On June 25, the overall category winners for the inaugural CVU China Awards were announced at a festive ceremony and dinner in Guangzhou, China. Congratulations to all the winning projects and teams!
We are pleased to share the 2026 winners:
▪️ Overall Best Building: China Resources Building, Shanghai
▪️ Overall Innovation Award: Creating a New Model of Carbon Reduction
and Public Education by Ruiyongjing Property Development Co., Ltd., Shanghai
▪️ Best Office Building: China Resources Building, Shanghai
▪️ Best Residential Building: Garden Crescent, Hong Kong
▪️ Best Hotel Building: JEN Shenzhen Qianhai By Shangri-La, Shenzhen
▪️ Best Mixed-Use Building, Shenzhen Rehabilitation Center, Shenzhen
▪️ Urban Habitat Award: Chengdu Jiaozi Park FBD Jiaozi Financial Street, Chengdu
▪️ Operation Award: Shenzhen Gemdale Viseen, Shenzhen
▪️ Future Project Award: Tencent Helix, Shenzhen
▪️ Repositioning Award: China Southwest Architecture Design and Research Institute Corp. Ltd. Second Office Zone Low-Carbon Renovation Project,
Chengdu
▪️ Sustainability Innovation Award: Sinochem Headquarters
▪️ Engineering Innovation Award: Innovative Design of Switchable-Stiffness Core
▪️ Façade Innovation Award: “Fluid Wall” – UHPC – Unitized System
▪️ Management Innovation Award: Creating a New Model of Carbon Reduction and Public Education
The CVU China Award aims to recognize projects within China that have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of high-rise buildings and urban environments, achieving sustainable development at the highest and broadest levels.
Demonstrating China’s creative and technological leadership in sustainable vertical urbanization, the awards provide important references and inspiration for the development of high-rise buildings around the world.