The 2026 Architizer A+Awards winners have been announced, and Guiyang's AYDC Public Art Center has secured two prestigious jury awards in the categories of "Architecture + Art" and "Architecture + Small Projects".

The art center features three sculptural structures – Xima Book Pavilion, Ginkgo Auditorium, and Dali Stage – which serve as venues for reading, performance, and meditation, respectively. According to Guo Jiayou, chief brand officer of AYDC Public Art Center, they correspond to water, sky, and twinkling starlight.

Aerial view of Guiyang's AYDC Public Art Center. [Photo by Zhang Chao/Colorful Guizhou network]

It advances a pioneering approach that maximizes site vitality while using minimal spatial resources. Through a sculptural and artistic intervention, it seamlessly intertwines built form, the natural landscape, and local cultural memory, redefining architecture as a vessel for experience, imagination, and community.

The Architizer A+Awards is one of the world's largest and most comprehensive architecture awards programs. Founded in 2013 by Architizer, a leading architectural media platform with the world's largest online community of architects, the awards recognize the world's best architecture, spatial projects, product design, and the top teams behind them, aiming to foster appreciation for meaningful architecture and advocate its positive influence on everyday life.