The winners of the 5th Annual Architizer A+Awards have been announced. The A+Awards honor the best architecture, spaces, and products from across the globe.
This year’s winners include: the De Maria Pavilion in Bridgehampton, New York, by Gluckman Tang; Peter Zumthor’s Zinc Mine Museum in Allmanajuvet, Norway; Salerno Maritime Terminal by Zaha Hadid Architects; Iwamoto Scott’s Pinterest Headquarters in San Francisco, California; Writers Theatre in Glencoe, Illinois, by Studio Gang Architects; the Ribbon Chapel by Hiroshi Nakamura + NAP.
The 2017 awards received over 5,000 entries from more than 100 countries. A jury-selected winner and a popular choice winner were awarded in each of the 102 categories, with popular choice winners determined by more than 400,000 public votes cast from around the world.
In addition, six special awards for achievement will be presented at the A+Awards gala on May 11 in New York City, including: Firm of the Year (David Adjaye, Adjaye Associates), Lifetime Achievement Award (Odile Decq, Odile Decq Studio), Impact Award (Tatiana Bilbao, Tatiana Bilbao Estudio), Advocate Award (Carlo Ratti, Ratti Associati, MIT Senseable City Lab, EU Commission), Emerging Firm of the Year (Koray Duman, Buro Koray Duman), Product of the Year (DJI Drone).
These special honorees are recognized for their outstanding work and innovation in design, including works such as: The National Museum of African American History and Culture (Adjaye); Confluence Institute for Innovation and Creative Studies (Decq); low-income housing in Acuña, Mexico (Bilbao); The Supermarket of the Future (Ratti); New York’s forthcoming Islamic Cultural Center (Duman); and groundbreaking CAD compatible drone technology (DJI).
Over 400 luminaries from the worlds of architecture, art, and design will gather for the gala at Highline Stages in New York City next month. Moreover, 2017 winners from the Typology and Plus Categories will be featured in A+Architecture: The Best of Architizer 2017, a hardbound book to be published in July 2017.