Spirit of Wood Architecture Award

The Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award was an international architecture award, awarded every two years, from 2000 until 2012, when it was discontinued. The award was founded by the Wood in Culture Association (Puu kulttuurissa ry), a Finnish association sponsored by the Finnish wood industry. The award is given to a person or group of persons whose work exemplifies a progressive and creative use of wood. The prize money was €40,000. The award was made at a ceremony held at the Sibelius Hall in the city of Lahti. The award was given a total of seven times. A few of the award winners afterwards received commissions to design a small structure in Lahti.^[1]

Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award
Awarded for	Exemplifying a progressive and creative use of wood in architecture
Sponsored by	Wood in Culture Association (Puu kulttuurissa ry)
Reward(s)	€40,000
First award	2000; 25 years ago (2000)

Recipients of the Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award

Year	Recipient	Country
2000	Renzo Piano	Italy
2002	Kengo Kuma	Japan
2004	Richard Leplastrier	Australia
2006	Peter Zumthor	Switzerland
2008	José Cruz Ovalle	Chile
2010	Hermann Kaufmann	Austria
2012	Bijoy Jain	India

Structures in Lahti designed by Spirit of Nature Wood Architecture Award recipients

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  Kengo Kuma, bus shelter.
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  Richard Leplastrier wooden structure.

See also

• List of architecture awards