best architects 19 award

The “best architects” award was created in 2006 to filter out the best and most interesting architecture projects the German-speaking countries have to offer in order to present them to a broad, interested public. In 2015 the award competition was opened up to participants Europe-wide.
The award is conferred each year by an independent jury of prominent architects on completed architecture projects in the categories residential, office and administrative buildings, commercial and industrial buildings, educational buildings, public buildings, other buildings and interior design that are distinguished by outstanding architectural quality.

The jury, comprising Raphael Frei (pool Architekten, Zurich), Thomas Lechner (lp architektur, Altenmarkt/Pg) and Prof. Jonathan Sergison (Sergison Bates architects, London & Zurich), bestowed the “best architects 19” Award on 70 projects, from a total of 361 projects submitted this year from all over Europe. Another 12 were distinguished for particularly outstanding quality with the label “best architects 19 in gold”.
The wide variety of projects distinguished demonstrates impressively that quality is not a question of budget, size or prestige. Rather, quality results from the architects’ above-average commitment and enthusiasm – precisely what is honoured with this year’s “best architects 19” Award.
The 12 best architectural projects in order of presentation are:
01- ELLI by Holzer Kobler Architekturen from Zurich
02- Two Cork Houses by López Rivera Arquitectes from Barcelona
03- House on Müseliweg by Schmid Schärer Architekten from Zurich
04- Hagmannareal Winterthur by weberbrunner architekten/soppelsa architekten from Zurich
05- Apartment house on Gartenstrasse by Meier Leder Architekten from Baden
06- City West – Zölly Tower by Meili & Peter Architekten from Zurich
07- Erweiterung Oberstufenschulhaus Hunzenschwil designed by Schmid Schärer Architekten from Zurich
08- School Port by Skop from Zurich
09- School in Orsonnens by TEd’A arquitectes from Palma de Mallorca
10- Reform of Oenological Station by Aulets Arquitectes from Palma de Mallorca
11- Mountain Chapel Kendlbruck by Hannes Sampl from Salzburg
12- School St. Johann by MET Architects from Basel

All projects receiving either the “best architects” label or the “best architects gold ranking” label for exceptional quality, are presented and documented in detail each year in the annual print publication, having won major local and international design awards, like the Red Dot Award. The “best architects 19” Award publication will circulate in autumn 2018.