The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies have announced the winners for this year's International Architecture Awards, an annual public celebration of global architecture that sees practices around the world compete for the title of Global Building of the Year.

Over 100 new buildings and urban planning projects have been awarded by a jury panel of Turkish architects, including Melike Yetim from DS Architecture, Serkan Cakit from Nevzat Sayin Mimarlik Hizmetleri, Elif Simge Fettahoglu from Tabanlıoğlu Architects, M. Yiğit Ersü from RMJM, Architects & Planners, Zeynep Tümertekin from Mimarlar Arch and Alper Aytaç from Aytac Architects.

Steven Holl’s Lewis Arts Complex at Princeton University, Thomas Heatherwick’s Grain Silo Art Gallery, Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp’s EY Centre, Nordic— Office of Architecture’s Oslo Airport Expansion, SPEECH’s Luzhniki Stadium, Tabanlıoğlu Architects’ Astana Train Station, Grimshaw and Crone Architects’ 333 George Street, AREP’s Lorient Bretagne- Sud Railway Station, C.F. Møller Architects’ Maersk Tower: Extension of The Panum Complex at the University of Copenhagen, HASSELL’s Huangpu East Bank Urban Forest, and Safdie Architects’ Sky Habitat top the list of awarded buildings for The International Architecture Awards for 2018.

Founded in 2005, The International Architecture Awards, organized by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, is the oldest, annual public celebration of global architecture that sees practices around the world compete for the title of Global Building of the Year.

edgeARCH - Abha Regional Hub Airport, Abha, Saudi Arabia

The International Architecture Awards are the only non-commercial, global, and public awards program given jointly by two not-for-profit Museums in the United States and Europe dedicated to publiceducation concerning architecture and industrial design.

The Awards are regarded internationally as a mark of excellence, recognizing the best global architecture practices, as well as the corporate clients, developers, state and local governments, institutions, general contractors that produced them.

Archi-Union Architects - IN BAMBOO, Chengdu, China

“Following a rigorous process from over 1,000 submissions, this year’s 2018 shortlist of 380 projects," stated Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, Museum President, The Chicago Athenaeum, and added “shows the power and payback of investing in quality architecture, illustrating perfectly how well-designed buildings are worth every penny and can exceed the expectations of the community they serve."

"The projects on the shortlist were judged against a range of criteria including design vision; innovation and originality; capacity to stimulate, engage and delight occupants and visitors; accessibility and sustainability; how fit the building is for its purpose and the level of client satisfaction."

"The Museum champions better buildings, communities, and the environment through which architecture can flourish. Our awards schemes provide one of the most powerful ways of promoting architecture and the work of our members to the public."

"I am delighted with this year’s selection which shows a great variety of imagination and ingenuity," added Narkiewicz-Laine.

H&P Architects - Re-ainbow, Ha Tinh, Vietnam

This year’s selected buildings are from 31 nations including: Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, México, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Singapore, Sri Lanka, Russia, Spain, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Vietnam, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and The United States.

nA Nakayama Architects co., Ltd. - HIGO, Hokkaidō, Japan

See the full list of awarded projects for 2018 below:

Bridges

Monk Mackenzie Architects - Turanganui Bridge, Gisborne, New Zealand

Civic And Community

H&P Architects - Re-ainbow, Ha Tinh, Vietnam

H&P Architects - BE Friendly Space, Quang Ninh, Vietnam

Archi-Union Architects - IN BAMBOO, Chengdu, China

Vaslab Architecture - Pak Phanang Wind Park Community Center, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand

KTX archiLAB / Matsuya Art Works - The Cutting Edge Pharmacy, Himeji / Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Commercial

KTX archiLAB / Matsuya Art Works - The Cutting Edge Pharmacy, Himeji / Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

Squire and Partners - The Department Store, London, United Kingdom

Corporate

Jacques Ferrier Architecture - Headquarters of Métropole Rouen Normandie, Rouen, France

karres+brands, RAU, SeARCH, Atelier Philéas, Lateral Thinking Factory, BIGH, Studio Beyond - Triango, Paris, France

Mangado & Asociados S.L. - Building for New Norvento Headquarters, Lugo, Spain

Archi-Union Architects - CHI SHE, Xuhui, Shanghai, China

Culture and Museums

Totement/Paper - Alliance 1892 Brandy Distillery Museum & Warehouse, Chernyakhovsk, Russia

Praxis d'Architecture - Spring Art Museum, Beijing, China

Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra Arquitecto - CaixaForum Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain

Archi-Union Architects - CHI SHE, Xuhui, Shanghai, China

HW architecture - Beirut Museum of Art (BeMA), Beirut, Lebanon

ONG&ONG Pte Ltd. - Gateway Theatre, Singapore, Republic of Singapore

Lawrence Kim Architect / A+U Lab - Reflective Remembrance, Samcheok, South Korea

HGA Architects and Engineers - Walker Art Center Expansion, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Pei Cobb Freed & Partners - Spencer Museum of Art Renovation, The University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

Steven Holl Architects with BNIM - Lewis Arts Complex, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Petrās Architecture - Minium Domus, Athens, Greece

Architects 49 Limited - Prince Mahidol Hall, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

Crone Architects - Orange Regional Museum, Orange, New South Wales, Australia

Display

Studio Joseph - Missing Voices, New Jersey, USA

Studio Joseph - Mithras, London, United Kingdom

Energy

Obayashi Corporation - Daiko Electric Research Institute, Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan

Laboratory for Visionary Architecture Berlin GmbH - Energie- und Zukunftsspeicher Heidelberg, Berlin, Germany

Entertainment

Pei Cobb Freed & Partners - Tivoli Hjørnet, Copenhagen, Denmark

Exposition

Domani Architectural Concepts - Sky Exhibition Hall, Guangzhou, China

Vo Trong Nghia Architects + Takashi Niwa Architects - The Lantern - Nanoco Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam

Architekten Wannenmacher + Möller GmbH - Ford Showroom in Halle-Westfalen, Halle (Westfalen), Germany

Pancorbo+De Villar+Chacon+Martin Robles - Vegas Altas Congress Center, Villanueva de la Serena, Spain

Anmahian Winton Architects - Ankara Office Tower, Ankara, Turkey

High-rises

C.F. Møller Architects - Maersk Tower, Extension of the Panum Complex at the University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

Grimshaw and Crone Architects - 333 George Street, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp - EY Centre, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Safdie Architects - Sky Habitat, Bishan, Republic of Singapore

Anmahian Winton Architects - Ankara Office Tower, Ankara, Turkey

Studio Libeskind - Corals at Keppel Bay, Singapore, Republic of Singapore

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates - Sequis Centre Tower, Jakarta, Indonesia

Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates - The Royal Atlantis, Dubai, UAE

Nomadic Resorts - Wild Coast Tented Lodge, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

Hotels

AllesWirdGut Architektur ZT GmbH - Magdas Hotel, Vienna, Austria

Nomadic Resorts - Wild Coast Tented Lodge, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

Housing and Apartments

Sanjay Puri Architects – The Street, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India

architect-k – Grandpa's Cool House, Busan, South Korea

Marge Architects - The Gardens, Örebro, Sweden

Contextos de Arquitectura y Urbanismo Arquitectura y Urbanismo - Housing for the Elderly in AldeamayorDe San Martín (Valladolid), Aldeamayor de San Martín, Spain

Monk Mackenzie Architects - Edition Apartment, Auckland, New Zealand

META-Project - New Youth Commune, Jilin, China

Gronych + Dollega Architekten - Live + Work - Hauserberg, Wetzlar, Germany

Industrial

IDOM - Beronia Rueda Winery, Rueda, Spain

ffbk Architekten - Datacube, Münchenstein, Switzerland

Tchoban Voss Architekten GmbH – SKF test centre, Schweinfurt, Germany

Infrastructure

RDHA - Williams Parkway Operations Centre, Brampton, Ontario, Canada

göbl architektur ZT GmbH - Tower of Power, Vienna, Austria

Libraries

nA Nakayama Architects co., Ltd. - HIGO, Hokkaidō, Japan

Llama Urban Design - Bridge House, Port Sydney, Canada

Private Houses

christ.christ. associated architects GmbH - Residential Building on Christian-Morgenstern-Straße, Wiesbaden, Germany

Sarl Pargade Architectes - The South Coast of the Landes House, Hossegor, France

Filipe Saraiva Arquitectos, lda - House in Melroeira, Ourém, Portugal

Vo Trong Nghia Co., Ltd. - Binh House, Hochiminh City, Vietnam

Proarh - Issa Megaron, Vis, Croatia

SheltonMindel - Ocean Pond Residence, New York, USA

Raulino Silva - Touguinhó III House, Vila do Conde, Portugal

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson with SheltonMindel - Independence Pass Residence, Aspen, Colorado, USA

BEHF Ebner Hasenauer Ferenczy ZT GmbH - Telegraf 7, Vienna, Austria

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson - The Bear Stand, Gooderham, Ontario, Canada

Llama Urban Design - Bridge House, Port Sydney, Canada

ONG&ONG Pte Ltd. - KAP-House, Singapore, Republic of Singapore

Monk Mackenzie Architects - X_House, Auckland, New Zealand

Public Space

Avanto Architects Ltd. - Löyly Sauna, Helsinki, Finland

Moneo Brock - Parish Church in Pueblo Serena, Monterrey, Mexico

Religious Buildings

Poiesis Architects - People's Chapel - Emmanuel At Everitt, Singapore, Republic of Singapore

Cukrowicz Nachbaur Architekten ZT GmbH - Suelchen Church, Bishop‘s Burial Vault, Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany

Ricardo Yslas Gámez Arquitectos - RLJ Chapel, Jalisco, Mexico

Moneo Brock - Parish Church in Pueblo Serena, Monterrey, Mexico

Restaurants

GRAFT Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH - BRLO BRWHOUSE, Berlin, Germany

Yonder – Architektur und Design - Haus B, Stuttgart, Germany

Heatherwick Studio - Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, South Africa

Restoration/Renovation

Nevzat Sayin Mimarlik Hizmetleri - Santralistanbul Transformation of the Boiler Houses to Architecture Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey

Heatherwick Studio - Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, South Africa

Scheitlin Syfrig Architekten - Dietschiberg Cable Car Station, Lucerne, Switzerland

Schools and Universities

LGA Architectural Partners - McEwen School of Architecture, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

J.Mayer. H und Partner, Architekten mbB - FOM University, Düsseldorf, Germany

Mandviwala Qutub & Associates - Wockhardt Global School, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, IndiaArchitectus – Macquarie University

Incubator, North Ryde, NSW, Australia

Nordic — Office of Architecture - Voss Vocational High School, Voss, Norway

CHANG Architects - Wondrous Light Children's House, Singapore, Republic of Singapore 

CannonDesign + NEUF architect(e)s - Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec,Canada

KPMB Architects - Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Architects 49 Limited - Prince Mahidol Hall, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

Sports and Leisure

Populous - KL Sports City, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Auer Weber Assoziierte GmbH - Arena du Pays d'Aix, Aix-en-Provence, France

SPEECH - Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia

Tabanlıoğlu Architects - Astana Train Station, Astana, Kazakhstan

Transportation

AREP - Lorient Bretagne-Sud Railway Station, Lorient, France

edgeARCH - Abha Regional Hub Airport, Abha, Saudi Arabia

Tabanlıoğlu Architects - Astana Train Station, Astana, Kazakhstan

KAAN Architecten/Estudio Lamela - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Terminal, Schiphol, The Netherlands

Nordic — Office of Architecture - Oslo Airport Expansion, Oslo, Norway

Rogers Partners Architects + Urban Designers - Houston-Galveston Area Protection System (H-GAPS), Houston, Texas, USA

Urban Planning/Landscape Architecture

Turf Design Studio & Environmental Partnership - Sydney Park Water Re-Use Project, Sydney, Australia

HASSELL - Huangpu East Bank Urban Forest, Shanghai, China

Landscape Architects - 10 Kilometers, Bangkok, Thailand

Rogers Partners Architects + Urban Designers - Houston-Galveston Area Protection System (H-GAPS), Houston, Texas, USA

John McAslan + Partners - Cultural Forum, Doha, Qatar

All buildings and urban planning projects can be viewed here. The Awards Presentation will take place at a Gala Awards Dinner and Ceremony adjacent to the Acropolis in Athens, Greece on Friday, September 28, 2018. 

The buildings and urban planning projects are also published as a catalogue for Global Design + Urbanism XVIII (“New International Architecture”) edited by Christian Narkiewicz-Laine for Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd.

This elite group of buildings and urban planning projects selected by the jury will be premiered at Contemporary Space Athens (74 Mitropoleos Str., GR-105 63 Athens, Greece) opening September 28 and continuing through October, 2018. The exhibition is entitled "The City and the World" and is scheduled to travel in Europe through 2019.

The deadline for the 2019 International Architecture Awards is December 1, 2018.

All images courtesy of Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and the European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies.

Top image: Nomadic Resorts - Wild Coast Tented Lodge, Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.

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