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Emirates Glass LEAF Awards Winners 2008
Leading figures in the architectural and interior design world gathered at The Dorchester, London,on 23rd October for the fifth annual Emirates Glass LEAF Awards, where The Building Centre was proud to sponsor the New Innovation of the Year Award.
The event, attended by more than 300 architects and designers and hosted by renowned designer and broadcaster Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, was a resounding success.
Considered one of the highest accolades in the architectural calendar, the Emirates Glass LEAF Awards recognise and reward excellence within the architectural and design field. With entries from 26 countries, this year’s event highlighted the keen international competition for the Awards with many leading names in the architectural and design fields and several new and less well-known organisations vying for the coveted awards categories.
Chris Hayward, managing director, VIBevents, organisers of the Emirates Glass LEAF Awards, commented: “Now in their fifth year, the Awards have rapidly become one of the most prestigious international prizes in the architectural calendar, recognising the outstanding contribution made by international architects and designers. This year’s event was no exception with many entries of the highest calibre and an outstanding overall award winner.”
The winners, representing the very best in architectural and design achievement from all over the world, were:
Grand Prix
Sponsored by Emirates Glass
Winner: Performers House, Silkeborg, Denmark – architects: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
Mixed Use Building of the Year
sponsored by The LEAF Review
Winner: Performers House, Silkeborg, Denmark – architects: Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
New Innovation of the Year
Sponsored by The Building Centre
Winner: Longshan Church, Beijing - architects: WSP Architectural Design Consulting Co. Ltd
Residential Building of the Year - Multiple Level Building
Sponsored by Designbuild-network.com
Winner: eScape, Sittingbourne, Kent UK: - architects: PCKO Architects
Residential Building of the Year - Single Storey Building
sponsored by Designbuild-network.com
Winner: Black House, Valle de Bravo, Mexico – architects: bgp arquitectura
Commercial Building of the Year - Private Building
sponsored by Bauporte
Winner: 28 Dorset Square, London NW1, UK – architects: John McAslan & Partners
Commercial Building of the Year - Public Building
Sponsored by Bauporte
Winner: Suntory Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan – architects: Kengo Kuma & Associates
International Interior Design
Sponsored by Desso
Winner: GSC Offices, New York, USA – architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Young Architect
sponsored by Vitra
Winner: Arreltes Day Care Center, Els Alamus, Lleida, Spain – architects: Xavier Vilata Studio
Best Sustainable Development
Sponsored by German Timber
Winner: Cley Marshes Visitor Centre, Norfolk, UK – architects: LSI Architects LLP
Best Structural Design of the Year
Sponsored by Marazzi Group
Winner: Beijing International Airport Terminal 3 - architects: Foster + Partners