Recognized for its influence within the global design and architecture sphere, the AZ Awards is an inspiring showcase of today’s most innovative projects, products, and concepts.
This year’s 24 Winners and 46 Awards of Merit exemplify excellence in innovation, aesthetics, creativity and social and environmental responsibility.
The AZ Awards 2022 received submissions from 43 countries. 24 winners were selected from this wide field by a ten-person jury of world-renowned practitioners: Alison Brooks, Drew Sinclair, Gabriele Chiave, Garth Roberts, Lauren Stimson, Ma Yansong, Primo Orpilla, Róisín Lafferty, Siamak Hariri and Tao Zhang.
Archello is pleased to present the winners listed below by category (Architecture, Interiors, Design, Concept, Urban Design, Others).
ARCHITECTURE
Buildings Over 1,000 Sqm
Winner:
Huifeng Hu with Lanlan Jiang, Chenfan Zhang, Lifan Han, Jinyun Zhu and Pengfei Li: Xu Wei Art Museum and Green Vine Square, Shaoxing, China
People’s Choice:
Michael Maltzan Architecture with Cibinel Architects: Qaumajug, Winnipeg, Canada
Award of Merit:
Kohn Shnier Architects and ERA Architects: University College Revitalization, Toronto, Canada
Buildings Under 1,000 Sqm
Winner and People’s Choice:
Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter: House of Grain, Hjørring, Denmark
Awards of Merit:
BUZZ/Büro Ziyu Zhuang: The Chamber Church, Qingdao, China
gh3*: Stormwater Facility, Toronto, Canada
Single-Family Houses
Winner:
Omar Gandhi Architect: OG House, Halifax, Canada
People’s Choice:
Michael Maltzan Architecture with Cibinel Architects: Qaumajug, Winnipeg, Canada
Awards of Merit:
Neri&Hu Design and Research Office with K2LD: The House of Remembrance I Singapore Residence, Singapore
Clayton Korte: Hill Country Wine Cave, Texas Hill Country, U.S.
HW Studio Arquitectos: The Hill in Front of the Glen, Morelia, Mexico
Atelier Pierre Thibault: La Maison du Cap, Saint-Joachim, Canada
la Shed Architecture: Maison Saint-Charles, Montreal, Canada
Multi-Unit Residential
Winner:
Modern Office of Design + Architecture: Grow, Calgary, Canada
Awards of Merit:
NADAAA with Perkins&Will: MIT Site 4, Cambridge, U.S.
Tsukagoshi Miyashita Sekkei: Apartment S, Tokyo, Japan
Breathe: Nightingale Ballarat, Ballarat, Australia
Temporary and Experiential Installations
Winner:
HWKN: Shape Tomorrow, Berlin, Germany
Award of Merit:
Atelier Duyi Han: Ordinance of the Subconscious Treatment, Jiangnan, China
Adaptive Re-Use
Winner:
CO Adaptive Architecture: The Mercury Store — Timber Adaptive Reuse Theater, Brooklyn, U.S.
Awards of Merit:
Donald Schmitt: Drake Hotel Modern Wing, Toronto, Canada
Arrova I Atelier Rojo-Vergara: Loft A, Pamplona, Spain
Social Good
Winner:
Insitu Project: House of Dreams, Zhoushan Village, China
Awards of Merit:
Studio PHH Architecture: La Référence, Ganthier, Haiti
Ke Sun: Mitto
Landscape Architecture
Winner:
Turenscape: A Floating Forest: Fish Tail Park in Nanchang City, Nanchang, China
People’s Choice:
Change Studio: Courtyard Under Mount Quingcheng, Duijangyan, China
Award of Merit:
OJB: Meadow + Forest: Restoring Habitats, Dearborn, U.S.
INTERIORS
Residential Interiors
Winner:
i29: Canal House, Amsterdam, Netherlands
People’s Choice:
la Shed Architecture: Les Passerelles, Montreal, Canada
Award of Merit:
Alain Carle Architecte: NORM House, Baie-d’Urfé, Canada
Commercial and Institutional Interiors
Winner:
Roarc Renew: Saturnbird — Into the Force, Shanghai, China
People’s Choice:
Da Bureau: Osteria Betulla, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Awards of Merit:
Peng & Partners: Linforni Retail Store, Chengu, China
Kohn Shnier Architects and ERA Architects: University College Revitalization, Toronto, Canada
DESIGN
Furniture
Winner:
Rodrigo Torres: Take-Out
People’s Choice:
Altherr Désile Park: Kata
Awards of Merit:
Jeremy Gibson: VOX LCS Table
Neri&Hu Design and Research Office: Petit Chair
Furniture Systems and Collections
Winner:
Jeffrey Forrest: Stackabl
People’s Choice:
Dirk Wyants: AMAi
Award of Merit:
PearsonLloyd: Routes
Furniture Systems and Collections
Winner and People's Choice:
Award of Merit:
Formafantasma: Wireline
Lighting Installations
Winner and People's Choice:
GPI Design and WilkinsonEyre with Adamson Associates, Hines, Ivanhoé Cambridge and EllisDon: Mycelium — Bay Street Bridge, Toronto, Canada
Award of Merit:
Dérive Art Agency: Pulse Topology
Interior Products
Winner and People's Choice:
Jane Marks-Yewdall: Quest
Award of Merit:
Fisher & Paykel: Combination Steam Oven
Architectural Products
Winner:
Marie Guyodo: Glyph Terracotta Tiles Collection
People’s Choice:
BARIL Design Team: Marie
Award of Merit:
Yabu Pushelberg: Sailing