The World Architecture Community has announced the winners of WA Awards 10+5+X 50th Cycle in Architecture, Interior Design, and Student categories. 

We have 39 different winning projects from 18 different countries with a fantastic mix of building types, spanning from Costa Rica, China, South Korea, Brazil,  Malta to Slovenia, Japan, United Kingdom, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Bangladesh.

In short, the winning countries can be listed as Costa Rica, China, South Korea, Brazil, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Japan, Malta, Iran, United States, Italy, Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Kenya, Bangladesh, India, Turkey, Thailand. 

TETRO Architecture's Seriema House in Brazil won the WA Award in the 50th Cycle in the Architecture/Realised category. Image © Luisa Lage

WA Awards 10+5+X 50th Cycle Architecture/Realised category 

In the Architecture/Realised category, TETRO Architecture's Seriema House in Brazil, UDG-STUDIO WESTWOOD's Xinyue Art Gallery in China, Oliver Schütte's No Footprint Wood House in Costa Rica, D Environmental Design System Laboratory's Passive Solar House With Pit Garden in Japan, Shen-Chiang Mao's Geometry in Taiwan are among the winners of the WA Awards 50th Cycle.

In addition, YKH Associates' Inje Residence in South Korea, Jayesh Hariyani's Regional Science Centre At Rajkot in India, Dishna Thilanka Architects' Path Art Studio And Personalized Residence Maharagama, Sri Lanka, were awarded by the Votings of WAC Community Members in the Architecture/Realised category.

Scroll down for the winning Architecture/Realised projects below:

- Selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles (10 projects)

• No Footprint Wood House, Costa Rica, by Oliver Schütte
• Regional Science Centre At Rajkot, India, by Jayesh Hariyani
• Xinyue Art Gallery, China, by UDG-STUDIO WESTWOOD
• CONC, China, by Mind Architects
• Seriema House, Brazil, by TETRO Architecture
• Geometry, Taiwan, by Shen-Chiang Mao
• Path Art Studio And Personalized Residence Maharagama, Sri Lanka, by Dishna Thilanka
• Passive Solar House With Pit Garden, Japan, by D Environmental Design System Laboratory
• Nine x Nine, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects 
• The Brewhouse and Trident Park, Malta, by Ritchie Studio Ltd

- Selected democratically, through the votings of community members (+5 projects)

• No Footprint Wood House, Costa Rica, by Oliver Schütte
• Regional Science Centre At Rajkot, India, by Jayesh Hariyani
• Seriema House, Brazil, by TETRO Architecture
• Path Art Studio And Personalized Residence Maharagama, Sri Lanka, by Dishna Thilanka
• Inje Residence, South Korea, by YKH Associates

Ying Chen's Layering Pocekts - Fish Dining Venue in United States won the WA Award in the 50th Cycle in the Architecture/Designed category. Image © Ying Chen

WA Awards 10+5+X 50th Cycle Architecture/Designed category

In the Architecture/Designed category, Ying Chen's Layering Pocekts - Fish Dining Venue in United States, Studio Symbiosis's Gwalior Train Station in India, Meysam Feizi's Invocation Hall in Iran, Sanjay Puri Architects' 2 projects; Miraj Crafts Village and Shiva 1800 in India are among the winners of the WA Awards 50th Cycle. These winning projects were selected by the Votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles.

Ying Chen's Layering Pocekts - Fish Dining Venue in United States, Studio Symbiosis's Gwalior Train Station in India, Sanjay Puri Architects' Miraj Crafts Village in India were also awarded by the Votings of WAC Community Members in the Architecture/Designed category.

Scroll down for the winning Architecture/Designed projects below:

- Selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles (8 projects)

• Invocation Hall, Iran, by Meysam Feizi
• Gwalior Train Station, India, by Studio Symbiosis
• Shiva 1800, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects 
• Miraj Crafts Village, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects 
• Bodrum Hotel Complex, Turkey, by ACE Architecture
• Layering Pocekts - Fish Dining Venue, United States, by Ying Chen
• Izmir Presidency and City Council!, Turkey, by Wall Corporation
• Planning and Architectural Design of Lu Feng China Resources Hope Town, China, by Lab.C.[Architecture]

- Selected democratically, through the votings of community members (+4 projects)

• Invocation Hall, Iran, by Meysam Feizi
• Gwalior Train Station, India, by Studio Symbiosis
• Miraj Crafts Village, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects 
• Layering Pocekts - Fish Dining Venue, United States, by Ying Chen

Isaac Duran's Inverted Continents: Amphibious Architecture For Flooding in Colombia won the WA Award in the 50th Cycle in the Architecture/Student category. Image courtesy of Isaac Duran

WA Awards 10+5+X 50th Cycle Architecture/Student category

In the Architecture/Student category, Isaac Duran's Inverted Continents: Amphibious Architecture For Flooding in Colombia, Kiana Alasty's The Resonance in Iran, Luan Fontes' The Light Inside: Net-Zero Cabins In Aosta Valley, Italy, Lulu Hasan's Boma Bliss in Kenya are among the winners of the WA Awards 50th Cycle. These winning projects were selected by the Votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles.

Additionally, Burak Kınır's Gödence Reborn in Turkey, MD Munsurun Nabi's ACCORDIVATOR (Accord Activator) Future Of Entrepreneurial Epicenter in Bangladesh, Hakan Sahin's The Erythros Sensorial Excavation House in Turkey were awarded by the Votings of WAC Community Members in the Architecture/Student category.

Scroll down for the winning Architecture/Student projects below:

- Selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles (10 projects)

• The Light Inside: Net-Zero Cabins In Aosta Valley, Italy, by Luan Fontes
• The Resonance, Iran, by Kiana Alasty
• Inverted Continents: Amphibious Architecture For Flooding, Colombia, by Isaac Duran
• Fragments: Traces in Motion, Colombia, by Julian Matiz
• The Red Sea Pearl: Marine Life Research Center and Aquarium, Saudi Arabia, by Tariq Midher
• Boma Bliss, Kenya, by Lulu Hasan
• Unveiling the Depths: Transforming an Abandoned Limestone Quarry into a Tourism Destination, Bangladesh, by Upama Talukder
• The Erythros Sensorial Excavation House, Turkey, by Hakan Sahin
• Weaving Urban Harmony: Bridging Commerce and Urban dynamics by redefining Zahur Hawkers Market, Chittagong, Bangladesh, by Sidratul Muntaha
• Co-Lab Artery, Turkey, by Yaren Esen

- Selected democratically, through the votings of community members (+5 projects)

• The Erythros Sensorial Excavation House, Turkey, by Hakan Sahin
• ACCORDIVATOR (Accord Activator) Future Of Entrepreneurial Epicenter, Bangladesh, by MD Munsurun Nabi'
• Gödence Reborn, Turkey, by Burak Kınır
• Urban Grove, Turkey, by Yiğit Karaşahin
• Hall Of Urla, Turkey, by Yunus Kaplan

Studio Symbiosis' Parinee I Lobby in India won the WA Award in the 50th Cycle in the Interior Design/Realised category. Image © Vishal Jayaprakash

WA Awards 10+5+X 50th Cycle Interior Design/Realised category

In the Interior Design/Realised category, Studio Symbiosis' Parinee I Lobby in India, Yalın Tasarım Architecture's Urla EEG House in Turkey, SPACES ARCHITECTS@Ka's Swatantra Residence in India are among the winners of the WA Awards 50th Cycle. These winning projects were selected by the Votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles.

In addition, Studio Symbiosis' Parinee I Lobby in India, and Yalın Tasarım Architecture's Urla EEG House in Turkey were awarded by the Votings of WAC Community Members.

Scroll down for the winning Interior Design/Realised projects below:

- Selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles (6 projects)

• Parinee I Lobby, India, by Studio Symbiosis
• Urla EEG House, Turkey, by Yalın Tasarım Architecture
• Swatantra Residence, India, by SPACES ARCHITECTS@Ka
• Onur Ambalaj Executive Offices, Turkey, by Yalın Tasarım Architecture
• Office for HDFC Life, India, by ALHAD GORE
• Bangkok Bank Private Bank, Thailand, by Peeraya Ketmek

- Selected democratically, through the votings of community members (+3 projects)

• Parinee I Lobby, India, by Studio Symbiosis
• Urla EEG House, Turkey, by Yalın Tasarım Architecture
• Onur Ambalaj Executive Offices, Turkey, by Yalın Tasarım Architecture

One Cycle ends as another starts...

With this announcement, we'd like to remind you that the 51st Cycle of WA Awards is now open for submissions. You can submit your entries until 18 July 2025 (23:59 GMT +0). 

If you also want your project to get the recognition it deserves, make sure to participate before the deadline is over. 

Your starting point is How to Participate page. Read more about WA Awards 10+5+X.

Top image in the article (from left to right): Ying Chen's Layering Pocekts - Fish Dining Venue (© Ying Chen), Studio Symbiosis's Gwalior Train Station (© Studio Symbiosis), YKH Associates' Inje Residence (© Dongwook Jung), TETRO Architecture's Seriema House (© Luisa Lage), UDG-STUDIO WESTWOOD's Xinyue Art Gallery (© Arch-Exist Photography), Luan Fontes' The Light Inside: Net-Zero Cabins In Aosta Valley, Italy (© Luan Fontes), Kiana Alasty's The Resonance (© Kiana Alasty), Studio Symbiosis' Parinee I Lobby (© Vishal Jayaprakash). 

WA Awards winners