The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture is a price which is awarded each year to five architects who share the principles of sustainable development and who have taken an innovative approach towards maintaining them in the built environment.

This publication illustrates the work of Sami Rintala, Studio Mumbaï, Diébédo Francis Kéré, Patrick Bouchain and Loïc Julienne, Thomas Herzog, Junya Ishigami, Steve Bear, Giancarlo Mazzanti, Troppo Architects and Snohetta, all of who won The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture in 2009 or 2010.

Sustainable Design assesses the methodology of each architect through essays as well as visual documentation of their most relevant projects.

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture is a price which is awarded each year to five architects who share the principles of sustainable development and who have taken an innovative approach towards maintaining them in the built environment. Initiated in 2007, architect and scholar Jana Revedin created this award in collaboration with Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, to recognize architects leading the field in environmentally friendly design and practice. The prize now receives the patronage of UNESCO.

This publication illustrates the work of Sami Rintala, Studio Mumbaï, Diébédo Francis Kéré, Patrick Bouchain and Loïc Julienne, Thomas Herzog, Junya Ishigami, Steve Bear, Giancarlo Mazzanti, Troppo Architects and Snohetta, all of who won The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture in 2009 or 2010.

Sustainable Design assesses the methodology of each architect through essays as well as visual documentation of their most relevant projects.