ArchiGlobal was honored at the 2026 Asia Architecture Design Awards (AADA), held at the Dragon Pearl Cave in Quang Ninh, Vietnam, under this year's theme, "Influential Asia." The firm received two distinctions — Best Architecture Design Firm and Best Firm in Masterplanning — marking ArchiGlobal's third AADA recognition since 2023.
Best Architecture Design Firm is awarded to only three firms across Asia each year and is not tied to a single project. The distinction instead reflects the consistency of a firm's design approach across its full body of work — resorts, masterplans, and mixed-use developments alike — recognizing a philosophy built on long-term function, not just how a space photographs on opening day.
The Best Firm in Masterplanning award recognizes ArchiGlobal's approach to planning at scale, where design intent must account for phasing, infrastructure sequencing, and long-term feasibility well before construction begins. The award acknowledges the firm's process of designing with a developer's eye and intuition from the earliest concept stage — weighing market viability alongside design ambition long before a single structure breaks ground.
The AADA jury is an international panel of peers evaluating firms across Asia, judging ArchiGlobal's work against an international standard. The recognition affirms that the quality of the firm's work in the Philippines holds up against a far wider field than the one it was built in.