Dezeen has announced the architecture shortlist for this year's Dezeen Awards, which includes buildings by Schemata Architects, Urbanus, Studio Gang, Stanton Williams and Grimshaw.
The 82 shortlisted projects, which are in the running for awards in 15 different architecture project categories, are by studios located across 32 different countries including Bangladesh, Rwanda, Turkey, Taiwan, Niger and Mexico.
The top four represented studio countries are the United Kingdom with 10 shortlisted entries followed by USA with nine and China and Australia that both have seven.
Shortlisted projects include a solar farm hub with mirrored steel panels in Turkey and a plant-filled 255,000-square-metre airport terminal in India.
The shortlist also features a renovated bookstore in China, a development with undulated green roofs in Tokyo and a treetop walkway built from pinewood in Norway.
A collaboration between Holcim and Norman Foster Foundation, which saw firms reveal a concrete-wrapped housing prototype for displaced communities at the Venice Architecture Biennale, is also shortlisted.
Dezeen Awards 2024 shortlists revealed this week
Dezeen Awards 2024, in partnership with Bentley, will reveal all shortlisted projects this week. The interior shortlist will be published tomorrow, followed by the design shortlist on Wednesday and the sustainability on Thursday.
This year's nomination-based Designers of the Year and Bentley Lighthouse Award shortlists will be announced this Friday and next Monday respectively.
"Our partnership with Dezeen Awards continues to shine a spotlight on ambitious and innovative projects," said Chris Cooke, Dezeen Awards judge and head of design collaborations at Bentley.
"This year's architecture shortlist is brimming with sophisticated and thoughtful designs, many of which demonstrate a deep commitment to environmental responsibility."
The shortlisted projects were scored by our architecture jury which includes architects Keiji Ashizawa, Francine Houben, Dong Danshen and Sumaya Dabbagh.
All shortlisted architecture projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the Dezeen Awards website, where you can find an image and more information about the project.
The winner of each project category will be announced live at our annual Dezeen Awards party on Tuesday 26 November at Hackney Church in London. All 15 winners will then compete for the prestigious title of architecture project of the year.
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Read on for the full architecture shortlist:
House (urban)
› Beyond-the-family Kin, Madrid, Spain, by Ignacio Galán and OF Architects
› Casa 13, Tulum, Mexico, by AHÁ
› Mireia and Toni's house, Barcelona, Spain, by Vora
› Northcote House, Melbourne, Australia, by LLDS
› Reciprocal House, London, UK, by Gianni Botsford Architects
› Shed House, Sydney, Australia, by Breakspear Architects
Browse all projects on the urban house shortlist page.
House (rural)
› Barneys Ruins, Maghera, UK, by Patrick Bradley Architect
› Caochan na Creige, Isle of Harris, Scotland, by Izat Arundell
› Casa Attico, Sao Miguel do Gostoso, Brazil, by Atelier Matteo Arnone
› Dom Las / Forest House, Kashubia, Poland by Studio Onu
› Gutter House, Baía Formosa, Brazil, by Atelier Daniel Florez
› Telescope House, Sedona, USA, by Wendell Burnette Architects
Browse all projects on the rural house shortlist page.
Housing project
› Appleby Blue, London, UK, by JTRE London and Witherford Watson Mann
› Landskronhof, Basel, Switzerland, by HHF Architekten
› Malling Dampmølle, Malling, Denmark, by CEBRA
› The Residences, Sandford Lodge, Dublin, Ireland, by Shay Cleary Architects
› The Sierra, Lancaster, USA, by Kadre Architects
Browse all projects on the housing project shortlist page.
House renovation
› Casa Estudio, Chihuahua, Mexico, by Void Studio
› Into the wall Wiedenhofer, Brixen, Italy, by Bergmeisterwolf
› Karaka Tower, Lower Hutt, New Zealand, by Arete Architects
› Shadow House, Bayswater, Australia, by Grotto Studio
› The Old Byre, Isle of Wight, UK, by Gianni Botsford Architects
Browse all projects on the house renovation shortlist page.
Civic project
› Beijing City Library, Tongzhou District, Beijing, by Snøhetta
› Churchill Meadows Community Centre and Sports Park, Mississauga, Canada, by MJMA
› Netherlands American Cemetery Visitor Centre, Margraten, the Netherlands, by Kaan Architecten
› The Taiwan-Reyhanli Centre for World Citizens, Antakya, Turkey, by Chen-Yu Chiu and Studio Cho
› Zebun Nessa Mosque, Savar, Bangladesh, by Studio Morphogenesis
Browse all projects on the civic project shortlist page.
Cultural project
› Archive of the Avant-garde, Dresden, Germany, by Nieto Sobejano Arquitectos
› Powerhouse Castle Hill, Sydney, Australia, by Lahznimmo Architects
› Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation, New York, USA, by Studio Gang
› Robert Olnick Pavilion, Minnesota, USA, by MQ Architecture
› The New Museum of Ethnography, Budapest, Hungary, by Napur Architects
› Wisdome Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden, by Elding Oscarson
This category is sponsored by The Dalmore.
Browse all projects on the cultural project shortlist page.
Workplace project
› Chancery House, London, UK, by dMFK Architects
› Emit, Sheridan, USA, by CLB Architects
› Factory Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, by Julian Breinersdorfer Architekten
› Haus 1, Berlin, Germany, by MVRDV and Hirschmüller Schindele Architekten
› Human Hub Tenneiji Soko, Aizuwakamatsu, Japan, by Jo Nagasaka / Schemata Architects
› Pavillon Jardins, Paris, France, by Atelier du Pont
This category is sponsored by Solus and Refin.
Browse all projects on the workplace project shortlist page.
Health and wellbeing project
› 28.0855, Tapalpa, Mexico, by Van Van Atelier
› Atmosphere, Leogang, Austria, by Krallerhof and Hadi Teherani Architects
› Churchill Meadows Community Centre and Sports Park, Mississauga, Canada, by MJMA
› House for the Elderly, Naco, Mexico, by Fernanda Canales
› Parramatta Aquatic Centre, Parramatta, Australia, by Grimshaw
› Total Fusion Platinum, Brisbane, Australia, by Cavcorp
Browse all projects on the health and wellbeing project shortlist page.
Education project
› Bloomingdale International School, Vijayawada, India, by Andblack Design Studio
› Darlington Public School, Sydney, Australia by Fjc Studio
› Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture, Bugesera District, Rwanda, by MASS Design Group
› Texoversum, Reutlingen, Reutlingen, Germany, by Allmannwappner
› Tuusula High School and Cultural Centre, Tuusula, Finland, by AOR Architects
› Wayair Foundation School, Ulyankulu, Tanzania, by Jeju Studio
Browse all projects on the education project shortlist page.
Heritage project
› Nanyang Old Town Public Space Renewal, Ningde, China, by YFS
› Rhodes House, Oxford, UK, by Stanton Williams
› Royal de Versailles' Rolex Boutique, Toronto, Canada, by Partisans
› Seddülbahir Fortress, Sedd el Bahr, Turkey, by Koop Architects
› Weishan Chongzheng Academy Bookstore of Librairie Avant-Garde, Beijing, China, by Trace Architecture Office
Browse all projects on the heritage project shortlist page.
Hospitality project
› Courtyard35 – Hutong Cloudscape, Beijing, China, by WAY Studio
› Madi Hiyaa restaurant, Maldives, by Nomadic Resorts and Atelier Nomadic
› Maison Brummell Majorelle Hotel, Marrakech, Morocco, by Bergendy Cooke
› MM Farm Hotel, Beijing, China, by Domain Architects
› The Boma at Madwaleni River Lodge, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, by Luxury Frontiers
Browse all projects on the hospitality project shortlist page.
Infrastructure and transport project
› Central Control Building, Konya, Turkey, by Bilgin Architects
› FW JI·Covered Bridge on Aqueduct, Huangshan, China, by IARA
› Kaohsiung Port Terminal, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, by Reiser + Umemoto
› Terminal 2 at Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore, India, by Skidmore Owings & Merrill
› Land Bridge & Prairie at Memorial Park, Houston, USA, by Nelson Bryd Woltz
Browse all projects on the infrastructure and transport project shortlist page.
Small project
› Bridge Cocoon｜Bamboo Booth, Hsinchu, Taiwan, by Forest-Wood Archi-Tect
› Essential Homes Research Project, Venice, Italy, by Holcim and the Norman Foster Foundation
› Hotspot, Nesoddtangen, Norway, by Oslo Works
› Majamaja off-grid village, Helsinki, Finland, by Majamaja
› Zinder school canteen, Zinder, Niger, by Action Through Architecture (ACTA)
Browse all projects on the small project shortlist page.
Mixed-use project
› Azabudai Hills, Tokyo, Japan, by Heatherwick Studio
› Calwer Passage, Stuttgart, Germany, by Ingenhoven Associates
› Forskaren, Stockholm, Sweden, by 3XN
› Karlatornet, Gothenburg, Sweden, by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
› Mercado Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands, by Loer Architecten
› Nantou Hybrid Building, Shenzhen, China, by Urbanus
Browse all projects on the mixed-use shortlist page.
Landscape and urban design
› A Breathing Sea Wall at Haikou Jiangdong Beach Park, Haikou, China, by Turenscape
› Loures Riverfront, Portugal, by Topiaris
› The Opera Park, Copenhagen, Denmark, by Cobe
› Tom Lee Park, Memphis, USA, by Studio Gang and SCAPE
› Treetop Walkway in Hamaren Activity Park, Fyresdal, Norway, by Effekt Arkitekter
Browse all projects on the landscape and urban design shortlist page.
Dezeen Awards 2024 in partnership with Bentley
Dezeen Awards is the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe. The seventh edition of the annual awards programme is in partnership with Bentley as part of a wider collaboration to inspire, support and champion design excellence and showcase innovation that creates a better and more sustainable world. This ambition complements Bentley's architecture and design business initiatives, including the Bentley Home range of furnishings and real estate projects around the world.