International Architecture Awards 2022 winners announced

Founded in 2005, the awards aim to set a global standard in architectural achievements.

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Antwerp, Belgium by KAAN Architecten. Image © Stijn Bollaert

Kastelaz Hof, Tramin an der Weinstraße, Italy by Peter Pichler Architecture. Image © Gustav Willeit

Kirkkonummi Library, Kirkkonummi, Finland by JKMM Architects. Image © Tuomas Uusheimo

Century Pavilion of 10th China Flower Expo, Shanghai, China by Arcplus East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd.. Image © Wenyi Liu

Ice Cubes Cultural Tourist Center, Xinxiang, China by Architects: Zone of Utopia, Mathieu Forest Architecte. Image © ArchExists

Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage /gh3*. Image © gh3*

Cloud of Luster Chapel by KTX archiLAB. Image © Stirling Elmendorf

Over 150 winners of the International Architecture Awards have been announced by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. The annual awards, founded in 2005, aim to recognize the most interesting and significant buildings and urban planning projects around the world, setting a global standard. The winning projects of this year focus on inclusive design, sustainable solutions, and sensible responses to local cultures’ needs, as well as on restoration, renovations, and adaptive reuse.

Opening image: Lighter City, Central Park Urban Life Experience Center, Shanghai PTArchitects, Shanghai, China, 2020. Photo Wang Ning

Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp (KMSKA), Antwerp, Belgium by KAAN Architecten.

Image © Stijn Bollaert

Kastelaz Hof, Tramin an der Weinstraße, Italy by Peter Pichler Architecture.

Image © Gustav Willeit

Kirkkonummi Library, Kirkkonummi, Finland by JKMM Architects.

Image © Tuomas Uusheimo

Century Pavilion of 10th China Flower Expo, Shanghai, China by Arcplus East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd..

Image © Wenyi Liu

Ice Cubes Cultural Tourist Center, Xinxiang, China by Architects: Zone of Utopia, Mathieu Forest Architecte.

Image © ArchExists

Kathleen Andrews Transit Garage /gh3*.

Image © gh3*

Cloud of Luster Chapel by KTX archiLAB.

Image © Stirling Elmendorf