金奖榜单公布 || 2026年度AURA亚洲城市更新奖

Celebrating Renewal, Honoring Excellence.

As a professional award focusing on innovative practices in urban existing spaces, the Asia Urban Renewal Awards, after a rigorous process of submissions, preliminary review, and final evaluation, today officially announced the winners for 2026. This year's competition attracted over 500 valid entries, covering diverse urban renewal scenarios such as historic district revitalization, industrial heritage renovation, community micro-renewal, waterfront space regeneration, and public facility upgrades. Applicants included government agencies, professional design institutes, developers, and community organizations, comprehensively showcasing high-quality implementation results and innovative ideas in the field of urban renewal in recent years.

本年度参赛作品整体质量上乘，佳作云集，竞争激烈，凸显了在城市更新行业纵深推进的大背景下，各单位积极布局与深度探索的态势。评审委员会从创新性、可持续性、社会效益及落地成效等多维度严格评议，最终遴选出各奖项得主。

This year's entries were of high overall quality, with a wealth of excellent works and fierce competition, highlighting the proactive planning and in-depth exploration by various organizations against the backdrop of the city's urban renewal industry's in-depth development. The judging committee rigorously evaluated entries from multiple dimensions, including innovation, sustainability, social benefits, and implementation effectiveness, ultimately selecting the winners for each award.

Multiple applicants performed exceptionally well. Among them, Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD) became the biggest winner of this year’s competition with an exceptional record of 7 professional gold awards and 3 nominations for the Annual Top Honor Award. China Architecture Design & Research Group Co., Ltd., with its two benchmark projects—"Protection and Revitalization of the Dehua Hongqi Porcelain Factory Industrial Heritage" and "Chaotianmen Area Governance and Upgrading Project in the Core Area of the Two Rivers and Four Banks"—won 5 professional gold awards and 2 nominations for the top honor of the year. China Academy of Urban Planning and Design also won 5 professional gold awards and 2 nominations for the top honor of the year for its projects "Protection and Renewal Demonstration of Chongyong Street Area in Beijing" and "Protection and Upgrading Project of Pingjiang Historical and Cultural Block in Suzhou." and Yongxin Old Town Conservation and Regeneration Planning and DesignIn addition, East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd., Tianjin University Architectural Design & Planning Research Institute Co., Ltd., Shanghai Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd., China Academy of Building Research Co., Ltd., and Zhejiang Provincial Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd., among others, also achieved successes, winning multiple gold awards and nominations.

At the level of private design firms, B.L.U.E. Architecture, CAN DESIGN, Nikken Sekkei, STUDIO NOR, Tao Lei (Beijing) Architecture Design Co., Ltd, and Changjiang Architectural Design Office also had outstanding works that won gold awards. In the asset operation category, China Overseas (Beijing) Daji Xiang Project won the "Urban Renewal Operation Gold Award" and was nominated for the top honor of the year, thanks to its indisputable comprehensive benefits and community building achievements.

Congratulations to all winning organizations and teams! Gratitude to the entire jury for professional judging and hard work. We salute every urban renewal practitioner, who shapes urban texture with expertise and drives sustainable urban growth via innovative practice.We extend our sincere tribute to every practitioner and advocate who has long been dedicated to the field of urban renewal. Thank you for sculpting the urban fabric with professional expertise and for driving sustainable urban growth through innovative practices.

The 2026 Asia Urban Renewal Awards Ceremony will be held in Suzhou as of November 20 to 21, and will be held concurrently with the "The 3rd AURA Urban Renewal Practitioners Exchange Conference." The final list of the Annual Top Honor Award winners will be announced on site, and trophies and certificates will be presented to all award recipients.

The complete list of the 2026 Asia Urban Renewal Awards is as follows:

山东韩美林艺术中心项目

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北京市仁泽高中(北京科学教育电影制片厂更新改造)

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第一机床总厂及周边片区城市更新项目公园地块二期、三期

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深圳市福田区益田美好完整社区

UR2620048

华新历史风貌区-文创区烘干车间(新时代文明实践中心)活化利用建筑工程EPC项目

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