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Meet the 2024 AZ Awards Winners, People's Choice and Awards of Merit
AZURE Media
From architecture and urban design to lighting, landscape, furniture, and interiors, the 69 finalists of the 2024 AZ Awards exemplify global excellence in design at all scales.
Now in its 14th year, AZURE’s annual AZ Awards celebrates the world’s most inspiring and innovative voices, guided by a jury of renowned practitioners. This year’s impressive field of submissions – received from 42 countries – was evaluated by Piero Lissoni, Tosin Oshinowo, Evan Jerry, Jennifer Keesmaat, Wanda Dalla Costa, Hector Esrawé, Julie Bargmann, Shirley Blumberg, Sidhartha Talwar, and Alex Holloway.
On Friday, June 21, AZURE celebrated all winners and finalists during a spectacular gala at Toronto’s Evergreen Brick Works, together with the architecture and design community and Guest of Honour, legendary landscape architect Julie Bargmann who also delivered an inspiring presentation on her work the night before.
Architect and artist Safoura Zahedi created a stunning installation called “Journey through Geometry”, a modular steel structure that transformed the space and created the perfect ambience for a fantastic event.
Winners received a stunning trophy designed by AZ Awards juror Evan Jerry, the founder of Halifax’s Studio Anansi. Evocative in form, existing somewhere between an elegant swan and an abstract anthropomorphic shape, the design of the striking marble piece was an organic process. Jerry worked with Portugal’s Studio Olivah, founded by Gisella Tortoriello, to produce the pieces. Olivah sources its materials from the waste produced by the stone industry, and its collaboration on Jerry’s trophy exemplifies the possibilities of upcycling.
The AZ Awards Gala is a popular design event where local and international architects and designers, sponsors, winners and finalists come together to meet and celebrate excellence in design. It’s a high-energy summer event that promises to be more spectacular than ever in 2025 as AZURE fêtes the 15th anniversary of its impactful and prestigious awards program.
Highlights of the 15th edition begin with a longer entry period – submission open in November 2024 – new categories, easier entry process and more.
Visit awards.azuremagazine.com for updates and details.
Read more about this year’s winners and all other shortlisted projects here.
The 2024 AZ Awards is presented by Alumilex, Cosentino and Keilhauer and sponsored by Colombo Design America and Technogym. Gala sponsors are George Brown College’s Brookfield Sustainability Institute, Dark Tools, Landscape Forms, Scavolini and Vogt.
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About the AZ Awards
The AZ Awards is AZURE’s international architecture and design competition recognizing excellence and innovation, and showcasing the world’s best projects, products, and ideas.
About AZURE
Insatiably curious, highly creative, and ever evolving, AZURE has covered the global architecture and design scene for 39 years. From cutting-edge projects and ingenious products, to critical issues and emerging concepts, AZURE continuously sheds light on the ideas, possibilities, and strategies for creating a more sustainable, equitable, and inspiring world. Via print, web, social media, and events, they engage their audience with smart, insightful editorial content that has been recognized by numerous awards and has earned AZURE a reputation for excellence around the world.
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Winner – Architecture, Buildings over 1,000 SqM
Ferrocarril De Cuernavaca 780, Mexico City, Mexico
By HEMAA, Mexico City, Mexico
Medium-resolution image : 8.27 x 10.0 @ 300dpi ~ 2.2 MB
Winner – Architecture, Buildings Under 1,000 SqM
Neil Campbell Rowing Centre, St. Catherines, Ontario
By MJMA Architecture & Design (Toronto, Ontario) and Raimondo + Associates Architects (Niagara Falls, Canada)
High-resolution image : 11.0 x 6.5 @ 300dpi ~ 2.4 MB
Winner – Architecture, Adaptine Re-Use
Incision | Nantou City Guesthouse, Shenzhen, China
By Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, Shanghai, China
Very High-resolution image : 17.57 x 13.16 @ 300dpi ~ 15 MB
Winner & People's Choice – Architecture, Houses
Copas , Valle de Bravo, Mexico
By PPAA, Mexico City, Mexico
Medium-resolution image : 10.0 x 8.0 @ 300dpi ~ 2.8 MB
Winner & People's Choice – Architecture, Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
Edificio Tonalá 15, Mexico City, Mexico
By CRB Arquitectos, Mexico City, Mexico
Very High-resolution image : 14.93 x 22.4 @ 300dpi ~ 17 MB
Winner– Architecture, Temporary & Experiential Installations
Divergence, Winnipeg, Canada
By Thomas Cheney Architects (Seattle, U.S.) with Sputnik Architecture (Winnipeg, Canada), The Forks Renewal Corporation, DVW Bobcat and Fête Jockey Events (Winnipeg, Canada)
Very High-resolution image : 17.57 x 9.87 @ 300dpi ~ 9.7 MB
Winner– Architecture, Temporary & Experiential Installations
Divergence, Winnipeg, Canada
By Thomas Cheney Architects (Seattle, U.S.) with Sputnik Architecture (Winnipeg, Canada), The Forks Renewal Corporation, DVW Bobcat and Fête Jockey Events (Winnipeg, Canada)
Medium-resolution image : 6.67 x 10.0 @ 300dpi ~ 2.4 MB
Winner & People's Choice – Concepts
Nunavut Inuit Heritage Centre, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada
By Lateral Office and Teeple Architects with the Inuit Design Advisory Council, Toronto, Canada
Medium-resolution image : 6.67 x 3.75 @ 300dpi ~ 4.4 MB
Winner & people's Choice – Design, Architectural Products
Textures Collection
By3form, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Low-resolution image : 3.89 x 4.97 @ 300dpi ~ 1.1 MB
Winner & people's Choice – Design, Architectural Products
Textures Collection
By3form, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
High-resolution image : 8.62 x 11.0 @ 300dpi ~ 2.9 MB
Winner – Design, Interior Products
Sport
By Patricia Urquiola, Milan, Italy
For Kvadrat, Ebeltoft, Denmark
High-resolution image : 13.33 x 8.89 @ 300dpi ~ 13 MB
Winner – Design, Interior Products
Sport
By Patricia Urquiola, Milan, Italy
For Kvadrat, Ebeltoft, Denmark
High-resolution image : 13.33 x 8.89 @ 300dpi ~ 14 MB
Winner – Design, Furniture Systems & Collections
Material Studies – Rugosa
By Johann Pauwen and Michaele Simmering, Los Angeles, U.S.
For Kalon Studios, Los Angeles, U.S.
Medium-resolution image : 7.5 x 10.0 @ 300dpi ~ 3.6 MB
Winner – Design, Furniture Single Piece
Ollie Collection
By Yabu Pushelberg, Toronto, Canada and New York, U.S.
For Glas Italia, Macherio, Italy
Very High-resolution image : 27.52 x 18.35 @ 300dpi ~ 710 KB
Winner & People's Choice – Design, Lighting Fixture
Africa
By Francisco Gomez Paz, Milan, Italy
For Vibia, Brcelona, Spain
Very High-resolution image : 15.79 x 20.05 @ 300dpi ~ 7.4 MB
Winner – Design, Lighting Schemes
Department 57 Bar & Club, Saint Petersburg, Russia
By DA Bureau with Yarko Lighting Design, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Very High-resolution image : 27.89 x 18.61 @ 300dpi ~ 18 MB
Winner – Experiential Graphic Design
Ontario Court of Justice, Toronto, Canada
By Frontier Design, Toronto, Canada
Medium-resolution image : 8.87 x 5.11 @ 300dpi ~ 460 KB
Winner – Commercial & Institutional Interiors
Artifact Bar, Hong Kong, China
By NC Design & Architecture, Hong Kong, China
Very High-resolution image : 25.88 x 19.41 @ 300dpi ~ 1 MB
Winner – Residential Interiors
Liminal House, Vancouver, Canada
By McLeod Bovell, Vancouver, Canada
High-resolution image : 15.68 x 10.4 @ 300dpi ~ 5 MB
Winner – Landscape Architecture
Benjakitti Forest Park – Transforming a Brownfield into an Urban Ecological Sanctuary, Bangkok, Thailand
By Turenscape (Beijing, China) with Arsomsilp Landscape Studio (Bangkok, Thailand)
Very High-resolution image : 18.24 x 12.16 @ 300dpi ~ 4.1 MB
Winner & People's Choice – Urban Design, Built Developments
Pumphouse, Winnipeg, Canada
By 5468796 Architecture, Winnipeg, Canada
Very High-resolution image : 12.24 x 18.67 @ 300dpi ~ 9.8 MB
Winner – Urban Design, Unbuilt Developments
Steelport, Hamilton, Canada
By PUBLIC WORK office for urban design & landscape architecture, Toronto, Canada
Very High-resolution image : 26.39 x 12.88 @ 300dpi ~ 11 MB
Winner & People's Choice – Urban Design, Infrastructure & Interventions
High Line – Moynihan Connector, New York City, U.S.
By Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Chicago, U.S.) and Field Operations (New York City, U.S.)
Medium-resolution image : 10.0 x 6.67 @ 300dpi ~ 4.9 MB
Winner – Environmental Leadership
RISE UP: Community Coastal Stewardship in the Rockaways, Queens, New York, U.S.
By WXY architecture+urban design, New York City, U.S.
Very High-resolution image : 27.31 x 18.21 @ 300dpi ~ 29 MB
Winner & People's Choice – Social Good
New Domesticity – The Shared Life of Low-Income Single Mother Families in Tokyo
By Xidian Wang, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K.
Medium-resolution image : 9.0 x 9.8 @ 300dpi ~ 3 MB
Winner & People's Choice – A+ Student Award
Sabon Gida, Sabon Farko – “Home After Crisis“, North East Nigeria
By Temitope Akinsiku, University of Manitoba,
Medium-resolution image : 5.33 x 4.1 @ 300dpi ~ 3.6 MB
High-resolution image : 8.0 x 12.0 @ 300dpi ~ 880 KB
High-resolution image : 8.0 x 12.0 @ 300dpi ~ 1.1 MB
High-resolution image : 8.0 x 12.0 @ 300dpi ~ 990 KB
High-resolution image : 8.0 x 12.0 @ 300dpi ~ 1.1 MB
High-resolution image : 8.0 x 12.0 @ 300dpi ~ 1.1 MB
High-resolution image : 12.0 x 8.0 @ 300dpi ~ 1.4 MB
Very High-resolution image : 23.23 x 11.43 @ 300dpi ~ 4.1 MB
Medium-resolution image : 5.33 x 3.56 @ 300dpi ~ 510 KB
High-resolution image : 12.0 x 8.0 @ 300dpi ~ 2.1 MB
Medium-resolution image : 5.33 x 8.0 @ 300dpi ~ 1 MB
Medium-resolution image : 5.33 x 3.56 @ 300dpi ~ 550 KB
Very High-resolution image : 19.95 x 10.32 @ 300dpi ~ 4.4 MB
Very High-resolution image : 15.29 x 21.9 @ 300dpi ~ 4.4 MB
High-resolution image : 8.0 x 12.0 @ 300dpi ~ 1 MB
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