The ABB LEAF Awards is an annual international architectural prize. It recognises innovative architectural design that sets the benchmark for the international architectural community of the next generation. The LEAF Awards program is operated by the

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(LEAF), founded in 2001. LEAF brings together leading international architects and designers operating in Europe and beyond to share knowledge, to network and to develop new partnerships. Entry is open to all architects worldwide and buildings located anywhere in the world and completed between January 2010 and May 2011 are eligible for LEAF Awards 2011. It’s been hosted on five occasions by the BBC presenter Rick Kelsey.

Venues

The location of the award ceremony changes from year to year. * 2006: 3rd annual LEAF Awards, Marriott Hotel in

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

*2007: 4th annual LEAF Awards, Hilton Cavalieri in

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* 2008: 5th annual LEAF Awards,

Dorchester Hotel The Dorchester is a five-star luxury hotel on Park Lane and Deanery Street in London, to the east of Hyde Park. It is one of the world's most prestigious and expensive hotels. The Dorchester opened on 18 April 1931, and it still retains its ...

London (host:

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) * 2009: 6th annual LEAF Awards, Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Berlin * 2010: 7th annual LEAF Awards,

InterContinental London Park Lane InterContinental London Park Lane is a luxury five-star hotel in London, England operated by the InterContinental Hotels Group. It is located at 1 Hamilton Place on Hyde Park Corner with Park Lane, close to the shopping center of Knightsbridge ...

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on 10 September 2010 * 2011: 8th annual LEAF Awards, Landmark Hotel London on 16 September 2011 * 2014: LEAF Awards, Swissotel

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...

on 10 October 2014 * 2015: LEAF Awards, London

Overall winners

Category winners

2019

The category winners in 2019 were: * Lifetime Achievement Award:

Diller Scofidio + Renfro Diller Scofidio + Renfro is an American interdisciplinary design studio that integrates architecture, the visual arts, and the performing arts. Based in New York City, Diller Scofidio + Renfro is led by four partners – Elizabeth Diller, Ricardo ...

* Best Arts and Culture Building Project:

OPEN Architecture Open architecture is a type of computer architecture or software architecture intended to make adding, upgrading, and swapping components with other computers easy. For example, the IBM PC, Amiga 500 and Apple IIe have an open architecture support ...

, ‘UCCA Dune Art Museum’, Qinhuangdao, China * Best New Start Up Practice Project: Nathanael Dorent and Lily Jencks, ‘Ruins Studio’, Dumfries, Scotland, UK * Best Tall Building Project:

Zaha Hadid Architects Zaha Hadid Architects is a British architecture and design firm founded by Zaha Hadid (1950–2016), with its main office situated in Clerkenwell, London. Architectural work Conceptual projects *Price Tower extension hybrid project (2002), B ...

, ‘Nanjing International Youth Cultural Centre’, Nanjing, China * Best Regenerative Impact Project: Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects, ‘Ford Point Revitalization’, Richmond, California US * Best Mixed Use Building Project: West-line Studio, ‘Up to the Mountain and Down to the River’, Fuxing Town, China * Best Residential Building Project – Single Occupancy – Sponsored by Laufen: Fujiwara Muro Architects, ‘House in Toyonaka’, Osaka, Japan * Best Residential Building Project – Multiple Occupancy – Sponsored by Laufen:

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is an American architectural, urban planning and engineering firm. It was founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel A. Owings, Nathaniel Owings in Chicago, Illinois. In 1939, they were joined by engineer Jo ...

, ‘Manhattan Loft Gardens (The Stratford)’, London, UK * Best Interior Design Project: Design Studio MAOOM, ‘Coffee Nap Roasters 2nd’, Seoul, Korea * Best Commercial Building Project: TCHOBAN VOSS Architects, ‘Große Bleichen 19’, Hamburg, Germany * Best Hospitality Building Project: STUDIO QI, ‘Annso Hill’, Tengchong, China * Best Refurbishment Project: Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects, ‘Uber Advanced Technologies Group R&D Center’, San Francisco, California US * Best Public Building Project:

Andrew Bromberg Aedas is an architectural firm with eleven International offices founded by the Welsh architect Keith Griffiths. Aedas provides services in architecture, interior design, urban design, masterplanning and graphic design. It was established in 2002 ...

at Aedas, ‘Hong Kong West Kowloon Station’, Hong Kong * Best Achievement in Environmental Performance Project: LUO studio, ‘Longfu Life Experience Centre’, Puyang County, China * Best Future Building Under Construction Project: ODA New York, ‘Postkantoor’, Rotterdam, The Netherlands * Best Urban Design Project: MOZHAO ARCHITECTS, ‘Zishe·Planting Pavilion and Planting Terrace’, Shenzhen, China * Best Façade Design and Engineering Project – Sponsored by Inox-Color: Marcy Wong Donn Logan Architects, ‘Center Street Parking Garage’, Berkeley, California US

2015

The category winners in 2015 were: * Residential Building of the Year – Single Occupancy: Architect Robby Cantarutti/ Project: Riverside Cabin * Mixed – Use Building of the Year: Kavellaris Urban Design KUD/ Project: 2 girls Building * Residential Building of the Year – Multiple Occupancy: Studio MK27/ Project: V_Itaim * International Interior Design Award of the Year: Innocad/ Project: HQ ÖBB * Commercial Building of the Year: LAN Architecture/ Project: Euravenir Tower * Hospitality Building of the Year: Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP co. Ltd/ Project: Ribbon Chapel * Refurbishment of the Year: Nikken Space Design LTD/ Project: ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel, Hiroshima Chapel * Public Building of the Year: Tabanlioglu Architects Melkan Gursel & Murat Tabanlioglu/ Project: Dakar Congress Center Steven Holl Architects with JMArchitects Project: Seona Reid Building – Glasgow School of Art * Best Sustainable Development of the Year: Kaunitz Yeung Architecture/ Project: Wanarn Clinic Henning Larsen Architects, Campus Kolding, SDU, University of Southern Denmark * Best Future Building of the Year – Drawing Board: Sanjay Puri Architects/ Project: Reservoir 3TI Progetti Spa – 3TI LAB Srl/ Project: Civic Centre * Best Future Building of the Year – Under Construction: Andrew Bromberg of Aedas/ Project: The West Kowloon Terminus under the Hong Kong Section of the Express Rail Link/ project * Urban Design of the Year: Henning Larsen Architects and Tredje Natur/ Project: Vinge Train Station * Best Façade Design and Engineering of the Year: Logon Architecture/ Project: Shanghai Museum of Glass * Developer of the Year: Battersea Power Station/ Project: Battersea Power Station * Lifetime Achievement Winner: Moshe Safdie * Overall Winner: Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP Co. Ltd/ Project: Ribbon Chapel

2011

The category winners in 2011 were: * Mixed Use Building: Todd Architects for ''The Boat'' * Residential Building (Multiple Occupancy):

OBR Open Building Research In 2000 Paolo Brescia and Tommaso Principi established the collective OBR to investigate new ways of contemporary living, creating a design network among Milan, London and New York. After working with Renzo Piano, Paolo and Tommaso have oriented th ...

S.r.l. for ''Milanofiori Residential Complex'' * Residential Building (Single Occupancy): Studio mk27 for ''Punta House'' * Commercial Building: Estudi Massip-Bosch Arquitectes for ''

Diagonal Zero Zero Diagonal ZeroZero (also Torre Diagonal ZeroZero, Diagonal 00) is a skyscraper in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The building is tall with 24 floors.Diaz & Diaz Arquitectos for ''Building of Control CCS'' and Steven Holl Architects for ''

Cité de l'Océan et du Surf The Cité de l'Océan et du Surf, which opened in Biarritz, France in June 2011, is a museum designed by Steven Holl Architects in collaboration with Solange Fabião.Carla Leitao"Cite de l'Ocean et du Surf, Biarritz: Interview With Steven Holl & ...

'' * International Interior Design:

RHWL RHWL Architects (originally Renton Howard Wood Levin Architects) was a British architecture practice based in London, Berlin and Qatar. It was established by Andrew Renton, Peter Howard, Humphrey Wood and Gerald Levin following the establishment of ...

Architects for '' St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel'' * Master Planning & Landscaping: URBE Architects for ''Estoril Open Space Strategy'' * Young Architect: dEMM arquitectura – Paulo Fernandes Silva for ''Living Foz Porto'' * Structural Design: schmidt hammer lassen architects for ''The Crystal'' * Best Sustainable Technology Incorporated into a Building: JSWD Architekten for ''Q1 Building, ThyssenKrupp Quarter'' * Best Sustainable Development in Keeping with its Environment: LAN for ''EDF Archives Centre'' * Overall winner: OBR Open Building Research S.r.l. for ''Milanofiori Residential Complex''

2010

The category winners in 2010 were: * Mixed Use Building:

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (also known as FCBStudios) is a British architectural design firm, established in 1978, with offices in Bath, London, Manchester, Belfast and Edinburgh. The firm is known for its pioneering work in sustainable desi ...

for ''Broadcasting Place'' * Residential Building (Multiple Occupancy):

Henning Larsen Architects Henning Larsen Architects is an international architectural firm based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1959 by Henning Larsen, it has around 750 employees. In 2008, it opened an office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and in 2011, an office in Munich, ...

for ''The Wave'' * Residential Building (Single Occupancy): Mount Fuji Architects Studio for ''PLUS'' * Commercial Building: Hassel and Lend Lease design for ''ANZ Centre, Melbourne'' * Public Building: Boogertman + Partners & Populous for Soccer City National Stadium * International Interior Design: Isay Weinfeld Arquitetura for ''Bar Número'' * Master Planning & Landscaping: URBE Architects for ''Estoril Open Space Strategy'' * Young Architect: Arquitecturia for ''Ferreries Cultural Centre'' * Structural Design:

Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) is an American architectural, urban planning and engineering firm. It was founded in 1936 by Louis Skidmore and Nathaniel A. Owings, Nathaniel Owings in Chicago, Illinois. In 1939, they were joined by engineer Jo ...

for ''

Burj Khalifa The Burj Khalifa (; ar, برج خليفة, , Khalifa Tower), known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration in 2010, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is known for being the world’s tallest building. With a total height ...

'' * Sustainable Development: Ben Nakamura for ''Nanasawa Kibonooka Elementary School''

2009

The category winners in 2009 were: * Mixed-Use Building: EAA-Emre Arolat Architects for ''7800 Çe?me Residences & Hotel'' * Residential Building:

David Chipperfield Architects David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

for ''Ninetree Village'' * Residential Building: Studio mk27 for ''Paraty House'' * Commercial Building:

Woods Bagot Woods Bagot is a global architectural and consulting practice founded in Adelaide, South Australia. It specialises in the design and planning of buildings across a wide variety of sectors and disciplines. Former names of the practice include Woo ...

for ''

Qatar Science & Technology Park Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) is a home for international technology companies in Qatar, and an incubator of start-up technology businesses. Inaugurated in March 2009 as a part of Qatar Foundation, the purpose of the science park is to ...

'' * Public Building: GPY arquitectos for ''La Cisnera Community Centre'' * International Interior Design: Atelier Brückner GmbH for ''

BMW Museum The BMW Museum is an automobile museum of BMW history located near the Olympiapark in Munich, Germany. The museum was established in 1973, shortly after the Summer Olympics opened. From 2004 to 2008, it was renovated in connection with the cons ...

'' * Master Planning & Landscaping: Strootman Landscape Architects & Palmbout Urban Landscapes for ''Wieringen Passage'' * Young Architect: John Pardey Architects for ''Hind House'' * Best Sustainable Development: Chetwoods Architects for ''Blue Planet, Chatterley Valley'' * Structural Design:

Amanda Levete Architects AL_A, formerly known as Amanda Levete Architects, is a London-based practice formed in 2009 by Stirling Prize-winning architect Amanda Levete CBE. Practice AL_A was formed in 2009 following the end of Levete's 20-year partnership with the lat ...

for ''Spencer Dock Bridge'' * Grand Prix Winner Winner:

for ''

2008

Category winners in 2008 were: * Mixed-Use Building of the Year: schmidt hammer lassen for ''

Performers House Performers House was a folk high school in Silkeborg, Denmark, specializing in offering programs for young people with a special interest in music, dance and theatre. Performers House was situated at the revitalized industrial site of an old p ...

'' * Residential Building (single storey): bgp arquitectura for ''Black House'' * Residential Building (multi storey): PCKO Architects for ''eScape'' * Commercial Building (public): Kengo Kuma & Associates for ''Suntory Museum of Art'' * Commercial Building (business):

John McAslan John Renwick McAslan (born 16 February 1954) is a British architect. Education and career John McAslan was educated at Dunoon Grammar School, Dollar Academy and University of Edinburgh, Scotland, obtaining an MA in Architecture in 1977 and a ...

& Partners for'' 28 Dorset Square'' * International Interior Design:

for ''GSC Offices'' * Young Architect: Xavier Vilalta for ''Arreletes Day-Care Centre'' * Sustainable Development: LSI Architects LLP for '' Cley Marshes Visitor Centre'' * New Innovation: WSP Architectural Design Consulting for ''Long Shan Church'' * Best Structural Design:

Foster and Partners Foster + Partners is a British architectural, engineering, and integrated design practice founded in 1967 as Foster Associates by Norman Foster. It is the largest architectural firm in the UK with over 1,500 employees in 13 studios worldwide. ...

for ''Beijing International Airport Terminal'' * Grand Prix: schmidt hammer lassen for ''

2007

The category winners in 2007 were: * Environmentally Sustainable Building: Design Engine Architects for ''British Embassy, Sana'a'' * International Interior Design: Woods Bagot for ''First Lounge'' * New Build (built): Steven Holl Architects for''

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art is an art museum in Kansas City, Missouri, known for its encyclopedic collection of art from nearly every continent and culture, and especially for its extensive collection of Asian art. In 2007, ''Time'' magaz ...

'' * New Build (in design):

for ''ARB Bank'' * Structural Design: Arup Associates for ''

Kensington Oval The Kensington Oval is a stadium located to the west of the capital city Bridgetown on the island of Barbados. It is the pre-eminent sporting facility on the island and is primarily used for cricket. it has hosted many important and exciting c ...

'' * Public Building:

Haworth Tompkins Haworth Tompkins is a British architecture studio, formed in 1991 by architects Graham Haworth (b. 1960) and Steve Tompkins (b. 1959). Based in London, the studio works throughout the public, private and subsidised sectors at a wide spectrum, f ...

for ''

Young Vic The Young Vic Theatre is a performing arts venue located on The Cut, near the South Bank, in the London Borough of Lambeth. The Young Vic was established by Frank Dunlop in 1970. Kwame Kwei-Armah has been Artistic Director since February 201 ...

'' * Public Building (in design):

PTW Architects PTW Architects is an Australian architecture firm founded in Sydney in 1889. In 2013, PTW was acquired by Chinese architecture and engineering consulting firm China Construction Design International (CCDI). PTW has become a highly diversified ...

for ''

Beijing National Aquatics Center The National Aquatics Centre (), and colloquially known as the Water Cube () and the Ice Cube (), is an aquatics center at the Olympic Green in Beijing, China. The facility was originally constructed to host the aquatics competitions at the ...

'' * Material Supplier to the Architectural Industry: EH Smith for ''Sir John Lyon House'' * Young Architect: Estudio Barozzi Veiga SL for ''Ribera del Duero Wine HQ'' * International Building: Ryuichi Ashizawa Architects and Associates for ''Setre Chapel'' * Overall Winner:

for ARB Bank

2006

The category winners in 2006 were: * New Build: 3XN Architects for '' Muziekgebouw'' * Environmentally Sustainable Project:

Farrells Farrells is an architecture and urban design firm founded by British architect-planner Terry Farrell with offices in London, Manchester, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. The firm has won numerous awards for their characteristic mixed-use schemes, tr ...

for ''

The Green Building The Green Building is an environmentally conscious mixed-use development situated in Manchester. The Green Building was designed by Farrells, who aimed to create a sustainable environment on an unusual triangular plot, adjacent to Manchester Oxfo ...

'' * Public Building:

Raymond Moriyama Raymond Moriyama LL. D. (born October 11, 1929) is a Canadian architect.Ra ...

and Griffiths Rankin Cook Architects for ''

Canadian War Museum The Canadian War Museum (french: link=no, Musée canadien de la guerre; CWM) is a national museum on the country's military history in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The museum serves as both an educational facility on Canadian military history, in a ...

'' * Regeneration Project:

David Chipperfield Sir David Alan Chipperfield, (born 18 December 1953) is an English architect. He established David Chipperfield Architects in 1985. His major works include the River and Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire (1989–1998); the Museum ...

for ''Des Moines Public Library'' * Structural Design:

for ''

Phaeno Science Center The Phæno Science Center is an interactive science center in Wolfsburg, Germany, completed in 2005. The Phæno Science Center Phæno arose from urban planning by the City of Wolfsburg. In 1998 City officials were developing a plot of vacant, ...

'' * Use of Innovative Technology and Thoughtful Design (Small Scheme): ''Litracon Light Transmitting Concrete'' * Use of Technology (Large Scheme): ''

Bahrain World Trade Centre The Bahrain World Trade Center (also called Bahrain WTC or BWTC) is a , 50-floor, twin tower complex located in Manama, Bahrain. Designed by the multi-national architectural firm Atkins, construction on the towers was completed in 2008. It is the ...

'' * International Interior Design: Stephonson Bell's for ''AstraZeneca'' * Overall Winner:

for ''

America's Cup Building The America's Cup Building, also known locally as ''Veles e Vents'', is located in Valencia, Spain. The building was designed by the British architect David Chipperfield and inaugurated in 2006. The design has won numerous architectural awards, i ...

2005

The category winners in 2005 were: * New Build:

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IT University of Copenhagen The IT University of Copenhagen (Danish language, Danish: ''IT-Universitetet i København'', abbreviated ITU) is a public university and research institution in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is specialized in the Academic discipline#Multidisciplinary, ...

'' * Environmentally Sustainable Project:

Auer+Weber+Assoziierte Auer may refer to: People * Auer (surname) Places and rivers ; Germany: * Auer (Odenwald), a river in the Hessian Odenwald * Auer Bach, a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, tributary of the Wupper * Auer Mühlbach, a river in Bavaria, branch of t ...

for '' SolarCity Centre'' * Public Building:

for ''Home Office Headquarters'' * Regeneration Project: Tillner & Partner Zt GmbH for ''Vienna Gürtel'' * Structural Design: BRT Architekten for ''Dockland Office Building'' * Use of Innovative Technology and Thoughtful Design (Small Scheme): BEHF Architects for ''Fabios Restaurant Façade'' * Use of Technology (large Scheme): Alsop for '' Queen Mary College, Institute of Cell and Molecular Science'' * International Renovation/Interior Design: Aviaplan for ''IT Fornebu'' * Most Promising Technology for the Architectural Industry: Rieder Smart Elements GmbH for ''Central Park: Urban Elements'' * Overall Winner:

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