2024 AIA Gold Medal
Image: Lake Flato Architects, Confluence Park, Pavilion, San Antonio, United States, 2018. Photo by Casey Dunn
ARCHITECTURE
David Lake and Ted Flato
AIA Gold Medal
David Lake and Ted Flato of Texas studio Lake Flato Architects have been awarded this year's AIA Gold Medal for their engagement with "controversial environmental and socio-political issues". The two architects, who cofounded their studio, Lake Flato Architects, in San Antonio, Texas in 1984, were cited by the eight-person jury for their ability to make "sustainability exciting in a way few other architects have accomplished".
Design Miami/ 2023
Image: Gallery FUMI at Design Miami/ 2023. Photo © James Harris for Design Miami
DESIGN
Gallery FUMI
Best Gallery Presentation Award
London’s Gallery FUMI has received the Best Gallery Presentation Award for its sophisticated yet warm and welcoming installation of newly unveiled contemporary designs handcrafted by an impressive roster of established and emerging talents. Highlights include the intricately layered Armadillo Collection by Berlin-based Lukas Wegwerth; spirited ceramic illuminated sculptures by NYC artist Jeremy Anderson; the dazzling Light Entanglements Chandelier by Danish glass artist Stine Bidstrup; and a magical collection of cardboard furniture by British master designer-craftsman Max Lamb.
Dezeen Awards China 2023
Image: AIM Architecture, Harmay Wuhan, Wuhan, China, 2022. Photo by WenStudio
INTERIOR DESIGN
AIM Architecture
Interior designer of the year
Shanghai based architecture and interior design studio AIM Architecture was named Interior designer of the year 2023. Founded by Belgium and Dutch architects Wendy Saunders and Vicent de Graaf in 2005, AIM pairs context to concept and explores the fine line between vision and practicality with a built-in love of materials and passion for place and purpose. Recent projects include a series of Harmay retail across China, and Studio 9 showroom in Shanghai.
Image: OPEN Architecture, Shanfeng Academy, Suzhou, China, 2023. Photo by Jonathan Leijonhufvud
ARCHITECTURE
OPEN Architecture
Architect of the year
Beijing based architecture studio OPEN Architecture was named Architect of the year 2023. OPEN was founded by Li Hu and Huang Wenjing in New York City. It established its Beijing office in 2008. It believes in the innovative power of architecture to transform people and the way they live, while striking a new balance between the manmade and nature. Recent projects include Suzhou Shanfeng Academy and Chapel of Sound.
Image: Mario Tsai Studio, Pagoda. Photo by Mario Tsai
DESIGN
Mario Tsai Studio
Designer of the year
Research-based design practice Mario Tsai Studio was named Designer of the year 2023. Founded in Hangzhou in 2014, Mario Tsai Studio is known for its innovative sustainable design. The studio uses rigorous logic coupled with a fluid sense of artistry. Founder Mario Tsai has been participating in various international design exhibitions to showcase his unique development approach. Recent projects include Pagoda Lighting, Origin Collection Chair and his latest exhibition "Light from Architecture" in Shanghai.
Prix villa Noailles des révélations Emerige
Image: Morgane Ely, The Female Warrior, 2021. Inked wood engraving, 150 x 300 cm.
ART
Morgane Ely
Prix villa Noailles des révélations Emerige
The Prix villa Noailles des révélations Emerige was awarded to Morgane Ely, born in 1995 and a graduate of the Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2021. During a stay in Tokyo, Morgane Ely was introduced to Japanese printmaking and wood engraving, to which she gives a photo-realistic aspect. She uses this reinvented traditional medium to create contemporary female representations that question the embodiment of today's women of power.
About the Prix villa Noailles des révélations Emerige
Prix CPGA – Etant donnés 2023
Image: Daniel Otero Torres, Los Abrazos del Viento, 2023. Courtesy of mor charpentier and of the artist.
ART
Daniel Otero Torres and mor charpentier
Prix CPGA – Etant donnés
Colombian artist Daniel Otero Torres and gallery mor charpentier (Paris, Bogotà) have received the Prix CPGA – Etant donnés 2023. The annual prize is a joint initiative between Villa Albertine and the Comité Professionnel des Galeries d’Art. Any gallery presenting at least one work by a French or France-based artist at Art Basel Miami Beach 2023 was eligible to apply. Impressed by the artist’s adept utilization of various mediums and techniques to convey meaningful messages, the jury awarded Otero Torres’s work, for his ability to "delve into the complexities of identity, migration, and the impact of globalization on diverse communities, fostering a deeper understanding of the intricate web of social and environmental issues."
About the Prix CPGA – Etant donnés
BMW Photo Award Leipzig 2024
Image: Susanne Keichel, Klassenzimmer, 2022, from the series Schule/ Soziale Gerechtigkeit Teil 1, 2021-2023. © Susanne Keichel
PHOTOGRAPHY
Margit Emmrich
Susanne Keichel
Stephan Takkides
BMW Photo Award Leipzig
Margit Emmrich, Susanne Keichel and Stephan Takkides are the inaugural winners of the BMW Photo Award Leipzig. Awarded every two years, the prize, which is open to photographers and visual artists, aims to support contemporary artists with a link to Leipzig or its region through their origins, or whose work focuses on this area. Margit Emmrich (b.1949) has been working in Leipzig since 1994, documenting German reunification in particular; Susanne Keichel (b.1981) is interested in issues of racism and social justice; and the videos of Stephan Takkides (b.1981) explore the relationship between nature and national identity.
About the BMW Photo Award Leipzig
FRAME Awards
Image: El Departamento, PJ.Lobster optical boutique, Barcelona, Spain, 2023. Photo: José Hevia
DESIGN
PJ.Lobster optical boutique by El Departamento
Winner of the Month for November
Marking a longstanding collaboration between optical brand PJ.Lobster and design studio El Departamento, the brand’s store in Barcelona’s Born district has been awarded as the winner of the November FRAME Awards. The PJ.Lobster optical boutique employs a stated monochromatic look to create a dynamic retail environment, underscoring the importance of physical space for digitally focused brands. "The project focuses on keeping a monochromatic aesthetic while bringing variation through different textures, finishes and layers," says Nazanin Naeini, exhibition designer at Guggenheim Museum. "The subtle contrast between the pastel green and the stainless steel elevates the space to feel dynamic without adding noise."
