The 2019 Winners + Finalists
On June 21, Azure honoured the winners of the 2019 AZ Awards at a lavish gala at Toronto’s Evergreen Brick Works.
Architects and designers from around the world joined us at the Evergreen Brick Works to celebrate the 2018 AZ Awards. Azure handed out trophies in recognition of outstanding achievement in 20 categories.
2019 AZ Awards Trophy designed by Matt Carr

Best in Architecture: Buildings Over 1,000SqM
Helsinki Central Library Oodi
The library gets a jolt of energy in this brilliant project by ALA Architects, the winner in Architecture: Buildings Over 1,000 Square Metres. Read more
Best in Architecture: Buildings Under 1,000SqM
Dune Art Museum
Protecting the sand dunes of coastal China, this art museum by OPEN Architecture in the winner in Architecture: Buildings Under 1,000 Square Metres. Read more
Best in Architecture: Single-Family Houses
House in a Garden
Nestled into its urban context, this Notting Hill home by Gianni Botsford is the winner in Architecture: Single-Family Houses. Read more
Best in Architecture: Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
520 West 28th
Zaha Hadid Architects’ curvaceous low-rise on the High Line wins in Architecture: Multi-Unit Residential Buildings. Read more
Best in Architecture: Temporary and Experiential Installations
Infinite Buildings
Architect Jean-Maxime Labrecque’s site-specific artwork for a Montreal residence wins in Architecture: Temporary and Experiential Installations. Read more
Best in Architecture: Adaptive Re-Use
Idea Exchange | Old Post Office
The first-ever winner in our inaugural Adaptive Re-Use category, Idea Exchange | Old Post Office in Cambridge, Ontario, gracefully marries old and new. Read more
Best in Landscape Architecture
Sanya Mangrove Park
A damaged ecosystem in China is brought back to life in Turenscape’s marvellous Landscape Architecture winner. Read more
Best in Interiors: Residential
Michigan Loft
Chicago’s Vladimir Radutny Architects added warmth to a raw shell in creating this winner of the Residential Interiors category. Read more
Best in Interiors: Commercial and Institutional
Hele International Art Center
Winning in Interiors: Commercial and Institutional, this resplendent arts centre in Wuhan, China, was inspired by soap bubbles. Read more
Best in Design: Furniture
Officina sofa
Combining soft and rugged elements, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec’s sofa for Magis wins in Design: Furniture. Read more
Best in Design: Furniture Systems and Collections
Park
A holistic office collection by Norm Architects for Allsteel wins the Design: Furniture Systems and Collections award. Read more
Best in Design: Lighting Fixtures
Meridiana
This ultra-minimalist wall light by Davide Groppi takes the Design: Lighting Fixtures prize. Read more
Best in Design: Lighting Installations
BRIGHT
A light vortex that you can step into, Formwerkz Architects’ creation for a Shenzhen festival takes the prize in Design: Lighting Installations. Read more
Best in Design: Interior Products
Xorel Vue
Carnegie Fabrics’ Xorel Vue collection wins in Design: Interior Products for bringing a tailored, artisanal touch to office environments.. Read more
Best in Design: Architectural Products
AK/25
In the Design: Architectural Products category, this innovative collection by Paik Sun Kim for Aboutwater by Boffi and Fantini took home the top prize. Read more
Best in Concepts: Ideas and Prototypes
Imago
The winner in Concepts: Ideas and Prototypes offers an ingenious – and aesthetically pleasing – solution to construction hoarding. Read more
Best in Concepts: Unbuilt Buildings
‘The Arbour’ George Brown College Tall Wood Building
Designed by Moriyama & Teshima and Acton Ostry, “The Arbour” is the ambitious tall-wood building that took the prize in Best in Concepts: Unbuilt Buildings. Read more
Best in A+ Student Award
Geographies of Urban Filth
The A+ Student Award winner is by the University of Waterloo’s Liyang Zhang, who provides a fresh take on water management. Read more
Best in Social Good
Neeson Cripps Academy
Designed by COOKFOX Architects, the beautiful and sustainable Neeson Cripps Academy in Phnom Penh is the winner in the Social Good category of the 2019 AZ Awards. Read more
Best in Environmental Leadership
Sydney Park Water Re-Use Project
Taking home the Environmental Leadership award, this Australian park provides clean water and gorgeous public space. Read more
2 0 1 9 F I N A L I S T S
Architecture: Buildings Over 1,000SqM
Muttenz Water Purification Plant
Location: Muttenz, Switzerland
Firm: Oppenheim Architecture Europe, Switzerland
Architecture: Buildings Over 1,000SqM
Institute for Contemporary Art
Location: Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Firm: Steven Holl Architects, U.S.
Architecture: Buildings Under 1,000SqM
Masa
Location: Bogotá, Colombia
Firm: Studio Cadena, U.S./Colombia
Architecture: Buildings Under 1,000SqM
Eystur Town Hall
Location: Norðragøta, Faroe Islands
Firm: Henning Larsen, Faroe Islands
Architecture: Single-Family Houses
Guozijian Hutong House
Location: Beijing, China
Firm: DL Atelier, China
Architecture: Single-Family Houses
Progressive Heritage
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Firm: MANADA Architectural Boundaries (Mexico) and Ludens (Mexico)
Architecture: Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
62M
Location: Winnipeg, Canada
Firm: 5468796 Architecture, Canada
Architecture: Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
Lirio 7
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Firm: BAAQ, Mexico
Architecture: Temporary and Experiential Installations
Local
Location: Mexico City, Mexico
Firm: MRD Arquitectos, Mexico
Architecture: Temporary and Experiential Installations
Carnet C10
Location: Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Architects: Marta Sequeira (University of Lisbon) and Pedro Matos Gameiro (Matos Gameiro Architectos) with Carlos Machado e Moura (MAVAA)
Architecture: Adaptive Re-Use
LocHal Public Library
Location: Tilburg, the Netherlands
Firm: Civic Architects (the Netherlands), Braaksma & Roos Architectenbureau (the Netherlands), Inside Outside (the Netherlands) and Mecanoo (the Netherlands)
Architecture: Adaptive Re-Use
Bauman Corporate Retrofit
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Firm: Studio Arthur Casas, Brazil
Landscape Architecture
Rockaway Boardwalk Reconstruction
Location: New York City, U.S.
Firm: WXY Architecture + Urban Design, U.S.
Interiors: Commercial and Institutional
Claus Porto New York
Location: New York City, U.S.
Firm: Tacklebox Architecture, U.S.
Interiors: Commercial and Institutional
Princesshof National Museum of Ceramics
Location: Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
Firm: i29 Interior Architects, the Netherlands
Design: Furniture
Limbus GreenFrame
Design: Kauppi & Kauppi, Sweden
Manufacturer: Glimakra of Sweden, Sweden
Design: Furniture
Angelo M
Designer: Leo Aerts, Belgium
Manufacturer: Alinea Design Objects, Belgium
Design: Furniture Systems and Collections
Kiik
Design: Iwasaki Design Studio, Japan
Manufacturer: Arper, Italy
Design: Lighting Fixtures
Ohm Porcelain Luminaire Collection
Design: Kauppi & Kauppi, Sweden
Manufacturer: Ifö Electric, Sweden
Design: Interior Products
Natural Dimensions
Design: Jill Malek with Daniel Tillman of C3 Design, U.S.
Design: Interior Products
Blur
Design: Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec Design, France
Manufacturer: Nanimarquina, Spain
Concepts: Unbuilt Buildings
Pedrignano Visitors Center
Firms: Studio VAARO (Canada) and Gabriel Fain Architects (Canada)
A+ Student Award
Biogarmentry
School: Emily Carr University of Art + Design, Canada
Team: Roya Aghighi with Frank Ko and Addie Bahi of AMPEL UBC and Sunjoo and Jae-Hyeok Lee of Botany Lab UBC
A+ Student Award
Ruina
School: School of Architecture, Design and Urbanism, University of the Republic (UdelaR), Uruguay
Team: Nicolás Franco Schicke with Carolina Güida Gray Moreira
Environmental Leadership
Geographies of Urban Filth
School: University of Waterloo, Canada
Team: Liyang Zhang with thesis supervisor Rick Andrighetti