Following an exciting week of nominations, ArchDaily’s readers have evaluated over 3,000 projects and selected 5 finalists in each category of the Building of the Year Award.
Over 18,000 architects and enthusiasts participated in the nomination process, choosing projects that exemplify what it means to push architecture forward. These finalists are the buildings that have most inspired ArchDaily readers.
This diverse group of projects hail from all corners of the globe and from firms of different sizes and style. This year's selection includes some Building of the Year stalwarts alongside a healthy selection of lesser-known and emerging practices - but most importantly, they all capture architecture's capacity to spark positive change in the environment.
HOUSES
Vila Matilde House / Terra e Tuma Arquitetos
Alpine Barn Apartment / OFIS Architects
Saigon House / a21studio
Flint House / Skene Catling de la Peña
Wrap House / APOLLO Architects & Associates
HOUSING
Puukuokka Housing Block / OOPEAA
The Great Wall of WA / Luigi Rosselli
The Interlace / OMA/Ole Scheeren
40 Housing Units / LAN Architecture
Andarzgoo Residential Building / Ayeneh Office
HOSPITALITY
WHY Hotel / ELEVATION WORKSHOP / WEI architects
Naman Retreat / Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Hostel Wadi / Studio Bernardo Secchi & Paola Viganò
Crossoverzaal / NL Architects
Cella Bar / FCC Arquitectura + Paulo Lob
EDUCATIONAL ARCHITECTURE
Sports & Arts Expansion at Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium / BIG
Mariano Latorre Lyceum / Macchi - Jeame - Danus & Boza - Boza - Labbé - Ruiz Risueño
School of Architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology / Tham & Videgård Arkitekter
Bann Huay San Yaw- Post Disaster School / Vin Varavarn Architects
Learning Hub / Heatherwick Studio
OFFICES
ALLIANZ Tower / Arata Isozaki + Andrea Maffei
Intesa Sanpaolo Office Building / Renzo Piano Building Workshop
ONEMI Building / Teodoro Fernández Arquitectos
Dominion Office Building / Zaha Hadid Architects
Framework / Works Partnership Architecture
INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE
URALCHEM HEADQUARTERS / Pedra Silva Arquitectos
Club Mate and Zambó Assaí Offices / República Portátil
Folding Screen, Rongbaozhai Western Art Gallery / ARCHSTUDIO
AESOP / Paulo Mendes da Rocha + METRO Arquitetos
House of Vans London / Tim Greatrex
REFURBISHMENT
House in Guimarães / Elisabete de Oliveira Saldanha
Impact Hub Belgrade / URED architecture studio
Theatre de Kampanje / van Dongen-Koschuch
Rong Bao Zhai Coffee Bookstore / ARCHSTUDIO
Torre del Borgo / Gianluca Gelmini
CULTURAL ARCHITECTURE
Biesbosch Museum Island / Studio Marco Vermeulen
Harbin Opera House / MAD Architects
The Whitney Museum / Renzo Piano Building Workshop + Cooper Robertson
Grace Farms / SANAA
Shanghai Natural History Museum / Perkins+Will
PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE
Abrantes Municipal Market / ARX Portugal
Community Kitchen of Terras da Costa / ateliermob + Colectivo Warehouse
Carpa Olivera / Colectivo Urbano
Al Shaheed Park / Ricardo Camacho
The Warp / Olivier Ottevaere & John Lin + The University of Hong Kong
SPORTS ARCHITECTURE
Equestrian Centre / Carlos Castanheira & Clara Bastai
Théâtre d'eau Swimming Pool / LOG Architectes
The New Bordeaux Stadium / Herzog & de Meuron
BMX Supercross Track / Kleinfeldt Mychajlowycz Architects
The Couch / MVRDV
RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE
Christ Methodist Church / K2LD Architects
Open-Sided Shelter / Ron Shenkin Studio
Ribbon Chapel / NAP Architects
Ensemble Pastoral Catholique / Atelier d’Architecture Brenac-Gonzalez
Al-Islah Mosque / Formwerkz Architects
INDUSTRIAL ARCHITECTURE
Aimer Fashion Factory / Crossboundaries
Cero K / Max-A
Factory on the Earth / Ryuichi Ashizawa Architect & Associates
Ricola Kräuterzentrum / Herzog & de Meuron
Berluti Manufacture / Barthélémy Griño Architectes
HEALTHCARE ARCHITECTURE
Telethon Children's Rehabilitation Center / Gabinete de Arquitectura
Partners In Health Dormitory / Sharon Davis Design
New Lady Cilento Children's Hospital / Lyons + Conrad Gargett
Ali Mohammed T. Al-Ghanim Clinic / AGi architects
Maggie's Lanarkshire / Reiach and Hall Architects
COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE
Thao Ho Home Furnishings / MW archstudio
Miu Miu Aoyama Store / Herzog & de Meuron
Vitra + Camper Store at Vitra Campus / Kéré Architecture
Outsider Store / Bloco Arquitetos
Maruhiro - Hasami Ceramics Flagship Store / Yusuke Seki
You can vote for your favorite projects starting today and until February 8th, 2016 at 11:59PM EST (read the complete rules).
Make your voice heard – vote for your favorite projects for the 2016 Building of the Year Awards!
