LEAF Awards 2018 Shortlist

John Hill

25. July 2018

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The official LEAF judging panel has announced its 2018 shortlist of entries, projects in 14 categories that "are setting the benchmark for the international architectural and design community."

Winners of the LEAF Awards, which will include a Lifetime Achievement Award for David Chipperfield, will be announced in a ceremony in Frankfurt, Germany, on 18 October 2018. Last year's winners can be found here.

1. Best Tall Building Project

5+design, ‘Dongguan International Trade Center Tower’, Dongguan, China
Aedas, ‘The Beacon’, Hong Kong
David Chipperfield Architects Gesellschaft von Architekten mbH, ‘Amorepacific Headquarters’, Seoul, South Korea
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, ‘252 East 57th Street’, New York, US
Zaha Hadid Architects, ‘Generali Tower’, Milan, Italy

2. Best Regenerative Impact

IDOM, ‘New Lecture Room Block’, Alioune Diop University, Bambey, Senegal
Mix Architecture, ‘Jiangshan Fishing Village Update Practice’, Nanjing, China
PERALTA - design&consulting, ‘Terra Madre’, Bisceglie, Italy
PERSIMMONHILLSarchitects, ‘CUT’, Yokohama, Japan
YDS Architects, ‘House N’, Tokyo, Japan

3. Mixed Use Building

3andwich Design / He Wei Studio, ‘Limestone Gallery’, Dushan, China
Andrew Bromberg at Aedas, ‘Da Wang Jing Plot #2 Mixed-use Development’, Beijing, China
Davide Macullo Architects, ‘WAP Art Space’, Seoul, South Korea
Mount Fuji Architects Studio, ‘Roadside Station’, Mashiko, Japan
Taiwan DAE International Design Career Company, ‘CTS Chengdu Ocean Spring Sales Center’, Chengdu, China
urbanmakers architects, ‘Normandie-Saumurois’, Rennes, France
West-line studio, ‘Guizhou Fire Station’, Guizhou, China

4. Residential Building – Single Occupancy

AR Design Studio, ‘Black House’, Great Chart, UK
Architecton, ‘Landing House II’, Chiba, Japan
Davide Macullo Architects, ‘Swiss House Rossa’, Graubünden, Switzerland
decaARCHITECTURE, ‘Ring House’, Crete, Greece
Hikokonishi architecture inc, ‘Taki’, Niseko, Japan
Origin Architect, ‘Valley Villas’, Erdaobai River Town, China
Rob Mills Architecture & Interiors, ‘Armadale Residence’, Melbourne, Australia
Studio mk27, ‘Planar House’, São Paulo, Brazil

5. Residential Building – Multiple Occupancy

GOA, ‘Nanjing Tao Hua Yuan’, Nanjing, China
ROEWU, ‘Breathing Houses’, Taipei, Taiwan
Sanjay Puri Architects, ’The Street’, Mathura, India
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Europe) LLP and Squire & Partners, ‘Lexicon’, London, UK
Studio mk27, ‘Somosaguas’, Madrid, Spain

6. Interior Design Award – Completed and Future

II BY IV DESIGN, ‘Via Bloor’, Toronto, Canada
Atelier Brückner, ‘Hyundai Motorstudio Goyang’, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Bernd Steinhuber and FIPE architecture, ‘The Stoic City’, Frankfurt, Germany
Chain10, ‘TOPOSITION Construction Office’, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
INNOCAD Architecture, ‘Schaudepot History Museum’, Graz, Austria
Kris Lin International Design, ‘Luminous Wall’, Beijing, China
Matsuya Art Works / KTX archiLAB, ‘The Racket Submarine’, Himeji City, Japan
Nikken Space Design ltd, ‘IBM Japan Osaka Office’, Osaka, Japan
Perkins+Will, ‘Perkins+ Will Headquarters’, London, UK
Spacedge Designs, ‘Hotel Mono’, Singapore
Qatar Railway Company QRC, ‘Qatar Integrated Railway Project (QIRP)’, Doha, Qatar

7. Commercial Building

Aedas, ‘Unilever Headquarters’, Jakarta, Indonesia
Chain10, ‘Green Places Community Clubhouse’, Tainan, Taiwan
Foster + Partners, ‘Bloomberg’, London, UK
INNOCAD Architecture, ‘CUBEND C&P Corporate Office’, Graz, Austria
Jacques Ferrier Architecture, ‘Métropole Rouen Normandie Headquarters’, Rouen, France
Kris Lin International Design, ‘Light Waterfall’, Wuhan, China
Matsuya Art Works / KTX archiLAB, ‘The Edge of the Wood’, Miki City, Japan
Nikken Sekkei Ltd, ‘Tokyu Plaza Ginza’, Tokyo, Japan
Oppenheim Architecture, ‘GLF Headquarters’, Miami, US

8. Hospitality Building – Completed and Future

anySCALE, ‘Wuyuan Skywells Hotel’, Jiangxi, China
ENOTA, ‘Zlatibor Spa’, Zlatibor, Serbia
GOA, ‘Alila Wuzhen’, Jiaxing, China
GOA, ‘HE Restaurant’, Nanjing, China
Nakayama Architects co. Ltd, ‘Zaborin’, Hokkaido, Japan
TABANLIOGLU ARCHITECTS, ‘Bodrum Loft’, Bodrum, Turkey
Team V Architecture, ‘Hotel Arena’, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Yazgan Design Architecture, ‘İğneada Glamping’, İğneada, Turkey
Yu Momoeda Architecture Office, ‘Four Funeral Houses’, Kasuga, Japan

9. Refurbishment

anySCALE, ‘Wuyuan Skywells Hotel’, Jiangxi, China
ARCHSTUDIO, ‘Twisting Courtyard’, Beijing, China
INNOCAD Architecture, ‘100 x Steiermark History Museum’, Graz, Austria
Minggu Design, ‘Hong Maison Restaurant’, Nanjing, China
One Take Architects, ‘Silver Linings Boutique Country Hotel’, Yixing, China
Squire and Partners, ‘The Department Store’, London, UK
Studio mk27, ‘Francesc Macià 10’, Barcelona, Spain
Zaha Hadid Architects, ‘Port House’, Antwerp, Belgium

10. Public Building

Franklin Azzi Architecture, ‘Nantes Saint-Nazaire Higher School Of Fine Arts’, Nantes, France
Ian Ritchie Architects Limited, ‘Royal Academy of Music Theatre and Recital Hall’, London, UK
Mount Fuji Architects Studio, ‘Roadside Station’, Mashiko, Japan
Oppenheim Architecture, ‘Muttenz Drinking Water Treatment Plant’, Muttenz, Switzerland
Schneider+Schumacher, ‘MBS Study and Conference Centre’, Mannhein, Germany
Steven Holl Architects, ‘Institute for Contemporary Art, Virginia Commonwealth’, University, Richmond, US
Steven Holl Architects, ‘Maggie’s Centre Barts’, London, UK
West-line studio, ‘Shui Cutural Centre’, Guizhou, China

11. Best Achievement in Environmental Performance – Completed and Future

Arup & CLS Architects, ‘3D Housing 05’, Milan, Italy
Jaspers-Eyers Architects, ‘NIKE European Logistics Campus’, Laakdal, Belgium
Nikken Sekkei Ltd, ‘Co-op Kyosai Plaza’, Tokyo, Japan
Origin Architect, ‘Valley Villas’, Erdaobai River Town, China
Tetsuo Kobori Architects, ‘Nicca Innovation Centre’, Fukui, Japan
Zaha Hadid Architects, ‘KAPSARC (King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre)’, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

12. Best Future Building – Under Construction and Drawing Board

Arab Engineering Bureau, ‘Al Thumama Stadium’, Doha, Qatar
Boogertman+Partners, ‘Tatu City Education Village’, Nairobi, Kenya
EID Architecture, ‘Shimao Fuzhou Tower’, Fuzhou, China
Form4 Architecture, ‘Binary Harmonics’, Oakland, US
Jaspers-Eyers Architects, ‘Middelkerke Casino’, Middelkerke, Belgium
Margot Krasojević Architecture, ‘Self-Excavation Hurricane House’, Louisiana, US
Perkins+Will, ‘Cultural Village’, Dubai, UAE
R&A Architecture + Design, ‘Los Angeles Hotel Tower’, Los Angeles, US
Ronald Lu & Partners, ‘Integral’, Guilin, China
Sanjay Puri Architects, ‘The Bridge’, Rajasthan, India
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, ‘Hangzhou Wangchao Center’, Hangzhou, China
TABANLIOGLU ARCHITECTS, ‘Atatürk Cultural Center’, Istanbul, Turkey
Yazgan Design Architecture, ‘Middle East Technical University (METU) Co-Working & Cafeteria’, Ankara, Turkey

13. Urban Design Project – Completed and Future

5+design, ‘Wuhan Park Place’, Wuhan, China
Misirlioglu Design Group, ‘The Island of Selected Diamonds’, Macao, Dominican Republic
Ronald Lu & Partners, ‘Salisbury Garden’, Hong Kong
Strohecker Architects, ‘Smart Urban Park System’, Graz, Austria
Urban Planning & Design Institute of Southeast University, ‘Living Corridor’, Suzhou, China

14. Best Façade Design & Engineering

Antonini + Darmon Architects, ‘Extension of the CTLES’, Paris, France
Kris Lin International Design, ‘Light Waterfall’, Wuhan, China
Obayashi Corporation, ‘THK Building’, Tokyo, Japan
SO – IL, ‘CTF Museum’, Hong Kong, China
Zaha Hadid Architects, ‘520 West 28th’, New York, US
ZJA Zwarts & Jansma Architects, ‘Light Rail Station’, The Hague, The Netherlands