2A Continental Architectural Awards
The 2A Continental Architectural Awards is an architecture award organized by 2A Magazine to recognize and honor an individual or a group’s contribution to the world of architecture.
Award categories
The award is presented under eight categories:- Residential
- Commercial
- Public
- Religion, Civic, Transportation, and community-based projects
- Urban Projects, Rural Projects, Landscape & Public Spaces
- Old and New
- Interior Architecture
- Future Projects / Innovative Designs
History
2015
The first award event was held in Istanbul, Turkey, with the Istanbul Technical University being the main academic partner. The other technical partners were UNESCO, Istanbul Bilgi University and Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism of Iran. The event's theme was "The Emergence of Contemporary Architecture in Asia." The jury members consisted of Sinan Mert Sener, Seung H-Sang, Romi Khosla, and Yavuz Selim Sepin.2016
The second 2A Continental Architectural Award event was held at Vienna, Austria in association with Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. This year's theme was "Innovative Architecture in Asia." The jury consisted of architects including Volkwin Marg, Nasrine Seraji, Wolfgang Tschapeller, Murat Tabanlıoğlu, Françoise Fromonot and Hiromi Hosoya.The Iranian winners were Moein Jalali, Hooman Balazadeh, Sara kalantari, Ehsan Hosseini & Elham Geramizadeh, Wael Al Awar, DCA, Cui kai + Wang Ke Yao, Hamid Mirmiran, Kazuhiro Kojima, and Wolf D. Prix.
2017
The 2017 2A Awards event took place in Berlin, Germany, and was themed "Innovative Architecture in Various Continents." Seated on the jury were architects Ulrike Lauber, Hubert Neinhoff, and Sergei Tchoban.2018
The awards ceremony was held at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia with the theme "Innovative Contextual Architecture in Asia and Europe". The jury was composed of Carme Pinós, Yoko Okuyama, Abbas Gharib, Willy Müller and Ali Basbous.The Iranian winners were Moein Jalali, Reza Mafakher, Guillermo Vázquez Consuegra, Wolf D.Prix, Yawar Jilani & Mahboob Khan, Paloma Baquero Masats & Juan Serrano Garcia, and Bruno Rechner.