above > tirpitz / blåvand, denmark / big – bjarke ingels group / courtesy > laurian ghinitoiu

a biennial selection featuring some of the world’s best new—or recently completed—buildings, the riba international list 2018 comprises 62 individual buildings drawn from 29 countries. this list will get narrowed down to just four by a grand jury. across nine categories of buildings embracing public and private offices, places of worship, private homes and museums, apartment blocks, assembly plants, buildings responding to conflict and natural disasters, and new architectural landscapes.

the riba international list 2018 features 62 exceptional buildings from more than 28 countries: from a tranquil chapel wrapped within a forest canopy (sayama forest chapel japan) below>

to the bold re-imagining of a grain factory into a new contemporary art museum (zeitz mocaa, africa) below>

from a unesco world heritage site (wadden sea centre, denmark) below>

to a post-earthquake reconstruction project (guangming village, china) below>

the winners will be announced in december 2018. #RIBAIntPrize