Their visions have thundered across borders, stirred the sharpest minds, and landed here, shimmering on the cusp of greatness. This is more than a shortlist. It’s a calling card to the world. Every name etched into it stands at the edge of transformation — where careers leap, legacies are born, and the future of design is rewritten.
Architecture Firm of the Year:
Craft of Architecture
dhk Architects
Hubo Studio
Noero Architects
Paragon Architects
Peerutin Karol Architects
SALT Architects
Interior Design Firm of the Year:
ARRCC
Atmos Architecture & Design
Bone Studio
Clinton Savage Interiors & Architecture
HesseKleinloog
KT Interior
LIFE Interiors, Architecture & Strategic Design
Tristan du Plessis Studio
Weylandtstudio
Collab of the Year:
Artep Studio in collaboration with Loredana Morton Interiors for The Weight of Calm
Craig McClenaghan Architecture in collaboration with Lesley Lokko, David Morris, Rena Maghundu, Phumani Paper, Hashim Tarmohamed & Wihan Hendrikz
Fox Browne Creative in collaboration with Jack Alexander Architecture Studio for &Beyond Phinda Forest Lodge
Indigenus in collaboration with Fernando Mastrangelo for Petra
Ohkre Collective in collaboration with Nicholas Plewman Architects + Associates for Few & Far Luvhondo
STUDIO. Jana + Koos in collaboration with HesseKleinloog for Silverback
South African Unbuilt Project of the Year:
Public / Multi-dwelling:
Paragon Architects for Aspire Waterfall
TwoFiveFive Architects for The Marlow on Mill
Westhaus for Wild Coast Village
Yes& Studio for Adderley Street Flower Market
Residence:
ARRCC for Kalahari Dunes
Bomax Architects for Uminoya
Boss Architects for Bush Retreat
Fabian Architects + Make Studio for Niemandsland: A Karoo Retreat
GASS Architecture Studios for Vaal de Sioleh Cottage
Three14 Architects for Sandhurst 15K1
Landscape Architecture Project of the Year:
CNDV Landscape Architects for La Motte Wine Estate
Land Art Studio for Zululami Coastal Estate
Paragon Architects for Amazon Riverlands
Landscape Design Project of the Year:
African Landscape Design for Castle Peak Villas
Cara Smith Landscape Design for Whispers of the Mountain
Unfold Collection for Noble Hill Wine Estate Kitchen Garden
Community Build of the Year:
Gregory Katz Architecture for Parlay the Parkade
Noero Architects for First Nations Heritage Centre
The Maak for Rahmah Library
Urban Think Tank Empower for Soweto-Caracas Centre
Educational Build of the Year:
Hubo Studio for Redhill Early Learning Centre
Kate Otten Architects for Wits Anglo American Digital Dome, University of the Witwatersrand
Paul Oosthuizen Architects for Sabrina Love Farm
Stretch Architects for Huppelland Ballet Studio
SVA International for New Science Centre, Nelson Mandela University
Commercial / Mixed-use Build of the Year:
Acre Studio for Hangar B
Design Partnership and Interior Architects for Amazon AWS Corporate Office
NEO Architects for Village Walk
KMH Architects for Union Castle Building
Trend Group for Boston Consulting Group
Vivid Architects for Bridgewater
Residential Interior of the Year:
Three Sixty Design for A Splash of Joy by the Sea
ARRCC for Wave Villa
Newman Architecture and Design for Heerenhuijs
Ivan McCarthy Architecture and Design for Ocean View Drive
Loredana Morton Interiors for Project Kommetjie
Studio Goodd for Clifton Residence
Ohkre Collective for Ebon Coast Penthouse
Weylandtstudio for Blouberg
Weylandtstudio for Atlas
Atmos Architecture & Design for House D
Monograph Architects for House Hill Venter
Residence of the Year:
Lisa Rorich Architects for Seaton Beach House
SAOTA for Kenmore
Platform for Kloof Road House
Drew Architects for Upside Down House
Monograph Architects for House Hill Venter
MiMo Architects for Two Sides House
Newman Architects for Heerenhuijs
Fluid Architecture for House Smithers
Residential Refurb of the Year:
Bone Studio for House N.
Clinton Savage Interiors & Architecture for Bishops Hall
JRD Studio for House Duxberry
LIFE Interiors, Architecture & Strategic Design for Villa Bantry Bay
Lisa Rorich Architects for Tropical Beach House
Monograph Architects for House Hill Venter
Slee & Co. Architects for Skulphuis
SALT Architects for Loader Street Residence
Residential Block of the Year:
Vivid Architects for On Park
Monograph Architects for Power Park Student Housing Phase 1
Roelof Rabe Architects for Wavescapes
Fabian Architects + Make Studio for The Rose
Development of the Year:
Berman Brothers Group for Station House
Signatura for Tropicana
Blok for EIGHTY2ONM
Moolman Group for Princess Mkabayi Mall
Global Hospitality Build of the Year:
LIFE Interiors, Architecture & Strategic Design for Segera Retreat
Luxury Frontiers for Naviva
Weylandtstudio for Tshwane Store
El Equipo Creativo for Kimpton Los Monteros Hotel
Drew Architects for Desert Rhino Camp
Foster + Partners for The Legacy of Bodegas Faustino
HesseKleinloog for Silverback Lodge
Tristan du Plessis Studio for The Cullinan
MR. for The Secret Cellar
Hospitality Build of the Year:
Fox Browne Creative for &Beyond Ngala Tented Camp
Atmos Architecture & Design for Kolonaki
MR. for The Secret Cellar
Lisa Rorich Architects for Gwegwe Beach Lodge
Open City Architects for Soetmelksvlei
Weylandtstudio for Tshwane Store
Slee & Co. Architects for Fijnbosch
MARIELOUISEKOEN Interiors for Villa Lion View
Black Sable for Tinga Spa
KT Interior for COY
SODA Custom for The Nines
Hospitality Refurb of the Year:
Three Sixty Design for Herringbone
Design Build Collective for Wilde Vy Bistro
Fabian Architects + Make Studio for Camissa House
Ivan McCarthy Architecture for Amare Restaurant
Morris&Co for Tumbeta-Marongwe Lodge
SODA Custom for Show Hair Salon
Architects Theuna Stoltz & Leone Wierenga for Kraft Kitchen
ARCA Unlimited Architects for Annam Vietnamese Restaurant
KM2K Architecture & Interior Design for Canopy by Hilton
Sustainable Build of the Year:
Eco Design Architects & Consultants for House of Dragons
David Krynauw Design for Granger Bay 702 Pavilion
Meyer von Wielligh for Starlit Cabin
African Build of the Year:
Built:
Urko Sánchez Architects for Nairobi Waldorf School
HesseKleinloog for Silverback Lodge
Lisa Rorich Architects for Monachira Water Camp
SAOTA for Lagoon Villa
Office 24-7 Architecture for Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre Exhibition
Garden Gallery for Saudade
Studio PAT for Falcon House
Unbuilt:
Three14 Architects for Avondale Ridge House
Mariam Issofou Architects for Bët-bi Museum
Del Fante Design Architects for Edition Estate
Ohkre Collective for Villa Ebrie
Experience Architects for Bupenyu Lodge
Flagship Project of the Decade:
TwoFiveFive Architects for Uxolo Apartments
Ntsika Architects for Westbury Transformation Development Centre
Elphick Proome Architecture for Nelson Mandela Cruise Terminal
Hubo Studio for Redhill Early Learning Centre
Paragon Architects for Sasol Place
HesseKleinloog for Kruger Shalati
Industry Figure of the Year:
Andrew Payne
Dr. Luyanda Mpahlwa
Nadia Tromp
HesseKleinloog
Tristan Du Plessis
Emerging Firm of the Year:
Abon Studio
MARIELOUISEKOEN Interiors
Ohkre Collective
Marlon James Interior Architecture
Ivan McCarthy Architecture and Design
Atelier Giorgio
TMD Studios
Maker of the Year:
the.minimalist
Jan Ernst
Vitalli Design
Frances VH Mohair
G.U.D (Good Urban Design)
Water Dixon
Bofred Feature Furniture
Ananta Design Studio
David Krynauw Design
Kilnhouse Design Studio
Masterpiece by a Maker:
Frances VH Mohair
Vitalli Design
Bofred Feature Furniture
the.minimalist
David Krynauw Design
