We’re elated to share the 92 finalists of the AZ Awards 2026! Chosen by our stellar jury, these works from around the world stand out for their clarity of vision and attention to detail. They include a fish market on the Sydney harbour, a shtetl museum in Lithuania, a musical journey through a Canadian forest, a concept for a $2,500 home, a customizable sofa system and a reimagined urban park. Renowned local and international firms, including 3XN, SLA, Montgomery Sisam Architects, Michael Maltzen Architecture, gh3*, Linehouse and VERTEBRAL, participated in this year’s competition.

AZURE applauds all of these ingenious designs. Now is your chance to single out your favourites! Our People’s Choice portal is open from today until May 8 for members of the public to select their winner in each category. Cast your votes!

At the AZ Awards Gala on May 28, we will announce the People’s Choice recipients as well as the jury winners in all categories — including the EMERGING honourees in Architecture, Design and Interiors. We hope to see you there!

Architecture: Commercial & Institutional Buildings Over 1000 SQM

3XN, GXN with BVN and Aspect Studios: Sydney Fish Market, Sydney, Australia

RootStudio: Casa de Cultura Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico

Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects: The Lost Shtetl Jewish Museum, Šeduva, Lithuania

Montgomery Sisam Architects: University of Toronto Koffler Scientific Reserve, King City, Canada

Architecture: Commercial & Institutional Buildings Under 1000 SQM

gh3*: O-day’min Park Pavilion, Edmonton, Canada

VJAA with RDHA: Lindsay Boathouse, Toronto, Canada

OOTT: Three Roofs Timber Hall, Nagano, Japan

LGA Architectural Partners: Mabelle Park, Toronto, Canada

Architecture: Adaptive Re-Use

B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio: Jiangnan House Yangzhou Guangling, Yangzhou, China

Lemay: Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal Welcome Pavilion, Montreal, Canada

PLAIN Design Build and Actual Architecture Company: The Art Chapel, Lincoln, USA

Residential Architecture: Houses

HW Studio: Casa Tao, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects: Hilltop Cottage, New Brunswick, Canada

NEMESTUDIO: CS2 House, Denver, USA

VERTEBRAL: Casa Escalera, Avándaro, Mexico

Hevia Poblete: Curved House, Futrono, Chile

PPAA: Toronjos, Valle de Bravo, Mexico

Residential Architecture: Multi-Unit Buildings

Michael Maltzan Architecture: 26 Point 2 Apartments, Long Beach, USA

3XN, GXN with Kirkor Architects and Planners: Aqualuna, Toronto, Canada

Architecture: Experiential Installations

Department of Architecture, Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa: Re-Wall, Lisbon, Portugal

WeatherstonBruer Associates: Mohawk Institute: A Site of National Conscience, Brantford, Canada

Daily tous les jours: Human Perches, St-Jude, Canada

Experiential Graphic Design

Agence Spatiale: Gabrielle-Roy Library, Québec, Canada

MJMA Architecture & Design with Haumi NZ and Warren and Mahoney Architects: Hiwa Recreation Centre, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, New Zealand

Landscape Architecture

SLA: Grønningen-Bispeparken, Copenhagen, Denmark

Brook McIlroy: Ziibiing Indigenous Landscape, Toronto, Canada

SWA Group with Atelier XLarge: Xili Lake Greenway: Stitching the Divide, Weaving a Shared Future, Shenzhen, China

LUO studio: Huizhou Rural Historic Bridge Remains Art Micro-Museum, Huizhou, China

Urban Design: Built Developments

PPX Architectes: The Legacy of the Paris 2024 Games: from the Athletes’ Village to a New Living District, Île-Saint-Denis, France

Machado Silvetti: Vietnamese-German University, Binh Duong, Vietnam

Urban Design: Unbuilt Developments

Schmidt Hammer Lassen with Kančo Studija: Nemunaičiai, Kaunas, Lithuania

SLA and Arcadis: David Crombie Park, Toronto, Canada

Urban Design: Infrastructure and Interventions

line+ studio: Shenzhen Meishajian Viewing Platform, Shenzhen, China

AECOM Architecture: Gordie Howe International Bridge, Detroit, USA, and Windsor, Canada

Trahan Architects: Luther George Park Performance Pavilion, Springdale, USA

3me Arquitectura: Eco Parque Batanes, Salvatierra, Mexico

Design: Single-Piece Furniture

Troels Grum-Schwensen for FRAMA: Petit Rond Series

Gensler for KFI Studios: Canopy

Edgar Aguilar for Maglin Site Furniture: Floe

Stephen Dalrymple, Peter Coolican and Nathan Clarke for Coolican & Company: Asquith Table Collection

Roberto Palomba+Ludovica Serafini for Kartell: Belvedere

Design: Furniture Collections

John Pawson for Herman Miller: Pawson Drift Collection

Erwan Bouroullec for Ligne Roset: Kobold

Design: Architectural Products

Miele: Miele 36-inch Induction Range

Thomas Vidal Soler for Baril: MARIE Kitchen Faucet

Design: Light Fixtures

Omer Arbel for Bocci: 141

Caine Heintzman for A-N-D: Pace

Vantot for Luceplan: Liiu

Design: Lighting Schemes

Licht Kunst Licht: Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany

Mason Studio and VYVYD Lighting: The Light Room, Toronto, Canada

Design: Housewares and Tech Products

Dyson: Dyson PencilWash wet floor cleaner

Polygons Design: Polygons flat 3-in-1 Measuring Spoon

Design: Interior Products

Mohawk Group: Hero Rubber made with Nike Grind

Peter Saville for Kvadrat: Technicolour Collection

Diene Dekker for Kvadrat: Loux Rug Collection

Interiors: Retail and Hospitality

Atelier Sun & Associates: Suite 115 – Craft cocktail bar, Toronto, Canada

Saksun Studio: Softer Drink Shop, Victoria, Canada

Bernard Dubois Architect: Monos New York Mercer Flagship, New York, USA

Guido Costantino Projects: King Street East Showrooms (Arclinea / Andreu World), Toronto, Canada 

Neri&Hu Design and Research Office: Blue Bottle Coffee Busan Cafe, Busan, South Korea

Interiors: Institutional

T+E+A+M: The Warehouse, Hanover, USA

One Plus Partnership: DL Cinema, Henan, China

Interiors: Healthcare and Wellness

Future Simple Studio: Recess Thermal Station, Montreal, Canada

Lebel & Bouliane: Durham Spine & Pain Institute, Ajax, Canada

Atelier Carle: OAKV, Oakville, Canada

Futurestudio: Jaybird Kingsway, Vancouver, Canada

Interiors: Residential

Alexandre Bernier Architecte: JJ2, Montreal, Canada

ONO: Two-Fold Studio, Fairfax, USA

Thom Fougere Studio and Bureau Tempo: Pine Island Cottage, Georgian Bay, Canada

Interiors: Workspace

ARC Z: Office Renovation in OCT Loft, Shenzhen, China 

HENN: BESTSECRET, Munich, Germany

Linehouse: The Independents, Shanghai, China

Concepts

CORNECELLI with Office In Search Of: Astruptunet Exhibition Center, Vassenden, Norway

Agence Spatiale: Église Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Canada

the marc boutin architectural collaborative: Rossdale Power Plant Rehabilitation, Edmonton, Canada

KANVA: Platform-19: University of Ottawa Census Courtyard Revitalization, Ottawa, Canada

Studio VAARO and Gabriel Fain Architects: On the Courtyard: Learning from European Blocks 

5468796 Architecture: Bond Redux, Winnipeg, Canada

XYLab: $2,500 Vernacular Home, Para Dash, Bangladesh

KANVA: Kina8at Cultural Centre, La Conception, Canada

Environmental Leadership

Stantec Architecture: Buffalo Crossing Paul Albrechtsen Visitor Centre, Winnipeg, Canada 

Perkins&Will: Kaiser Borsari Hall, Bellingham, USA

Moriyama Teshima with Acton Ostry Architects: Limberlost Place, Toronto, Canada

Social Good

Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects: The Lost Shtetl Jewish Museum, Šeduva, Lithuania

J.L. Richards & Associates: Biidaaban Kinoomaagegamik (Sagamok) School, Sagamok Anishnawbek, Canada

Stantec Architecture and Two Row Architect: Anishnawbe Health Toronto Indigenous Community Health Centre*

mcCallumSather and Smart Density: 1120 Ossington, Toronto, Canada 

Design HARU: Universal Beach, Toronto, Canada

A+ Student Award

Mo Bayati (University of Toronto): Assemblies of Unloved Stones 

Matthew Garrett (University of Kansas): Prairie Park Pavilion

Jake Levy (Toronto Metropolitan University): Coral – Planetary Biodesign

Chenyu Wen (Violet Wen) (Syracuse University): Memorial of Duality

*Our long-list neglected to include Anishnawbe Health Toronto Indigenous Community Health Centre. We regret the omission.

Keilhauer is the EMERGING Category sponsor. Colombo Design America, Jeld-Wen, Scavolini, Vicostone and Landscape Forms are the Gala Sponsors for the 2026 AZ Awards.

Media Partners: ArchDaily, Archilovers, Archinect, Archiproducts, Designboom, The Architect’s Newspaper, Architonic, Bustler, Design Week Mexico, v2com newswire*, and World-Architects.

*v2com will provide one gift-certificate to all 31 winners of 2026 to distribute one Multi press kit (25 images) on v2com newswire; and a 50% Gift-Certificate to all 2026 AZ Award finalists.