{"id":63117,"date":"2020-08-04T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=63117"},"modified":"2021-04-28T15:24:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T19:24:56","slug":"2020-aawards-winners-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inside-architizer\/updates\/2020-aawards-winners-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"The World’s Best Designs: Announcing the Winners of the 8th Annual A+Awards!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finally, after an immense period of anticipation \u2014 and hundreds of thousands of online votes \u2014 we are excited to reveal the winners of the 8th Annual A+Awards! <\/span>Founded on the premise of democratizing architecture, the A+Awards is the industry\u2019s largest and most international awards program honoring the best architecture, spaces and products from across the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n

Without further ado, explore every winner in the Jury and Popular Choice winner here:<\/p>\n

See the Winners of the 2020 A+Awards<\/a><\/p>\n

In time to global upheaval, this season\u2019s theme \u2014 T<\/strong><\/span>he Future of Architecture <\/b>\u2014 elevates those designs that are transforming society and the built environment for generations to come.<\/span> 2020 winners includes<\/span> innovative projects and products by renowned industry leaders and emerging talents alike. <\/span>A<\/span>\u00a0compendium of 2020 architecture winners, published by <\/span>P<\/b>haidon<\/b>, will be released in early 2021. Here is a visual taste of this year’s extraordinary A+Awards winners\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chimney House by Atelier DAU, 2020 A+Awards Jury Winner in the Architecture +Building Small category<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Forest of Numbers by emmanuelle moureaux architecture + design, 2020 A+Awards Jury Winner in the Architecture +Color category<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Leeza SOHO by Zaha Hadid Architects, 2020 A+Awards Jury Winner in the Office – High Rise (16+ Floors) category; image \u00a9 Hufton + Crow<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Mountain House in Mist, Zhejiang by Shulin Architectural Design, 2020 A+Awards Jury Winner in the Pavilion category<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Olympic House by 3XN, 2020 A+Awards Jury Winner in the Architecture +Stairs category<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Capsule hotel in a rural library by Atelier TAO+C, 2020 A+Awards Jury Winner in the Libraries category; image \u00a9 su shengliang<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Skigard Hytte by Mork Ulnes Architects, 2020 A+Award Jury Winner in the Private House (M 1000-3000 sq ft) category; photo by Bruce Damonte Photography<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation at the American Museum by Studio Gang, 2020 A+Awards Jury Winner in the Unbuilt Cultural category; rendering by MIR<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

In its 8th season, the A+Awards received over 5,000 entries from 100+ countries, with a special emphasis on honoring projects that respond to imminent global challenges such as climate change, urbanization and migration, rising inequity, and pandemic. Notable Jurors included <\/span>Amanda Levete<\/b> (Principal, AL_A), <\/span>Christian Benimana<\/b> (Director, Africa Design Centre), <\/span>David de Rothschild<\/b> (explorer and climate activist), <\/span>Aric Chen<\/b> (curator, Design Miami\/Basel), <\/span>Neri Oxman<\/b> (designer and faculty, MIT Media Lab), and many more. A Jury-selected Winner and a Popular Choice Winner were awarded in each of the 115 categories, with over 400,000 votes cast by the voting public.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the Jury and Popular Choice winners, Special Honoree Awards are being\u00a0<\/span>presented to six <\/span>key works this year.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>The 2020 Honoree Awards include:<\/span><\/p>\n