The winners of the seventh annual LEAF Awards have been announced. The
awards were presented at the LEAF International 2010, staging in London, UK on
10 September 2010.
The awards are open worldwide to all companies, technologies and individuals
that have made an outstanding contribution to the world of architectural design
and build. They recognise those that have not only had exceptional success but
also shown leadership within their respective fields.
The awards panel comprises of a three member jury of eminent professionals
who are looking for strategic excellence, marketplace impact and, above all,
innovation and practical developments that challenge and change the way we
evaluate the buildings of today.
The shortlist and the winners of each category, designed to celebrate
architectural excellence in the fields of innovation, structural and interior
design across both private and public sectors, are listed below.
Emirates Glass LEAF Awards Overall Winner
Soccer City National Stadium - “The Melting Pot”, Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo: Suzanne Ellingham
Winner: Boogertman + Partners, Soccer City National Stadium - “The Melting Pot”, Johannesburg, South Africa
Client: Johannesburg City Council
Size of project: 254,726m
Cost: Withheld
Start date: February 2007,
completion date: March 2010
Mixed Use Building of the Year
The Shortlist
• Steven Holl Architects, Linked Hybrid, Beijing, China
• Estudi Massip-Bosch Arquitectes, Mixed Use Building at Volpelleres-West, Sant
Cugat del Vallès, Spain
• Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Broadcasting Place, Leeds, UK
• Steven Holl Architects, Horizontal Skyscraper/Vanke Center, Shenzhen, China
Winner: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios - Broadcasting Place, Leeds, UK
Project data:
Client: Downing & Leeds Metropolitan University
Size of project: 69,817ft² (gross area)
Cost: £50 million
Start date: June 2007, completion date: September 2009
Residential Building of the Year
The Shortlist
Multiple Occupancy
• James Gorst Architects, Leaf House, London, UK
• Isay Weinfeld Arquitetura, Santo Amaro House, São Paulo, Brazil
• Studio mk27, Rado House, São Paulo, Brazil
• Mount Fuji Architects Studio, PLUS, Shizuoka, Japan
Single Occupancy
• Brady Mallalieu Architects, Phoenix Heights, London, UK.
• Henning Larsen Architects, The Wave, Vejle, Denmark
• Iida Archiship Studio, Yokosuka Kamoi Housing, Yokosuka, Japan
• Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Andersen Garden, Beijing, China
Residential Building of the Year (Single Occupancy)
Winner: PLUS, Izu-san, Japan
Project data:
Client: Withheld
Size of project: 232.77m² (built area)
Cost: Withheld
Start date: May 2008, completion date: July 2009
Residential Building of the Year (Multiple Occupancy)
Winner: Henning Larsen Architects - The Wave, Vejle, Denmark
Project data:
Client: The Municipality of Vejle
Size of project: 14.000m²
Cost: £31,660,600
Start date: September 2006, completion date: July 2009
Henning Larsen Architects
Commercial Building of the Year
The Shortlist
• Isay Weinfeld Arquitetura, Midrash Cultural Centre, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Henning Larsen Architects, Scandinavian Golf Club, Farum, Denmark
• HASSELL and Lend Lease design, ANZ Centre, Melbourne, Australia
• Tokihiko Takatani & Associates, Tsuruoka Cinema Complex, Tsuruoka City, Japan
Winner: HASSELL and Lend Lease design -ANZ Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Project data:
Client: ANZ
Size of project: 130,000m²
Cost: A$750 million
Start date: September 2006, completion date: March 2010
Public Building of the Year
The Shortlist
• Steven Holl Architects, Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Herning, Denmark
• Tabanlioglu Architects, Melkan Gürsel & Murat Tabanlioglu, Astana Arena,
Astana, Kazakhstan
• Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Thor Heyerdahl College, Larvik, Norway
• Boogertman + Partners, Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa
Winner: Soccer City National Stadium - “The Melting Pot”, Johannesburg,
South Africa
Boogertman + Partners
Project data:
Client: Johannesburg City Council
Size of project: 254,726m
Cost: Withheld
Start date: February 2007, completion date: March 2010
International Interior Design Award
The Shortlist
• Isay Weinfeld Arquitetura, Bar Número, São Paulo, Brazil
• Woods Bagot, Hilton South Wharf, Melbourne, Australia
• dwp Cityspace, Siri at Sukhumvit, Bankgok, Thailand
• HASSELL, ANZ Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Winner: Isay Weinfeld Arquitetura - Bar Número, São Paulo, Brazil
Project data:
Client: Marcos Campos
Size of project: 550m² (built area)
Cost: Withheld
Start date: June 2008, completion date: May 2010
Master Planning & Landscaping
The Shortlist
• SBA, Expo-Axis, Shanghai, China
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Beijing CBD Eastern Expansion Plan, Beijing,
China
• URBE Architects, Estoril Open Space Strategy, Santiago, Chile
Winner: URBE Architects - Estoril Open Space Strategy, Santiago, Chile
Project data:
Client: Community of las Condes and City of Vitacura
Size of project: 22,000m² (phase one)
Cost: $ 1.5 million plus bridge
Start date: 2006, completion date: 2010
Young Architect
The Shortlist
• Arquitecturia, Cathedral Apse Square, Tortosa, Spain
• Arquitecturia, Ferreries Cultural Centre, Tortosa, Spain
• Studio Gil Architects, Flex, Palmira, Colombia
• Konkrit Blu Arquitectura, Qumrán Winery, Peñafiel, Spain
Ferreries Cultural Centre, Tortosa, Spain. Photo: Suzanne Ellingham / Olga Felip
Winner: Arquitecturia - Ferreries Cultural Centre, Tortosa, Spain
Project data:
Client: Ferreries Cultural Centre, Ajuntament de Tortosa
Size of project: 1,372.20m
Cost: €1,691,528.62
Start date: February 2009, Completion date: March 2010
Best Sustainable Development
The Shortlist
• Henning Larsen Architects, Energy Flex House (EFH), Høje-Taastrup, Denmark
• Hintan Associates, Forest at Lot 10, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Ben Nakamura, Nanasawa Elementary School, Satoyama, Japan
Winner: Ben Nakamura - Nanasawa Kibonooka Elementary School, Satoyama, Japan
Project data:
Client: Educational Foundation, Uchida Gakuen
Size of project: 1,230m
Cost: 320 million yen
Start date: November 2007, completion date: March 2009
Best Structural Design of the Year
The Shortlist
• Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, Burj Khalifa Tower, Dubai, UAE
• Boogertman + Partners, Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa
• Ibhola Lethu Consortium, Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban, South Africa
Burj Khalifa Tower, Dubai, UAE. Photo: Suzanne Ellingham
Winner: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP - Burj Khalifa Tower, Dubai, UAE
Project data:
Client: Emaar Properties
Size of project: 454,249m
Cost: Withheld
(project area)
Start date: March 2003, completion date: January 2010
Download a detailed description of the winning projects:
The Emirates Glass LEAF Awards 2010
The Awards evening is internationally renowned as one of the most important
annual events in the architecture world. Next year’s LEAF Awards will take place
on 16 September 2011 in London, UK. Entries are accepted from 1 January 2011.
Further Information:
Suzanne Ellingham
LEAF Awards Manager
Tel.: +44 (0) 20 7915 99 33
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7915 97 73
eMail:
suzanneellingham@arena-international.com
web: www.leaf-awards.com
