When it comes time to celebrate the latest and greatest in architecture, the Architecture MasterPrize (AMP) has long been the premier global industry program. And this year looks to be no different as they recognize some of the most prolific and forward-thinking architects of our era during the 2022 presentation of the architecture awards.

During the Architecture MasterPrize awards ceremony, the year's best architectural projects, firms, products, and photographers will be fittingly recognized inside the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.

The award winners were selected through a multi-round voting process conducted by a jury panel of renowned architects, academics, and industry experts. Their selections showcase some of the best overall design, excellence, and creativity in architecture, in academia, and in the field.

This year’s Head of Jury was Valerie Schweitzer.

“What an honor to be a head juror in AMP 2022,” Schweitzer said. “The entries were rigorously thoughtful, dynamic, and uplifting, and equally excellent was working with established names and unknown offices.”

In addition to their visually striking designs, the jury was impressed by how the award-winning entries demonstrated an amazing balance of form and function. The abilities displayed through this year’s entries are sure to inspire the next generation of architects. Their work will echo through the future, as it also reflects an increasingly important focus on sustainability.

This year’s AMP awards included four categories, including the second year of a photography category.

The Architecture Award categories are 

• Architectural Designs of the Year
• Firms of the Year
• Products of the Year
• Architecture Photography of the Year

Along with an invitation to the Architectural Awards, winners receive the AMP Winner Certificate and Winner Seal and benefit from the prestige and recognition that comes from the globally recognized prize. Winners will also be featured in the AMP Book of Architecture and the Winners Gallery on the AMP website.

The 2022 Architecture MasterPrize Architecture Award winners include

• Architectural Design of the Year - House of Music, Hungary, by Sou Fujimoto and Liget Budapest Project
• Interior Design of the Year - Dyson Global Headquarters, Singapore, by M. Moser Associates
• Landscape Architecture of the Year - A Floating Forest: Fish Tail Park in Nanchang City, by Turenscape
• Architecture Firm of the Year - MGA | Michael Green Architecture
• Interior Design Firm of the Year: i29
• Landscape Architecture Firm of the Year - WTD Design
• Product Design of the Year - The Envelon System, by GRENZEBACH ENVELON
• Exterior Photographer of the Year - Yi-Hsien Lee
• Interior Photographer of the Year - Rafael Gamo

“AMP is democratizing the field in attracting and recognizing the array of talent,” Schweitzer said. “My personal favorite was Sou Fujimoto’s House of Music in Hungary. Almost like an oversized garden pavilion, the synergy of nature, music, and art creates an architecture greater than the sum of its parts. I like the bold use of color, inventive integration of soaring trees on the ground floor, changing elevation, like a forest, and wonderful daylighting through the panoramic insulated glass. While playful and unifying, it still addresses the important practicality of acoustics that is so important for a music hall. In taking risks, the architect has managed to capture some of what Schopenhauer meant when he called architecture ‘frozen music.’”

Winners will be celebrated during the architecture awards ceremony at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao on November 24.

Entries that achieved the “Best of the Best” designation by making it into the final round of voting across all categories will also be recognized. A partial list of those entries includes:

• Zaha Hadid Architects - BEEAH Headquarters in Commercial Architecture
• Gad - Shaoxing Rice Wine Town Reception Room in Cultural Architecture
• White Arkitekter - Sara Culture Centre in Cultural Architecture
• Mark Cavagnero Associates - San Francisco Conservatory of Music Ute and William K. Bowes, Jr. Center for Performing Art
• Team V Architecture - HAUT Amsterdam in Green Architecture
• Hello Wood - The Rock Cabins in Hospitality Architecture
• Atelier d’More - Sleeping Lab - Arch in Hospitality Architecture
• Sordo Madaleno - Valle San Nicolás – Clubhouse in Recreational Architecture
• Rob Mills Architecture & Interiors - THIRTY ANDERSON in Apartments interior design
• Rich Honour Design - Time Capsule, A Beauty Lab in Commercial Interior
• CSD.DESIGN - Chengdu Tianfu Art Museum in Cultural interior
• Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP, TAKENAKA CORP - ZOZO, Inc., Head office building in Workplaces interior
• University of Kansas Architecture Mangrove Reef Walls in Outdoor Installation
  

The event will open with welcome drinks, giving attendees ample time to network with other successful candidates and industry professionals. The reception will be followed by the ceremony with a dinner, provided by Nerua and Michelin Star chef Josean Alija.