OBEL AWARD
Awarded forRecent and outstanding architectural contributions to human development all over the world
Sponsored byThe Henrik Frode Obel Foundation
Reward(s)€100,000
First awarded2019 (2019)
Websitewww.obelaward.org

The OBEL AWARD is a global award presented annually to honour "recent and outstanding architectural contributions to human development all over the world."[1]

The prize sum is €100,000, making the Obel Award one of the world's largest architecture prizes in terms of prize money.[2][3] The winner also receives an artwork trophy designed by Tomás Saraceno.[1]

The award was founded by Danish businessman Henrik Frode Obel (1942-2014) and sponsored by the Henrik Frode Obel Foundation, based in Copenhagen, Denmark.[1]

Besides the annual award ceremony, The Obel Award produces books and publications and presents exhibitions and lectures on themes within architecture.[4][5][6][7]

Laureates

Year Laureate(s) Nationality Winning project Award focus Ceremony location and date Ref.
2023 Kate Orff United States Living Breakwaters Adaptation Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia, October 21st 2023 [8]
2022 Seratech United Kingdom Seratech, technology Emissions The Utzon Center, Aalborg, Denmark, October 25th 2022 [9]
2021 Carlos Moreno Colombia/France The 15-minute city Cities The Hôtel de Ville of Paris, France, October 21st 2021 [10]
2020 Anna Heringer Germany Anandaloy Mending Online, October 21st 2020 [11]
2019 Jun'ya Ishigami Japan Water Garden Well-being The Utzon Center, Aalborg, Denmark, October 21st 2019 [2]

Jury members (2023)

References

  1. 1 2 3 "About the award". obelaward.org. The Henrik Frode Obel Foundation. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 Block, India (24 October 2019). "Junya Ishigami's Japanese water garden wins €100,000 Obel Award". dezeen.com. Dezeen. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  3. "Ishigami's Japanese water garden wins inaugural Obel Award". www.architectureanddesign.com.au. Architecture & Design.
  4. Jonna Majgaard Krarup, Masashi Kajita (2019). "Expert Report on Botanical Farm Garden Art Biotop "Water Garden" by Junya Ishigami + Associates for the Obel Award (Henrik Frode Obel Architecture Award) 2019". Architecture, Design and Conservation. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  5. Hans-Jürgen Commerell, Kristin Feireiss (2020). Obel Award 2019: Water Garden by Junya Ishigami. Aedes. pp. 42 pages. ISBN 978-3943615616. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  6. "The first project to receive the Obel Award – a new international architecture award – is the Art Biotop Water Garden by Junya Ishigami & Associates". aedes-arc.de. Aedes. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  7. "The 15-minute City: a new urban model". www.lse.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  8. Stathaki, Ellie. "2023 Obel Award celebrates Kate Orff's ecosystem-driven designs". Wallpaper. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  9. https://obelaward.org/winner-2022/
  10. Stathaki, Ellie (4 October 2021). "Carlos Moreno and 15-Minute City win 2021 Obel Award". wallpaper.com. Wallpaper. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  11. Mavros, Kara. "Anna Heringer Wins 2020 Obel Award for Anandaloy Community Center". architecturalrecord.com. Architectural Record. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  12. "Martha Schwartz".
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Carlos Moreno and 15-Minute City win 2021 Obel Award". 4 October 2021.
  14. https://www.dezeen.com/2021/04/08/het-nieuwe-instituut-aric-chen-general-artistic-director/
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