2A Continental Architectural Awards

The 2A Continental Architectural Awards is an architecture award, organized by the 2A Magazine to recognize and honor an individual or a group’s contribution to the world of architecture.[1][2]

Award categories

The award is presented under eight categories

  1. Residential
  2. Commercial (Office & Business, Retail, and wholesale, Production)
  3. Public (Sport & Leisure, Education, Hospitality, Culture, Mixed Use, Health,
  4. Religion, Civic, Transportation), and community-based projects
  5. Urban Projects, Rural Projects, Landscape & Public Spaces (including squares and streets)
  6. Old and New (Reuse and adaptation, Renovation, Restoration, Regeneration)
  7. Interior Architecture
  8. Future Projects / Innovative Designs[3]

History

2015

The first Award event was held in Istanbul, Turkey, with the Istanbul Technical University being the main Academic partner. The other technical partners were The UNESCO, Istanbul Bilgi University and Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism of Iran. Its theme was “The Emergence of Contemporary Architecture in Asia.” The Jury members consisted of Sinan Mert Sener, Seung H-Sang, Romi Khosla, and Yavuz Selim Sepin.[4][5]

2016

The second 2A Continental Architectural Award event was held at Vienna, Austria in association with Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. This year’s theme was “Innovative Architecture in Asia.” The Jury consisted of some fine architects including Volkwin Marg, Nasrine Seraji, Wolfgang Tschapeller, Murat Tabanlıoğlu, Françoise Fromonot and Hiromi Hosoya.[6][7]

2017

The 2017 2A Awards event took place in Berlin, Germany and was themed “Innovative Architecture in Various Continents.” Seated on the Jury were renowned architects Ulrike Lauber, Hubert Neinhoff, and Sergei Tchoban.[8][9]

2018

The awards ceremony was held at Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia with the theme "Innovative Contextual Architecture in Asia and Europe". Jury composed of Carme Pinós, Yoko Okuyama, Abbas Gharib, Willy Müller and Ali Basbous.[10][11]

2019

The awards for Asia-Oceania, Europe, Africa, South Central, and North America was held at Polytechnic University of Madrid under the theme "Innovative Contextual Architecture in the Continents".[12]

2020

The award was organised online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] Jury members included Bahram Shirdel, Silja Tillner, Donald Bates, Antoine Guiraud and Asako Yamamoto.[14]

Administration

Ahmad Zohadi is the founder, organizer and director of 2A Continental Architectural Awards organised since 2015. He is the CEO and editor-in-chief of 2A Magazine, also the founder and chief editor of ‘Architecture & Construction’, a persian quarterly magazine, published since 2003, and distributed in Iran.[15]

Judging standards

The Criteria for judging the awards are:

  • Design Achievement
  • Technical Advancement
  • Contextual Analysis and Studies
  • Social Responsibility and Urban Connectivity
  • Innovative Use of Material
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Effects of Economic Condition
  • Cultural Identity[16]

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