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Rethinking the Future, an India-based design advocacy group, recently announced the winners of its 10th annual awards program.

The 2021 RTF Awards recognize the best work of the year in the fields of architecture, interiors, product design, landscape and urban design. There were more than 1,400 submissions for the program from across the globe. The jury panel included more than 50 members.

“The objective of these awards is to raise awareness around the strategies architects and designers around the world are employing to deal with the contemporary global challenges, and to bring the best of such projects into the light to inspire the next generation,” says Ar. Vikas Pawar, founder of RTF.

The winning projects, as you’ll see in the gallery here, stand out for their scale, breadth and overall design excellence.

Project Name: Opus
Location: Opus, Dubai
Studio: Zaha Hadid Architects
First Award | Mixed Use (Built)
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Project Name: Toronto Performance Venue + Hotel
Location: Toronto, Canada
Studio: Populous
First Award | Sports & Recreation (Concept)
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Project Name: Parkwayhealth Gleneagles Chengdu Hospital
Location: Chengdu, China
Studio: HKS Inc.
First Award | Interior Healthcare / Wellness (Built)
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Project Name: Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine
Location: Pasadena, CA
Studio: Yazdani Studio of CannonDesign
First Award | Institutional (Built)
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Project Name: 2021 Living Vehicle
Studio: Living Vehicle Inc.
First Award | Architectural Innovation Of The Year
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Project Name: Palm Hills Mixed Use
Location: Sheikh Zayed City, Egypt
Studio: MOD + Partners
First Award | Commercial (Concept)
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Project Name: The Legend of Pangu
Location: Lanzhou, Gansu Province, China
Studio: ECA2
First Award | Cultural (Built)
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Project Name: The Gyaan Center
Location: Jaisalmer, India
Studio: Diana Kellogg Architects
First Award | Cultural (Concept)
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Project Name: “Americans” Exhibition
Location: Washington, D.C.
Studio: Studio Joseph
First Award | Exhibition Design (Built)
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Project Name: Circle Shade
Location: New York, NY
Studio: Eva Jensen Design
First Award | Furniture Design (Built)
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Project Name: Whitepod, Suites-Chalets
Location: Monthey, Switzerland
Studio: Montalba Architects
First Award | Hospitality (Built)
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Project Name: Abu Simbel Resort
Location: Aswan, Egypt
Studio: Distance Studio Consultants
First Award | Hospitality (Concept)
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Project Name: Bricks Berlin Schöneberg
Location: Berlin, Germany
Studio: GRAFT GmbH
First Award | Housing (Over 5 Floors) (Built)
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Project Name: Athletes’ Village E
Location: Île-de-France, France
Studio: CoBe Architecture et Paysage
First Award | Housing (Over 5 Floors) (Concept)
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Project Name: Murillo Housing
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Studio: Studio Santiago Fernandez + Candida TabetArquitetura
First Award | Housing (Up to 5 Floors) (Built)
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Project Name: Hambo. Bolonia’s Multidimensional Habitation
Location: Bogotá, Colombia
Studio: Sergio Mutis
First Award | Housing (Up to 5 Floors) (Concept)
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Project Name: Paniza Wineries
Location: Zaragoza, Spain
Studio: Marta Gonzalez Arquitectos
First Award | Industrial (Built)
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Project Name: Shenzhen Qianhai Telecommunication Center
Location: Shenzhen, China
Studio: schneider+schumacher Int. GmbH
First Award | Industrial (Concept)
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Project Name: Fog Catcher
Location: San Francisco, CA
Studio: Little Diversified Architectural Consulting
First Award | Institutional (Concept)
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Project Name: Woven Wall Panels
Location: Tampa, FL
Studio: BroCoLoco
First Award | Interior Design Elements (Built)
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Project Name: Nice Gare Du Sud — Station Hall
Location: Nice, France
Studio: EniaArchitectes
First Award | Interior Hospitality (Built)
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Project Name: The Futura
Location: Hong Kong
Studio: Alexander Wong Architects Limited
First Award | Interior Residential (Built)
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Project Name: Biodome Boutique
Location: Montreal, Canada
Studio: ADHOC Architectes
First Award | Interior Retail (Built)
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Project Name: Rosbank Headquarters (SocieteGenerale Group)
Location: Moscow, Russia
Studio: UNK Corporate Interiors
First Award | Interior Workplace (Built)
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Project Name: Rykadan Office HQ
Location: Hong Kong
Studio: JERDE
First Award | Interior Workplace (Concept)
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Project Name: Tutera City
Location: Egypt
Studio: Cube Consultants
First Award | Mixed Use (Concept)
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Project Name: Biosphere
Location: Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Studio: Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute
First Award | Office Building (Built)
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Project Name: Estaleiro Pio Corrêa
Location: Criciúma, Brazil
Studio: ES Arquitetura
First Award | Office Building (Concept)
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Project Name: Tulip – Your Place At The Table
Location: Montreal, Canada
Studio: ADHOC Architectes
First Award | Pop-Ups And Temporary (Built)
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Project Name: The Museum of No Spectators
Location: Black Rock City, Nevada
Studio: Form4 Architecture
First Award | Pop-Ups And Temporary (Concept)
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Project Name: Office Campus of The Future
Location: Bangalore, India
Studio: One Landscape Design Limited
First Award | Private Landscape (Built)
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Project Name: House Elves Garden
Location: Munich, Germany
Studio: Stephan Maria Lang Architects
First Award | Private Residence (Large) (Built)
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Project Name: Cerejeira’s Residence
Location: Espirito Santo, Brazil
Studio: Vivian CoserArquitetosAssociados
First Award | Private Residence (Large) (Concept)
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Project Name: The Shop
Location: Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Studio: Matter
First Award | Private Residence (Small-Medium) (Built)
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Project Name: Community Center + Cesfam Matta Sur
Location: Santiago de Chile, Chile
Studio: luisvidal + architects
First Award | Public Building (Built)
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Project Name: Wellington Opera House
Location: Wellington, New Zealand
Studio: Vincent Chu
First Award | Public Building (Concept)
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Project Name: Taichung Central Park
Location: Taichung, Taiwan
Studio: mosbachpaysagistes
First Award | Public Landscape Project (Built)
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Project Name: Chongqing Tongpan Sports Cultural Park
Location: Chongqing, China
Studio: Chongqing Donehome
First Award | Public Landscape Project (Concept)
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Project Name: KBTG
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Studio: pbm
First Award | Signages Design (Built)
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Project Name: Padukone — Dravid Center For Sports Excellence
Location: Bangalore, India
Studio: Urban Frame Pvt Ltd
First Award | Sports & Recreation (Built)
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Project Name: Collection “With Love…Plastikoff”
Location: Zvenigorov, Russia
Studio: Elvira Lepikhina
First Award | Sustainable Project of The Year
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Project Name: Cesano Rail Way Station Restyling Project
Location: Rome, Italy
Studio: AMAART
First Award | Transportation (Built)
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Project Name: International Airport For Mexico
Location: Mexico City
Studio: FR-EE
First Award | Transportation (Concept)
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Project Name: Eco Residences 2
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Studio: CBT
First Award | Urban Design (Built)
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Project Name: The Drainage Filter For The Everglades: Reimagining The Basin S-8
Location: Broward County, Florida
Studio: Meikang Li, Qiwei Song, Chaoyi Cui
First Award | Urban Design (Concept)
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Project Name: Women in Architecture
Location: Boston, MA
Studio: Arrowstreet Inc.
First Award | Women In Construction Award
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46 of the Best New Design Projects from Around the World

46 of the Best New Design Projects from Around the World

Rethinking the Future, an India-based design advocacy group, recently announced the winners of its 10th annual awards program.

The 2021 RTF Awards recognize the best work of the year in the fields of architecture, interiors, product design, landscape and urban design. There were more than 1,400 submissions for the program from across the globe. The jury panel included more than 50 members.

“The objective of these awards is to raise awareness around the strategies architects and designers around the world are employing to deal with the contemporary global challenges, and to bring the best of such projects into the light to inspire the next generation,” says Ar. Vikas Pawar, founder of RTF.

The winning projects, as you’ll see in the gallery here, stand out for their scale, breadth and overall design excellence.