The results are in! It is our immense pleasure to introduce and applaud the AZ Awards 2026 winners, all 28 of them from around the globe, whom we officially celebrated at the AZ Awards Gala tonight! Stellar architecture across Canada — including MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects’ Hilltop Cottage in New Brunswick, Daily tous les jours’ Human Perches in Quebec and Lebel & Bouliane’s Durham Spine & Pain Institute in Ontario — stood out alongside equally groundbreaking works in Japan, China, Denmark and the U.S. One firm, Copenhagen’s SLA, won for its lush landscape of Grønningen Bispeparken in Copenhagen as well as its concept for reimagining (together with Arcadis) Toronto’s David Crombie Park. And the Toronto-based firm MJMA took a prize for leading an experiential wayfinding project in New Zealand: the Hiwa Recreation Centre. Clearly, excellence knows no borders.
Collectively, the AZ Awards 2026 winners represent the state of architecture and design — and it’s encouraging and inspiring to honour these projects, products and concepts that exemplify not only aesthetic prowess but also a commitment to social and environmental responsibility. Two phenomenal buildings — Michael Maltzan Architects’ 26 Point 2 Apartments in Long Beach, California, and mcCallumSather and Smart Density’s 1120 Ossington in Toronto — were recognized for bringing joy and a strong sense of identity to multi-unit structures for people transitioning out of homelessness. And many were the awardees elevating mass timber, both by utilizing the construction in novel applications and by bringing out new expressions in wood buildings. These include Montgomery Sisam’s Koffler Scientific Reserve and Moriyama Teshima’s Limberlost Place (both in Ontario) and the Three Roofs Timber Hall in Nagano, Japan, by OOTT.
In addition to the winners chosen by our international jury, we also raise a glass to our People’s Choice honourees, selected by an online vote. In some cases, the people agreed with our official panel — in most others, as we are always delighted to see, their opinions and allegiances diverged dramatically. We are proud to present them all here, and also to celebrate them again in our Summer 2026 edition of Azure, out soon! In that issue, we also fête our Emerging awards winners, which have their own dedicated announcement.
ARCHITECTURE
BUILDINGS OVER 1,000 SQM
Winner & People’s Choice:University of Toronto Koffler Scientific Reserve by Montgomery Sisam Architects, King City, Canada
Awards of Merit:
The Lost Shtetl Museum by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects, Šeduva, Lithuania
Sydney Fish Market by 3XN GXN with BVN and Aspect Studios, Sydney, Australia
Casa de la Cultura Juchitán by RootStudio, Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico
BUILDINGS UNDER 1,000 SQM
Winner:Three Roofs Timber Hall by OOTT, Nagano, Japan
People’s Choice: Mabelle Park by LGA Architectural Partners, Toronto, Canada
Awards of Merit:
O-day’min Park Pavilion by gh3*, Edmonton, Canada
Lindsay Boathouse by VJAA with RDHA, Toronto, Canada
HOUSES
Winner: Hilltop Cottage by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, New Brunswick, Canada
People’s Choice: Casa Escalera by VERTEBRAL, Avándaro, Mexico
Awards of Merit:
Casa Tao by HW Studio, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Curved House by Hevia Poblete, Futrono, Chile
VERTEBRAL: Casa Escalera, Avándaro, Mexico
CS2 House by NEMESTUDIO, Denver, USA
Toronjos by PPAA, State of Mexico, Mexico
MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
Winner: 26 Point 2 Apartments by Michael Maltzan Architecture, Long Beach, USA
People’s Choice: Aqualuna by 3XN GXN with Kirkor Architects and Planners, Toronto, Canada
EXPERIENTIAL INSTALLATIONS
Winner: Human Perches by Daily tous les jours, St Jude, Canada
People’s Choice: Mohawk Institute: A Site of National Conscience by WeatherstonBruer Associates, Brantford, Canada
Award of Merit:
Re-Wall by Department of Architecture, Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
ADAPTIVE RE-USE
Winners (tie):
Jiangnan House Yangzhou Guangling by B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio and AESEU, Yangzhou, China
The Art Chapel by PLAIN Design Build, FACT and Actual Architecture Company, Lincoln, USA
People’s Choice: Saint Joseph’s Oratory of Mount Royal Welcome Pavilion by Lemay, Montreal, Canada
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Winner and People’s Choice: Grønningen-Bispeparken by SLA, Copenhagen, Denmark
Awards of Merit:
Ziibiing Indigenous Landscape by Brook McIlroy, Toronto, Canada
Huizhou Rural Historic Bridge Remains Art Micro-Museum by LUO studio, Huizhou, China
Xili Lake Greenway: Stitching the Divide, Weaving a Shared Future by SWA Group with Atelier XLarge, Shenzhen, China
DESIGN
SINGLE-PIECE FURNITURE
Winner: Petit Rond Series by Troels Grum-Schwensen for FRAMA
People’s Choice: Floe by Edgar Aguilar for Maglin Site Furniture
Awards of Merit:
Asquith Table Collection by Stephen Dalrymple, Peter Coolican and Nathan Clarke for Coolican & Company
Belvedere by Roberto Palomba + Ludovica Serafini for Kartell
Canopy by Gensler for KFI Studios
Floe by Edgar Aguilar for Maglin Site Furniture
FURNITURE SYSTEMS AND COLLECTIONS
Winner: Kobold by Erwan Bouroullec for Ligne Roset
People’s Choice: Pawson Drift Collection by John Pawson for Herman Miller
LIGHTING FIXTURES
Winner: Liiu by Vantot for Luceplan
People’s Choice: Pace by Caine Heintzman for A-N-D
Award of Merit:
141 by Omer Arbel for Bocci
INTERIOR PRODUCTS
Winner: Technicolour Collection by Peter Saville for Kvadrat
People’s Choice: Hero Rubber made with Nike Grind by Mohawk Group
Award of Merit:
Loux Rug Collection by Dienke Dekker for Kvadrat
ARCHITECTURAL PRODUCTS
Winner: Miele 36-inch Induction Range by Miele
People’s Choice: MARIE Kitchen Faucet by Thomas Vidal Soler for Baril
HOUSEWARES AND TECH PRODUCTS
Awards of Merit:
Polygons flat 3-in-1 Measuring Spoon by Polygons Design
Dyson PencilWash wet floor cleaner by Dyson
INTERIORS
RESIDENTIAL INTERIORS
Winner and People’s Choice: Pine Island Cottage by Thom Fougere Studio and Bureau Tempo, Georgian Bay, Canada
Awards of Merit:
Two-Fold Studio by ONO, Fairfax, USA
JJ2 by Alexandre Bernier Architecte, Montreal, Canada
RETAIL & HOSPITALITY
Winner: Monos New York Mercer Flagship by Bernard Dubois Architect, New York, USA
People’s Choice: Suite 115 – Craft cocktail bar by Atelier Sun & Associates, Toronto, Canada
Awards of Merit:
King Street East Showrooms (Arclinea / Andreu World) by Guido Costantino Projects, Toronto, Canada
Softer Drink Shop by Saksun Studio, Victoria, Canada
Blue Bottle Coffee Busan Cafe by Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, Busan, South Korea
HEALTHCARE & WELLNESS
Winner: Durham Spine & Pain Institute by Lebel & Bouliane, Ajax, Canada
People’s Choice: Recess Thermal Station by Future Simple Studio, Montreal, Canada
Awards of Merit:
Jaybird Kingsway by Futurestudio, Vancouver, Canada
OAKV by Atelier Carle, Oakville, Canada
WORKSPACE
Winners (tie):
Office Renovation in OCT Loft by ARC Z, Shenzhen, China
BESTSECRET by HENN, Munich, Germany
People’s Choice: BESTSECRET by HENN, Munich, Germany
Awards of Merit:
The Independents by Linehouse, Shanghai, China
INSTITUTIONAL
Winner: The Warehouse by T+E+A+M, Hanover, USA
People’s Choice: DL Cinema by One Plus Partnership, Henan, China
CONCEPTS
Winner: $2,500 Vernacular Home by XYLab, Para Dash, Bangladesh
People’s Choice: Église Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague by Agence Spatiale, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Canada
Awards of Merit:
Bond Redux by 5468796 Architecture, Winnipeg, Canada
Rossdale Power Plant Rehabilitation by the marc boutin architectural collaborative, Edmonton, Canada
Astruptunet Exhibition Center by Cornecelli, Vassenden, Norway
Impossible Toronto: On the Courtyard – Learning from European Blocks by Studio VAARO and Gabriel Fain Architects
Kina8at Cultural Centre by KANVA, La Conception, Canada
Platform-19: University of Ottawa Census Courtyard Revitalization by KANVA, Ottawa, Canada
EXPERIENTIAL GRAPHIC DESIGN
Winner: Hiwa Recreation Centre by MJMA Architecture & Design with Haumi NZ and Warren and Mahoney Architects, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, New Zealand
People’s Choice: Gabrielle-Roy Library by Agence Spatiale, Québec, Canada
URBAN DESIGN
BUILT DEVELOPMENTS
Winner and People’s Choice: The Legacy of the Paris 2024 Games: from the Athletes’ Village to a New Living District by PPX Architectes, Île-Saint-Denis, France
Award of Merit:
Vietnamese-German University by Machado Silvetti, Binh Duong, Vietnam
MASTERPLANS AND PROPOSALS
Winner and People’s Choice: David Crombie Park by SLA and Arcadis with Tawaw Architecture Collective, Toronto, Canada
Award of Merit:
Nemunaičiai by Schmidt Hammer Lassen with Kančo Studija, Kaunas, Lithuania
INTERVENTIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Winner: Luther George Park Performance Pavilion by Trahan Architects, Springdale, USA
People’s Choice: Eco Parque Batanes by 3me Arquitectura, Salvatierra, Mexico
Awards of Merit:
Shenzhen Meishajian Viewing Platform by line+ studio, Shenzhen, China
Gordie Howe International Bridge by AECOM Architecture, Detroit, USA, and Windsor, Canada
A+ STUDENT AWARD
Winner: Prairie Park Pavilion by Matthew Garrett and fellow architecture students of University of Kansas
People’s Choice: Assemblies of Unloved Stones by Mo Bayati (University of Toronto)
Awards of Merit:
Memorial of Duality by Chenyu Wen (Violet Wen) (Syracuse University)
Coral – Planetary Biodesign by Jake Levy (Toronto Metropolitan University)
SOCIAL GOOD
Winner: 1120 Ossington by mcCallumSather and Smart Density, Toronto, Canada
People’s Choice: Biidaaban Kinoomaagegamik by J.L. Richards & Associates, Sagamok Anishnawbek, Canada
Awards of Merit:
Universal Beach by Design HARU, Toronto, Canada
The Lost Shtetl Museum by Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects, Šeduva, Lithuania
ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP
Winner and People’s Choice: Limberlost Place by Moriyama Teshima with Acton Ostry Architects Toronto, Canada
Awards of Merit:
Buffalo Crossing Paul Albrechtsen Visitor Centre by Stantec Architecture, Winnipeg, Canada
Kaiser Borsari Hall by Perkins&Will, Bellingham, USA
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