The architectural design category of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards honors buildings, structures, and interior designs that solve problems in the built environment. This year’s winner, Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s Al-Mujadilah Center and Mosque for Women in Doha, Qatar, is a contemporary mosque and educational center designed specifically for women in a way that both breaks with tradition and honors it. See all of the honorees below.
Finalists
Isla Intersections Supportive Housing
Lorcan O’Herlihy Architects
Ola Palermo
ODA
One River North
The Max Collaborative and MAD Architects
Honorable Mentions
Anduhyaun Shelter
LGA Architectural Partners
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
von Gerkan, Marg and Partners Architects
Gower Court Mausoleum
Lehrer Architects LA and Arquitectura y Diseño
Kerlingarfjöll Highland Base
Blue Lagoon, Iceland
The West Conservatory at Longwood Gardens
Weiss/Manfredi
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