Architecture categories | Dezeen Awards

No Footprint House by A-01
Shortlisted for rural house of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, No Footprint House has been designed to complement its natural surroundings in Costa Rica and minimise the impact of construction. More
Maggie's at the Royal Marsden Hospital by Ab Rogers
Shortlisted for civic building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Maggie's centre at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton harnesses natural light to promote physical and psychological wellbeing. More
Bismarck House by Andrew Burges Architects
Shortlisted for urban house of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Bismarck House is a semi-detached dwelling located within the tight urban grain around Sydney's Bondi beach. More
Bismarck House by Andrew Burges Architects
Shortlisted for residential rebirth of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Bismarck House is a semi-detached dwelling located within the tight urban grain around Sydney’s Bondi beach. More
Casa Altinho by António Costa Lima Arquitectos
Shortlisted for residential rebirth project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Casa Altinho is a former warehouse that has been converted into a home with a perforated brick shell along Lisbon's waterfront. More
Qishe Courtyard by Arch Studio
Shortlisted for residential rebirth of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Qishe Courtyard is a former abandoned hutong that has been converted into a house with curving glass walls arranged around internal courtyards in Beijing. More
The Folds by Atelier Scale
Shortlisted for landscape project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, The Folds is a community playground that challenges children's perception of landform and encourages tactile play in China's Jintan District. More
Capsule Hotel and Bookstore by Atelier Tao+C
Shortlisted for rebirth project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Atelier Tao+C has designed a capsule hotel and bookstore surrounded by mountains in Zhejiang Province, China. More
Kasiiya Papagayo by AW²
Shortlisted for hospitality building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Kasiiya Papagayo is a boutique hotel in Costa Rica, which has been carefully integrated into the hillside to not disturb the surrounding landscape. More
Casa Naila by BAAQ
Shortlisted for rural house of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Casa Naila is a holiday home on the coast of Oaxaca, comprising four blocks surrounding a cross-shaped patio. More
Tanzhaus Zürich by Barozzi Veiga
Shortlisted for civic building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Tanzhaus is a civic building that acts as a new public space in Zürich, designed to reactivate the promenade along the river. More
Cycling Through Trees by BuroLandschap and De Gregorio & Partners for Visit Limburg
Shortlisted for infrastructure project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Cycling Through Trees is a tight double-circle cycle path with iconic allures that runs through the crowns of the trees in Belgium. More
Karen Blixens Plads by Cobe
Shortlisted for landscape project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Karen Blixens Plads is an undulating public plaza with sheltered parking for bicycles, designed by Cobe in Copenhagen. More
Køge Nord Station by Cobe and Dissing+Weitling
Shortlisted for infrastructure project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Køge Nord Station is a distinctive landmark for green mobility in Copenhagen. More
The Growing Pavilion by Company New Heroes
Shortlisted for small building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, The Growing Pavilion has been grown from mushroom mycelium and acts as pop-up performance space. More
Welcome to The Jungle House by CplusC
Shortlisted for residential rebirth project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Welcome to The Jungle House is a carbon-positive dwelling situated in an inner-city Sydney heritage conservation area. More
Bunhill 2 Energy Centre by Cullinan Studio and McGurk Architects
Shortlisted for infrastructure project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, The Bunhill 2 Energy Centre is designed to capture excess heat from the London Underground to help warm over 1,000 buildings in the city. More
Phoenix Central Park by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects and John Wardle Architects
Shortlisted for cultural building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Phoenix Central Park is a gallery and performance space designed by Durbach Block Jaggers Architects and John Wardle Architects. More
In Absence by Edition Office and Yhonnie Scarce
Shortlisted for small building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, In Absence is the fifth annual architecture commission from the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia. More
Wohnregal by FAR
Shortlisted for housing project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Wohnregal is a six-storey residential complex that combines living and working spaces in Berlin, Germany. More
Noor E Mobin Primary School by FEA Studio
Shortlisted for civic building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Noor E Mobin Primary School in Iran has been designed as an "educational neighbourhood" for children. More
The Borderless Community of Zi Ni Twelve Portals by Fei Architects
Shortlisted for housing project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, The Borderless Community of Zi Ni Twelve Portals is a housing project in China's Panyu District. More
Jiunvfeng Study on Mount Tai by Gad Line+ Studio
Shortlisted for cultural building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Jiunvfeng Study on Mount Tai is a white cloud-like pavilion that overlooks a sacred mountain in China. More
Coffee Production Plant by Giorgi Khmaladze Architects
Shortlisted for business building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Giorgi Khmaladze Architects has designed a coffee production plant with offices and a cafe in Georgia. More
Eden by Heatherwick Studio
Shortlisted for housing project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Eden is a housing tower made from natural materials in Singapore, as a radical departure from typical glass and steel towers. More
Maggie's Leeds by Heatherwick Studio
Shortlisted for civic building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Maggie's Leeds is the cancer charity's twenty-sixth care centre in the UK and has been designed by Heatherwick Studio. More
Rural House in Portugal by Henrique Barros-Gomes Architects
Shortlisted for residential rebirth project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Rural House in Portugal is an ancient community oven that has been converted into a comfortable single-bedroom holiday home in Portugal. More
Sixteen-Oak Barn by HilberinkBosch Architects
Shortlisted for small building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Sixteen-Oak Barn is an asymmetric barn in the Meierij region of the Netherlands made from wood felled from a nearby site. More
Kohan Ceram Central Office by Hooba Design Group
Shortlisted for business building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Kohan Ceram Central Office is the headquarters for a brick manufacturer in Tehran, Iran, which is made from bricks with glass inserts. More
IDIN Architects' Office by IDIN Architects
Shortlisted for business building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, IDIN Architects' Office has designed a creative workplace that has public, semi-public and private spaces in Bangkok. More
North Bondi House by James Garvan Architecture
Shortlisted for residential rebirth project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, North Bondi House is a two-storey home in the back streets of Sydney, which has been overhauled by local studio James Garvan Architecture. More
Party and Public Service Center by LUO Studio
Shortlisted for rebirth project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Luo Studio has repurposed abandoned concrete foundations into a community centre in Yuanheguan, China. More
Temporary Site of Shengli Market by LUO Studio
Shortlisted for business building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Temporary Site of Shengli Market is a recyclable shed that houses a temporary marketplace in Puyang City, China. More
Courtyard Kindergarten by MAD
Shortlisted for civic building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Courtyard Kindergarten has a red rooftop that surrounds a historic Chinese courtyard and acts as a playground in Beijing. More
Hutong Bubble 218 by MAD
Shortlisted for rebirth project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, MAD has overhauled a vacant courtyard house in an ancient hutong in Beijing, adding two bubble-like sculptures. More
Devon Passivhaus by McLean Quinlan
Shortlisted for rural house of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, McLean Quinlan upgraded a rural home-for-life into a contemporary Passivhaus, bringing new life to a historic walled garden. More
Sky House by MIA Design Studio
Shortlisted for urban house of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, MIA Design Studio has created a home in a nature-starved residential area of Saigon, adding greenery and natural elements to every corner of the house. More
Crye Precision Headquarters by MN DPC
Shortlisted for rebirth project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, New York studio MN DPC has converted a former ship-building factory into a headquarters for American brand Crye Precision in Brooklyn. More
Phase Shifts Park by Mosbach Paysagistes
Shortlisted for landscape project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, French landscape architects Mosbach Paysagistes has explored the concept of lithosphere design in its overhaul of Phase Shifts Park. More
Garden Hotpot Restaurant by MUDA Architects
Shortlisted for hospitality building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, MUDA Architects has designed a hotpot restaurant in Chengdu, China which hugs the edge of a lotus pond in a eucalyptus forest. More
Duke of York Restaurant by NEX
Shortlisted for hospitality building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Duke of York Restaurant is a spiral cafe with a rooftop garden in London, with curved windows that can retract fully. More
The Tiing by Nic Brunsdon
Shortlisted for hospitality building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, The Tiing is a 14-room boutique hotel on the northern coast of Bali, designed by Australian architect Nic Brunsdon. More
Lasvit Headquarters by Ov-a Architekti
Shortlisted for business building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Ov-a Architekti has designed a translucent glass house for glass company Lasvit's Czech Republic headquarters. More
Daylesford Longhouse by Partners Hill
Shortlisted for rural house of the year Dezeen Awards 2020, Daylesford Longhouse is a shed-style home designed to incorporate living, cooking and agricultural facilities in the Australian town of Daylesford, Victoria. More
Canine & Feline Hotel by Raulino Silva Architect
Shortlisted for hospitality building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Canine & Feline Hotel is a short-stay dog and cat hotel in Parada, Vila do Conde, created to accommodate animals when their owners are traveling. More
Glass-Block Micro House by Room+ Design & Build
Shortlisted for residential rebirth project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Glass-Block Micro House is an urban micro-house situated in a narrow alleyway in Vietnam. More
Xuhui Runway Park by Sasaki
Shortlisted for landscape project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Xuhui Runway Park is an urban revitalisation project that breathes new life into a unique piece of Shanghai's history. More
Technion Entrance Gate by Schwartz Besnosoff Architects
Shortlisted for infrastructure project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Technion Entrance Gate is a new entrance gate for Israel's Institute of Technology. More
Zhang Yan Cultural Museum by Shenzhen Horizontal Design
Shortlisted for cultural building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Zhang Yan Cultural Museum has been designed to revive and rehabilitate Zhang Yan Village in China. More
Forest House by Shma Company
Shortlisted for urban house of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Shma Company has created a microclimate for a private residence in Bangkok by adding greenery. More
Path of Perspectives by Snøhetta
Shortlisted for landscape project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Path of Perspectives by Snøhetta is a cantilevered viewing platform made from weathering steel for a walking trail in the mountain range above Innsbruck, Austria. More
Library Kressbronn by Steimle Architekten
Shortlisted for rebirth project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Steimle Architekten has converted a former barn into a municipal library and community centre in Germany. More
The Reach by Steven Holl Architects
Shortlisted for cultural building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, The Reach comprises a subterranean trio of geometric pavilions that top the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. More
VDC by Summary
Shortlisted for housing project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, VDC is a mixed-use building made entirely out of reinforced concrete prefabricated panels, slabs and rings. More
Daita2019 by Suzuko Yamada Architects
Shortlisted for urban house of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Daita is a three-level housing structure that accommodates a couple, their parents and their children. More
The Red Roof by TAA Design
Shortlisted for rural house of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, TAA Design has designed a green roof with stepped planters finished in red plaster and tiles for a house in Quang Ngai, Vietnam. More
He Art Museum by Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
Shortlisted for cultural building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, He Art Museum is a non-profit art institution located in Guangdong, China. More
Zellige by Tectōne and Tact Architectes
Shortlisted for housing project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Zellige is a residential brick building designed as part of the restructuring of the island of Nantes in western France. More
SkinOver Reed by University of Stuttgart
Shortlisted for small building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, SkinOver Reed is a small thatched building in Vorarlberg, Austria. More
Emergency Scenery by Unparelld'arquitectes
Shortlisted for small building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Unparelld'arquitectes has built an arched public shelter in Spain, intended to be used as a performance backdrop to encourage activity on the street. More
Chiswick Park Footbridge by Useful Studio
Shortlisted for infrastructure project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Chiswick Park Footbridge is a three-span arched structure providing an important new pedestrian link between Chiswick Business Park and the surrounding community. More
Thang House by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Shortlisted for urban house of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Thang House is a residence that integrates rural living in the rapidly-growing city of Da Nang, Vietnam. More
Hotel Bauhofstrasse by VOM M
Shortlisted for hospitality building of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Hotel Bauhofstrasse is a sustainable hotel in Germany built next to historic buildings. More
Lille Langebro by WilkinsonEyre and Urban-Agency
Shortlisted for infrastructure project of the year at Dezeen Awards 2020, Lille Langebro by WilkinsonEyre and Urban-Agency is a bridge that enhances the waterfront in Copenhagen and reaffirms the city's reputation as the world's best place for cycling. More