The World Architecture Community has announced the winners of WA Awards 10+5+X 52nd Cycle in Architecture, Interior Design, and Student categories. 

We have 35 different winning projects from 17 different countries with a fantastic mix of building types, spanning from Mexico, United States, India, Romania, Iran, to Montenegro.

In short, the winning countries can be listed as Mexico, United States, India, Romania, Iran, Montenegro, China, Costa Rica, South Korea, Spain, Brazil, Vietnam, Latvia, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Nepal.

Eduardo Martín Martín's Loe Emotional. Housing In Nature in Spain won the WA Award in the 52nd Cycle in the Architecture/Realised category. Image © Javier Callejas

WA Awards 10+5+X 52nd Cycle Architecture/Realised category 

In the Architecture/Realised category, Studio J. Bridgland's Zoland · Emei in China, Janine Schneider's Casa Mad in Costa Rica, TETRO Architecture's Linho House in Brazil, Zaiga Gaile's Reconstruction of the New Riga Theatre in Latvia, are among the winners of the WA Awards 52nd Cycle. These winning projects were selected by the Votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles.

Moreover, U-GA Architects' Urban Egg in South Korea, Eduardo Martín Martín's Loe Emotional. Housing In Nature in Spain, Mind Architects' Cafe De Pearl in South Korea, Chongqing Architectural Design Institute's Chuanjiang Shipping Culture Park in China 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)

• Zoland · Emei, China, by Studio J. Bridgland
• Casa Mad, Costa Rica, by Janine Schneider
• Urban Egg, South Korea, by U-GA Architects
• Loe Emotional. Housing In Nature, Spain, by Eduardo Martín Martín
• Linho House, Brazil, by TETRO Architecture
• Gạo Lứt House, Vietnam, by Noam Architecture
• Reconstruction of the New Riga Theatre, Latvia, by Zaiga Gaile
• Cafe De Pearl, South Korea, by Mind Architects
• 7 Houses, 5 Thickness, Turkey, by OJAN Design Studio
• Chuanjiang Shipping Culture Park, China, by Chongqing Architectural Design Institute

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

• Zoland · Emei, China, by Studio J. Bridgland
• Urban Egg, South Korea, by U-GA Architects
• Loe Emotional. Housing In Nature, Spain, by Eduardo Martín Martín
• Cafe De Pearl, South Korea, by Mind Architects
• Chuanjiang Shipping Culture Park, China, by Chongqing Architectural Design Institute

Sanzpont Arquitectura's MANA 88 in Mexico won the WA Award in the 52nd Cycle in the Architecture/Designed category. Image © Sanzpont Arquitectura

WA Awards 10+5+X 52nd Cycle Architecture/Designed category

In the Architecture/Designed category, Sanjay Puri Architects' Mangifera Centre in India, Razvan Barsan's Dracula Land Arena in Romania, Momken Studio's Tuga Factory Building in Iran, INI Design Studio's Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) High Rise Office Campus in India are among the winners of the WA Awards 52nd Cycle. These winning projects were selected by the Votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles.

In addition, Sanzpont Arquitectura's MANA 88 in Mexico, Daria Yang Du's BOOM BURST—Art Omi Design Museum in Hudson Valley in the US, NaP architects' Series of "The Greenery Stacks" in Vietnam were 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 (10 projects)

• MANA 88, Mexico, by Sanzpont Arquitectura
• BOOM BURST—Art Omi Design Museum in Hudson Valley, United States, by Daria Yang Du
• Altaona Sports & Wellness Resort, Spain, by Sanzpont Arquitectura
• Series of "The Greenery Stacks", Vietnam, by NaP architects
• Mangifera Centre, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects
• Dracula Land Arena, Romania, by Razvan Barsan
• LanChe Eco Village, Vietnam, by NaP architects
• Tuga Factory Building, Iran, by Momken Studio
• Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) High Rise Office Campus, India, by INI Design Studio
• Podgrica Museum District, Montenegro, by A-Fact Architecture Factory

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

• MANA 88, Mexico, by Sanzpont Arquitectura
• BOOM BURST—Art Omi Design Museum in Hudson Valley, United States, by Daria Yang Du
• Altaona Sports & Wellness Resort, Spain, by Sanzpont Arquitectura
• Series of "The Greenery Stacks", Vietnam, by NaP architects
• Podgrica Museum District, Montenegro, by A-Fact Architecture Factory

Duy Khoa Dang's Hue Imperial Heritage Museum in Vietnam won the WA Award in the 52nd Cycle in the Architecture/Student category. Image © Duy Khoa Dang

WA Awards 10+5+X 52nd Cycle Architecture/Student category

In the Architecture/Student category, Huy Vo Doan Duc's My Nghiep Brocade Weaving Cultural Center in Vietnam, Ismail Darwish's Terranova Nature Museum in Saudi Arabia, Berk Kandemir's Blockade in Turkey, Meng An's Another Transparency: Reimagining the Civic Core in the US, Chí Toàn Nguyễn's Museum Of Steps - OC EO Ancient Culture Museum in Vietnam are among the winners of the WA Awards 52nd Cycle. These winning projects were selected by the Votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles.

Additionally, Mohammed Almohaimeed's Saudi Heritage Commission Headquarters in Saudi Arabia, Ali Özgür Kaya's HEALOW in Turkey, Sara Tamimi's Integrated Water Resources Management Center: A Model for River Restoration in Jordan 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)

• My Nghiep Brocade Weaving Cultural Center, Vietnam, by Huy Vo Doan Duc
• Terranova Nature Museum, Saudi Arabia, by Ismail Darwish
• Blockade, Turkey, by Berk Kandemir
• Saudi Heritage Commission Headquarters, Saudi Arabia, by Mohammed Almohaimeed
• Another Transparency: Reimagining the Civic Core, United States, by Meng An
• Museum Of Steps - OC EO Ancient Culture Museum, Vietnam, by Chí Toàn Nguyễn
• HEALOW, Turkey, by Ali Özgür Kaya
• Hue Imperial Heritage Museum, Vietnam, by Duy Khoa Dang
• UNAXIS, Turkey, by İbrahim Bayazıt
• Self-Sufficient Neighborhood: Sub-Loop, Turkey, by Beyza Kaya

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

• Saudi Heritage Commission Headquarters, Saudi Arabia, by Mohammed Almohaimeed
• HEALOW, Turkey, by Ali Özgür Kaya
• Hue Imperial Heritage Museum, Vietnam, by Duy Khoa Dang
• Via Minerva, Vietnam, by Gia Bao Ha
• Integrated Water Resources Management Center: A Model for River Restoration, Jordan, by Sara Tamimi

ARTCATION's Guoxi Fang in China won the WA Award in the 52nd Cycle in the Interior Design/Realised category. Image © Weiren Huang

WA Awards 10+5+X 52nd Cycle Interior Design/Realised category

In the Interior Design/Realised category, Guoxi Fang's ARTCATION in China, Sinem Serhatlı's Veranda Turgutreis House in Turkey, Studio Symbiosis' Shanker Group HQ in Nepal are among the winners of the WA Awards 52nd Cycle. These winning projects were selected by the Votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles.

In addition, Guoxi Fang's ARTCATION in China, Sinem Serhatlı's Veranda Turgutreis House in Turkey were awarded by the Votings of WAC Community Members in the Interior Design/Realised category.

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

- Selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles (3 projects)

• ARTCATION, China, by Guoxi Fang
• Veranda Turgutreis House, Turkey, by Sinem Serhatlı
• Shanker Group HQ, Nepal, by Studio Symbiosis

- Selected democratically, through the votings of community members (+2 projects)

• ARTCATION, China, by Guoxi Fang
• Veranda Turgutreis House, Turkey, by Sinem Serhatlı

One Cycle ends as another starts...

With this announcement, we'd like to remind you that the 53rd Cycle of WA Awards is now open for submissions. You can submit your entries until 23 February 2026 (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): NaP architects' Series of "The Greenery Stacks" (© NaP architects), Daria Yang Du's BOOM BURST—Art Omi Design Museum in Hudson Valley (© Daria Yang Du), U-GA Architects' Urban Egg (© Nam Sang-in), Studio J. Bridgland's Zoland · Emei (© Jonathan Leijonhufvud), Eduardo Martín Martín's Loe Emotional. Housing In Nature (© Javier Callejas), Sanzpont Arquitectura's MANA 88 (© Sanzpont Arquitectura), Duy Khoa Dang's Hue Imperial Heritage Museum (© Duy Khoa Dang), Chí Toàn Nguyễn's Museum Of Steps - OC EO Ancient Culture Museum (© Toàn Nguyễn).

WA Awards winners