Architizer, the world's leading online architecture platform, announces the winners of the 9th Annual Architizer A+Awards. Founded on the premise of democratizing architecture, the A+Awards is the industry's largest and most international awards program, recognizing the best architecture and spaces from around the world.

He Art Museum by Tadao Ando Architect & Associates, Photo credit: He Art Museum

After a year of unprecedented social and environmental challenges, this season's theme - Architecture for a Changing World - recognizes the architects and designers whose work aims to create a more resilient built environment for generations to come. The 2021 winners include innovative projects from renowned firms and emerging practices alike, including:
・Tadao Ando Architect & Associates (Hei Art Museum, Shunde, China)
・Heatherwick Studio (Maggie’s Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom)
・Diana Kellogg Architects (The Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls’ School, Jaisalmer India)
・VTN (Vo Trong Nghia) Architects (Stepping House, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
・Caspar Schols (ANNA Stay, Denbosch, Netherlands)
・Studio Zhu Pei (Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum, Jingdezhen, China)

The full list of winners can be found at the Architizer Website.

Bamboo Branch Academy by Archermit, Photo credit: Arch-Exist Photography


Market success is not enough… we care about our standing as innovators within our discipline. To receive recognition for airports and office towers is especially satisfying because it means that all project categories can be the occasion for great architecture. That’s what we believe.
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Patrik Schumacher, Partner, Zaha Hadid Architects

Opus by Zaha Hadid Architects, Photo credit: Laurian Ghinitoiu

In its 9th season, the A+Awards received over 5,000 entries from over 100 countries, including countless groundbreaking projects that respond to the most pressing global challenges of our time - from climate change and the COVID 19 pandemic to urbanization and economic inequality. Notable Jurors included Professor Lesley Lokko (Founder & Director, African Futures Institute), Tom Kundig FAIA, RIBA (Principal/Owner, Olson | Kundig), Nader Tehrani (Founding Principal, NADAAA; Dean, Cooper Hewitt School of Architecture), Alison Brooks (Principal & Creative Director, Alison Brooks Architects), Fernanda Canales (Founder & Director, Fernanda Canales Arquitectura) and many more.

Jingdezhen Imperial Kiln Museum by Studio Zhu Pei, Photo credit: schranimage

One Jury-selected winner and one Popular Choice Winner were awarded in each of the 94 categories, with over 400,000 votes cast by the public. In addition to the Jury and Popular Choice winners, Special Honoree Awards will be awarded this year to a handful of outstanding projects that demonstrate the extraordinary power of architecture to catalyze change in communities worldwide.

Bamboo Bamboo Canopy + Pavilions by llLab, Photo credit: Arch-Exist Photography


The designers behind these projects come from vastly different geographies and personal experiences, but they all share at least one thing in common—they possess the creative courage not just to iterate on the present, but to forge entirely new ideas for the future.

_______________________________Paul Keskeys, Content Director, Architizer

Together Apart by Behin Ha Design Studio, Photo credit: Ard Jongsma


In collaboration with the A+Awards' official partners, the AIA NY, Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and v2com newswire, online celebration of the winners will continue throughout the summer and fall. The annual compendium of winners, "ARCHITIZER: The World's Best Architecture," will be published for the seventh edition in November 2021 by Monacelli Press. This stunning hardcover book is the definitive guide to the best buildings and spaces of the year.

ANNA Stay by Caspar Schols, Photo credit: Jorrit t Hoen

Key Dates

A+Awards Launch: January 4, 2021

Winners Announced: July 6, 2021

Pavilion S by Rooi Design and Research, Photo credit: Shao Feng

About the A+Awards
The Architizer A+Awards is the world's largest awards program for architecture and building products, celebrated by a global audience of over 400 million people. The program's mission is to foster an appreciation for meaningful architecture around the world and its potential to positively impact on everyday life.

About Architizer
Architizer's primary mission is to support architects through our marketplace that connects architects and product manufacturers, as well as our inspiring content, awards program, and global reach that shines a spotlight on the world's best architecture. We connect architects with the tools they need to build better buildings, better cities, and a better world.