The Architectural Review
2008 WINNERS
View all 200 entries, including winners and commended from 2008

OVERALL WINNER

Project: Al Hamra Firdous Tower, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Firm/Practice: Gary Haney, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, USA
SUSTAINABILITY

Winner
Project: Alamoot Village, Qazvin Province, Iran
Firm/Practice: Somayeh Rokhgireh and Ali Pooladi

REGENERATION AND MASTERPLANNING

Winner
Project: Alamoot Village, Qazvin Province, Iran
Firm/Practice: Somayeh Rokhgireh and Ali Pooladi

Commended
Project: Bankside Urban Forest
Firm/Practice: Witherford Watson Mann Architects, London, UK

Commended
Project: South of Shamkha, Abu Dhabi
Firm/Practice: Paul De Vylder, Keo International Consultants, Kuwait
RETAIL & LEISURE

Winner
Project: Hilton Development, Wroclaw, Poland
Firm/Practice: Gottesman Szmelcman Architecture with Broadway Malyan Polska, Warsaw

Commended
Project: "Culture Island", Dubai, UAE
Firm/Practice: LAB architecture studio, Australia

Commended
Project: Crown Hotel, Private Villas + Casino, Sentosa Island, Singapore
Firm/Practice: Peter Marino Architect PLLC, USA
RESIDENTIAL

Winner
Project: Group Housing, Greater Noida, India
Firm/Practice: FXFOWLE/Sudhir Jambhekar, FXFOWLE International, USA

Commended
Project: Ciekurkrasti Housing Complex, Riga, Latvia
Firm/Practice: AB3D Architects Bureaux, Juris Mitenbergs, Latvia

Commended
Project: The Gardens, Jelling, Denmark
Firm/Practice: Schmidt Hammer Lassen, Denmark

Commended
Project: The Regiment Park, Farum Kaserne, Denmark
Firm/Practice: Vilhelm Lauritzen Architects, Denmark
BIG URBAN PROJECTS

Winner
Project: Media and Cultural City, Tripoli, Libya
Firm/Practice: Astudio, UK

Commended
Project: The Paradise Project, Liverpool, UK
Firm/Practice: Building Design Partnership, UK

Commended
Project: University of the Arts (UAL), Kings Cross, London, UK
Firm/Practice: Paul Williams, Stanton Williams, UK

Commended
Project: New Government Center, Abu Dhabi
Firm/Practice: FXFOWLE/Sudhir Jambhekar, FXFOWLE International, USA
OFFICES

Winner
Project: Amazon Court, Prague, Czech Republic
Firm/Practice: Schmidt Hammer Lassen, Denmark

Commended
Project: 'Lootch', Moscow, Russia
Firm/Practice: Buschow Henley, UK

Commended
Project: Stevenson Square, Manchester, UK
Firm/Practice: HKR Architects, Ireland

Commended
Project: EDC HQ, Germany
Firm/Practice: Make Architects, UK
TALL BUILDINGS

Winner
Project: Al Hamra Firdous Tower, Kuwait City, Kuwait
Firm/Practice: Gary Haney, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, USA

Commended
Project: Heron Tower, London, UK
Firm/Practice: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, UK

Commended
Project: Marina and Beach Tower, Dubai, UAE
Firm/Practice: FXFOWLE/Sudhir Jambhekar, FXFOWLE International, USA

Commended
Project: India Tower, Mumbai, India
Firm/Practice: FXFOWLE/Sudhir Jambhekar, FXFOWLE International, USA
MIXED USE

Winner
Project: St Boltoph's Cultural Quarter, Colchester, UK
Firm/Practice: Ash Sakula Architects, UK

Commended
Project: Arabian Performance Venue with Nature Reserve
Firm/Practice: Andrew Bromberg, Aedas, Hong Kong

Commended
Project: Notting Hill Village, London, UK
Firm/Practice: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris LLP Architects, UK

Commended
Project: Ironbank Development, Auckland, New Zealand
Firm/Practice: Richard Naish, RTA Studio, New Zealand

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