The Design Museum in London has announced the shortlist of 13 architecture projects being considered for the 2016 edition of the prestigious Beazley Design of the Year award. From Tatiana Bilbao’s Sustainable Housing Prototype to MAD Architects’ Harbin Opera House, the list features projects from a wide variety of scales and programs, celebrating some of architecture’s most significant achievements from the past year.
The award, now in its ninth year, “celebrates design that promotes or delivers change, enables access, extends design practice or captures the spirit of the year.” Nominees are selected in six categories, including Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Graphics, Product and Transport. An exhibition on the projects will be on display from 24 November 2016 – 19 February 2017.
Last year, the overall architecture prize was awarded to Alejandro Aravena’s UC Innovation Center for the building’s ability to be “permeable – visually, socially and climatically with its environment.”
View all of the shortlisted buildings, after the break.
Arena for Learning, UTEC / Grafton Architects + Shell Arquitectos
© Shell Arquitectos
Better Shelter / Johan Karlsson, Dennis Kanter, Christian Gustafsson, John van Leer, Tim de Haas, Nicolò Barlera
via The Design Museum
Design That Saves Lives
via The Design Museum
Dreamland Margate / Hemingwaydesign
via The Design Museum
© Bas Princen – Fondazione Prada
Courtesy of Assemble
Harbin Opera House / MAD Architects
© Hufton+Crow
Nida house in Navidad (Chile) / Mauricio Pezo, Sofia von Ellrichshausen, Diego Perez, Carlos Atala, Ricardo Ballesta
via The Design Museum
SL11024 / Lorcan O’Herlihy Archtiects
© Iwan Baan
Sustainable Housing / Tatiana Bilbao Estudio
Courtesy of Tatiana Bilbao
The Green, Nunhead / AOC
© Timothy Soar
Tate Modern Switch House / Herzog & de Meuron
© Iwan Baan
© Laurian Ghinitoiu
You can view the nominated designs from all categories, here.
Sig Nordal 