Emerging Practice Award

Founded in 2018 by architects Mark Peregin and Mark Sullivan, SON Architecture Studio has rapidly emerged as a leading design studio in the architectural landscape, recognised for its unique combination of bold sculptural design, environmental consciousness, and meticulous attention to detail. With a portfolio spanning residential, commercial, and adaptive reuse projects, the studio is rooted […]

Landscape Architecture Award

The project brief entailed the rehabilitation of Wied Fulija, a former landfill in Żurrieq, Malta, which is now a landmark environmental project that transformed a heavily polluted site into a thriving green area. This effort not only addressed years of environmental damage but also highlighted Malta’s growing commitment to sustainability. By incorporating key infrastructure like […]

Architecture Vision Award

The long-term vision for the regeneration of Marsaskala is centred on sustainable development, including the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and climate change concerns, especially in those fields where Malta requires further progress. Marsaskala’s natural and ecological heritage becomes the driver of the regeneration process and of the economic and social progress of the town. […]

Architecture Vision Award

The Regenerative Multi-modal Transport System proposes a national infrastructure solution designed to address Malta’s road infrastructure, traffic and congestion issues by bringing the built environment and natural environment together. Fitting within the system are The Malta Bus Reborn, which brings back the iconic Malta buses through an electric fleet, and The Elevated Tree Canopy Cycle […]

Heritage Preservation Award

Casa Gourgion, arguably the most photographed building in Mdina, has been capturing the imagination of locals and tourists alike for the best part of the last century. The house was built in the 1890s in a neo-gothic style, totally incongruous to the baroque setting of the main square of Mdina. Indeed, the outrage caused by […]

Interior Architecture Award

The project of Casa Ursula began in 2019 when the owners first approached Openworkstudio (OWS) to convert the long-abandoned property into their first home Architects Joanna Spiteri Staines and Francesca Cremona were involved from the very beginning in the restoration and interior design of Casa Ursula: a maisonette set within the capital of Valletta, once […]

Community Impact Award

Dar Tereża is a community project which caters specifically for women with mental health problems and their children. The refashioned house offers facilities to shoulder care responsibilities within a safe and empowering environment, affording family members to remain living together as a family while receiving the support they need. After winning the Sustainable Communities competition […]

Design Excellence Award

BOTHOUSE is a family home whose spine is a 25-metre pool, and whose heart is a giant light-well of perfectly round and centred glass plates. A client-couple committed to the proliferation of early education spaces on the islands approached the architects with a pre-owned site and a desire to convert it into a family home. […]