Zaha Hadid Architects, Sanjay Puri Architects and more recognized from 13 countries

The World Architecture Community (WAC) has announced the winners of the 51st Cycle of its international WA Awards 10+5+X. This edition recognized a total of 48 winning projects across five categories: Architecture (Realised and Designed), Student, Interior Design (Realised and Student), representing 13 countries. ADF (NPO Aoyama Design Forum) continues to support the WA Awards as one of its official media partners.

Top image in the article (from left to right): Studio Symbiosis' Pixel Tower (© Studio
Symbiosis), Mental Design Works' Envoy Experience Center (© Orhan Aydilek), Zaha
Hadid Architects' King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station (© Hufton+Crow), IDMM
Architects' Boryeong Elystay (© IDMM Architects), Sanjay Puri Architects' Stylera (©
Manan Surti), Xinyun Li's Aero Grove (© Xinyun Li), Youmna Samir's Creating A Healthy
Environment For Children In Kindergartens Through Interior Design (© Youmna Samir),
Lara Yassine's Procession Through The Grove: A Spa Embedded In The Landscape (© Lara
Yassine).

WA Awards employs a unique selection system that recognizes up to 15 projects per category. Ten projects are selected by Honorary Members and past winners, while five additional projects are selected through democratic voting by WAC’s registered members.

Wards Winners

Architecture / Realised

• King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station, Saudi Arabia, Zaha Hadid Architects
• Boryeong Elystay, South Korea, IDMM Architects
• Al Ula South Gas Station, Saudi Arabia, SAL Architects
• Cafe Yunseul, South Korea, Mind Architects
• Shenzhen Science & Technology Museum, China, Zaha Hadid Architects
• Capital International Exhibition and Convention Centre, China, Zaha Hadid Architects
• Ghaf Woods Experience Centre, United Arab Emirates, Larry Wen
• Greenox, Turkey, Mental Design Works
• Studio City Phase 2, China, Zaha Hadid Architects
• Atal Sarovar: A Water-Sensitive Urban Integration, India, Zaha Hadid Architects

Selected by community voting

• King Abdullah Financial District Metro Station, Saudi Arabia, Zaha Hadid Architects
• Boryeong Elystay, South Korea, IDMM Architects
• Al Ula South Gas Station, Saudi Arabia, SAL Architects
• Capital International Exhibition and Convention Centre, China, Zaha Hadid Architects
• Ghaf Woods Experience Centre, United Arab Emirates, Larry Wen

Architecture / Designed

• Aero Grove, United States, Xinyun Li
• Green Mosque, Turkey, Mental Design Works
• Pixel Tower, India, Studio Symbiosis
• Cityzen Tower, Georgia, Zaha Hadid Architects
• Bursa Marketplace, Turkey, Mental Design Works
• El Retiro Palm Residences, United Arab Emirates, NOA Nordic Office Architects
• UNIS Hanoi Sports Court & Swimming Pool, Vietnam, Van Aelst I Nguyen & Partners
• Envoy Vadi, Turkey, Mental Design Works
• Envoy Experience Center, Turkey, Mental Design Works
• Abu Dhabi 360 City in the Sky, United Arab Emirates, NOA Nordic Office Architects

Selected by community voting

• Aero Grove, United States, Xinyun Li
• Pixel Tower, India, Studio Symbiosis
• Bursa Marketplace, Turkey, Mental Design Works
• El Retiro Palm Residences, United Arab Emirates, NOA Nordic Office Architects
• Envoy Vadi, Turkey, Mental Design Works

Architecture / Student

• The Geological Museum Of The Vietnamese Mekong Delta, Vietnam, Khanh Duy Vo Nguyen
• Frequency Forum: Recording Studios & Conference Hall, Turkey, Özgür Fırat Koç
• Afaaq Stargazing Center, Saudi Arabia, Shahad Alzarraa
• The Stage Of Buca, Turkey, Hakan Şahin
• Memory Wall, Turkey, Elif Canan Abay
• Procession Through the Grove: A Spa Embedded in the Landscape, Northern Cyprus, Lara Yassine
• Framing Nature, Turkey, Burak Kınır
• Simulacrum Commune, Turkey, Ayşe Arya Vilgenoğlu
• BUNKER Revealed Contentions, Colombia, Luz Adriana Niño Jimenez
• The Red Sea Pearl: Marine Life Research Center and Aquarium, Saudi Arabia, Tariq Midher

Selected by community voting

• The Geological Museum Of The Vietnamese Mekong Delta, Vietnam, Khanh Duy Vo Nguyen
• Afaaq Stargazing Center, Saudi Arabia, Shahad Alzarraa
• MOSAIC Housing: The Village as Net-Zero Affordable Housing, United States, Kayla Quilantang
• myCORR-nodes, Turkey, Zeynep Firidinoğlu
• FILTERSPYRE, Turkey, Acelya Berna Butuner

MOSAIC Housing-The Village As Net-Zero Affordable Housing by Kayla Quilantang (c) Kayla Quilantang

MyCORR-Nodes by ZEYNEP FİRİDİNOĞLU (c) ZEYNEP FİRİDİNOĞLU

FILTERSPYRE by Acelya Berna Butuner (c) Acelya Berna Butuner

Interior Design / Realised

• Stylera, India, Sanjay Puri Architects
• 6x18 Slender House, India, SPACES ARCHITECTS@Ka
• Quintonil, Mexico, Nyra Troyce
• Agrocel House Corporate Interior, India, ARP Studio

Stylera by Sanjay Puri Architects (c) Manan Surti

6x18 Slender House by SPACES ARCHITECTSKa (c) Bharat Aggarwal

Quintonil by Nyra Troyce (c) Alejandro Ramirez Orozco

Agrocel House Corporate Interior by ARP Studio (c) Ravi Kanade

Selected by community voting

• Stylera, India, Sanjay Puri Architects
• Agrocel House Corporate Interior, India, ARP Studio

Interior Design / Student

• Oak Nest, Egypt, Mohamed Naged
• Tide Pulse - Marine Entertainment Park, Egypt, Salma Mohsen
• Creating a Healthy Environment for Children in Kindergartens through Interior Design, Egypt, Youmna Samir
• Empowering Egyptian Jewellery Brands through Innovative Interior Spaces, Egypt, Shrouk Abdallah
• (CROSS-GEN) Community Center to Enhance Generation Communication, Egypt, Mennatallah Mohamed
• Udjat Vision, Saqqara Visitor Center, Egypt, Shrouk Mokhtar
• Arabic Culture Center (Bayan), Egypt, Mennatallah Youssef
• Azhara Community Center, Egypt, Yasmeen Aboelnaga
• The Museum Of Time, Egypt, Ghada Elmaidana
• Gemora – Egyptian Heritage Jewelry Center, Egypt, Mariam Maged

Selected by community voting

• (CROSS-GEN) Community Center to Enhance Generation Communication, Egypt, Mennatallah Mohamed
• Udjat Vision, Saqqara Visitor Center, Egypt, Shrouk Mokhtar
• Azhara Community Center, Egypt, Yasmeen Aboelnaga
• Gemora – Egyptian Heritage Jewelry Center, Egypt, Mariam Maged
• Kemetica: Developing Handicraft Spaces to Empower Local Artisans, Egypt, Fayrouz Waleed

Kemetica- Developing Handicraft Spaces To Empower Local Artisans And Promote Local Product Innovation (Handicrafts Center, Dahshur, Egypt) by Fayrouz Waleed (c) Fayrouz Waleed

Next Cycle Open for Submissions

The 52nd Cycle of the WA Awards is now open for entries. Submissions will be accepted until 3 November 2025 at 23:59 GMT +0. For those looking to gain international exposure for their work, this is a valuable opportunity.

World Architecture Community

Founded in 2006, the World Architecture Community is a global platform for architects, interior designers, students, and academics to share, collaborate, and compete. Through its WA Awards and editorial coverage, it provides a stage for contemporary projects from regions often overlooked by mainstream architectural media. The WA Awards 10+5+X has been organized for over 50 cycles and continues to highlight thought-provoking and impactful architectural ideas from around the world.。