Posted on 2021-10-21

19 October 2021, META-Project's HeyTown Art Center is announced as the winner of DFA Design for Asia Awards 2021, one of Asia’s most prestigious design awards honouring design projects globally that have influenced and meaningful impact in Asia.

The DFA Design for Asia Awards celebrates design excellence and acknowledging outstanding designs with Asian perspectives. Launched in 2003, the DFA Design for Asia Awards has been a stage upon which design talents and corporations can showcase their design projects internationally.

Posted on 2021-07-08

The A+Awards announced the final list of 2021 winners on July 7, and META-Project's HeyTown Art Center was awarded the Jury Winner for the 2021 Architizer A+Awards Metal Award.

Previously, META’s another project Stage of Forest won the Jury Winner at the 2018 Architizer A+Awards Wood category. The A+Awards are special awards for basic materials in architecture, including brick, concrete, glass, metal, wood, stone, etc., with an emphasis on the interplay between the building and its surroundings. The A+Awards recognize the practical use of these essential materials and their innovative character.

Posted on 2021-01-25

Recently, the 1st annual A+Firm Award announced the list of winners，META-Project was selected as a finalist of the Best Small Firm category.

Held by A+Architizer, one of the world's largest architecture websites, The A+Fiirm awards is a new award focusing on the companies and partners behind the world's outstanding arhictecture. It honors firms at every level and every region of the world.The program is open to architecture firms, landscape architects, engineers, interior designers, rendering studios, photographers, and real estate developers.To stand out from many participating companies, is a great affirmation of META-Project's research and project practice for many years.

Posted on 2020-12-14

Recently, 2020 A&D Awards issued the winner list, and META-Project’s new work HeyTown Art Center won the gold award of Best Cultural category.

For 17 years, the A&D Awards have set the benchmark for excellence in architecture and interior design and are respected as the most prestigious awards within this sector in the region.This year, A&D Awards 2020 brings the best of the A&D Trophy Awards and A&D China Awards together into one streamlined awards program.

Comments by the Jury：The HeyTown Art Center is part of an ambitious project to regenerate a declining industrial zone, not far from Beijing’s CBD, by transforming the area into a funky precinct for exhibitions, cultural events, performing arts and festivities. Overlooking an elevated railway, the centre’s exterior is a nod to its past and future, a combination of traditional red brick and semi-reflective aluminium cladding which captures the ever-changing light. It is the centre piece of an emerging cultural hub.

Posted on 2019-12-14

2019 AIA Shanghai Design Awards' Annual Banquet，organized by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) was held at W Hotel, on the evening of December 14, 2019.

Wang Shuo was invited to attend the banquet, and META-Project's work Stage of Forest won the Architecture Citation Award. The program of AIA Awards celebrates new architecture in China, encourages important values ​​and perspectives. Receiving this award shows the jury's recognition of META-Project's architectural style and ideas.

More than 170 works were received this year. The winning Awards were judged by an international jury comprised of leading figures from around the world, including a unique mixture of mainland and international architects, critics, academics, and theorists. 16 winning projects were annunced at the banquet, including SOM Shanghai Jinmao Tower, Long Museum West Bund of Atelier Deshau, GAD line + 's Tea House, etc.

Posted on 2019-09-14

Recently, the Architecture Master Prize (AMP) issued the 2019 winner list. META-Project‘s House T won the Houses Interior Winner，by recreating a new spatial experience that flows “through” the building in a sustainable way.

Architecture MasterPrize was one of the most authoritative architecture awards in the world. It aims to honor the greatest, the most creative architectural, interior and landscape projects of the world, to show and advocate outstanding design talents and highlight the point that architectural art and science can enrich our daily life, set a new example for global architecture and design industry.

Posted on 2019-09-09

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Posted on 2018-12-24

Stage of Forest won the Silver Award of the 2018 Design for Asia Awards（DFA Awards）. The DFA Awards is sponsored by the Hong Kong Design Center and Creative Hong Kong. It has been an influential platform since 2003 to recognize outstanding Asian design works. DFA Awards covers four major design fields and aims to show the world the value and perspective of Asia in the field of design and innovation.

Stage of Forest, as a wonderful combination of architecture and nature, It is not only a multi-functional observation platform but also a dialogue between architecture and nature.

Posted on 2018-09-01

The 2018 winners of IAA(International Architecture Awards) have been announced. "New Youth Commune" of META-Project wins the Mixed Use Buildings Award and will participate in "The City and The World" Exhibition in October in Athens.

IAA, founded in 2004, was the largest and broadest architecture award in the world, aiming to honor projects like higher buildings, commercial buildings, urban planning, residence and real estate prominent in designing, constructing and planning.  An almanac about these projects is annually published.

Posted on 2018-09-01

New Youth Commune won the 12th International Architecture Award ( IAA Awards) in the Housing and Apartment category. More than 380 entries among 31 countries were received this year and 100 cutting-edge new works of architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture were selected for their design excellence.

IAA Awards was established in 2005, the award is regarded as a symbol of excellence internationally and represents the best global architectural practice. “In 2018, the finalists of 380 projects showed the investment power and return on high-quality construction. It perfectly illustrates how well-designed buildings are worth the money and can exceed the expectations of the communities they serve”，said Christian Narkiewicz-Laine, director of the Chicago Museum.

Posted on 2018-07-30

The 2018 winners of Architizer A+Awards are announced on July 30. "Stage of Forest" of META-Project wins two awards, i.e. Jury Winner of Wood Award and Popular Choice Winner of Pavilion Award.

The Architizer A+Awards is the largest awards program focused on promoting and celebrating the year’s best architecture and products. Its mission is to nurture the appreciation of meaningful architecture in the world and champion its potential for a positive impact on everyday life.

Posted on 2017-07-12

After winning the WA Chinese Architecture Award - WA Housing Award, and also 2016 A+Architizer Finalists Award（Multi Unit Housing - Mid Rise ，Low Cost Housing ），2016 WAN Residential Award Long list. The New Youth Commune project has been shortlisted in 2017 WAF Awards-Housing Award. The winners will be announced during 2017 World Architecture Festival in Berlin on November 17th this year.

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) begins at 2008，as the world’s largest architectural festival and awards，WAF is where the world architecture community meets to celebrate learn, exchange and be inspired.

Finalist Announcement

Housing - Completed Buildings - Supported by GROHE

META-Project, New Youth Commune, Jilin, China

The practice of New Youth Commune continues a series of experiments that analyses the spontaneous evolution of urban space production and elicits a valid composite social-cultural-spatial archetype.

Posted on 2017-06-15

New Youth Commune wins finalist award of 2017 The Plan Award.

THE PLAN AWARD was created and is promoted by THE PLAN to disseminate knowledge of and improve the quality of the work done by designers, academics and students in the architecture, design and city planning fields, thereby promoting debate on topical design and planning themes. Completed and future projects are eligible for the AWARD.

Posted on 2017-01-20

On November 16-17, 2016, the 2016 WA China Architecture Awards Review Meeting was held in Beijing. New Youth Commune stood out from the participating projects to won the 2016 WA Housing Awards -Highly Recommended, and finalisted in  WA Design Experiment Award and the WA Social Equality Award.

World Architecture Awards for Chinese Architecture (WAACA) was established by World Architecture Magazine in 2002 and is assessed every two years. As a Chinese independent architecture award with important international influence, WAACA has always insisted on exploring, promoting and propagating built works that are closely related to China's national conditions and provide enlightening references to global architectural culture, to promote the creative response of Chinese built space towards people's aspirations for a better life, and increase the world's understanding and respect for Chinese architecture.

Posted on 2016-12-24

New Youth Commune wins A+Architizer Award-Multi Unit Housing - Mid Rise (5-15 Floors) -Finalists Award.

The Architizer A+Awards is the largest awards program celebrating the year’s best architecture and products.

Posted on 2016-03-08

March 8th，2016 - WAN AWARDS announced META-Project’s Water Tower Pavilion project as the winner of ”Small Spaces Award” (Permanent). Previously, the project had been exhibited in 2014 Venice Biennale, and Shanghai West Bund Biennale 2013.

Attracting wide spread attention from the public, META-Project adaptively renovated the water tower in an attempt to engage community life. The water tower is re-interpreted and transformed into a new type of‘ public folly’ - on the outside it forms an attractive intervention in the urban landscape, and on the inside it offers a space for public activities for the nearby communities. It invites people to engage and rethink the co-existence of history and contemporary reality.

About WAN AWARDS:
The world’s largest Architecture Awards Programme, covering 1,379 Entries, 317 International Judges and 72 Countries. The ”Small Spaces Award” is a specialist category to showcase the creative thinking, imaginative designs and inspirational ideas behind small-scale builds.

Posted on 2014-12-30

Vanke New Youth Sales Gallery Prototype won the Best Residential Community of the Elite Award，which to award the quality improve and technological innovation on urban construction and inhabited environment.

Posted on 2014-12-17

Water Tower Renovation won the WA Design Experiment Award Finalists of WAACA Chinese Architecture Award, which features the core value of independent exploration design.

Posted on 2014-12-17

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Posted on 2013-12-01

META-Project's Vanke New Youth Sales Gallery Prototype won the Annual Best Exhibition Design Award Nomination by Vanke Beijing.

Posted on 2013-12-01

META-Project's Water Tower Renovation won the Annual Best Landscape Design award by Vanke Beijing.

Posted on 2013-10-20

META-Project‘s Water Tower Renovation Won the Excellence Award by WACAIn recognition of creative ideas, public responsibility and humanistic care, the winning entries involve the library, museum, theater, temples, clubs, hotels and other cultural and recreational areas.

Posted on 2013-10-01

META-Project‘s research project [meta:hutongs] won the Most Well-Received (by Media) Project by BEIJING DESIGN WEEK.

Posted on 2013-04-17

META-Project's Huludao Beach Exhibition Center won the Finalists Award of UED Museum Architecture Design Award.