ArchDaily's 2011 Building of the Year award winners an interesting mix of form and function
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Sports Architecture category winner: Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain (Photo: Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre)
Sports Architecture category winner: Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain - interior view (Photo: Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre)
Sports Architecture category winner: Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain (Photo: Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre)
Sports Architecture category winner: Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain - interior view (Photo: Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre)
Sports Architecture category winner: Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain (Photo: Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre)
Public Facilities category winner: Moses Bridge, Halsteren, The Netherlands (Photo: RO&AD Architecten)
Public Facilities category winner: Moses Bridge, Halsteren, The Netherlands (Photo: RO&AD Architecten)
Public Facilities category winner: Moses Bridge, Halsteren, The Netherlands (Photo: RO&AD Architecten)
Public Facilities category winner: Moses Bridge, Halsteren, The Netherlands (Photo: RO&AD Architecten)
Public Facilities category winner: Moses Bridge, Halsteren, The Netherlands (Photo: RO&AD Architecten)
Religious category winner: Chapel Tree of Life, Conciliar Seminary of St. James, Braga, Portugal (Photo: Nelson Garrido)
Religious category winner: Chapel Tree of Life, Conciliar Seminary of St. James, Braga, Portugal (Photo: Nelson Garrido)
Religious category winner: Chapel Tree of Life, Conciliar Seminary of St. James, Braga, Portugal (Photo: Nelson Garrido)
Religious category winner: Chapel Tree of Life, Conciliar Seminary of St. James, Braga, Portugal (Photo: Nelson Garrido)
Religious category winner: Chapel Tree of Life, Conciliar Seminary of St. James, Braga, Portugal (Photo: Nelson Garrido)
Religious category winner: Chapel Tree of Life, Conciliar Seminary of St. James, Braga, Portugal (Photo: Nelson Garrido)
Religious category winner: Chapel Tree of Life, Conciliar Seminary of St. James, Braga, Portugal (Photo: José Forte/ Asbjørn Andreson)
Educational category winner: Milstein Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (Photo: Matthew Carbone)
Educational category winner: Milstein Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (Photo: Matthew Carbone)
Educational category winner: Milstein Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (Photo: Matthew Carbone)
Educational category winner: Milstein Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York -interior view (Photo: Matthew Carbone)
Educational category winner: Milstein Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York - interior view (Photo: Matthew Carbone)
Educational category winner: Milstein Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York - interior view (Photo: Matthew Carbone)
Educational category winner: Milstein Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (Photo: Matthew Carbone)
Educational category winner: Milstein Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (Photo: Matthew Carbone)
Offices category winner: The Crystal, Nykredit Group, Copenhagen, Denmark (Photo: Adam Mørk)
Offices category winner: The Crystal, Nykredit Group, Copenhagen, Denmark (Photo: Adam Mørk)
Offices category winner: The Crystal, Nykredit Group, Copenhagen, Denmark (Photo: Adam Mørk)
Offices category winner: The Crystal, Nykredit Group, Copenhagen, Denmark (Photo: Adam Mørk)
Offices category winner: The Crystal, Nykredit Group, Copenhagen, Denmark (Photo: Adam Mørk)
Offices category winner: The Crystal, Nykredit Group, Copenhagen, Denmark - interior view (Photo: Adam Mørk)
Offices category winner: The Crystal, Nykredit Group, Copenhagen, Denmark - interior view (Photo: Adam Mørk)
Housing category winner: Apartment building in Luxembour City, Luxembourg (Photo: Steve Troes Fotodesign)
Housing category winner: Apartment building in Luxembour City, Luxembourg - interior view (Photo: Steve Troes Fotodesign)
Housing category winner: Apartment building in Luxembour City, Luxembourg - interior view (Photo: Steve Troes Fotodesign)
Housing category winner: Apartment building in Luxembour City, Luxembourg - interior view (Photo: Steve Troes Fotodesign)
Housing category winner: Apartment building in Luxembour City, Luxembourg - upper unit deck (Photo: Steve Troes Fotodesign)
Housing category winner: Apartment building in Luxembour City, Luxembourg - interior view (Photo: Steve Troes Fotodesign)
Housing category winner: Apartment building in Luxembour City, Luxembourg (Photo: Steve Troes Fotodesign)
Houses category winner: Mima House, Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Photo: Jose Campos)
Houses category winner: Mima House, Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Photo: Jose Campos)
Houses category winner: Mima House, Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Photo: Jose Campos)
Houses category winner: Mima House, Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Photo: Jose Campos)
Houses category winner: Mima House, Viana do Castelo, Portugal (Photo: Jose Campos)
Houses category winner: Mima House, Viana do Castelo, Portugal - interior view (Photo: Jose Campos)
Houses category winner: Mima House, Viana do Castelo, Portugal - interior view (Photo: Jose Campos)
Houses category winner: Mima House, Viana do Castelo, Portugal - interior view (Photo: Jose Campos)
Cultural category winner: Tverrrfjellhytta Norwegian Wild Reindeer Center Pavilion, Hjerkinn, Norway (Photo: Ketil Jacobsen)
Cultural category winner: Tverrrfjellhytta Norwegian Wild Reindeer Center Pavilion, Hjerkinn, Norway - interior view (Photo: Ketil Jacobsen)
Cultural category winner: Tverrrfjellhytta Norwegian Wild Reindeer Centre Pavilion, Hjerkinn, Norway - interior view (Photo: Ketil Jacobsen)
Cultural category winner: Tverrrfjellhytta Norwegian Wild Reindeer Centre Pavilion, Hjerkinn, Norway (Photo: Ketil Jacobsen)
Cultural category winner: Tverrrfjellhytta Norwegian Wild Reindeer Center Pavilion, Hjerkinn, Norway - interior view (Photo: diephotodesigner.de)
Cultural category winner: Tverrrfjellhytta Norwegian Wild Reindeer Center Pavilion, Hjerkinn, Norway (Photo: diephotodesigner.de)
Cultural category winner: Tverrrfjellhytta Norwegian Wild Reindeer Center Pavilion, Hjerkinn, Norway (Photo: Ketil Jacobsen)
Institutional category winner: iGuzzini Illuminazione Spain Headquarters, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain (Photo: Adrià Goula)
Institutional category winner: iGuzzini Illuminazione Spain Headquarters, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain (Photo: Adrià Goula)
Institutional category winner: iGuzzini Illuminazione Spain Headquarters, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain (Photo: Adrià Goula)
Institutional category winner: iGuzzini Illuminazione Spain Headquarters, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain (Photo: Adrià Goula)
Institutional category winner: iGuzzini Illuminazione Spain Headquarters, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain (Photo: Adrià Goula)
Institutional category winner: iGuzzini Illuminazione Spain Headquarters, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain (Photo: MiAS Arquitectes)
Institutional category winner: iGuzzini Illuminazione Spain Headquarters, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain (Photo: MiAS Arquitectes)
Institutional category winner: iGuzzini Illuminazione Spain Headquarters, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain (Photo: MiAS Arquitectes)
Institutional category winner: iGuzzini Illuminazione Spain Headquarters, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain (Photo: MiAS Arquitectes)
Institutional category winner: iGuzzini Illuminazione Spain Headquarters, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain (Photo: MiAS Arquitectes)
Museums and Libraries category winner: Museum of Ocean and Surf, Biarritz, France (Photo: Iwan Baan)
Museums and Libraries category winner: Museum of Ocean and Surf, Biarritz, France (Photo: Steven Holl Architects)
Museums and Libraries category winner: Museum of Ocean and Surf, Biarritz, France (Photo: Steven Holl Architects)
Museums and Libraries category winner: Museum of Ocean and Surf, Biarritz, France (Photo: Steven Holl Architects)
Museums and Libraries category winner: Museum of Ocean and Surf, Biarritz, France - Interior view (Photo: Iwan Baan)
Museums and Libraries category winner: Museum of Ocean and Surf, Biarritz, France (Photo: Iwan Baan)
Museums and Libraries category winner: Museum of Ocean and Surf, Biarritz, France - Interior view (Photo: Iwan Baan)
Museums and Libraries category winner: Museum of Ocean and Surf, Biarritz, France (Photo: Iwan Baan)
Museums and Libraries category winner: Museum of Ocean and Surf, Biarritz, France (Photo: Iwan Baan)
Hotels and Restaurants category winner: Tori-Tori Restaurant, Polanco, Mexico City (Photo: Paùl Rivera)
Hotels and Restaurants category winner: Tori-Tori Restaurant, Polanco, Mexico City (Photo: Paùl Rivera)
Hotels and Restaurants category winner: Tori-Tori Restaurant, Polanco, Mexico City (Photo: Paùl Rivera)
Hotels and Restaurants category winner: Tori-Tori Restaurant, Polanco, Mexico City - interior view (Photo: Paùl Rivera)
Hotels and Restaurants category winner: Tori-Tori Restaurant, Polanco, Mexico City - interior view (Photo: Paùl Rivera)
Hotels and Restaurants category winner: Tori-Tori Restaurant, Polanco, Mexico City - interior view (Photo: Paùl Rivera)
Hotels and Restaurants category winner: Tori-Tori Restaurant, Polanco, Mexico City - interior view (Photo: Paùl Rivera)
Hotels and Restaurants category winner: Tori-Tori Restaurant, Polanco, Mexico City - interior view (Photo: Paùl Rivera)
Hotels and Restaurants category winner: Tori-Tori Restaurant, Polanco, Mexico City, Mexico - under construction (Photo: Rojkind Arquitectos)
Refurbishment category winner: Town Hall Hotel, London, England (Photo: rare)
Refurbishment category winner: Town Hall Hotel, London, England (Photo: rare)
Refurbishment category winner: Town Hall Hotel, London, England (Photo: rare)
Refurbishment category winner: Town Hall Hotel, London, England (Photo: rare)
Refurbishment category winner: Town Hall Hotel, London, England (Photo: rare)
Refurbishment category winner: Town Hall Hotel, London, England - interior view (Photo: rare)
Refurbishment category winner: Town Hall Hotel, London, England - inside facade (Photo: rare)
Refurbishment category winner: Town Hall Hotel, London, England - interior view (Photo: rare)
Refurbishment category winner: Town Hall Hotel, London, England - interior view (Photo: rare)
Industrial category winner: Füleky Winery, Tokaj, Hungary (Photo: Gyula Erhardt)
Industrial category winner: Füleky Winery, Tokaj, Hungary (Photo: Gyula Erhardt)
Industrial category winner: Füleky Winery, Tokaj, Hungary (Photo: Gyula Erhardt)
Industrial category winner: Füleky Winery, Tokaj, Hungary - interior view (Photo: Gyula Erhardt)
Industrial category winner: Füleky Winery, Tokaj, Hungary (Photo: Gyula Erhardt)
Industrial category winner: Füleky Winery, Tokaj, Hungary (Photo: Füleky Winery)
Sports Architecture category winner: Bilbao Arena, Bilbao, Spain (Photo: Iñigo Bujedo Aguirre)
Public Facilities category winner: Moses Bridge, Halsteren, The Netherlands (Photo: RO&AD Architecten)
Article Summary
For some, architecture is considered "the will of an epoch translated into space" (Mies van der Rohe), for others, it's "frozen music" (Goethe), but for most of us, the topic remains quite subjective. Now, top online architecture review site ArchDaily has finally sifted through over 65,000 votes to come up with the winners of their 2011 Building of the Year awards - a fascinating selection of innovation and creativity that will wow some and challenge others. Numerous images for each structure are available in the gallery.
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