The Best of the Best: Announcing the Winners of the 2016 A+Awards!

The wait is finally over. The public has spoken. Over 300 experts from fields spanning the arts and business worlds have weighed in. The winners of the 2016 A+Awards, the world’s largest awards program for architecture and products, have officially been decided!

This year’s entries have surpassed every expectation, treating us to an exhibition of innovation, spatial ingenuity and sheer architectural beauty. The quality of the entrants also captured the imagination of you, the voters, with some truly staggering statistics marking this year’s showcase for democracy in design:

• 400,000 public voters from more than 100 countries and territories
• Entries from 95+ countries
• Over 200 total winners

The result? A spectacular celebration of incredible architecture and brilliant products, all given the recognition they deserve on a global stage. Thanks to Phaidon, winners in the Typology and Plus categories will all feature once again in a stunning hardbound book packed with full-color images and insightful commentary by the creators of each project. Further to this, the A+Gala — architecture’s most exciting red-carpet, black-tie event — will be held on May 12th, where every winner will be honored in the company of some extra special guests … Watch this space for more details!

In the meantime, feast your eyes on this selection from both the jury and public vote winners. This is what great architecture looks like today:

Jury Winner, Residential Private House (L 3000-5000 sq ft): Choy House by oneill rose architects, Queens, New York

Public Winner, Architecture +Photography: Fogo Island Natural Park Head Office by OTO Arquitectos / photographed by FG+SG, Mosteiros, Cape Verde

Jury Winner, Retail: Apple Store, Stanford by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Palo Alto, California

Public Winner, Architecture +Sustainability: Øvre Forsland og Bjørnstokk Hydraulic Power Stations by stein hamre arkitektkontor, Helgeland, Norway

Jury and Public Winner, Pavilions: UK Pavilion, Milan Expo 2015 by Wolfgang Buttress, Milan, Italy

Public Winner, Architecture +Renovation: Lookout Tower at Galyateto by NARTARCHITECTS, Galyateto, Hungary

Public Winner, Architecture +Color: Red Barn by Roger Ferris + Partners, Westport, Connecticut

Jury Winner, Commercial Office – Low Rise (1-4 Floors): TERMEH Office – Retail Building by Farshad Mehdizadeh Architects and Ahmad Bathaei

For a generous dose of 2016’s best architectural eye-candy, head this way for the gallery of all winners and commended entries!