Swiss studio Christ & Gantenbein has been named Architect of the Year while US office Bureau Spectacular has won Emerging Architect of the Year at Dezeen Awards.
Christ & Gantenbein won the Architect of the Year award, which is given for "all-round design excellence over a body of work by an architect or architecture practice that has been in business for more than 10 years".

Recent projects by the Basel-based office include a pavilion celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in Wittenberg, Germany, an extension to Kunstmuseum Basel and the National Museum Zurich.
Among Christ & Gantenbein's recent projects is a pavilion for the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation in Wittenberg, Germany"This studio has built a substantial body of work and has a clearly mature portfolio," said members of the architecture master jury, which awarded the prize. "It shows impressive craftsmanship and has mastered technology in construction. It is particularly good at using historical references to design something that still manages to feel contemporary."
Bureau Spectacular's portfolio includes a conceptual treehouse based on the writing of philosopher Marc-Antoine LaugierBureau Spectacular was named Emerging Architect of the Year, a title awarded for the best "all-round design excellence over a body of work by an architect or architecture practice that has been in bus...