These are the best designs of 2021 in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa

See all the honorees of Fast Company’s 2021 Innovation by Design Awards in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa category.

Winner

Waldkliniken Eisenberg
Matteo Thun and HDR
A hospital built in a forest that uses nature as part of the healing process

Finalists

Grow
Studio Roosegaarde

Healthdot
Philips

Honorable Mentions

Kasi
Fjord

Hospital at Home
Huma

Angell
Angell

See more from Fast Company’s 2021 Innovation by Design Awards. Our new book, Fast Company Innovation by Design: Creative Ideas That Transform the Way We Live and Work (Abrams, 2021), is on sale now.

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