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Release Press FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lary L. Sommers Tel: +815/777-4444 The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design NEW YORK ARCHITECTS SELECT PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARDS FOR 2014 Award Winning Buildings and Urban Planning Projects to Be Exhibited at the Istanbul Design Biennial in October. DUBLIN, IRELAND (September 2, 2014) — The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design and The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies have selected over 110 new buildings, commercial and institutional developments, landscape architecture, and urban planning projects from 36 nations for The International Architecture Awards for 2014. Hundreds of submissions were received for this year’s annual Global Awards Program from architecture firms from across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia, and the Americas. The program, the most prestigious in the world, honors new skyscrapers, commercial buildings, urban plans, private residences, and real estate projects that achieve a high standard of excellence in design, construction, planning, and sustainability and promote the best practice in all types of real estate development for the private and public sectors, including new skyscrapers, high rises, corporate and institutional buildings, commercial projects, city planning, restorations and adaptive reuse, religious and civic buildings, and interiors. “From an impressive and visionary array of new submissions, the New York Jury selected over 100 outstanding projects, each of which positively impacts its larger community — sometimes modestly, but most often massively,” states Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, President, The Chicago Athenaeum. “The finalists span the globe, from South America to Asia, from North America to Europe, and we are particularly happy to share that diversity. All projects exhibit innovation in design, acute sensitivity to the environment, sustainability, adaptability to their surroundings, and provision of enjoyment to their —MORE— 28 Butlers Court, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2, Ireland TEL/FAX: +353/ (0) 1 6708781 74 Mitropoleos Str., GR-105 63 Athens, Greece TEL: +30/210 342 8511 FAX: +30/210 342 8512 International Sculpture Park, Municipal Center at Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg, Illinois 60193 USA www.chi-athenaeum.org U.S Administrative Offices: Historic Fulton Brewery, 601 South Prospect Street, Galena, Illinois 61036 USA TEL: +1/815-777-4444 FAX: +1/815-777-2471 2014 INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARDS Add One many users. In one way or another, each finalist wowed the jury, which will make selection of the winners a real challenge.” This year’s selected buildings were from 36 nations including: Antartica, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Iceland, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Maldives, Mexico, New Zealand, People’s Republic of China, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, The Netherlands, Turkey, Vietnam, and United Arab Emirites, The United States. The awarded projects for 2014 are: 1. PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2011-2012 by Architects of Invention 2. ISLAMIC CEMETERY, Altach, Austria, 2014 by Bernardo Bader Archikten 3. CAMPBELL SPORTS CENTER, New York, New York, USA, 2013 by Steven Holl Architects 4. BEYOND THE HILL RESIDENCE, Yokohama, Japan, 2013 by acaa / Kazuhiko Kishimoto 5. EMPEROR OF MING DYNASTY CULTURAL MUSEUM, Zhongxiang City, Hubei, China, 2012 by Shan Jun Atelier 6 DANCING DRAGONS, Seoul, South Korea, 2012 by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture 7. 387 TAMAKI DRIVE, Auckland, New Zealand, 2012 by Ian Moore Architects 8. MALMÖ CENTRAL STATION RENOVATION, Malmö, Sweden. 2011 by Metro Arkitekter 9. CENTRO ROBERTO GARZA SADA DE ARTE, ARQUITECTURA Y DISEÑO, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Mexico, 2013 by Tadao Ando Architect & Associates 10. PEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE, Dallas, Texas, 2013 by Morphosis Architects 11. LOUISIANA STATE MUSEUM AND SPORTS HALL OF FAME, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA., 2013 by Trahan Architects 12. MEDITATION HOUSE, Jebaa, Lebanon, 2011 by MZ Architects 13. BLOOMING BAMBOO HOME, Hanoi, Vietnam, 2013 by H&P Architects 14. OFFICES FOR THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENT OF CASTILLA Y LEÓN, Zamora, Spain, 2013 by Alberto Campo Baeza 15. DEN-EN OFFICE, Toyota, Japan, 2012 by AUAU 16. NURSERY SCHOOL BERRIOZAR, Berriozar, Navarra, Spain, 2012 by Javier Larraz, Iñigo Beguiristain and Iñaki Berger 17. TAICHUNG CULTURAL CENTER, Taichung, Taiwan by Platform for Architecture + Research 18. CHESAPEAKE NORTH PAVILION, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, 2012 by Elliott + Associate Architects 19. KIRKPATRICK OIL HENNESSEY, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA., 2012 by Elliott + Associate Architects 20. KING ABDULLAH FINANCIAL DISTRICT, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2013 by FXFOWLE Architects —MORE— 2014 INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARDS Add Two 21. LINGO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA., 2013 by Elliott + Associate Architects 22. MARFA CONTEMPORARY GALLERY, Marfa, Texas, USA., 2013 by Elliott + Associate Architects 23. CHINA STEEL CORPORATION, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2012 by KRIS YAO | Artech Architects. 24. TIND PREFABRICATED HOUSES, Stockholm, Sweden, 2013 by Claesson Koivisto Rune Architects 25. ALEX MONROE STUDIO, London, United Kingdom, 2012 by DSDH 26. VANKE TSING TAO PEARL VISITOR, Qingdao, Shandong, China, 2012 by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson 27. BARCODE HOUSE, Washington D.C.USA., 2011 by David Jameson Architect 28. HALLEY VI ANTARCTIC RESEARCH STATION, Antarctica, 2013 by Hugh Broughton Architects and AECOM 29. THE COURTYARDS HOUSE, Rajasthan, India, 2011 by Sanjay Puri Architects Pvt. Ltd. 30. THE COMPASS INTERNATIONAL, Heraclion, Crete, Greece, 2012 by OFFICETWENTYFIVEARCHITECTS 31. GEORGIA MULTI-MODAL PASSENGER, Atlanta, Georgia USA, 2015 by FXFOWLE Architects 32. 121ST POLICE PRECINCT STATION, Staten Island, New York, USA., 2013 by Rafael Viñoly Architects PC. 33. VORARLBERG MUSEUM, Bregenz, Austria, 2013 by Cukrowicz Nachbaur Architekten ZT GmbH 34. SHEIKH KHALIFA MEDICAL CITY, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2015 by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. 35. TOUR CARPE DIEM, Courbevoie, France, 2013 by Robert A.M. Stern Architects 36. INTERNATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM, Charleston, South Carolina, USA., 2015 by Moody Nolan, Inc. 37. MOUNT SINAI HESS CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MEDICINE, New York, New York, USA., 2015 by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. 38. MONMOUTH BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK VISITOR CENTER, Manalapan, New Jersey, USA, 2012 by ikon.5 architects 39. KUNSHAN PHOENIX CULTURAL, Kunshan, China, 2015 by Joel Sanders Architect 40. ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA., 2015 by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. 41. LIANSHENG FINANCIAL TOWER, Taiyuan, China, 2015 by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. 42. ION LUXURY ADVENTURE HOTEL, Iceland, 2013 by Minarc 43. BEIJING BOHAI INNOVATION CITY MASTERPLAN, Beijing, China, 2014 by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. 44. TAO ZHU YIN YUAN, Taipei, Taiwan, 2013 by Vincent Callebaut Architectures 45. ITOMAN GYOMIN SHOKUDO RESTAURANT, Okinawa, Japan, 2013 by Yamakazi Kentaro Design Workshop 46. THE GALLERY OF THE HISTORY OF CHATEAU DE VERSAILLES, Versailles, France, 2013 by Projectiles architectural studio —MORE— 2014 INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE AWARDS Add Three 47. KOSHINOKUNI MUSEUM OF LITERATURE, Toyama, Japan, 2012 by Yasuyuki Ito, Masaki IHARA/ CAn 48. HEBIL 157 HOUSES, Bodrum, Muğla, Turkey, 2006-2011 by Aytac Architects 49. KING FAHAD NATIONAL LIBRARY RIYADH, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2013 by Gerber Architekten 50. MEDIATHEQUE MEDIA LIBRARY, Mont de Marsan, France, 2012 by archi5 51. TWO PRIVATE RESIDENCES IN PANORAMA THESSALONIKI, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2011-2012 by OFFICETWENTYFIVEARCHITECTS 52. COMMUNITY CENTRE SELB PLOESSBERG, Selb-Ploessberg, Germany, 2012 by Beer Architektur Städtebau 53. THE SHED, London, United Kingdom, 2013 by Haworth Tompkins 54. OSAKA TIMBER ASSOCIATION BUILDING, Osaka, Japan, 2013 by Takenaka Corporation 55. DALIAN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTER, Dalian, China, 2012 by COOP HIMMELB(L)AU 56. SYDNEY CRUISE TERMINAL, Sydney, Australia, 2013 by Johnson Pilton Walker Architects 57. MUSEUM FOR ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING, Berlin, Germany, 2013 by SPEECH Tchoban Kuznetsov 58. LES TURBULENCES - FRAC CENTRE, Orléans, France, 2013 by Jakob + MacFarlane 59. HEALTHCARE CENTER, Dharmapuri, India, 2012 by Flying Elephant Studio 60. CASTLE OF ROCCA SINIBALDA, Rieti, Italy, 2013 by Claudio Silvestrin Architects 61. WHITE CAVE HOUSE, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, 2013 by Takuro Yamamoto Architects 62. NAMLY HOUSE, Singapore, Republic of Singapore, 2012 by CHANG Architects 63. LANDSCAPE RESTORATION OF VALL D’EN JOAN WASTE LANDFILL, LEl Garraf Natural Park, Barcelona, Spain, 2010 by Batlle I Roig Architects 64. EASTSIDE CITY PARK, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 2012 by Patel Taylor 65. FUEGO 121, Mexico City, DF. Mexico, 2012 by DPG Arquitectos 66. HAMILTON CENTRAL LIBRARY AND FARMERS’ MARKET, Ontario, Canada, 2010 by RDH Architects 67. PT RESOLUTION BRIDGE, Auckland, New Zealand., 2012 by Warren and Mahoney 68. KONTUM BAMBOO CAFE, Kontum, Vietnam, 2013 by Vo Trong Nghia Architects 69. 137 MARKET STREET RETROFIT, Singapore, Republic of Singapore, 2012 by Teh Joo Heng Architect 70. HOUSE IN NAGAHAM, Shiga, Japan, 2012 by comma design office 71. TIMBER STRUCTURE, Tokyo, Japan, 2012 by FT Architects 72. NEUE HAMBURGER TERRASSEN, Hamburg, Germany, 2013 by LAN Architecture 73. KULTURHAVN KRONBORG, Krongborg, Denmark, 2013 by Jeppe Aagaard
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