27 CASACOR projects nominated for the Building of the Year 2021 award

The first list of nominees for the Building Of The Year 2021 award was released this Thursday, January 28, an initiative by the ArchDaily portal that celebrates, for the 12th consecutive time, the projects "that are having the greatest impact on architecture and our built environment". ". In this first phase, a total of 4,500 projects from around the world will be included in the competition and will be voted on over the next two weeks in 15 categories . They are: Best Applied Products, Commercial Architecture, Cultural Architecture, Educational Architecture, Healthcare Architecture, Hospitality Architecture. , Houses, Housing, Industrial Architecture, Interior Architecture, Offices, Public and Landscape Architecture, Religious Architecture, Small Scales and Installations, and Sports Architecture. Among the nominees, a surprise: 27 CASACOR projects are competing in nine award categories . There are 24 professionals, including architects, interior designers and landscapers, who spread their expertise and good taste across São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro , Bahia , Brasília , Espirito Santo , Minas Gerais , Santa Catarina , Paraná , Ribeirão Preto , Rio Grande do Sul .

The Interiors category took the overwhelming majority: in total, 18 CASACOR projects are representing Brazil in the competition. Check out the table!

Ana Sawaia	Room Pause
Beautiful Wolf	CASACOR Coffee
Cocoa Ribeiro	Essential Loft and Woodland House
Given White Castle	Clock House
Studio Room	Palm Tree Room
Philip Hess	Pietra Kitchen
Gabriel Bordin	Cloud Nine
Junior Piacesi	Refuge
Leo Shehtman	Fauno House and Arcos House
Marilia Zimmermann	Tri Suave Washbasin
Marcio Michalua	Urban Cabin
Renato Mendonca	Wheat Studio
Studio Guilherme Torres	Villa Deca
Three Architecture	Menhir House
Yamagata Architecture	Nuage Annex and Shoji Unit 04

Nine other professionals were nominated in the categories Commercial Architecture, Cultural Architecture, Hospitality Architecture, Public and Landscape Architecture, Homes, Housing, Best Applied Products and Small Scale and Installations. They are:

Alex Hanazaki	Eliane Square and Deca Garden
Architecture 27	Re.Canto
Crippa and Assis Architecture	Loft on Life
Mineral Studio	Mels Brushes Store
John and Bel Diniz	Cuboesia
Marcio Michalua	Urban Cabin
TRPC Architects	Coffeetown Store
PAR Projects	Arauco Restaurant
Zoom Architecture + LAO Design	Sidewalk All Colors

One of ArchDaily 's main initiatives, the Building of the Year awards are held every year to celebrate the best in architecture. Much more than that, the awards are also a way to strengthen the international community of architects and architecture enthusiasts. around a common goal: public well-being. According to the portal, "the changes and uncertainties that have arisen around the world [in 2020] have allowed us to reinforce our mission of offering information, knowledge and tools to architects, leveling access to architectural knowledge and working towards a profession more diverse and egalitarian ." Over the next two weeks, readers will have the opportunity to vote on more than 4,500 projects that are shaping contemporary architecture. Of these, only 15 in each category will be selected to move on to the next phase and join the list of finalists. To vote, click here .