Our 13th annual AZ Awards program is a landmark vintage. Drawing over 1,000 submissions from around the world, the 2023 edition celebrates more winners than ever, with a record-breaking 26 AZ Awards winners lauded alongside 57 Awards of Merit. For the first time since 2019, we’ve also been able to fête our winners and finalists with a gala at Toronto’s Evergreen Brick Works.
And we had plenty to celebrate. This year’s winners represent the best in Canadian and international design, addressing urgent problems and embracing new possibilities in a wide range of contexts and disciplines. Our esteemed jury selected winners in 24 categories, including two draws — in the A+ Student Award and Buildings Over 1,000 sqm — which reflect this year’s exceptional calibre of talent.
See our full list of winners and learn more about all projects, products and concepts via the links below:
WINNERS IN BUILDINGS OVER 1,000 SQM
Dorte Mandrup: Kangiata Illorsua/Ilulissat Icefjord Centre, Ilulissat, Greenland
Shim-Sutcliffe Architects: Ace Hotel Toronto, Toronto Canada (PEOPLE’S CHOICE)
AWARDS OF MERIT
Mix Architecture: Shanshui Firewood Garden, Sichuan, China
Kevin Daly Architects: Houston Endowment Headquarters, Houston, U.S.
WINNER IN BUILDINGS UNDER 1,000 SQM
KPMB Architects: Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Phase 3 Expansion (Harrison McCain Pavilion), Fredericton, Canada
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Dedang Design: Bache Community Centre, Suzhou, China
AWARDS OF MERIT
3andwich Design: The Water Drop Library, Huizhou City, China
Perkins&Will: SFU Stadium at Terry Fox Field, Burnaby, Canada
WINNER IN HOUSES
mf+arquitetos: Lake House, Uberlândia, Brazil
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
SJB: 19 Waterloo Street, Surry Hills, Australia
AWARDS OF MERIT
Studio Arthur Casas: BD House, São Paulo, Brazil
Appels Architekten: Wooden House by the Lake, Bavaria, Germany
HW Studio Arquitectos: Enso House II, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
WINNER & PEOPLE’S CHOICE IN MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
MVRDV: Valley, Amsterdam, Netherlands
AWARDS OF MERIT
Adjaye Associates: 130 William, New York, U.S.
Studioninedots: De Jakoba, Amsterdam, Netherlands
BEST IN EXPERIENTIAL INSTALLATIONS
Terrain Work: Gravity Field, Jardins de Métis, Canada
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design: Binary Spectrum, Kitchener, Canada
BEST IN ADAPTIVE RE-USE
3XN with BVN and Multiplex: Quay Quarter Tower, Sydney, Australia
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Studioninedots: Bovenbouwwerkplaats, Utrecht, Netherlands
AWARD OF MERIT
Neri&Hu Design and Research Office: Recast | Lao Ding Feng, Beijing China
BEST IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
K-Studio with Ballian, LAST Lighting Architecture and Fytron Landscapes: Liknon, Vourliotes, Greece
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Turenscape with Peking University: Handan Wastewater Cleansing Terraces, Handan City, China
WINNER & PEOPLE’S CHOICE IN FURNITURE SINGLE PIECE
Stephen Dalrymple, Peter Coolican and Nathan Clarke for Coolican & Company: Parkside Lounge
AWARD OF MERIT
Ludovica+Roberto Palomba for Expormim: Obi
WINNER IN FURNITURE SYSTEMS AND COLLECTIONS
Humberto and Fernando Campana for Paola Lenti: Metamorfosi
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Yonoh Studio for Stylex: Dau
AWARDS OF MERIT
Pearson Lloyd for Arconas: Avro
Teknion: Kiosk
Aurélien Barbry for Skagerak by Fritz Hansen: Plank Collection
WINNER & PEOPLE’S CHOICE IN LIGHT FIXTURES
Stefan Diez for Vibia: Plusminus
AWARDS OF MERIT
Pablo Pardo: Carousel
Davide Groppi: FM
Lukas Peet with Luis Valdizon, Javier Wainstein, Alberto Acquistapace, Keillor Macleod and Pablo Delgadillo for A-N-D: Column
Caine Heintzman for A-N-D: Iris
WINNER IN LIGHTING SCHEMES
iart – studio for media architectures, AMDL Circle and Michele de Lucchi: Novartis Pavilion – Zero Energy Facade, Basel, Switzerland
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Foco Luz e Desenho: Zee.Dog Temple, São Paulo, Brazil
AWARD OF MERIT
Licht Kunst Licht: Natural History Museum, Oslo, Norway
WINNER IN INTERIOR PRODUCTS
Alain Gilles The Studio for Greenmood: Framed
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Charlotte Lancelot for GAN Rugs: Reversible
AWARDS OF MERIT
Caroline Cockerham and Laura Tripp for Cicil: Cicil Wool Rug Collection
Neri&Hu Design and Research Office for Ento: Zai Collection
WINNER IN ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS
Turf: Plaid
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Stûv: Stûv 21-clad
AWARDS OF MERIT
Sebastian Herkner for Duravit: Zencha Collection
Formafantasma for Quadro Design and Blu Bathworks: FFQT Collection
WINNER IN RESIDENTIAL INTERIORS
Studio Paolo Ferrari: Muskoka Lake House, Lake Rosseau, Canada
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Estudio Vilablanch: Living in a work of art, Barcelona, Spain
AWARDS OF MERIT
Suzanne Wilkinson Interiors, Williamson Williamson Architects and Wilkinson Construction: Wilkinson Laneway House, Toronto, Canada
Studio mk27: Flat Oak, São Paulo, Brazil
WINNER IN COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL INTERIORS
Omar Gandhi Architects: Prime Seafood Palace, Toronto, Canada
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Giannone Petricone Associates: The Royal Hotel, Picton, Canada
AWARDS OF MERIT
Diamond Schmitt and Todd Williams Billie Tsien Architects: David Geffen Hall, New York, U.S.
Odami: Aesop Yorkville, Toronto, Canada
INC Architecture & Design: Rockefeller Center Rink Level, New York, U.S.
WINNER IN IDEAS, PROTOTYPES AND UNBUILT PROJECTS
Dorte Mandrup: The Whale, Andenes, Norway
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
KPMB Architects and Perkins&Will with Two Row Architects: Dream LeBreton, Ottawa, Canada
AWARDS OF MERIT
Keith Van de Riet, University of Kansas School of Architecture and Design: Mangrove Reef Walls, Englewood and Fort Pierce, U.S.
Agence Spatiale and BGLA architecture + design urbain: Espace Riopelle, Quebec City, Canada
WINNER & PEOPLE’S CHOICE IN EXPERIENTIAL GRAPHIC DESIGN
HENN and Büro Uebele: House of Communication, Munich, Germany
AWARDS OF MERIT
Airspace: National Basketball Association Headquarters, New York, U.S.
UX Architecture Studio: Biotech Workplace, Cambridge, U.S.
WINNER IN URBAN DESIGN: BUILT DEVELOPMENTS
MAD Architects: Jiaxing Train Station, Jiaxing, China
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
MAD Architects: Baiziwan Social Housing, Beijing, China
AWARD OF MERIT
MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects: Queen’s Marque, Halifax, Canada
WINNER & PEOPLE’S CHOICE IN URBAN DESIGN: UNBUILT DEVELOPMENTS
Zeidler Architecture in association with David Chipperfield Architects: Parliamentary Precinct Block 2, Ottawa, Canada
AWARD OF MERIT
SVN Architects + Planners: The Destructor, Toronto, Canada
WINNER IN URBAN DESIGN: INTERVENTIONS
Crossboundaries: Shenzhen Skypark, Shenzhen, China
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
CCxA (Claude Cormier et Associés): The Ring, Montreal Canada
AWARD OF MERIT
FLIP Studio: FLIPPOP Art Space, Shanghai, China
WINNER IN URBAN DESIGN: INFRASTRUCTURE
Michael Maltzan Architecture: Los Angeles Sixth Street Viaduct, Los Angeles, U.S.
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
MAD Architects: Jiaxing Train Station, Jiaxing, China
AWARD OF MERIT
5468796 Architecture: Parkade of the Future & Innovation Centre, Calgary, Canada
WINNERS IN A+ STUDENT AWARD
Nicole Cao, University of Waterloo: Solar Steps, Brampton, Canada
Dimitrios Mitsimponas, University of Thessaly: Re-mining Giali, Giali, Greece (PEOPLE’S CHOICE)
AWARD OF MERIT
Arwa Qalalwa, School of the Art Institute of Chicago: The Incarceration of a City: Floating Structures of the In-between, The Gaza Strip, Palestine
WINNER IN SOCIAL GOOD
El Dorado: Albina Vision Trust Community Investment Plan, Portland, U.S.
PEOPLE’S CHOICE
General Architecture Collaborative: Learning & Sports Center, Masoro, Rwanda
AWARD OF MERIT
Humberto and Fernando Campana for Paola Lenti: Metamorfosi
WINNER & PEOPLE’S CHOICE IN ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
Keith Van de Riet, University of Kansas School of Architecture and Design: Mangrove Reef Walls, Englewood and Fort Pierce, U.S.
AWARDS OF MERIT
Caroline Cockerham and Laura Tripp for Cicil: Cicil Wool Rug Collection
3XN with BVN and Multiplex: Quay Quarter Tower, Sydney, Australia
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The 2023 AZ Awards is presented by Caesarstone, Keilhauer and Landscape Forms and sponsored by Ciot and Colombo Design America. Gala sponsors are George Brown College’s Brookfield Sustainability Institute, Dark Tools and Scavolini.
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Congratulations to our record-breaking 26 AZ Awards winners and 57 Awards of Merit recipients.