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GAD 100 Practices: Candidate Register & Evaluation Framework

Browse GAD’s current practice register and understand the evidence required for an annual global 100. Final positions have not been awarded.

Annual positions have not been awarded. Read the published GAD Study Index for the first scored editorial series. Read the pilot

What qualifies

The current directory contains 1907 practices. Inclusion is not a rank or a nomination accepted for a final award. For the annual table, each candidate must pass the same source and performance checks; the documented performance evidence must be assessed before annual positions can be published.

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100 practice research dossiers

The reference register samples countries in rounds from the source-verified Global 1000 collection. Each dossier links selection evidence, public contact routes and representative work. Order is a coverage method, not a design-quality score. Six-dimension annual eligibility and scores remain unassigned.

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Formwerkz Architects

Singapore · Singapore

Formwerkz Architects: an architectural practice based in Singapore, Singapore. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Divisare identifies Formwerkz Architects as an architectural practice and publishes its work, including Cloister House.

Complete dossier, contacts & sources

Douglas & Company

Cape Town · South Africa

Douglas & Company: an architectural practice based in Cape Town, South Africa. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Divisare identifies Douglas & Company as an architectural practice and publishes its work, including BRICK HOUSE.

Complete dossier, contacts & sources

Caruso St John Architects

London / Zurich · United Kingdom

Explore Caruso St John through Newport Street Gallery and Nottingham Contemporary, focusing on urban context, room character and material continuity.

Caruso St John Architects has a documented architecture contribution in Newport Street Gallery; see the credited original project record.

Complete dossier, contacts & sources

AECOM

Dallas · United States

Architecture as part of a global infrastructure consultancy.

AECOM has a documented architecture contribution in Intuit Dome; see the credited original project record.

Complete dossier, contacts & sources

Karin Bia

Punta del Este · Uruguay

Karin Bia: an architectural practice based in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Divisare identifies Karin Bia as an architectural practice and publishes its work, including Libertad Street House.

Complete dossier, contacts & sources

aft arquitectos

Córdoba · Argentina

aft arquitectos: an architectural practice based in Córdoba, Argentina. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Divisare identifies aft arquitectos as an architectural practice and publishes its work, including Casa Naranja.

Complete dossier, contacts & sources

Andrew Simpson Architects

Melbourne · Australia

Andrew Simpson Architects: an architectural practice based in Melbourne, Australia. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Divisare identifies Andrew Simpson Architects as an architectural practice and publishes its work, including Water Factory.

Complete dossier, contacts & sources

Atelier Kohlmann Lorentz

Porto Alegre · Brazil

Atelier Kohlmann Lorentz: an architectural practice based in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Explore credited works and public business contact routes.

Divisare identifies Atelier Kohlmann Lorentz as an architectural practice and publishes its work, including Casa HLM.

Complete dossier, contacts & sources
GAD annual framework v0.1 · weights out of 100
DimensionPracticesPeopleChinese architecture
Representative works & spatial quality303025
Originality & research contribution202515
Built outcomes & use201515
Verified professional recognition101010
Environmental & public value151510
Sustained practice & contribution555
Chinese architectural culture & contemporary interpretation——20

Evidence rules, scoring, attribution and corrections