The World Architecture Community has announced the winners of WA Awards 10+5+X 51st Cycle in Architecture, Interior Design, and Student categories. 

We have 48 different winning projects from 13 different countries with a fantastic mix of building types, spanning from Saudi Arabia, South Korea, China, United Arab Emirates, to Turkey, India, United States, Georgia, Vietnam. 

In short, the winning countries can be listed as Saudi Arabia, South Korea, China, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, India, United States, Georgia, Vietnam, Cyprus, Turkish Rep. of Nothern, Colombia, Mexico, and Egypt.

Zaha Hadid Architects' King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station in Saudi Arabia won the WA Award in the 51st Cycle in the Architecture/Realised category. Image © Hufton +Crow

WA Awards 10+5+X 51st Cycle Architecture/Realised category 

In the Architecture/Realised category, Zaha Hadid Architects' King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station in Saudi Arabia, Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum in China, Capital International Exhibition and Convention Centre in China, Studio City Phase 2 in China, IDMM Architects' Boryeong Elystay in South Korea, SAL Architects' Al Ula South Gas Station in Saudi Arabia are among the winners of the WA Awards 51st Cycle. These winning projects were selected by the Votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles.

Moreover, Mind Architects' Cafe Yunseul in South Korea, Mental Design Works' Greenox in Turkey, INI Design Studio's Atal Sarovar: A Water-Sensitive Urban Integration in India 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)

• King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station, Saudi Arabia, by Zaha Hadid Architects 
• Boryeong Elystay, South Korea, by IDMM Architects
• Al Ula South Gas Station, Saudi Arabia, by SAL Architects
• Cafe Yunseul, South Korea, by Mind Architects
• Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum, China, by Zaha Hadid Architects 
• Capital International Exhibition and Convention Centre, China, by Zaha Hadid Architects 
• Ghaf Woods Experience Centre, United Arab Emirates, by Larry Wen
• Greenox, Turkey, by Mental Design Works
• Studio City Phase 2, China, by Zaha Hadid Architects
• Atal Sarovar: A Water-Sensitive Urban Integration, India, by Zaha Hadid Architects

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

• King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station, Saudi Arabia, by Zaha Hadid Architects 
• Boryeong Elystay, South Korea, by IDMM Architects
• Al Ula South Gas Station, Saudi Arabia, by SAL Architects
• Capital International Exhibition and Convention Centre, China, by Zaha Hadid Architects 
• Ghaf Woods Experience Centre, United Arab Emirates, by Larry Wen

Studio Symbiosis' Pixel Tower in India won the WA Award in the 51st Cycle in the Architecture/Designed category. Image © Studio Symbiosis

WA Awards 10+5+X 51st Cycle Architecture/Designed category

In the Architecture/Designed category, Studio Symbiosis' Pixel Tower in India, NOA Nordic Office Architects' El Retiro Palm Residences in United Arab Emirates, Van Aelst I Nguyen & Partners' UNIS Hanoi Sports Court & Swimming Pool in Vietnam, Mental Design Works' Envoy Experience Center in Turkey are among the winners of the WA Awards 51st Cycle. These winning projects were selected by the Votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles.

In addition, Xinyun Li's Aero Grove in United States, Mental Design Works' Bursa Marketplace in Turkey, NOA Nordic Office Architects' El Retiro Palm Residences in United Arab Emirates were awarded by the Votings of WAC Community Members in the Architecture/Designed category.

Scroll down for the winning Architecture/Designed projects below:

• Aero Grove, United States, by Xinyun Li
• Green Mosque, Turkey, by Mental Design Works
• Pixel Tower, India, by Studio Symbiosis
• Cityzen Tower, Georgia, by Zaha Hadid Architects
• Bursa Marketplace, Turkey, by Mental Design Works
• El Retiro Palm Residences, United Arab Emirates, by NOA Nordic Office Architects
• UNIS Hanoi Sports Court & Swimming Pool, Vietnam, by Van Aelst I Nguyen & Partners
• Envoy Vadi, Turkey, by Mental Design Works
• Envoy Experience Center, Turkey, by Mental Design Works
• Abu Dhabi 360 City in the Sky, United Arab Emirates, by NOA Nordic Office Architects

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

• Aero Grove, United States, by Xinyun Li
• Pixel Tower, India, by Studio Symbiosis
• Bursa Marketplace, Turkey, by Mental Design Works
• El Retiro Palm Residences, United Arab Emirates, by NOA Nordic Office Architects
• Envoy Vadi, Turkey, by Mental Design Works

Lara Yassine's Procession Through the Grove: A Spa Embedded in the Landscape in Cyprus, Turkish Rep. of Northern won the WA Award in the 51st Cycle in the Architecture/Student category. Image courtesy of Lara Yassine

WA Awards 10+5+X 51st Cycle Architecture/Student category

In the Architecture/Student category, Özgür Fırat Koç's Frequency Forum: Recording Studios & Conference Hall in Turkey, Shahad Alzarraa's Afaaq Stargazing Center in Saudi Arabia, Hakan Şahin's The Stage Of Buca in Turkey, Lara Yassine's Procession Through the Grove: A Spa Embedded in the Landscape in Cyprus, Turkish Rep. of Northern, Luz Adriana Niño Jimenez's BUNKER Revealed Contentions in Colombia are among the winners of the WA Awards 51st Cycle. These winning projects were selected by the Votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles.

Additionally, Khanh Duy Vo Nguyen's The Geological Museum Of The Vietnamese Mekong Delta in Vietnam, Zeynep Firidinoğlu's myCORR-nodes in Turkey, Acelya Berna Butuner's FILTERSPYRE 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 Geological Museum Of The Vietnamese Mekong Delta, Vietnam, by Khanh Duy Vo Nguyen
• Frequency Forum: Recording Studios & Conference Hall, Turkey, by Özgür Fırat Koç
• Afaaq Stargazing Center, Saudi Arabia, by Shahad Alzarraa
• The Stage Of Buca, Turkey, by Hakan Şahin
• Memory Wall, Turkey, by Elif Canan Abay
• Procession Through the Grove: A Spa Embedded in the Landscape, Cyprus, Turkish Rep. of Northern, by Lara Yassine
• Framing Nature, Turkey, by Burak Kınır
• Simulacrum Commune, Turkey, by Ayşe Arya Vilgenoğlu
• BUNKER Revealed Contentions, Colombia, by Luz Adriana Niño Jimenez
• The Red Sea Pearl: Marine Life Research Center and Aquarium, Saudi Arabia, by Tariq Midher

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

• The Geological Museum Of The Vietnamese Mekong Delta, Vietnam, by Khanh Duy Vo Nguyen
• Afaaq Stargazing Center, Saudi Arabia, by Shahad Alzarraa
• MOSAIC Housing: The Village as Net-Zero Affordable Housing, United States, by Kayla Quilantang
• myCORR-nodes, Turkey, by Zeynep Firidinoğlu
• FILTERSPYRE, Turkey, by Acelya Berna Butuner

Sanjay Puri Architects' Stylera in India won the WA Award in the 51st Cycle in the Interior Design/Realised category. Image © Manan Surti

WA Awards 10+5+X 51st Cycle Interior Design/Realised category

In the Interior Design/Realised category, Sanjay Puri Architects' Stylera in India, Nyra Troyce's Quintonil in Mexico, are among the winners of the WA Awards 51st Cycle. These winning projects were selected by the Votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles.

In addition, ARP Studio's Agrocel House Corporate Interior in India and Sanjay Puri Architects' Stylera in India 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 (4 projects)

• Stylera, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects
• 6x18 Slender House, India, by SPACES ARCHITECTS@Ka
• Quintonil, Mexico, by Nyra Troyce
• Agrocel House Corporate Interior, India, ARP Studio

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

• Stylera, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects
• Agrocel House Corporate Interior, India, ARP Studio

Youmna Samir's Creating a Healthy Environment for Children in Kindergartens through Interior Design in Egypt won the WA Award in the 51st Cycle in the Interior Design/Student category. Image courtesy of Youmna Samir

WA Awards 10+5+X 51st Cycle Interior Design/Student category

In the Interior Design/Student category, Mohamed Naged's Oak Nest (Improving Family Bonding Through Biophilic Design (Family Community Center) El-shiekh Zayed, Giza, Egypt), Youmna Samir's Creating a Healthy Environment for Children in Kindergartens through Interior Design in Egypt, Shrouk Abdallah's Empowering Egyptian jewellery Brands through innovative interior spaces. (El Sukari jewellery center in 6th of October city) in Egypt are among the winners of the WA Awards 51st Cycle. These winning projects were selected by the Votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles.

Further, Mennatallah Mohamed's (CROSS-GEN) Community Center to Enhance Generation Communication in Egypt, Yasmeen Aboelnaga's Azhara Community Center- Strengthen the Relationships ( Elderly & Youth) Through a Biophilic Design of A community center in Egypt, Fayrouz Waleed's Kemetica: Developing Handicraft Spaces to Empower Local Artisans and Promote Local Product Innovation (Handicrafts center, Dahshur, Egypt) were awarded by the Votings of WAC Community Members in the Interior Design/Student category.

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

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

• Oak Nest (Improving Family Bonding Through Biophilic Design (Family Community Center) El-shiekh Zayed, Giza, Egypt), Egypt, by Mohamed Naged
• Tide Pulse- Marine Entertainment Park, Egypt, by Salma Mohsen
• Creating a Healthy Environment for Children in Kindergartens through Interior Design, Egypt, by Youmna Samir
• Empowering Egyptian jewellery Brands through innovative interior spaces. (El Sukari jewellery center in 6th of October city), Egypt, by Shrouk Abdallah
• (CROSS-GEN) Community Center to Enhance Generation Communication, Egypt, by Mennatallah Mohamed
• Udjat Vision, Saqqara Visitor Center, Giza, Egypt, by Shrouk Mokhtar
• Arabic Culture Center (Bayan): Enhancing the Identity of the Arabic Language through the Culture Center, Egypt, by Mennatallah Youssef
• Azhara Community Center- Strengthen the Relationships ( Elderly & Youth) Through a Biophilic Design of A community center, Egypt, by Yasmeen Aboelnaga
• The Museum Of Time, Egypt, by Ghada Elmaidana
• Gemora – Egyptian Heritage Jewelry Center in Cairo through Adaptive Reuse (The factory), Egypt, by Mariam Maged

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

• (CROSS-GEN) Community Center to Enhance Generation Communication, Egypt, by Mennatallah Mohamed
• Udjat Vision, Saqqara Visitor Center, Giza, Egypt, by Shrouk Mokhtar
• Azhara Community Center- Strengthen the Relationships ( Elderly & Youth) Through a Biophilic Design of A community center, Egypt, by Yasmeen Aboelnaga
• Gemora – Egyptian Heritage Jewelry Center in Cairo through Adaptive Reuse (The factory), Egypt, by Mariam Maged
• Kemetica: Developing Handicraft Spaces to Empower Local Artisans and Promote Local Product Innovation (Handicrafts center, Dahshur, Egypt), Egypt, by Fayrouz Waleed

One Cycle ends as another starts...

With this announcement, we'd like to remind you that the 52nd Cycle of WA Awards is now open for submissions. You can submit your entries until 3 November 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): Studio Symbiosis' Pixel Tower (© Studio Symbiosis), Mental Design Works' Envoy Experience Center (© Orhan Aydilek), Zaha Hadid Architects' King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station (© Hufton+Crow), IDMM Architects' Boryeong Elystay (© IDMM Architects), Sanjay Puri Architects' Stylera (© Manan Surti), Xinyun Li's Aero Grove (© Xinyun Li), Youmna Samir's Creating A Healthy Environment For Children In Kindergartens Through Interior Design (© Youmna Samir), Lara Yassine's Procession Through The Grove: A Spa Embedded In The Landscape (© Lara Yassine).

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