The finalists of the VII International Golden Trezzini Awards represent 12 countries.
Museum of valuable minerals found in Yakutia (Lena Pillars, Yakutia, Russia), Northern Style bureau, “Best Architectural Design for Museum” category.
The Worldwide St. Petersburg Club has revealed the list of finalists for the 2024 Golden Trezzini Awards. This year, 1,318 projects from 55 countries were submitted for consideration in the annual architecture and design competition. Out of these, 865 applications met the competition's criteria and proceeded to expert review. As a result, 54 projects from 12 countries made it to the shortlist, featuring architects, designers, restorers, students, and professionals from related creative fields — from theatrical artists to masters of architectural ceramics. The participants include both renowned experts and talented newcomers from Argentina, the Dominican Republic, India, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, the UAE, Portugal, Russia, Thailand, Taiwan, and Uzbekistan. The names of the winners will be announced during a grand ceremony at the State Hermitage Museum.
Kharpe Towers (Jairakh Region, Ingushetia, Russia), ASM Group LLC, “Best Implemented Restoration” category.
Aluminum Grotto and Public Ground (Bangkok, Thailand), Jenchieh Hung + Kulthida Songkittipakdee / HAS design and research, “Best Implemented Interior Design Project for Public Space” category.
Airport complex at Levashovo (St. Petersburg, Russia), Ingmar ASB, “Best Project of Public Building or Facility” category.
«We sincerely congratulate the 2024 finalists! The standard of projects making it to the shortlist has noticeably risen: this is a time of rapid global change, and architecture reflects these shifts,» noted Pavel Chernyakov, Chairman of the Golden Trezzini Organizing Committee. «Many of the shortlisted projects are not just buildings, interiors, exhibitions, or sets, but artistic manifestos expressed in architectural form. They touch our emotions, encouraging us to see our environment in a new light and rethink our place within it.»
The complete list of finalists is available on the awards website www.goldtrezzini.org.
The Postman from Longjumeau (Moscow, Russia), New Opera Theater, artist Zinovy Margolin, “Best Implemented Theatre Set Design” category.
Chetuk training center for Krasnodar football team (Adygeya, Russia), RYMAR.STUDIO, “Best Implemented Project of Public Building or Facility” category.
Monument to Blind Air Raid Wardens – the blind defenders of the skies of besieged Leningrad (St. Petersburg, Russia), sculptor Maria Tretyakova, architect Leonid Kopylovsky, “Best Art in Outdoor Public Space” category.
Next, the international jury — consisting of over 200 experts from 33 countries — will cast their votes. The jury will select one winner from three finalists in each of the 18 main categories.
The awards ceremony will take place on November 15 at the Hermitage Theater, part of the State Hermitage Museum. Winners will receive certificates and Domenico Trezzini statuettes. Their works will be added to the collection of the Museum of the History of St. Petersburg and exhibited annually at the Peter and Paul Fortress. Shortlisted projects that do not win will also receive finalist certificates.
Winners unable to attend the ceremony will receive their awards by mail.
Special certificates — from platinum to bronze — will also be awarded to select nominees by the Golden Trezzini Organizing Committee.
Submissions for the 8th International Golden Trezzini Awards for Architecture and Design will open in February 2025.
Atlasi Villa (Tehran, Iran), Golrokh Heydarian & Mehdi Mokhtari, Taash Studio, “Best Project of Private Residence” category.
Leningrad Hero City exhibition (St. Petersburg, Russia), Manege Central Exhibition Hall, DD:A|D Bureau, “Best Implemented Project of Temporary or Permanent Museum Exposition” category.
Concrete gardens of Ostrogozhsk (Voronezh Region, Russia), Citizenstudio architectural bureau & Novaya Zemlya company, “Best Implemented Reconstruction Project” category.
About the Awards
The International Golden Trezzini Awards were established in 2018 in honor of Domenico Trezzini (1670–1734), the first architect of St. Petersburg. The awards are organized by the Worldwide St. Petersburg Club. The motto of the awards is «Architecture as Art,» with the top prize being a gilded Domenico Trezzini statuette.
The awards annually recognize outstanding contributions to architecture as art and promote the development of «architectural diplomacy» — a unique form of “people-to-people” diplomacy. The idea is that creative communications between representatives of professions that are related to architecture from different countries should be preserved at all times, regardless of the political situation.
The Honorary Chairman of the International Council of the Awards is Mikhail Piotrovsky, General Director of the State Hermitage Museum. The International Council and the jury consist of over 200 experts from 33 countries, including renowned architects, restorers, designers, as well as professionals from various fields of science, culture, education, business, and government officials, along with heads of diplomatic missions and consular offices from eight countries.
A unique feature of the Golden Trezzini Awards is its official museum status. The winning projects are exhibited at the «Architecture as Art» exhibition at the Peter and Paul Fortress each year and added to the state museum collection. Thus, St. Petersburg not only hosts the awards ceremony but also serves as a center for the preservation and study of contemporary global architecture. This strengthens cultural ties between nations and fosters the exchange of experience in the fields of architecture and design.
Photos: 2024 Golden Trezzini Awards finalists' projects.
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