On Friday, September 18, AZURE took to the world wide web and social media platforms to reveal the 20 winners of the 2020 AZ Awards. These standouts in categories as varied as product design, architecture, landscape architecture, concepts, and student work represent the very best work being created today. They include a spiraling tower that rises above the forest floor in Denmark, a public swimming pool sanitized by natural processes (no chlorine!), and an ethereal light fixture that seems to disappear when switched off. The winners were awarded a unique trophy designed by Luca Nichetto, one of this year’s AZ Awards jurors, made of glass blown in his native Venice.
![Skigard Hytte by Mork-Ulnes Architects](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/24134901/59925_Skigard-Hytte_dailyarchnews-650x813.jpg)
The four other jurors were: Canadian architect Omar Gandhi, designer Stephanie Davidson of Davidson Rafailidis, architect Marion Weiss of New York’s Weiss/Manfredi, and Los Angeles landscape architect Mia Lehrer. They selected the 20 AZ Awards Winners and 48 Awards of Merit, chosen from 1,241 entries from 47 countries.
![Casa Popeea by Manea Kella](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/24134837/59928_Casa-Popeea_dailyarchnews-650x434.jpg)
In the unusual year that has been 2020, jurors met remotely and across various time zones. For the gala, the requisite physical distancing was maintained without sacrificing the style and fun of previous years. The virtual gala featured special appearances by 10 All-Stars from around the world, including Karim Rashid, Yves Béhar, Martha Schwartz, and Nader Tehrani, who shared their words of congratulations and inspiration. There was even a signature cocktail fashioned by none other than Yabu Pushelberg!
Here is the full list of Winners:
Winner in Architecture, Buildings Over 1,000 Square Metres
![Aranya Art Center by Neri&Hu Design and Research Office](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/25075826/59905_Aranya%E2%80%93Art-Center_dailyarchnews-650x562.jpg)
Winner in Architecture, Buildings Under 1,000 Square Metres
![orden Park Natural Swimming Pool by Gh3* architecture](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/25075803/59907_Borden-Park-Natural_dailyarchnews-650x369.jpg)
Winner and People's Choice in Architecture, Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
![VDC by Summary](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/24134926/59923_VDC_dailyarchnews-650x641.jpg)
Winner in Architecture, Single-Family Houses
![Skigard Hytte by Mork-Ulnes Architects](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/24134901/59925_Skigard-Hytte_dailyarchnews.jpg)
Winner and People's Choice in Architecture, Adaptive Re-Use
![Capsule Hotel in a Rural Library by Atelier tao+c](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/25075717/59909_Capsule-Hotel_dailyarchnews.jpg)
Winner in Architecture, Temporary and Experiential Installations
![Caffè Populaire by Lambert & Fils with DWA Design Studio](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/25075750/59908_Caffe-Populaire_dailyarchnews.jpg)
Winner in Furniture Design
![Surf Sofa by Molteni&C](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/24135025/59920_Surf-Sofa_dailyarchnews.jpg)
Winner and People's Choice in Landscape Architecture
![Forest Tower by EFFEKT Architects](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/25075845/59904_Forest-Tower_dailyarchnews.jpg)
Winner and People's Choice in Design, Lighting Fixtures
![Noctambule by Konstantin Grcic](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/24134849/59926_Noctambule_dailyarchnews.jpg)
Winner and People's Choice in Design, Furniture Systems and Collections
![Atelier by Fantoni with Gensler](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/25075813/59906_Atelier_dailyarchnews.jpg)
Winner and People's Choice in Design, Interior Products
![Toast by Pair](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/24134939/59922_Toast_dailyarchnews.jpg)
Winner and People's Choice in Design, Lighting Installations
![Temporary Tyvek Lighting Installation by Stacklab](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/24135038/59918_Tyvek-Lighting-Installation_dailyarchnews.jpg)
Winner in Residential Interiors
![ShadowBox by Johnson Chou](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/24135224/59916_ShadowBox_dailyarchnews.jpg)
Winner in Design, Architectural Products
![iD Mixonomi by Tarkett North America](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/25075347/59912_iD-Mixonomi_dailyarchnews.jpg)
Winner in Commercial and Institutional Interiors
![Casa Popeea by Manea Kella](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/24134837/59928_Casa-Popeea_dailyarchnews.jpg)
Winner of the A+ Student Award
![In the Spirit of Shibui: Re-Animating the Ruins of Fukushima by Connery Friesen](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/25075317/59913_Spirit-of-Shibui_dailyarchnews.jpg)
Winner in Concepts, Unbuilt Buildings
![Honey Bee Research Centre by Moriyama & Teshima Architects](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/25075706/59911_Honey-Bee-Research_dailyarchnews.jpg)
Winner and People's Choice in Concepts, Ideas and Prototypes
![The Urban Village Project by EFFEKT Architects](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/24134952/59921_Urban-Village-Project_dailyarchnews.jpg)
Winner and People's Choice in Social Good
![Krushi Bhawan by Studio Lotus](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/24135255/59914_Krushi-Bhawan_dailyarchnews.jpg)
Winner in Environmental Leadership
![The Wadden Sea Centre by Dorte Mandrup](https://dailyarchnews.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/24134914/59924_Wadden-Sea-Centre_dailyarchnews.jpg)