Shortlist unveiled for 2026 Créateurs Design Awards, with Christian de Portzamparc and Tiantian Xu awarded special prizes

The Créateurs Design Awards have announced the nominees for its 2026 edition. The award honors creative endeavors across 15 categories, seven of which encompass architecture and interior design projects. Other categories include product design, curation, photography, landscape, digital art, creative journalism, and curatorial practice.

“This year’s CDA shortlists reflect a pivotal moment in contemporary design, shaped by material innovation, emotional spatial design, heritage craft, and digital hybridity,” the organizers said. “Studios from Lebanon, India, Iceland, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, USA, UK, Italy, Finland, China and beyond stand together, defining the next chapter of contemporary culture.”

In addition to the nominees for the 15 award categories, the CAD has also awarded honors to two acclaimed architects. Christian de Portzamparc was awarded the Andrée Putman Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing an architect whose “poetic urban vision and sculptural mastery have shaped contemporary architecture worldwide.” Meanwhile, Tiantian Xu was awarded Le Prix Charlotte Perriand, honoring an architect “whose rural revitalization work in China transforms culture, memory, and community through design.”

The winning entries will be announced on January 17th. Below, we have listed the architecture and interior design shortlists, while the full list of nominees across all categories can be found here.

BEST RESIDENTIAL PROJECT IN ARCHITECTURE 

• Capsule Retreat – EAST Architecture Studio / Lebanon 
• House of Memories – Studio Lagom / India 
• House on Sag Harbor – 1100 Architect / USA 
• TeglHus – Birdseye / USA 
• Vipp Todos Santos – PPAA / Mexico

BEST HOSPITALITY PROJECT IN ARCHITECTURE 

• Bihing Tahik: A Rhythmic Dialogue of Nature – Deo Alam Design Architecture / Philippines 
• Desert Rock Resort – Oppenheim Architecture / USA 
• Mandai Rainforest Resort – Banyan Tree, WOW Architects | Warner Wong Design / Singapore 
• Mandarin Oriental Costa Navarino – Tombazis & Associates, K Studio / Greece

BEST COMMERCIAL & CULTURAL PROJECT IN ARCHITECTURE 

• Doshi Retreat: A Place of Contemplation – Studio SANGATH / India 
• Drifting Stones: The Stacks & The Hut – DoDesign / China 
• Stöng (Re)interpretation – SP(R)INT STUDIO / Iceland 
• Tianfu Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine – MUDA Architects / China

EXCELLENCE IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 

• Clos du Val – Surfacedesign / USA 
• Modernist Landscape – Jonathan Fargion Design / USA 
• Noah’s Ark Nursery School – C+S Architects / Italy 
• Sacred Leaves Pavilion – atelier daniel florez / Brazil

BEST RESIDENTIAL PROJECT IN INTERIOR DESIGN 

• House on a Hill – Leeton Pointon Architects / Australia 
• Island Guest House – Leverone Design / USA 
• LXIV DC – Eric Chang Design / USA 
• Primrose Penthouse – Uncanny Studio / UK 
• Project Pennyroyal Tea – Multitude of Sins / India

BEST HOSPITALITY PROJECT IN INTERIOR DESIGN 

• Ash and Alter Ego – gin design group / USA 
• Borgo dei Conti – Spagnulo & Partners / Italy 
• Hotel Indigo Hainan Clear Water Bay – YANG & ASSOCIATES GROUP / China 
• Javier’s Los Angeles Restaurant – Atelier Gulla / USA 
• Xim Bangkok – TasteSpace / Thailand

BEST COMMERCIAL & CULTURAL PROJECT IN INTERIOR DESIGN 

• AITASHOP Beijing – Yatofu Creatives / Finland 
• Alysi Boutique – Studiopepe / Italy 
• Róisín Lafferty Gallery – Róisín Lafferty / Ireland 
• Soulstory Experience Centre – Abin Design Studio / India