The Architectural Review has announced the 16 shortlisted projects for the 2019 AR New into Old Awards, including MAD Architects' Clover House in Japan, Ian Ritchie Architects' Royal Academy of Music Theatre and new Recital Hall in UK, JKMM Architects' Amos Rex, in Finland, Carmody Groarke's The Hill House Box in UK.

The shortlist was selected by our panel of judges, which includes Roz Barr, director and founder of Roz Barr Architects, Hugh Strange, founder of Hugh Strange Architects, and Catherine Slessor, writer, critic and former editor of The Architectural Review.  

As the need for sustainable alternatives to building anew becomes increasingly urgent, the AR New into Old awards celebrate the creative ways buildings are adapted and remodelled to welcome new contemporary uses. Launched in 2017, the awards recognise the imaginative appropriation of existing structures, from innovative insertions to ambitious adaptations, that offer buildings a new lease of life. 

This year’s 16-strong shortlist includes projects all around the world, from Cambodia and Australia to Sweden and the UK. Programmes include educational buildings at Harvard and Oxford Universities, in Spain and rural China, galleries in Mexico City and Helsinki, and theatres in Barcelona and London. Projects vary in scale, from small domestic transformations in Japan to Sweden’s largest art museum, and are located in a wide range of climates, from the Mediterranean island of Mallorca to rain-lashed Scotland.

The winning building along with highly commended and commended projects will be announced online in early December and published in the AR December/January issue.

See the full shortlisted projects for the AR New Into Old Awards 2019 below:

Image © Nic Lehoux

Smith Campus Center, Harvard University, USA, by Hopkins Architects

Image © Adam Scott

Royal Academy of Music Theatre and new Recital Hall, UK, by Ian Ritchie Architects

Image © Nataly Lee

Atelier Kampot, Cambodia, by Bloom Architecture

Image © Fuji Koji

Clover House, Japan, by MAD Architects

Image © Andre Pihl

Nationalmuseum, Sweden, by Wingårdhs

Image © Johan Dehlin

The Hill House Box, UK, by Carmody Groarke

Image © Mika Huisman

Amos Rex, Finland, by JKMM Architects

Image © Michael Wee

Install House, Australia, by Partners Hill

Image © Hufton + Crow

Library & Study Centre, St John's College Oxford, UK, by Wright & Wright Architects

Image © Adrià Goula

EMAV Can Batlló, Spain, by Julia Arquitectes Associats

Image © Adrià Goula

Sala Beckett, Spain, by Flores i Prats

Image © Zhejiang Uni

Qingyuan Young Professors’ Club, Zhejiang University, China, by the Architectural Design and Research Institute of Zhejiang University

Image © Hélène Binet

Nevill Holt Opera House, UK, by Witherford Watson Mann Architects

Image © Rural Urban Framework

Renovation strategies for the ancient tulou, China, by Rural Urban Framework, The University of Hong Kong

Image © Rory Gardiner

OMR Art Gallery, Mexico, by Max von Werz Arquitectos

Image © José Hevia

Oenological Station, Spain, by Aulets Arquitectes

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