For the 12th time EMAP, the company behind the Architects’ Journal and the Architectural Review, organized the 2019 edition of the World Architecture Festival in the RAI in Amsterdam. The global event where invited architects can pitch their project to a three headed jury of their peers and at the end of the day find out who is the winner within their respective category. Here is an overview of the winners of 2019.
World Building of the Year + Culture:
Civic architects (lead architect), Braaksma & Roos Architectenbureau, Inside Outside / Petra Blaisse - LocHal Public Library, Tilburg, the Netherlands

Villa:
Powerhouse Company - Villa B, Munich, Germany

House:
TERROIR - Castle Cove House, NSW, Australia

Housing supported by GROHE:
Nextoffice - Cedrus Residential, Tehran, Iran

Health:
Sharon Davis Design - Bayalpata Regional Hospital, Achham, Nepal

Higher Education and Research:
NIKKEN SEKKEI - KOKUGAKUIN UNIVERSITY Learning Center, Tokyo, Japan

Hotel and Leisure supported by GROHE:
Architecture Workshop - Lindis Lodge, Omarama, New Zealand

Mixed Use supported by ABB & BUSCH-JAEGER:
Serie + Multiply Architects - Oasis Terraces, Singapore

Religion:
CEBRA - Qasr Al Hosn: Al Musallah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Shopping:
Heatherwick Studio - Coal Drops Yard, London, United Kingdom

Civic & Community:
Condition Lab - School of Architecture CUHK & UAL Studio - School of Architecture and Urban Planning GZU - Gaobu Book House, Hunan Province, China

Display:
Heatherwick Studio - Vessel, New York, USA

New & Old:
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris - The Bower, London, United Kingdom

Office:
FCHA - Vanke Liuxiandong Design Community - A4+B2 Plot Design, Shenzhen, China

Production, Energy & Recycling:
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners - The Macallan Distillery and Visitor Experience, Craigellachie, United Kingdom
