Winner: Architect of the year 2023. Beijing based architecture studio OPEN Architecture.

OPEN was founded by Li Hu and Huang Wenjing in New York City. It established its Beijing office in 2008. It believes in the innovative power of architecture to transform people and the way they live, while striking a new balance between the manmade and nature.

Recent projects include Suzhou Shanfeng Academy and Chapel of Sound.

Judges comments: "This Beijing-based studio has consistently produced architecture that is radical and poetic but also functional. Its daring work strikes a rare balance between the man-made and the natural, with often spectacular results."