Winner: Architecture studio of the year 2021. Founded in 2004 by partners Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, Neri & Hu Design and Research Office is an inter-disciplinary architectural design practice based in Shanghai.
The practice has completed works all over the world, with projects ranging from master planning and architecture to interior design, installation, furniture, product design, branding and graphic works.
Judges' comments: "Neri&Hu is a practice that has been steadfast in navigating their close knowledge and precise skill for design from furniture and interiors through to city scale, moving the discipline, practice, craft and education of architecture and architects across East and west seamlessly."