The winners of the 2017 Architectural Review MIPIM Future projects awards have been announced, with this year’s prizes going to projects from eight countries across 11 categories.

The competition recognises projects that are under construction or currently in planning, through to competition entries and conceptual designs. The jury awards architects based on their response to the brief and their consideration of the full impact their building will make on the community.

Future projects celebrated this year include the Liepaja Thermal Bath and Resort in Latvia by Steven Christensen architecture, which has won the Retail and Leisure category.

Commissioned by Liepaja City Council, the concept for this unbuilt design – formed of a multiplicity of domes, both upright and inverted – originates from “formal associations with the role of the dome in public bath typology through architectural history.”

Other winners include Wright and Wright Architects in the Old and New category for their design of the Lambeth Palace Library and Archive in the UK – a multi-million pound purpose-built facility that will hold the largest collection of religious books and manuscripts in Europe outside of the Vatican. The building will take the form of an occupied wall rising into a compact tower, and will include a multi-functional public viewing space with views of Westminster over the River Thames.

The other leisure winners in this year’s competition include:

Big Urban Projects

Madinat Al Ifran, Muscat, Oman, designed by Allies & Morrison for Omran Tourism Development Company (ongoing project)

Cultural Regeneration

Museum of Imperial Kiln, Jingdezhen, China, designed by Studio Pei-Zhu (under construction)

Mixed-Use

The Hills at Vallco, Cupertino, USA, designed by Rafael Vinoly Architects PC for Abu Dhabi Investment Authority / Sand Hill Property Company (design development)

Regeneration and Masterplanning

Nya Hovås, Gothenberg, Sweden, designed by Utopia Arkitekter AB for Nya Hovås II AB (planning process expected 2017)

Sport and Stadiums

Power Court Stadium, Luton, United Kingdom, designed by AndArchitects for Luton Town FC (in planning)

Innovation Prize

Sino-Finnish Economic and Culture Cooperation Center, Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, by PES-Architects Ltd for Southern New Town Construction Development Office, Nanjing (schematic design phase spring 2017)

Jeu D'Esprit Prize

Media City, Istanbul, Turkey, designed by GAD Architecture for Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (conceptual)

An overall winner will be revealed tonight (15 March) during the special awards ceremony and gala dinner in Cannes.

MIPIM is the world’s largest property market. Over 20,000 architects, designers, investors and developers are expected to attend the exhibition, conference and networking event in Cannes, France, which runs until 17 March.

The MIPIM Awards 2017 will be held on the final day, celebrating major completed real estate projects in categories such as Best Hotel and Tourism Resort, Best Urban Regeneration Project and Best Futura Mega Project.