Zumtobel Group Award 2017

Videos of winning projects and nominations with comments by the jury

From 347 submissions for the fifth Zumtobel Group Award an international expert jury has nominated 15 projects and three winners in the categories. For the first time, once again curated by Aedes, the 2017 award also included a special recognition for Young Professionals. Projects from all three categories with project authors under 40 years of age qualified for this special award. The Zumtobel Group Award honours contemporary realised or conceptual works of exceptional innovative content, design, technology and construction with a significant contribution to greater humanity and sustainability in the built environment. The award is assigned in three categories. The curators and jury members stressed the urgent need for individual responsibility in architecture today and welcomed the holistic and integrated approaches by the majority of the submitted projects.

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  • Michael Maltzan Architecture for Star Apartments, Los Angeles, USA - UNStudio for Arnhem Central Station, Arnhem, The Netherlands - Arturo Vittori for Warka Water, Omo Valley, Ethiopia - Atelier TeamMinus for Jianamani Visitor Center, Yushu, China

2017 Zumtobel Group Award







Category: BUILDINGS

In the BUILDINGS category submissions could include outstanding building projects that have been completed within the past three years (30 Nov. 2013 – 15 Jan. 2017). The jury has nominated the following offices and projects for this category:



WINNER: Michael Maltzan Architecture for Star Apartments, permanent supportive housing in downtown Los Angeles, USA
 Architect Michael Maltzan about how it feels being a winner of the Zumtobel Group Award

Nominee: TeamMinus for Jianamani Visitor Center, Yushu, China
Nominee: Vo Trong Nghia Architects for Farming Kindergarten, Đong Nai, Vietnam
Nominee: Baumschlager Eberle Architekten for La Maison du Savoir, Esch-sur Alzette, Luxembourg
Nominee: Anne Lacaton & Jean-Philippe Vassal with Fréderic Druot and Christophe Hutin architects for Transformation of 530 dwellings, Bordeaux, France




Category: URBAN DEVELOPMENTS & INITIATIVES

The focus in the URBAN DEVELOPMENTS & INITIATIVES category is on projects and initiatives in an urban context: city development/planning strategies, master plans, public space projects and ongoing research projects and social initiatives designed to enhance urban and social settings. The jury has decided on the following offices and projects for this category:



WINNER: UNStudio for Arnhem Central Station, a multi-modal transport hub, Arnhem, The Netherlands
 UNStudio, Caroline Bos about winning project Arnhem Central Station
UNStudio, Ben van Berkel wins with Arnhem Central Station

Nominee: Kim Loudrup, Bjarke Ingels for Urban Rigger, Port of Copenhagen, Denmark
Nominee: Turf Design Studio and Environmental Partnership for Sydney Park Water, Sydney, Australia
Nominee: Cíclica [space·community ecology], CAVAA architects for Recovery of the irrigation system at the thermal orchards, Caldes de Montbui, Spain
Nominee: Urban-Think Tank, ETH Zurich for Empower Shack, Cape Town, South Africa





Category: APPLIED INNOVATIONS

For the APPLIED INNOVATIONS category the jury has nominated the following offices and projects:



WINNER: Arturo Vittori for Warka Water, an alternative water source for rural populations, Dorze Region, Omo Valley, Ethiopia
 A message from Italian architect Arturo Vittori: how it feels being the winner in Applied Innovations category and about his personal connection to the Warka Water project in Ethiopia

Nominee: Opvius GmbH for From Solar Trees to Active Glass Facades, Milan, Italy and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Nominee: Architecture and Building Systems Research Group, ETH Zurich for 3for2 Beyond Efficiency, Singapore, Malaysia
Nominee: Certain Measures for Mine the Scrap, Berlin, Germany
Nominee: David Benjamin for Hy-Fi, New York City, USA




Young Professionals award

The Young Professionals award went to:



WINNER: Atelier TeamMinus for Jianamani Visitor Center, Yushu, China
 Zhang Li from TeamMinus in China is sharing his personal thoughts and impressions with us

Nominee: Enzo Eusebi + Partners for Salpi Industrial Factory, Preci, Italy
Nominee: LIXIL International Student Architectural Competition for Nest We Grow, Hokkaido, Japan
Nominee: Architecture and Building Systems Research Group, ETH Zurich for 3for2 Beyond Efficiency, Singapore, Malaysia
Nominee: Certain Measures for Mine the Scrap, Berlin, Germany