Layan Verde named Asia's Best Residential Architecture Design at AADA 2026

The ceremony took place inside Ngoc Rong Cave in Quang Ninh Province, in the Ha Long Bay region. An award for architecture built on dialogue with nature, handed out inside a space that nature built itself. Layan Verde was chosen from nearly a thousand submitted projects.

The project is developed according to the principles of bionic design: nature here is not decoration, but an architectural framework. The relief determines the location of residences, and the cascading greenery defines the building's volume. At its core, this is about respecting the island, its topography, its ecosystem, its character.

Also worth noting: at the same ceremony, Dewan Architects + Engineers was named Asia's Best Architecture Firm and Asia's Best Hospitality Architecture Firm.

About the Award

The Asia Architecture Design Awards is an annual programme recognising outstanding architecture and design across Asia, organised by the Asia Awards Organization (Singapore). In 2026, nearly 853 projects were submitted from across the region. This year's theme, «Influential Asia», celebrates architects and designers whose work shapes not just the continent's built environment, but the world's.

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