The ten nominated buildings for the Amsterdam Architecture Price 2017 – De Gouden A.A.P. are revealed. A jury of profesionals and a public jury of citizens of Amsterdam both nominated the most exemplary buildings that were developed last year. The Architecture Price is explicitly for both the architect and the client.
The nominees, randomly listed, are (project/architect/client):
Kindercampus Zuidas / Fact Architects en Hund Falk architecten / City of Amsterdam
Voorzieningengebouw Noord/Zuidlijn / MOPET architecten / Dienst Metro City of Amsterdam
Crystal Houses / MVRDV, executive architect Gietermans & Van Dijk / Warenar CV, Amsterdam
De Smaragd / M3H Architecten / de Alliantie
Zoku / concrete & Mulderblauw architecten / Zoku and Beyond, HotelsAhead – Hans Meyer, Marc Jongerius
Temporary Court Amsterdam / cepezed / consortium for the development: dpcp (Du Prie bouw & ontwikkeling + cepezedprojects bv)
PATCH22 / FRANTZEN et al architecten / Lemniskade BV (Tom Frantzen & Claus Oussoren)
Amstelloft / WE architecten / Bouwgroep Amstelloft
BlackJack / BNB architecten & BO6 architecten / Coöperatieve Vereniging Buiksloterham U.A.
A’DAM Toren / Felix Claus Dick Van Wageningen Architecten en OZ / A’DAM Toren B.V. (Sander Groet, Duncan Stutterheim, Hans Brouwer, Erik-Jan de Rooij, Lingotto)
Three trends
The nominees for the 2017 Amsterdam Architecture Prize, the ‘Golden A.A.P.’, reveal a city in transition. The projects showcase the use of innovative construction methods, new forms of project development and provide a response to Amsterdam’s population growth. We have identified three distinct trends: New Project Development, Growing Metropolis, and Innovation & Circularity.
Award ceremony
On April 13th, the Gouden A.A.P. is awarded to the architect and the client of the winning project. Next to a jury of professionals, also a public jury of citizens of Amsterdam award a price. This takes place during a festive evening in the former Bijlmerbajes, an evening that everbody is welcome to attend. Tickets are available online, including a special group ticket for architecture firms.
This year, the jury consists of Tracy Metz (journalist/author), Jeroen van Schooten (architect-director Team V Architectuur) and Carola Hein (professor architecture and urbanism TU Delft). The public jury consists of local residents Ingrid van de Grint, Jan Versteeg and Jasper Nagtzaam.
The Gouden A.A.P. 2017 is made possible by Stimuleringsfonds Creatieve Industrie, NewTech, Ahrend, Bolidt and Solits.
Credits photography: Jeroen Musch (2x), Martijn Kort, Allard van den Hoek, Ewout Huibers for concrete and ZOKU, Jannes Linders, Luuk Kramer (2x), Filip Dujardin, Daria Scagliola en Stijn Brakkee.
