The architectural design category of Fast Company’s Innovation by Design Awards honors buildings, structures, and interior designs that solve problems in the built environment. This year’s winner, Diller Scofidio + Renfro’s Al-Mujadilah Center and Mosque for Women in Doha, Qatar, is a contemporary mosque and educational center designed specifically for women in a way that both breaks with tradition and honors it. See all of the honorees below.
Kerlingarfjöll Highland Base
Blue Lagoon, Iceland
The West Conservatory at Longwood Gardens
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Nate Berg is a staff writer at Fast Company, where he writes about design, architecture, urban development, and industrial design. He has written for publications including The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, Wired, The Guardian, Dwell, Wallpaper, and Curbed More