ Awards

Residential Winners:

Residential High Rise……. Jury Choice: Steven Holl Architects - Sliced Porosity Block

Popular Choice: Tabanlioglu Architects - Loft Gardens

 

Residential Mid Rise……… Jury Choice: JDS Architects, Cebra, SeArch and LPA - The Iceberg Dwellings

Popular Choice: La Proyecteria - Cb71

 

Residential Low Rise…….. Jury Choice: Akira Koyama + Key Operation Inc. - Yotsuya Tenera

Popular Choice: Plasma studio - Dolomitenblick

 

Single Family Home………. Jury Choice: Steven Holl Architects - Daeyang Gallery and House

Popular Choice: RA\\ - House in Travessa do Patrocínio

 

Residential Interior……….. Jury Choice: David Hotson Architect - Skyhouse

Popular Choice: Oppenheim Architecture+Design - La Muna

 

Office Winners:

Office High Rise (16+)…… Jury/Popular Choice: Artech Architects - China Steel Corporation Headquarters

 

Office Mid Rise (5-15)……. Jury Choice: Mass Studies - Daum Space.1

Popular Choice: Josep Miàs Architects - iGuzzini Illuminazione Ibérica Headquarters

 

Office Low Rise (1-4)…….. Jury Choice: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates - CENTRA Metropark

Popular Choice: REX Architecture P.C. - Vakko Fashion Center and Power Media Center

 

Office Interior………………… Jury Choice: Taylor and Miller - Collapsable Workstations

Popular Choice: Clive Wilkinson Architects - One Shelley Street

 

Commercial Winners:

Bars & Nightclubs…………. Jury Choice: Fournier & MacCagnan  - Vinorma

Popular Choice: Department of Architecture - Drift Lobby Bar

 

Hotels & Resorts…………… Jury/Popular Choice: AATA Arquitectos Asociados - Cabañas Morerava

 

Pop-ups………………………….. Jury Choice: MARC FORNES / THEVERYMANY - Louis Vuitton Yayoi Kusama’s Pop Up Store

Popular Choice:  Studio 8 ½  - |CON|Temporary Library

 

Restaurants…………………… Jury Choice: Baumschlager Hutter - Wildspitzbahn

Popular Choice: Raed Abillama Architects - Ixsir Winery

 

Retail……………………………… Jury Choice: Jaklitsch/Gardner Architect - Marc Jacobs Tokyo Flagship

Popular Choice: Emmanuelle Moureaux - Sugamo Shinkin Bank / Shimura Branch

Cultural Winners:

Art Galleries………………….. Jury/Popular Choice: DOMUSae, Spaces for Culture

 

Health Care + Aging……… Jury/Popular Choice: A2arquitectos - Pool and spa area for an Hotel in Majorca

 

Libraries………………………… Jury Choice: Zauberschon - The Horse on the Ceiling

Popular Choice: Cannon Design - St. Louis Public Library, Central Library Renovations

 

Museums……………………….. Jury Choice: Mecanoo - Kaap Skil: Maritime and Beachcombers Museum

Popular Choice: FR-EE Fernando Romero Enterprise - Soumaya Museum

 

Theaters + Performing….. Jury Choice: Coop Himmleb(l)au - Dalian International Conference Center

Popular Choice: Ingarden & Ewy Architekci - Malopolska Garden of Arts

 

Institutional Winners

Government Buildings…….Jury/Popular Choice: Reiulf Ramstad Architects - National Tourist Route Trollstigen

 

Higher Ed + Research…… Jury Choice: Sean Godsell Architects - RMIT Design Hub

Popular Choice: Saucier + Perrotte /  HCMA - UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences Building

 

K-12 Schools…………………. Jury Choice: Bonnard Woeffray – Extension Primary School

Popular Choice: JGMA - UNO Soccer Academy

 

Memorials……………………… Jury Choice: Kariouk Associates - Cemetery Marker

Popular Choice: Leo A Daly - Minnesota Fallen Firefighters Memorial

 

Religious………………………… Jury Choice: Di Vece arquitectos - Capilla del Lago

Popular Choice: HGA Architects & Engineers - Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum

 

Sports…………………………….. Jury Choice: JDS Architects - Holmenkollen Ski Jump

Popular Choice: Dico si Tiganas - Cluj Arena

 

Landscape Winners:

Landscape + Gardens…… Jury Choice: JMD Design - Blaxland Common Regional Playspace

Popular Choice: BIG, Topotek 1, SUPERFLEX - Superkilen

 

Parks……………………………… Jury/Popular Choice: Reiulf Ramstad Architects - National Tourist Route Trollstigen

 

Student Winners:

Student Design/Build…….. Jury Choice: Hive City - Elevator B

Popular Choice: Cornell University Sustainable Design - Armadillo Crèche

 

Transportation Winners:

Airports………………………….. Jury/Popular Choice: Rafael Vinoly Architects - Carrasco International Airport

 

Bus/Tram Station………….. Jury Choice: McBride Charles Ryan - The Yardmasters Building

Popular Choice: J. MAYER H. Architects - Rest Stops, Gori, Georgia

 

Parking Structures……….. Jury Choice: Osterwold°Schmidt EXPANDER - Bicycle station ICE Bahnhof Erfurt

Popular Choice: Labers12 - Enlighten your light

 

Port Facilities………………… Jury/Popular Choice: 5468796 Architecture - Guertin Boatport

 

Plus Category Winners (Celebrating Architecture’s Relevancy)

 

+Aging……………………………..Jury/Popular Choice: Estudio Santander - Chapel on a Hill

 

+Branding………………………. Jury/Popular Choice: HENN Architekten - Porsche Pavilion

 

+Collaboration……………….. Jury Choice: MASS Design Group - Butaro Hospital

Popular Choice: Workshop - Study Center in Tacloban

 

+Communication…………… Jury/Popular Choice: Spirit of Space - Daeyang Gallery & House Film

 

+Economic Crisis………….. Jury Choice: Payette - Creating the Nexus for Detroit’s Techtown

Popular Choice: Ersi Krouska Architecture + Design - Kinito

 

+Fabrication…………………… Jury Choice: LOT-EK - APAP – Open School

Popular Choice: LMN Architects - University of Iowa School of Music

 

+Farming……………………….. Jury Choice: Architecture For Humanity Chicago - Fresh Moves Mobile Produce Market

Popular Choice: E Arquitectos and 501 arquitectos - Agro-technologic Xonotli

 

+Learning………………………. Jury/Popular Choice: OMA - Milstein Hall

 

+Light………………………………Jury Choice: Henning Larsen Architects – Harpa - Reykjavik Concert Hall and Conference Centre

Popular Choice: Lighting Design Collective - Silo 468

 

+Living Small…………………. Jury Choice: LifeEdited - LifeEdited Apartment

Popular Choice: Specht Harpman - Manhattan Micro Loft

 

+Materials……………………… Jury Choice: Building Bytes - Building Bytes

Popular Choice: HAAS Architecture - Triangle of the Squinches: a Collaborative Ballet

 

+Mobility………………………… Jury/Popular Choice: DVVD - Footbridge over the railways

 

+Modeling………………………. Jury/Popular Choice: LMN Architects - University of Iowa School of Music

 

+Self Initiated Projects….. Jury Choice: MODERNest - House 1

Popular Choice: BNKR - Upcycling Pavilion

 

+Sound…………………………… Jury/Popular Choice: RVTR/ARUP - Resonant Chamber

ARCHITIZER A+ AWARDS WINNERS (Continued)

A visual  list of this year’s winners can be found at: www.awards.architizer.com/winners/

 

+Sustainability………………. Jury Choice: ÁBATON - OFF GRID HOME IN EXTREMADURA

Popular Choice: AATA Arquitectos Asociados - Cabañas Morerava

 

+Urban Transformation… Jury Choice: Spillman Farmer - ArtsQuest Center

Popular Choice: Atelier Zundel Cristea - Bridge Bounce

 

+Weather……………………….. Jury Choice: PES-Architects - Wuxi Grand Theatre

Popular Choice: Sanjay Puri Architects - BIOME

 

+Workspace………………….. Jury Choice: URA - KOP WAREHOUSES

Popular Choice: Kono Designs LLC - Pasona H.Q. Tokyo