Architectural Food for Thought – The ABB LEAF Awards

In its 18th year, the LEAF Awards were celebrated in the last week of October in Germany, honoring “the outstanding projects and personalities that have made the biggest impact upon the built environment, and the international architectural community.” The LEAF Awards’ 2019 edition was organized in partnership with ABB, a Swiss-Swedish multinational digital technology leader headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. “The most impressive aspect about this year’s awards was the diversity of entries on show from all over the world,” commented Katrin Förster, Global Key Account Manager for Architects at ABB, in the press announcement. “We saw everything from the renovation of a hut on the outskirts of Scotland, to a coffee shop in Korea, a super modern hotel in Macau, an arena in Senegal, a vinegar museum in China, an exclusive shopping mall in Hamburg to a R&D center in San Francisco. How unique to have such a brilliant array …