Leaf Awards 2013 Categories

International Building of the Year 2013

The LEAF Award will be chosen from the shortlisted winners to recognize the project that represents the best architecture in 2013.

Mixed – Use Building of the year

The LEAF Mixed Use Building of the Year award recognizes projects that combine both residential and commercial functions. This award is for buildings that have been completed since January 2011 or are due for completion by March 2013.

Residential Building of the year - Single Occupancy and Multiple

The LEAF Residential Building of the Year award recognizes projects that are specifically used for residential purposes. Divided into two parts - Single Occupancy and Multiple Occupancy, this award is for buildings that have been completed since January 2011 or are due for completion by March 2013.

International Interior Design Award

This Award focuses on interior design for either a new build residential project or a new residential refurbishment project completed since January 2011 or are due for completion by March 2013.

Commercial Building of the year

The LEAF Commercial Building of the Year award recognizes projects that are specifically used for commercial purposes. These awards are for buildings that have been completed since January 2011 or are due for completion by March 2013.

Refurbishment of the year

Refurbishment of the year is to highlight the best new concept of an existing building. The award encompasses interior design, building use and creative use of materials & space to highlight change within an exciting building. This award will look at refurbishments completed since January 2011 – March 2013.

Young Architect of the year

This award celebrates up-and-coming architects. To qualify, architects must have no more than five years of post qualification experience. This is a self-nominating category.

Public Building of the year - NEW!

The LEAF Public Building of the Year award recognizes projects that are specifically used for public purposes and private purposes. These cam include but are not limited too museums, sports stadia, healthcare, industrial and educational buildings. These awards are for buildings that have been completed since January 2011 or are due for completion by March 2013.

1. Sport

2. Health

3. Transport – Infrastructure

4. Culture

5. Education/Research

Best Sustainable Development in keeping with its Environment & use of Technology Incorporated into a Building - NEW!

This award focuses on how well a particular development takes its environment into consideration and how well it integrates and enhances the environment in which it is set. This includes not only buildings but also master planning and landscaping. Looking at how an architectural development enhances or works with its environment. This can include the how well a project integrates into the built/urban surroundings or how well it integrates into a more natural setting. Projects can be either new build or refurbishments/redevelopments which have been completed since January 2011 or are due for completion by March 2013.

The second part of this award focuses on innovation relating to the durable and efficient use of materials, technology and effective energy consumption in a new or refurbished building. All projects must have been completed since January 2011 or are due for completion by March 2013.

1.   Environmental

2.   Social

Best Future Building - NEW!

This is a new award that celebrates innovative thinking and approaches to design for building concepts or projects yet to be built. Entries into Future building category should comprise of projects on the drawing board, or under construction, illustrated in their context.

Drawing Board:

1. Residential
2. Culture – Education
3. Commercial (Leisure, Office, Shopping, Hospitality)
4. Public ( Sport, Health)
5. Infrastructure

Under Construction:

Residential

Culture – Education