House on Sag Harbor – 1100 Architect / USA. Image credit: Eric Petschek
The Créateurs Design Awards have announced the nominees for its 2026 edition. The award honors creative endeavors across 15 categories, seven of which encompass architecture and interior design projects. Other categories include product design, curation, photography, landscape, digital art, creative journalism, and curatorial practice.
“This year’s CDA shortlists reflect a pivotal moment in contemporary design, shaped by material innovation, emotional spatial design, heritage craft, and digital hybridity,” the organizers said. “Studios from Lebanon, India, Iceland, Brazil, Mexico, Japan, USA, UK, Italy, Finland, China and beyond stand together, defining the next chapter of contemporary culture.”
In addition to the nominees for the 15 award categories, the CAD has also awarded honors to two acclaimed architects. Christian de Portzamparc was awarded the Andrée Putman Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing an architect whose “poetic urban vision and sculptural mastery have shaped contemporary architecture worldwide.” Meanwhile, Tiantian Xu was awarded Le Prix Charlotte Perriand, honoring an architect “whose rural revitalization work in China transforms culture, memory, and community through design.”
The winning entries will be announced on January 17th. Below, we have listed the architecture and interior design shortlists, while the full list of nominees across all categories can be found here.
House of Memories – Studio Lagom / India. Image credit: Ishita Sitwala
BEST RESIDENTIAL PROJECT IN ARCHITECTURE
Capsule Retreat – EAST Architecture Studio / Lebanon House of Memories – Studio Lagom / India House on Sag Harbor – 1100 Architect / USA TeglHus – Birdseye / USA Vipp Todos Santos – PPAA / Mexico
Desert Rock Resort – Oppenheim Architecture / USA. Image credit: John Athimaritis
BEST HOSPITALITY PROJECT IN ARCHITECTURE
Bihing Tahik: A Rhythmic Dialogue of Nature – Deo Alam Design Architecture / Philippines Desert Rock Resort – Oppenheim Architecture / USA Mandai Rainforest Resort – Banyan Tree, WOW Architects | Warner Wong Design / Singapore Mandarin Oriental Costa Navarino – Tombazis & Associates, K Studio / Greece
Stöng (Re)interpretation – SP(R)INT STUDIO / Iceland. Image credit: Studio CAPN
BEST COMMERCIAL & CULTURAL PROJECT IN ARCHITECTURE
Doshi Retreat: A Place of Contemplation – Studio SANGATH / India Drifting Stones: The Stacks & The Hut – DoDesign / China Stöng (Re)interpretation – SP(R)INT STUDIO / Iceland Tianfu Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine – MUDA Architects / China
Noah’s Ark Nursery School – C+S Architects / Italy. Image credit: Alessandra Bello
EXCELLENCE IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Clos du Val – Surfacedesign / USA Modernist Landscape – Jonathan Fargion Design / USA Noah’s Ark Nursery School – C+S Architects / Italy Sacred Leaves Pavilion – atelier daniel florez / Brazil
LXIV DC – Eric Chang Design / USA. Image credit: Douglas Friedman
BEST RESIDENTIAL PROJECT IN INTERIOR DESIGN
House on a Hill – Leeton Pointon Architects / Australia Island Guest House – Leverone Design / USA LXIV DC – Eric Chang Design / USA Primrose Penthouse – Uncanny Studio / UK Project Pennyroyal Tea – Multitude of Sins / India
Javier’s Los Angeles Restaurant – Atelier Gulla / USA. Image credit: Art Gray
BEST HOSPITALITY PROJECT IN INTERIOR DESIGN
Ash and Alter Ego – gin design group / USA Borgo dei Conti – Spagnulo & Partners / Italy Hotel Indigo Hainan Clear Water Bay – YANG & ASSOCIATES GROUP / China Javier’s Los Angeles Restaurant – Atelier Gulla / USA Xim Bangkok – TasteSpace / Thailand
AITASHOP Beijing – Yatofu Creatives / Finland. Image credit: Yatofu Creatives
BEST COMMERCIAL & CULTURAL PROJECT IN INTERIOR DESIGN
AITASHOP Beijing – Yatofu Creatives / Finland Alysi Boutique – Studiopepe / Italy Róisín Lafferty Gallery – Róisín Lafferty / Ireland Soulstory Experience Centre – Abin Design Studio / India
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