BOOK:Architizer-The World’s Best Architecture, Phaidon Publications

The Architizer A+Awards honor the year’s most extraordinary architecture and building products from across the globe. The winners, a diverse group of established and emerging architects and designers, are carefully chosen by more than 400 international luminaries from fields such as fashion, publishing, product design, real estate development, and technology — and are also voted on by the public. Each year, the awards are celebrated in a fully-illustrated compendium and on Architizer.com, the largest online architecture community on the planet. In 2020, the global landscape was upended by unprecedented environmental and societal challenges, so for its 9th season, the A+Awards throws the spotlight on architects designing for a rapidly changing world . With relevant new categories and pioneering jurors, the 2021 A+Awards will celebrate those professionals responding to global upheaval and leading architectural innovation for decades to come. Winners respond to the question: how can architecture help us be more resilient, more empowered, and more prepared for the challenges to come? New this year are awards for the industry’s most innovative use of technology and low-cost building materials, as well as those works that emphasize environmental and global health goals. These include categories for hospitals and healthcare centers, public housing, and disaster response, as well as concept-based categories like Architecture +Environment and Architecture +New Technology.-Efi Michalarou