Awards

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Kinmen County Central Library and Art Museum, hill-like volumes that emerge in conformity with the typography

JJP Architects and Planners

The project will anchor a proposed arts and cultural special district that is transformed from a former military site.

# 2023 # Finalist # Library (153) # Museum (74)

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Kulturbahnhof Aalen, a contonous dialogue with the existing sandstone façade

a+r Architekten

For the new Kulturbahnhof Aalen historical building fragments have been integrated into present-day architecture.

# 2023 # Finalist # Cultural center (488)

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Wuhan City Pavilion and Kindergarten, a floating miniature city

Atelier XI

the architect envisions a spatial structure that serves as both a sales pavilion and a kindergarten at different times.

# 2023 # Commercial - Retail (489) # Cultural center (488) # Education (467) # Multifunctional Building - Complex (762)

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Serpentine Bookhouse, focusing on climate resilience and sustainable design

Atelier XI

The Serpentine Bookhouse performs like a rising spiral sculpture, serving as a children's reading room and a public restroom open to park visitors 24/7.

# 2023 # Finalist # Library (153) # Public space (493) # Bar - Café (82) # Education facility (80)

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The Community Centre, where every activity extends into an open space

Sanjay Puri Architects

Designed to be energy efficient The Community Centre in Akluj is contextual to the climate creates open spaces useable within the small plots space restraints

# 2023 # Finalist # Cultural center (488) # Multifunctional Building - Complex (762)

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Datong Art Museum, a hub for creative industries and global research

Foster + Partners

Datong Art Museum is a top-lit, energy-efficient building that is designed to showcase large-scale works of art in a flexible and efficient manner.

# 2023 # Finalist # Museum (74)

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Framework Plan for a Riverine Commons and Institute, a river education center and offices

University of Arkansas Community Design Center

The Plan operates at the intersection of anthropology, ecology, and design in developing a lasting and robust riverine knowledge fund across space and time.

# 2023 # Mentioned # Cultural center (488) # Public space (493) # Exhibition (442)

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Longwood Gardens West Conservatory, journey from lush formal gardens to open meadows

Weiss/Manfredi

The Conservatory’s asymmetrical, crystalline silhouette amplifies the surrounding Brandywine Valley’s impact, which is doubled by its reflection in water.

# 2023 # Winners # Cultural center (488) # Education (467) # Green (145)

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National Purple Heart Hall of Honor, conceived as a modern temple integrated into the rustic landscape

ikon.5 architects

The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor is a 1115 sm museum honoring the sacrifice of military personnel who courageously gave of themselves in conflict.

# 2023 # Cultural center (488) # Exhibition (442) # Museum (74)

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Hong Kong Palace Museum, to connect Chinese culture with a global audience

Rocco Design Architects Associates

The Hong Kong Palace Museum is a center for Chinese art and antiquities that will hold over 900 objects, including 160 national treasures.

# 2023 # Finalist # Cultural center (488) # Public space (493) # Museum (74)

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Return to the origin of architecture: Xi'an TOMORROW NOW Art Exhibition Hall

GEEDESIGN

The project completes the unified narration with the ultimate expression of spatial limitation, and establishes the unique perception.

# 2023 # Community residential (151) # Public space (493) # Exhibition (442)

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Pikes Peak Summit Visitor Center, warm, rustic colors and natural materials

GWWO Architects

The sensitive & sustainable design of the new visitor center places the focus on the peak’s stunning landscape and views that inspired “America the Beautiful.”

# 2023 # Finalist # Cultural center (488) # Public space (493) # Design (221) # Tourist complex (39) # Museum (74)

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