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13th Annual A+Awards spotlight local innovations and global visionaries

Via v2com newswire

October 8, 2024

Architizer,

the largest online platform for architecture, announces the official opening of the 13th Annual Architizer A+Awards, the world’s largest and most democratic architectural awards program, celebrating the extraordinary work of designers in over 85 countries worldwide and honouring the year’s best buildings and spaces.

Now in its 13th season, the program will highlight designers who blend global influences with local traditions, materials, and knowledge to create remarkably contextual yet decidedly innovative architecture that addresses pressing global concerns.

New this year is a suite of categories dedicated specifically to firms and projects emphasizing global vision and local context, spotlighting architectural innovation that is deeply rooted in place.

“We want to create a dialogue about where architecture is heading,” says Michel Rojkind, founder of Rojkind Arquitectos. “We constantly ask ourselves ‘Is what we’re doing in this lifetime part of the solution or part of the problem?”.

Architecture today is marked by international settings and technologies, the import and export of goods and ideas, and a universally shared climate crisis. The 13th Annual A+Awards will honour projects that respond to the industry’s globalization in unique and contextually sensitive ways.

Kempegowda International Airport, Terminal 2, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill • Image: Studio Recall

Returning this season are the Sustainability Awards, in which entrants must meet stringent design criteria created in partnership with leading green building experts, as well as categories for adaptive reuse and renovation works that contribute to the revitalization of buildings and communities around the world.

“The architectural profession feels even more relevant today than ever before, and society’s ability to drive change and determine the quality of the future rests with our profession,” says Koichi Takada, founding principal, of Koichi Takada Architects.

13th Edition of A+Awards

The 13th A+Awards maintains its commitment to the democratic judging process, highlighting design’s impact on people’s everyday lives with an online vote by the public in each category. In collaboration with its official partners, v2com newswire, AIA New York, and Aesthetica, the 12th Annual A+Awards received over 400,000 public votes on 5,000+ entries from over 80 countries worldwide.

Casa Lohr by Veinte Diezz Arquitectos • Image: Manolo R Solis

New this year is a suite of categories dedicated specifically to firms and projects emphasizing global vision and local context, spotlighting architectural innovation that is deeply rooted in place. This season also sees the addition of categories honouring materiality and detailing and experimental approaches and technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI) design. See the complete list of 124 categories.

“The A+Awards showcase the industry’s most innovative and thoughtful designs,” notes Dami Lee, design influencer and founder of Nollistudio. “It’s inspiring to see how these projects are pushing boundaries and creating spaces that are sustainable, functional, and inclusive.”

The 13th A+Awards are judged by Architizer’s 250+ jury academy, featuring prestigious members of the architecture and design community, as well as luminaries from the art, technology, fashion, media, business, and real estate industries.

Exhibition Hall by LUO studio • Image: Jin Weiqi

The 13th Annual A+Awards also sees the return of Architizer: The World’s Best Architecture, an annual compendium of the world’s best spaces. The book, which has featured winners like Foster + Partners, Kengo Kuma and Associates, Mecanoo, Neri & Hu, Sanjay Puri Architects, and Studio Gang, is the year’s definitive architectural guide.

Key Dates

Launch: October 7, 2024
Entry Deadline: February 21, 2025
Finalists Announced: April 2025
Public Voting: May 2025
Winners Announced: June 2025

About Architizer

Architizer’s core mission is to empower architects. Through its inspiring content, awards program, and vast online reach, Architizer connects architects with the tools they need to build better buildings, better cities, and a better world.

Featured image: Virginia Vrecl – Interpretation Centre of Biodiversity in Ljubljana Marsh by Atelje Ostan Pavlin

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