Three Canadian projects are among the winners of the AIA International Design Awards.
AIA International held its 2024 Design Awards Ceremony at the Henderson in Hong Kong on October 26, 2024, as part of the AIA International Conference entitled “Hong Kong: Architectural Intelligence.”
The awards, which are now in their 11th year, recognize outstanding architecture and aims to inspire fellow practitioners, governments and the public.
The jury selected submissions across four categories: Architecture, Interior Architecture, Urban Design and Unbuilt Design. Winning projects were eligible for further recognition for combining exceptional design with sustainability, in the form of the Sustainable Future Award developed with AIA’s partner, Dow. The awards also continued with the Inclusive Design Excellence Award (IDEA), which honours projects that demonstrate meaningful, inclusive and accessible designs. The jury also gave out the Firm Award for outstanding architectural practice.
This year’s jury consisted of Grover Dear, FAIA, president, AIA Hong Kong 2002 and 2006, Illya Azaroff, FAIA, president-elect, AIA 2025, and Sara Topelson de Grinberg, president, UIA 1996 to 1999.
The following is the full list of winners, highlighting three Canadian winners:
Honor Awards for Open International | Architecture
House of Grain, Reiulf Ramstad, Hon. FAIA, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter; Hjørring, Denmark
Old Post Office Idea Exchange, Tyler W. Sharp, Intl. Assoc. AIA, RDH Architects; Cambridge, ON, Canada
Kyabirwa Surgical Center, George K. George, AIA, GKG; Kyabirwa, Uganda
Merit Awards for Architecture & Open International | Architecture
Aida Sekkei Factory, Nobuaki Miyashita, Intl. Assoc. AIA, MR STUDIO; Bando, Japan
Boral Biddya Niketon, Ishtiaque Zahir, Hon. FAIA, VITTI Sthapati Brindo; Pabna, Bangladesh
U.S. Consulate General Dhahran, Javier Arizmendi, FAIA, SOM; Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Six Bricolage Houses, Zhang Yuxing, Han Jing, Intl. Assoc. AIA, ARCity Office; Shenzhen, China
Bata Shoe Factory, Laura Rachlin, AIA, BDP Quadrangle; Batawa, Canada
Rumah Baca, David Hashim, Assoc. AIA, VERITAS; Perak, Malaysia
NYU Shanghai, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Shanghai, China
Commendations for Architecture & Open International | Architecture
The Crystal Towers, Henning Larsen Architects; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
ParkwayHealth Gleneagles Chengdu Hospital, Angela Lee, FAIA, HKS Asia Pacific Design Consulting; Chengdu, China
The New Urbanity, Gustavo Vera Ocampo, Intl. Assoc. AIA, BVO Architects; Montevideo, Uruguay
Honor Awards for Interior Architecture
Shenzhen Metro Line 16, Hoi Lung Damian Chan, AIA, Matter Design; Shenzhen, China
Global Technology Company Suzhou Campus, Yun Hsueh, AIA, Gensler; Suzhou, China
Merit Awards for Interior Architecture & Open Intl | Interior Architecture
UOB Malaysia HQ, John Sellery, FAIA, M Moser Associates; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Yishan Pinnacle, Zhang Yuxing, Han Jing, Intl. Assoc. AIA, ARCity Office; China
Commendations for Interior Architecture & Open International | Interior Architecture
McDonald’s Hong Kong Office, Moira Moser, FAIA, M Moser Associates; Hong Kong
Woomyeon Elementary School Library, Kyung Sun Lee, AIA, SUNe.Lab; Seoul, South Korea
Lotus HQ in Shanghai, B+H Architects, an SJ Company; Shanghai, China
Merit Award for Urban Design
Jingdezhen Taoxichuan Ceramic Industrial Park, Jie Zhang, Intl. Assoc. AIA, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University; China
Commendations for Urban Design
Guangzhou Ji Yun Yao Resorts, Fanhao Meng, Intl. Assoc. AIA, line+ studio; Guangzhou, China
Woven Passage to Cloudy Peaks, Peidong Zhu, Intl. Assoc. AIA, line+ studio; Shaoxing, China
Merit Award for Unbuilt
The Destructor, Aaron Budd, AIA, SvN Architects + Planners; Toronto, Canada
Firm Award
T. R. Hamzah & Yeang
Sustainable Future Awards
House of Grain, Reiulf Ramstad, Hon. FAIA, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter; Hjørring, Denmark
Old Post Office Idea Exchange, Tyler W. Sharp, Intl. Assoc. AIA, RDH Architects; Cambridge, ON, Canada
Kyabirwa Surgical Center, George K. George, AIA, GKG; Kyabirwa, Uganda
NYU Shanghai, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Shanghai, China
Inclusive Design Excellence Awards
Boral Biddya Niketon, Ishtiaque Zahir, Hon. FAIA, VITTI Sthapati Brindo; Pabna, Bangladesh
NYU Shanghai, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates; Shanghai, China
UOB Malaysia HQ, John Sellery, FAIA, M Moser Associates; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia