Drum roll, please! We are thrilled to present the first longlist for the AZ Awards 2025. After convening with local talents in the A&D professions, AZURE’s editors have selected our picks. This first segment of the longlist focuses on Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design. Stay tuned for our upcoming announcements for our other categories. In April, after our official jury meets to deliberate, we’ll announce the finalists of the AZ Awards 2025.

Congratulations to everyone who made the longlist!

Architecture – Adaptive Reuse

Botticini + Facchinelli ARW: Testi 223, Milan, Italy

STARH with Iva Platikanova: LH, Varna, Bulgaria

De Zwarte Hond: Herta Mohr, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands

Neri&Hu Design and Research Office: The Yard | Dalian Mixed-Use Development, Dalian, China

Atelier Data: Museu Casa do Colecionador, Moncarapacho, Portugal

PAU with dencityworks, Bonetti/Kozerski and Field Operations: The Refinery at Domino, New York City, U.S.

Affleck de la Riva Architects with Boulianne Charpentier Architects and Caroline Cloutier: Casavant Secondary School at Séminaire de Saint-Hyacinthe, Montreal, Canada

Zeidler Architecture with ERA Architects: 2 Queen Street West, Toronto, Canada

Michan Architecture: C294 Apartments, Condesa, Mexico

Skylab Architecture: Skylab HQ, Portland, OR, U.S.

Suulin Architects: 225 Brunswick, Toronto, Canada

Atelier Global Limited: Dialogue with Nature—Commune STORE, Houyuan Village, China

Diamond Schmitt with ERA Architect: Waterworks, Toronto, Canada

Architecture – Commercial/Institutional Buildings Over 1,000 Square Metres

Observation Studio with Reed Hilderbrand and Wesley Younie: Sequitur Winery, Newberg, OR, U.S.

Studio Lotus: Sunita Shekhawat Museum Gallery and Flagship Store, Jaipur, India

3XN with Urbio AB: Forskaren, Stockholm, Sweden

NADAAA with HDR: University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Architecture, Lincoln, NE, U.S.

Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism with
Reed Hilderbrand: The West Conservatory at Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PE, U.S

Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism with Teeple Architects and DTAH: The Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus at the University of Toronto, Canada

OPEN Architecture: Sun Tower, Yantai, China

Saucier + Perrotte Architectes: Pavilion A5, Sherbrooke, QU, Canada

OMA with Cooper Robertson and Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates: Albright-Knox – Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo, U.S. (submission by
Roschmann Steel & Glass Constructions)

Perkins&Will with Cornerstone Architecture: Ronald D. Schmeichel Building for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (SEIB), London, ON, Canada

hcma architecture + design with PFS Studio: təməsew̓txʷ Aquatic and Community Centre, New Westminster, B.C., Canada

Sordo Madaleno: Academia Atlas, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

Architecture – Commercial/Institutional Buildings Under 1,000 Square Metres

Chen Suchart Studio: Los Milics Vineyard Tasting Room, Elgin, AZ, U.S.

EA Research and Design Office and Takayuki Shimada Architects: YGD / Echigo Yakuso Distillery, Joetsu City, Japan

Sanjay Puri Architects: Nokha Village Community Centre, Rajasthan, India

Lateral Office and Verne Reimer Architecture: Inuusirvik Community Wellness Hub, Iqualuit, Nunavut, Canada

Saunders Architecture with Alisberg Parker Architects and Reed Hildebrand: Tekαkαpimək Contact Station, Maine, U.S.

Studio Cadena with Field Operations: Domino Square Building, New York City, U.S.

Horizontal Design: Jianshan Catholic Church, Putian, Fujian, China

Audax: Saint Catherine’s Chapel, Florence, Italy

Partisans: Royal de Versailles’ Rolex Boutique Facade, Toronto, Canada
 

Architecture – Experiential Installations

Atelier Duyi Han: Visions of Bloom, Shanghai, China

Gow Hastings Architects with Two Row Architect: Spirit Garden, Toronto, Canada

c+d studio: Garden for the Eyes, Shanghai, China

studio:indigenous: ukwé·tase (Stranger), Chicago, U.S.

L.E.FT Architects with Iheb Guermzi and Beya Othmani: Djerba Prototype 366, Islamic Arts Biennale, Jeddah, KSA

GOOD URBAN DESIGN (Nicole Nomsa Moyo): Pearl Jam, Miami Design District, U.S.

line+ studio: Sky Ring, Shaoxing, China

Omar Gandhi Architects: Audi Haus, Toronto, Canada

After Architecture with Before Building Laboratory: Sylvan Scrapple, Columbus, IN, U.S.

Atelier KI JUN KIM with Jinny Yu and Frédéric Pitre: S’y Retrouver, Jardins de Métis, QU, Canada

Residential Architecture, Houses

HEMAA: Casa Rancho Avándaro, Valle de Bravo, México

Atelier Échelle: House on the Pond, Austin, QU, Canada

StudioAC: South Bay, Prince Edward County, ON, Canada

Superkül: Ridge House, Grey County, ON, Canada

HW Studio: Casa Emma, Morelia, Mexico

5468796 Architecture: Arthur Residence, Winnipeg, Canada

Fernanda Canales: House 720 Degrees, Reserva Peñitas, Mexico

Hawaii Off Grid Architecture & Engineering: Kailua Hale, Haiku, Hi, U.S.

Patkau Architects: Arbour House, Vancouver, Canada

Atelier Pierre Thibault: Le Sentier, Potton, QU, Canada

Peter Braithwaite Studio: The Sandbox, Bathurst, NB, Canada

Appareil Architecture: Tsuga Residence, Brownsburg-Chatham, QU, Canada

MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects: El Aleph Guesthouse, Port L’Hebert, NS, Canada

Manuel Cervantes Estudio: Kontigo, Acapulco, Mexico

Leckie Studio Architecture + Design: Lantern House, Vancouver, Canada

Akb Architects: Sagamore North Cottage, Muskoka, ON, Canada

Govaert & Vanhoutte Architects: Residence KMW, Kasterlee, Belgium

StudioAC: Junction Semi, Toronto, Canada

Table Architecture: Clark Duplex, Montreal, Canada

Residential Architecture, Multi-Unit

MU Architecture: Le Petit Laurent, Montreal, Canada

Montgomery Sisam Architects: Durham Modular Transitional Housing, Beaverton, ON, Canada

Benjamin Hall Design with 180 Degrees: The Hideaway on Palm, Phoenix, AZ, U.S.

Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects: Isla Intersections Supportive Housing & Paseo, Los Angeles, U.S.

Marlon Blackwell Architects with D.I.R.T. studio and Studio Outside: PS1200, Fort Worth, TX, U.S.

Neri&Hu Design and Research Office: The Lattice – Zhishan Residences, Taipei, Republic of China

Appareil Architecture: Binome, Montreal, Canada

LGA Architectural Partners: Anduhyaun Women’s Shelter, Toronto, Canada

LGA Architectural Partners: Ulster House, Toronto, Canada

Landscape Architecture

OSD—Office of Strategy + Design: The Shepherd Arts Park, Detroit, U.S.

DTAH with City of Toronto, Toronto BIA Office: Bloor-Annex BIA Parkettes, Toronto, Canada

Field Operations with Magnusson Klemencic Associates and EHDD: Presidio Tunnel Tops, San Francisco, U.S.

Stoss Landscape Urbanism: Triangle Park, Cambridge, MA, U.S.

Turenscape: Huaiyang Fuxi Cultural Park, Zhoukou, China

CCxA with gh3*: Love Park, Toronto, Canada

Janet Rosenberg & Studio with Patkau Architects and ERA Architects: Kìwekì Point, Ottawa, Canada

Affleck de la Riva Architects with HETA: Elie-Wiesel Park, Montreal, Canada

Mikyoung Kim Design: Texas Medical Center Helix Park, Houston, TX, U.S.

Urban Design – Built Developments

Hariri Pontarini Architects with BDP, Adamson Associates Architects,
architects alliance, Wallman Architects, CCxA and Urban Strategies: The Well, Toronto, Canada

line+studio: iFLYTEK AI Headquarters Campus, Hefei, China

Kohn Partnership Architects and Teeple Architects: Voda & Block 207 at Zibi, Ottawa, Canada

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill with Field Operations: Manhattan West

architects—Alliance and Cobe Architects with CCxA: Maple House at Canary Landing, Toronto, Canada

STAR strategies + architecture with Bureau of Architecture, Research and Design: START Ivry, Paris, France

Urban Design – Masterplan Proposals

OSD—Office of Strategy + Design: Cato Springs – Ecosystem for Health
Nei Hollerich, Fayetteville, AR, U.S.

Stoss with Charles Waldheim Architecture and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill: Arnos Vale Resilient City Masterplan, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

SvN Architects + Planners: 50 Market Street South, Brantford, ON, Canada

Turenscape: Jungle Nilad – Manila Bay Central Park, Manila, Philippines

Hawkins\Brown, Studio Egret West and SLA: Earls Court Masterplan, London, UK

Sasaki: Regeneracion – Monterrey Tec Campus Masterplan, Monterrey, Mexico

Urban Strategies with Formline Architects, Hariri Pontarini Architects,
Ramsay Worden Architects and PFS Studio: ʔəy̓alməxʷ/Iy̓álmexw/Jericho Lands, Vancouver, Canada

PFS Studio with Snøhetta: Imagine West End Waterfront Vision Plan, Vancouver, Canada

Urban Interventions & Infrastructure

Zaha Hadid Architects: King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

RDH Architects: Scott Street Interlocking Signal Tower Generator, Toronto, Canada

Penzel Valier: Tramdepot Bern, Bern, Switzerland

NADAAA with Perkins&Will: Kendall Square Hub, Cambridge, MA, U.S.

The Marc Boutin Architectural Collaborative with Stanley Office of Architecture: Hall Street Pier, Nelson, B.C., Canada

line+studio: Woven Passage to Cloudy Peaks, Shaoxing, China

Apaloosa estudio de arquitectura y diseño with
Simetría estudio de arquitectura and Localista: Ecoducto + pabellón del agua, Mexico City, Mexico

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Stay tuned for the interiors and product design AZ Awards longlist entries, which will be published in the coming weeks! The AZ Awards 2025 is presented by Keilhauer and Fisher & Paykel and sponsored by Colombo and Ligne Roset. The AZ Awards 2025 Gala Sponsor is Landscape Forms.