We’re one step closer towards announcing the winners of the Forum AID Awards 2009

It has now been decided which buildings, interiors and design products have made it through to the final round of the Forum AID Awards 2009. The national selection committees - with three members for each Nordic country - have made their decisions. The entries are listed at the right hand side.

This year’s international jury is made up of Marcus Fairs (England), Manuelle Gautrand (France), Sean Griffiths (England) and Dirk Wynants (Belgium). They will be choosing the finalists as well as the winners for each category. The finalists and winners will be announced February 3 at the Forum AID Awards prize ceremony and party.  
The competition is organized by Forum AID magazine and includes four categories: A for architecture, I for interiors and D for design, as well as a brand new category, Best Student Work.

Finalists

Architecture
Belfort Arena, Erik Giudice
Boxhome, Rintala Eggertsson
Den Norske Opera, Snøhetta
Elefanthuset Kph Zoo, Foster + Partners
Folded Roof House, CKR
Jåttå Videregående skole, Henning Larsen
Kalmar konstmuseum, Tham & Videgård Hansson
Mountain Dwellings, BIG
Nacka Strand Square, Vesa Honkonen Architects
Perlukór, Kurtogpi Architects
Piano Pavilion, Wingårdhs
Saxo Bank, 3XN
Skuespillhuset, Lundgaard & Tranberg
The Farm House, JarmundVigsnæs
The Geopark, Helen & Hard
Vellamo, Lahdelma Mahlamäki
Ygne, SandellSandberg
Youth Recreation Center, Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter

Interiors
Cristal Bar, Katrin Olina Petursdóttir
Designgalleriet, FUWL
Grand Hotell Spa, Mellbye Arkitekter
Gungallery, CKR
MK&C, Koko3
Reykjavík City Administration, PK Arkitektar
Skin Bar & Clinic, KRADS
Solo, Boys Don’t Cry
Vagabond bokhandel, Smånsk
Voice, Zinc
Wonhundred Fashion Store, Mapt

Design
Alone Wide, Monica Förster (Poltrona Frau)
Button, FUWL (Mitab)
Cartoon, Gam+Fratesi (Swedese)
Esedra Pouf, Monica Förster (Poltrona Frau)
Fireplace, Ilkka Suppanen (Iittala)
Hungry, Lundqvist inredningar & Tim Alpen (Lundqvist inredningar)
Ísbjörn (Icebear), Sruli Recht
Luxo Ninety, Shawn Littrell (Luxo)
Mestibekkur, Katrin Olina Petursdóttir
Miles, Mikko Paakkanen (Saas Instruments)
Open Box, Propeller (Fagerhult Professional)
Plopp, Oskar Zieta (Hay)
Ruutukava, Maija Louekari (Marimekko)
Røys, Permafrost (Stay Hov Møbelindustri)
Stacked, JDS Archiects (Muuto)
Tre1 Lamp, Elina Järvinen (Selki Asema)
Trestle, TAF (Cibone)

Best Student Work
Geometria, Lucas Elander Hinnerud
Husbocken, Olle Undeman
Mrs Chesterfield Collection, Clara Lindencrona, Linda Wedebrunn, Pernilla Larsson and Maria Olsson
Oktavia, Camilla Nørgaard Bauer
Riihi, Hilla Rudanko & Anssi Kankkunen
Shades, Martin Born
Sheer Wall, Jesse Pietilä
Studlar (the Wall), Fridgerdur Gudmundsdóttir
Subconcious effect of daylight, Daniel Rybakken
Tender Love & Care, Clara Lindencrona
The sunny disposition, Audun Hellemo och Ivar Lyngner
We are all the same, but different, Sofie Korzhonek och Jonas Norheim