The World Architecture Festival (WAF) is an annual festival and awards ceremony, one of the most prestigious events dedicated to the architecture and development industry. The first four events were held in

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, from 2008 to 2011, at which point the festival moved to

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for four years. Since 2016, host cities have included

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and

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. It is the only event where around 550 shortlisted architects present their projects live in crit rooms to a judging panel. One of these projects is awarded the World Building of the Year title. Each year the World Architecture Festival publishes a list of the winners of the awards on their official website.

History

The World Architecture Festival was first held in 2008 as a "festival and live awards competition dedicated to celebrating and sharing architectural excellence from across the globe." The first four festivals were held in Barcelona; since 2012 the annual events have been hosted by

, and

. Over a thousand projects are entered in the competition for the awards and more than 550 of these are shortlisted for live presentation at the festival. The architects pay a submission fee to enter a Future Project or a Completed Building project and travel to where the festival is arranged to present the shortlisted project live to a jury panel. The entries are voluntary and the festival does not control who submits projects. In 2011, the sister event INSIDE Festival (for interior architecture and design) was added in the same venue and arranged at the same time as WAF.

Winners

The 2008 festival

The World Architecture Festival was held for the first time on 22–24 October 2008 in

. Its programme director was Paul Finch. An important part of the festival was the awards programme. The competition was open to building completed within the past 18 months, between January 1, 2007 and June 20, 2008. There were 722 entries competing in 17 categories, comprising 96 building types from 63 countries. After a preselection, 224 projects from 43 countries have been shortlisted. All the shortlisted architects presented their work during the festival and the winners competed for the top award, the World Building of the Year. The judging panel was headed by Norman Foster and included Stefan Behnisch, Robert Stern and

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among the 40 architects on the panel. 1,900 visitors from 70 countries attended the festival.Olivia McDowell:''World Architecture Festival'' in The Sepcifier
, retrieved 22 October 2010 In 2008, the World Building of the Year was awarded to:

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, Italy (by Grafton Architects). Gallery of some of the 2008 winners File:Bocconi-entrance-vel.jpg, New building with the Aula Magna In the background: 2008 'Building of the Year, Learning: Universita Luigi Bocconi, Italy, by Grafton Architects File:Bjarke ingels group, BIG JDS PLOT, mountain dwellings, copenhagen 2005-2008.jpg, 2008 Housing of the Year:

Mountain Dwellings Mountain Dwellings ( da, Bjerget) is a building in the Ørestad district of Copenhagen, Denmark, consisting of apartments above a multi-story car park. The building was designed by the Danish architectural practicPLOT Bjarke Ingels Group Bjarke Ingels Group, often referred to as BIG, is a Copenhagen and New York based group of architects, designers and builders operating within the fields of architecture, urbanism, research and development. The office is currently involved in a ...

File:Olympic Sculpture Park from Space Needle - Seattle.JPG, 2008 Nature of the Year:

Olympic Sculpture Park The Olympic Sculpture Park, created and operated by the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), is a public park with modern and contemporary sculpture in downtown Seattle, Washington. The park, which opened January 20, 2007, consists of a outdoor sculpture mu ...

, Seattle Art Museum, USA, by Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism File:BMW Welt, Múnich, Alemania16.jpg, 2008 Production of the Year:

BMW Welt The BMW Welt is a combined exhibition, delivery, adventure museum, and event venue located in Munich's district Am Riesenfeld, next to the Olympiapark (Munich), Olympic Park, in the immediate vicinity of the BMW Headquarters and factory. It was b ...

, Germany by

Coop Himmelb(l)au Coop Himmelb(l)au (A pun meaning ''Coop Sky Building'' and ''Coop Sky Blue'') is an architecture, urban planning, design, and art firm founded by Wolf D. Prix, Helmut Swiczinsky, and Michael Holzer in Vienna, Austria in 1968. History Coop Him ...

File:Hungerburgbahn-Bergstation.JPG, 2008 Transport of the Year: Nordpark Cable Railway Stations, Austria by

Zaha Hadid Architects Zaha Hadid Architects is a British architecture and design firm founded by Zaha Hadid (1950–2016), with its main office situated in Clerkenwell, London. Architectural work Conceptual projects *Price Tower extension hybrid project (2002), B ...

File:Museum Kogod Courtyard 5.jpg, 2008 Award winner, New & Old: '' Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian Institution'', United States, Washington D.C. by

Foster + Partners Foster + Partners is a British architectural, engineering, and integrated design practice founded in 1967 as Foster Associates by Norman Foster. It is the largest architectural firm in the UK with over 1,500 employees in 13 studios worldwide. ...

File:Kfem vallingby.jpg, 2008 Award winner, Shopping: ''K:fem'', Sweden, Stockholm by Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB File:Final Wooden House 2008.jpg, 2008 Award winner, Private House: Final Wooden House, Japan by

Sou Fujimoto is a Japanese architect. Born in Hokkaido in 1971, he graduated from the University of Tokyo in 1994, and established his own office, Sou Fujimoto Architects, in 2000. Noted for delicate light structures and permeable enclosures, Fujimoto desig ...

Architects File:Le_foyer_de_lopéra_dOslo_(Norvège)_(4826384926).jpg, 2008 Award winner, Culture: ''

Oslo Opera House The Oslo Opera House ( no, Operahuset) is the home of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet, and the national opera theatre in Norway. The building is situated in the Bjørvika neighbourhood of central Oslo, at the head of the Oslofjord. It is ...

'', Norway, by

Snøhetta Snøhetta is the highest mountain in the Dovrefjell mountain range in Norway. At , it is the highest mountain in Norway outside the Jotunheimen range, making it the 24th highest peak in Norway, based on a topographic prominence cutoff. At , it ...

File:CK_Dornbuschkirche_schraeg_rechts_entsättigt.jpg, 2008 Award winner, Religion & Contemplation: Dornbusch-Church, Germany, Frankfurt, by Meixner Schlüter Wendt

The 2009 festival

The second World Architecture Festival took place in

at the Centre Convencions International Barcelona (CCIB) on November 4 to 6 2009. Projects from 67 countries participated in the competition. 272 projects were shortlisted, in 15 categories. A jury of architects and industry figures from around the world judged the competition's 45 Awards. The winners of the 15 categories of completed buildings competed for the Building of the Year Award. In addition to the categories from the 2008 festival three new sections were added: Interiors and Fit-out, Structural Design and Future Projects. In 2009, 1,507 architects from 71 countries came to Barcelona for the festival. Awards 2009 *World Building of the Year ( Culture, Completed Buildings ) ''Mapungubwe Interpretation Center'' in South Africa by Peter Rich Architects *Future Project of the Year ( Cultural, Future Projects ) '' Spanish Pavilion for 2010 Expo Shanghai'' in China by

Miralles Ezequiel Nicolás Miralles Sabugo (, born 21 July 1983) is an Argentine footballer that currently plays for Liniers as a striker. Club career He began his football career at Huracán de Tres Arroyos of the second tier of his country, where h ...

Tagliabue Tagliabue is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Benedetta Tagliabue (born 1963), Italian architect *Carlo Tagliabue (1898–1978), Italian baritone *Elena Tagliabue (born 1977), Italian alpine skier *Gerald Tagliabue (born 1935), ...

EMBT *Interiors and Fit Out Overall Winner ( Interiors and Fit Out - Retail (small) ) '' Corian Super-Surfaces Showroom'' in Italy, Milano by Architect

Amanda Levete Architects AL_A, formerly known as Amanda Levete Architects, is a London-based practice formed in 2009 by Stirling Prize-winning architect Amanda Levete CBE. Practice AL_A was formed in 2009 following the end of Levete's 20-year partnership with the lat ...

*Structural Design of the Year ( Structural Design - Spans (e.g. bridges, stadiums, big sheds) ) ''Arena Zagreb'' in Croatia, by Zagrebby Architect UPI-2M *Student design competition ( Student design competition: ''Distressed Cities, Creative Responses'' ) ''AECOM Design + Planning Urban SOS'' in India, Mumbai by Sabrina Kleinenhammans, a graduate at MIT Gallery of some of the 2009 winners File:The Met.jpg, 2009 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Housing (inc mixed use) '' The Met'', Thailand, Bangkok by

WOHA WOHA is a Singaporean multinational architectural industrial design firm. First established in 1994 by Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell, its name is derived from the initial letters of the founders’ surnames. Based out of Singapore, ...

File:TKTS 47 st jeh.JPG, 2009 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, New and old, '' TKTS Booth / Redevelopment of Father Duffy Square'', USA, New York by Choi Ropiha, Perkins Eastman and William Fellows/PKSB Architects File:Marco-Polo-Tower & Unilever-Haus Hamburg-HafenCity.jpg, 2009 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Office (inc mixed use) ''Unileverhaus'', Germany, Hamburg by Projektarbeitsgemeinschaft Behnisch Architekten File:Escalators in Bras Basah MRT Station, Singapore.jpg, 2009 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Transport, '' Bras Basah Mass Rapid Transit station''Singapore, Republic of, Singapore by

File:Maggie's Centre, Charing Cross, London.jpg, 2009 Commendation, Completed Buildings, Health, Landscape, '' Maggie's Centre London'', United Kingdom, London by

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners RSHP is a British architecture firm, architectural firm, founded in 1977 and previously known as the Richard Rogers Partnership which became Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. in 2007. The firm rebranded from Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners to si ...

File:Richmond Olympic Oval intern View.jpg, 2009 Commendation, Structural Design, Spans (eg bridges, stadiums, big sheds), Structural Design - Timber: '' Richmond Olympic Oval Roof'', Canada, Richmond by Cannon Design File:Ironbank_Containers_From_Cross_Street_I.jpg, 2009 Commendation, Completed Buildings:

Ironbank (Auckland) Ironbank is a 4,500-m2, six-level mixed-used (retail and office) development on Karangahape Road, Auckland city centre, New Zealand. The building also provides a mechanical, automated car stacker for 96 cars, which the robotic system racks in a ...

, New Zealand, by RTA Studio File:Kuggen.JPG, 2009 Commendation, Future Projects:

Kuggen Kuggen (Swedish for 'the (cogwheel) cog') is a building owned by a real estate company called Chalmersfastigheter as part of Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. It was designed by Wingårdh arkitektkontor. Construction star ...

, Sweden, by Wingårdh arkitektkontor AB File:Spain Pavilion of Expo 2010 2.jpg, 2009 Award winner: Future Project of the Year, Cultural, Future Projects, '' Spanish Pavilion for 2010 Expo Shanghai'' in China by Miralles Tagliabue EMBT File:Ara rubrogenys -Barcelona Zoo, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain-8a.jpg, 2009 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Display: Cages for Macaws in the Palm Grove of Barcelona Zoo, Spain, Barcelonaby Batlle & Roig Architects File:Statoils Oslo-kontor.jpg, 2009 Category Winner, Future Projects, Commercial: '' Statoil Hydro office'', Norway, Oslo by a-lab File:C-Laboratory Chen House.JPG, 2009 Commendation, Completed Buildings, House: Chen House, Taiwan, Sanjhih by C-Laboratory File:Great North Museum, Hancock - geograph.org.uk - 1759770.jpg, 2009 Commendation, Interiors and Fit Out Culture, Interiors and Fit Out - Culture and civic, New and old: The Great North Museum, United Kingdom, Newcastle upon Tyne by Farrells

The 2010 festival

The third World Architecture festival took place in

at the CCIB Forum (Centro de Convenciones Internacionales de Barcelona) November 3 to 5 2010. The festival was the largest and most comprehensive of its kind in 2010. More than 500 entries from 65 countries competed in 15 main categories and in over 20 further sections. The festival had 5 awards sections, 42 categories and more than 100 types of buildings. The competition was open for entries on April 2 to July 9 and the shortlist was announced in late August. The shortlisted projects were presented at the festival. Awards 2010 *World Building of the Year and winner of category ''culture'' ( Culture ) ''MAXXI, National Museum of XXI Century Arts'' in Italy, Rome by

*Future Project of the Year ( Masterplanning, Future Projects ) ''The Arc'' in Palestinian Territory, Occupied by Suisman Urban Design *Interiors and Fit Out Overall Winner ( Interiors and Fit Out - Offices ) ''ANZ Centre'' in Australia, Melbourne by

Hassell Hassell is a multidisciplinary architecture, design and urban planning practice with offices in Australia, China, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. Founded in 1937/8 in Adelaide, South Australia, the firm's former names include Claridge, Hassel ...

*Structural Design of the Year ( Structural Design - Glass (where used structurally) ) ''Medieval & Renaissance Galleries'' in United Kingdom, London by MUMA *Student design competition ( Student design competition: ''Campus Catalyst Project'' AECOM Design + Planning Urban SOSin Haiti, Port-au-Prince by Robin Bankert, Michael Murphy, Robin Bankert, Michael Murphy, Caroline Shannon and Joseph Wilfong, University of Harvard *The Art and Work Award for Buildings Designed to Display Art ( Structural Design - Glass (where used structurally) ) ''Medieval & Renaissance Galleries'' in United Kingdom, London by MUMA *ONCE Foundation Award for Accessibility (Two joint winners) ( Sport ) ''Aviva Stadium'' in Ireland, Dublinby Populous in association with

Scott Tallon Walker Scott Tallon Walker is an architecture practice with its head office in Dublin, Ireland and further offices in London, Galway and Cork. It is one of the largest architecture practices in Ireland. Established in 1931 as Scott and Good, becoming ...

*ONCE Foundation Award for Accessibility (Two joint winners) ( Civic and community, Health) ''West Vancouver Community Centre'' in Canada, West Vancouver by Hughes Condon Marler Architects Gallery of some of the 2010 winners File:Cantiere Galasso.jpg, 2010 Award winner: World Building of the Year and winner of category culture: '' MAXXI, National Museum of XXI Century Arts'', Italy, Rome by

File:ANZ Docklands.jpg, 2010 Award winner: Interiors and Fit Out Overall Winner, Interiors and Fit Out of the Year:

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Centre, Melbourne by

File:Beautiful Hall of Replicas.jpg, 2010 Award winner: Structural Design of the Year, Structural Design - Glass (where used structurally): '' Medieval & Renaissance Galleries'', United Kingdom, London by MUMA File:Spain Pavilion of Expo 2010.jpg, 2010 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Display: '' Spanish Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010'', China, Shanghai by Miralles Tagliabue EMBT &

Benedetta Tagliabue Benedetta Tagliabue (born 24 June 1963) is an Italian architect. She lives and works in Barcelona, Spain. Education Tagliabue was born in Milan, Italy. In 1989, she graduated in Venice from the "Università Iuav di Venezia" in Italy. Presently ...

, Miralles Tagliabue EMBT File:Alila Villas Uluwatu.jpg, 2010 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Holiday: ''Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali Indonesia'', Indonesia, Bali by

File:Pinnacle@Duxton, Singapore - 20100101.jpg, 2010 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Housing (inc mixed use): '' Pinnacle @ Duxton'', Singapore, Republic of by ARC Studio Architecture + Urbanism File:School of the Arts, Singapore.jpg, 2010 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Learning: ''

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'', Singapore, Republic of, Singapore by

File:South Africa-Johannesburg-Soccer City004.jpg, 2010 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Sport: '' Soccer City, National Stadium - 'The Melting Pot' '', South Africa, Johannesburg by Boogertman + Partners (in association with Populous) File:Double-Helix-Bridge.jpg, 2010 Category Winner: Completed Buildings, Transport, ''

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'', Singapore, by Cox Rayner Architects & Architects 61 File:West Kowloon Terminus site 201209.jpg, 2010 Category Winner, Future Projects, Infrastructure, Future Projects: ''

West Kowloon Terminus West Kowloon station (abbreviated WEK), also known as Hong Kong West Kowloon, is the southern terminus of and the only station on the Hong Kong section of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link (HSR). The station con ...

'', Hong Kong by Aedas File:Denmark Pavilion of Expo 2010 2.jpg, 2010 Commendation, Completed Buildings, Display: '' Danish Pavilion - Shanghai World Expo 2010'' in China, Shanghai by BIG File:Ciutat justicia 5.jpg, 2010 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Civic and community: City of Justice, Spain, Barcelona by David Chipperfield Architects and b720 Arquitectos

The 2011 festival

The fourth World Architecture Festival (WAF) was held in

from November 2 to 4, 2011, at Centre de Convencions Internacional de Catalunya. More than 700 projects were entered for the competition. More than 1,300 people attended the awards ceremony. The competition opened for entries on April 1 and closed on June 30, 2011. In 2011

Michael Sorkin Michael David Sorkin (August 2, 1948 – March 26, 2020) was an American architectural and urban critic, designer, and educator. He was considered to be "one of architecture's most outspoken public intellectuals", a polemical voice in contemporar ...

Ben van Berkel Ben van Berkel (born 1957) is a Dutch architect; founder and principal architect of the architectural practice UNStudio. With his studio he designed, among others, the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam, the Moebius House in the Netherlands, the Mercede ...

Jo Noero Jo Noero is a South African architect. Noero is an International Fellow of The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and an Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Professional Noero has completed over 200 buildi ...

, Odile Decq and Professor Kongjian Yu, and Tim MacFarlane were members of the jury. The opening night was held in''Media-ICT'' (by Cloud 9) which was later to win the World Building of the Year Award. The World Building of the Year was elected from the 16 completed buildings winning their category. Awards 2011 *World Building of the Year ( Office (inc mixed use) ) ''Media-ICT'' in Spain, Barcelona by Cloud 9 *Future Project of the Year ( Infrastructure, Future Projects ) ''Hanimaadhoo International Airport'' in Maldives by Integrated Design Associates Limited *Structural Design of the Year ( Structural Design - Towers ) ''Eight Spruce Street'' in United States of America by Gehry Partners, LLP *ONCE Foundation Award for Accessibility ( Culture ) ''Museum of Memory and Tolerance'' in Mexico, Mexico City by Arditti+RDT/arquitectos *People's Choice Award, by OpenBuildings ( Culture ) ''Memorial house Todor Proeski'' in Macedonia, Krushevoby Syndicate studio Gallery of some of the 2011 winners File:Media-TIC (Barcelona).jpg, 2011 Award winner: World Building of the Year, Category, Completed Buildings: Office (inc mixed use): ''Media-ICT'', Spain, Barcelona by Cloud 9 File:Beekman Tower fr BB jeh.jpg, 2011 Award winner: Structural Design of the Year, Structural Design - Towers: '' Eight Spruce Street'', United States of America by Gehry Partners, LLP File:Todor Proeski Memorial House 01.JPG, 2011 Award winner: People's Choice Award, by OpenBuildings Culture: ''Memorial house Todor Proeski'', Macedonia, Krushevo by Syndicate studio File:Ørestad - 8 House.jpg, 2011 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Housing (inc mixed use): ''

8 House 8 House ( da, 8 Tallet), also known as Big House, is a large mixed-use development built in the shape of a figure 8 on the southern perimeter of the new suburb of Ørestad in Copenhagen, Denmark. Designed by Bjarke Ingels, founding partner of the ...

'', Denmark, Copenhagen by

Bjarke Ingels Group Bjarke Ingels Group, often referred to as BIG, is a Copenhagen and New York based group of architects, designers and builders operating within the fields of architecture, urbanism, research and development. The office is currently involved in a ...

File:Cmglee Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University lecture.jpg, 2011 Category Winner, Completed Buildings: Learning: '' Sainsbury Laboratory'', United Kingdom, Cambridge by Stanton Williams File:Eisstadion2 jan11 .JPG, 2011 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Sport: '' SPEEDSKATING STADIUM INZELL - MAX AICHER ARENA'', Germany, Inzell by

BEHNISCH Architekten Behnisch Architekten is an architectural practice based in Stuttgart, Germany, with branches in Munich, Germany; Boston, Massachusetts and Los Angeles, California. The office was founded in 1989 by Stefan Behnisch, son of the well-known German ...

File:WKCD 2010 Exhibition-Rocco model 01.jpg, 2011 Category Winner, Future Projects, Masterplanning, Future Projects: '' West Kowloon Cultural District Conceptual Plan'', Hong Kong by Rocco Design Architects Ltd File:Viewpoint Snøhetta, interiør.jpg, 2011 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Display: ''Norwegian Wild Reindeer Center Pavilion'', Norway, Hjerkinn by Snøhetta

The 2012 festival

Before and After Aerial View of Kallang River

The fifth World Architecture Festival (WAF) was moved to

at Marina Bay Sands and was held from October 3 to 5 2012. The festival awards was nicknamed «The Architectural Oscars» at the time. The World Architecture Festival was at the time the world's largest global architectural awards programme. Paul Finch was director of the festival. There were over 700 entries from more than 60 countries. Awards were given in 33 categories and 301 entries were shortlisted. The competing projects were judged after a presentation during the festival. In the jury choosing the World Building of the Year 2012 were

, Moshe Safdie,

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Jürgen Mayer Jürgen Hermann Mayer (born 1965 in Stuttgart) is a German architect and artist. He is the leader of the architecture firm "J. MAYER H." in Berlin and calls himself ''Jürgen Mayer H.'' Life and work He studied at Stuttgart University, The ...

, Yvonne Farrell, Peter Cook, Kenzo Tange,

, Jeanne Gang,

Dietrich Ebermarle Dietrich () is an ancient German name meaning "Ruler of the People.” Also "keeper of the keys" or a "lockpick" either the tool or the profession. Given name * Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg (c. 1398 – 1440) * Thierry of Alsace (german: Dietric ...

and Charles Jencks among others. Over 1800 architects, designers and press from more than 60 countries attended. There was some criticism of the list of speakers being ''white, male, over 40'' since of the 44 speakers on the festival 4 were women and 9 Asians. Awards 2012 *World Building of the Year ( Display ) ''Cooled Conservatories at Gardens by the Bay'' in Republic of Singapore by

Wilkinson Eyre Architects WilkinsonEyre is an international architecture practice based in London, England. In 1983 Chris Wilkinson founded Chris Wilkinson Architects, he partnered with Jim Eyre in 1987 and the practice was renamed WilkinsonEyre in 1999. The practice ha ...

*Future Project of the Year, Landscape ( Landscape (Projects), urban (Completed designs) ) ''Kallang River Bishan Park'' in Republic of Singapore by

Atelier Dreiseitl Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl is one of the leading landscape architecture practices of Germany specialising in the integration of art, urban hydrology, environmental engineering, and landscape architecture within an urban context. The practise was fou ...

*Future Project of the Year ( Masterplanning ) ''Msheireb - Heart of Doha'' in Doha, Qatar by AECOM, London (UK), Adjaye Associates (UK), Allies and Morrison (UK), Eric Party Architects (UK), Gensler (USA), HOK (USA),

John McAslan and Partners John Renwick McAslan (born 16 February 1954) is a British architect. Education and career John McAslan was educated at Dunoon Grammar School, Dollar Academy and University of Edinburgh, Scotland, obtaining an MA in Architecture in 1977 and a ...

(UK), Mangera Yvars Architects (UK), Mossessian & Partners (UK), Squire & Partners (UK) *Student Team of the Year ( Student Team of the Year) ''In the Core of Renaissance Architecture'' by

Daniele Pronestì Daniele is an Hebrew male given name, the cognate of the English name Daniel. Danièle is a French language, French female given name, an alternative spelling of Danielle. Men with the given name Daniele * Daniele Bracciali (born 1978), Italian ...

, Daniele Petralia, Stefano Nastasi - University of Ferrara (IT) *Director's Prize ( New and Old ) ''Plaza España in Adeje'' in Spain, Tenerife by Menis Arquitectos SLP *Small Project Award ( Transport ) ''Marina Bay station'' in Republic of Singapore by Aedas, Quarry Bay & Aedas Pte Ltd (Station Architect) *Small Project Award ( Office ) ''Office for an Advertising Film Production Company'' in India, Bangalore by SJK Architects Gallery of some of the 2012 winners File:Gardens by the Bay, Singapore 2012.JPG, 2012 Award winner: World Building of the Year, Display: '' Cooled Conservatories at Gardens by the Bay'', Singapore, Republic of by

File:Mrb ccl exit.JPG, 2012 Award winner: Small Project Award, Transport: '' Marina Bay station'', Singapore, Republic of by Aedas, Quarry Bay & Aedas Pte Ltd (Station Architect) File:The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne.jpg, 2012 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Health: '' The Royal Children's Hospital'', Australia, Melbourne by Billiard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart File:Kistavictoriahotelnr1 Publish.jpg, 2012 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Hotel/leisure: ''

Victoria Tower The Victoria Tower is a square tower at the south-west end of the Palace of Westminster in London, adjacent to Black Rod's Garden on the west and Old Palace Yard on the east. At , it is slightly taller than the Elizabeth Tower (formerly known a ...

'', Sweden, Kista by Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB N/A File:LuminousDarlingQuarter17.jpg, 2012 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Office: '' Darling Quarter'', Australia, Sydney by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp & FJMT File:Bodrumairport.jpg, 2012 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Transport: '' Bodrum International Airport'', Turkey by tabanlioglu architects File:The plan2.049.jpg, 2012 Award winner: Student Team of the Year from University of Ferrara in Italy: ''In the Core of Renaissance Architecture'', Italy, Ferrara

The 2013 festival

The sixth annual WAF was held in

Marina Bay Sands Marina Bay Sands (abbreviation: MBS) is an integrated resort fronting Marina Bay in Singapore. The resort is owned by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation and at its opening in 2010, it was deemed the world's most expensive standalone casino prop ...

from 2 to 4 October 2013. It was attended by over 2,100 architects and designers from 68 countries."World Architecture Festival Winners 2013"
Architectural Record, 7 October 2013 WAF was collocated with INSIDE World Festival of Interiors. The entries competed in 29 award categories across three category groups of completed buildings, landscape projects and future projects: *Completed Buildings: Civic and community, Culture, Display, Health, Higher education/research, Hotel/leisure, House, Housing, New and Old, Office, Production/energy/recycling, Religion, Schools, Shopping, Sport, Transport and Villa. *Landscape Projects: Completed designs - urban. *Future Projects: Commercial mixed-use, Competition entries, Culture, Education, Experimental, Health, House, Infrastructure, Leisure led development, Masterplanning, Office and Residential. More than 300 projects from 50 countries made the official 2013 shortlist. The festival's organiser's were i2i Events Group. The super-jury included Ken Yeang,

Patrick Bellew Patrick Bellew, (born June 12, 1959) is an environmental engineer, one of the United Kingdom’s Royal Designers and a chartered building services engineer. He currently works at and is a founding director of building environmental engineerin ...

, Jeanne Gang,

Dietmar Eberle Dietmar Eberle (31 October 1952 in Hittisau) is an Austrian architect. Winner of over 150 national and international competitions, he has been a teacher in several universities in North America and Europe. Since 1999 he has been Professor at the ...

and Ken Tadashi Oshima. Awards 2013 *World Building of the Year (Categories: Culture, Culture - Galleries) ''

Auckland Art Gallery Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is the principal public gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. It has the most extensive collection of national and international art in New Zealand and frequently hosts travelling international exhibitions. Set be ...

'' in New Zealand by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp, fjmt + Archimedia - Architects in Association. *Future Project of the Year (Categories: Future projects competition and Future projects culture) '' National Maritime Museum of China '' by Cox Rayner Architects. * INSIDE World Interior of the Year: ''Carrer Avinyó'', Barcelona, Spain by

David Kohn Architects David Kohn (born 3 October 1972) is a British architect. His practice, David Kohn Architects, is based in London and works internationally on arts, education and residential projects. Established in 2007, the practice has won a number of awar ...

Gallery of some of the 2013 winners File:Auckland Art Gallery - Extension.jpg, 2013 World Building of the Year Culture & Culture - Galleries:

, New Zealand by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp + Archimedia - Architects in Association File:EphemeralLakeSculpture,RBG-CranbourneVIC.jpg, Landscape Projects - Completed designs Category winner:

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, Cranbourne by Taylor Cullity Lethlean + Paul Thompson

The 2014 festival

The seventh annual WAF was held in Singapore at Marina Bay Sands from 1 to 3 October 2014. The event had more than 2000 attendees. Awards 2014 *World Building of the Year Winner: the Chapel / Vietnam / a21studio *Completed Buildings: **House (sponsored by Grohe) House for Trees / Vietnam / Vo Trong Nghia Architects **Housing (sponsored by Grohe) The Carve / Norway / A-Lab *Office: Liberty Place / Australia /

Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (fjmt) is a multi-disciplinary Australian design studio established in 2002 and noted for design excellence and a commitment to enhancing the public realm. fjmt has a reputation as an ideas-driven practice "with an agend ...

*Higher Education & Research: Dalarna Media Library / Sweden / ADEPT *Display: Te Kaitaka 'The Cloak' / New Zealand / Fearon Hay Architects *Schools: Chobham Academy / UK/ Allford Hall Monaghan Morris *Shopping: Yalikavak Marina Complex / Turkey / EAA-Emre Arolat Architects *Religion: La Ascension del Señor Church / Spain / AGi architects *New and Old: Rethinking the Split House / China / Neri&Hu Design and Research Office *Civic & Community: the Chapel / Vietnam / a21studio *Culture:

Danish Maritime Museum The M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark ( da, M/S Museet for Søfart) is a maritime museum located in Helsingør, Denmark. Established in 1915, its collections cover Danish trade and shipping from the 15th century to the present day. The museum was o ...

/ Denmark / BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group *Hotel and Leisure: Son La Restaurant / Vietnam / Vo Trong Nghia Architects *Villa: Dune House / New Zealand / Fearon Hay Architects *Production Energy and Recycling: Lune de Sang Sheds / Australia / CHROFI *Sport:

Singapore Sports Hub The Singapore Sports Hub (Chinese: 新加坡体育城; Malay: Hab Sukan Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் விளையாட்டு மையம்) is a sports and recreation district in Kallang, Singapore. The Sports H ...

/ Singapore / Singapore Sports Hub Design Team *Transport: Scale Lane Bridge / UK / McDowell+Benedetti

The 2015 festival

The eight annual WAF was held in Singapore at Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre from 4 to 6 November 2015. * World Building of the Year:

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* Landscape of the Year: Yanweizhou Park * Small Project Prize: Lidingövallen * AkzoNobel's Prize for Colour in Exterior Architecture: ONS INCEK Showroom & Sales Office * Student Charrette Winner:

School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal The School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal (SPA Bhopal) is a higher education institute in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, specializing in education and research in the field of Urban Planning, Architecture and Design. It is one of the two S ...

* Religion Winner: Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Education City, Doha by Mangera Yvars Architects

The 2016 festival

The ninth annual WAF was held in Berlin, Germany from 16 to 18 November 2016. * World Building of the Year: National Museum in Szczecin - Dialogue Centre Przełomy, Szczecin, Poland by KWK Promes * INSIDE World Interior of the Year: Black Cant System - Heike fashion brand concept store, Hangzhou, China by AN Design * Future Project of the Year: South Melbourne Primary School, Melbourne, Australia by Hayball * Landscape of the Year: Kopupaka Reserve, Auckland, New Zealand by Isthmus * Small Project of the Year: The Chinese University of Hong Kong School of Architecture, ZCB Bamboo Pavilion, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong * Civic and Community Award: The Library at Willesden Green

The 2017 festival

The tenth annual WAF was held in Berlin, Germany from 15 to 17 November 2017. * World Building of the Year: Chinese University of Hong Kong, Post-earthquake reconstruction/demonstration project of Guangming Village, Zhaotong, China *INSIDE World Interior of the Year: Produce.Workshop, Fabricwood, Singapore *Future Project of the Year: Allen Jack+Cottier Architects and NH Architecture, Sydney Fish Markets, Sydney, Australia *Landscape of the Year: Turenscape, Peasants and their Land: The Recovered Archaeological Landscape of Chengtoushan, Lixian County, China *Small Project of the Year: Eriksson Furunes + Leandro V. Locsin Partners + Jago Boase, Streetlight Tagpuro, Tacloban, Philippines *Completed Buildings: **House: Vo Trong Nghia Architects, Binh House, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam **Housing: Marc Koehler Architects, Superlofts Houthaven, Amsterdam, Netherlands **Production, Energy & Recycling: Slash Architects and Arkizon Architects, The Farm of 38-30, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey **Sport: HKS,

U.S. Bank Stadium U.S. Bank Stadium is an enclosed stadium located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. Built on the former site of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, the indoor stadium opened in 2016 and is the home of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Footbal ...

, Minneapolis, United States of America **School: Andrew Burges Architects, East Sydney Early Learning Centre, Sydney, Australia **Civic & Community: Eriksson Furunes + Leandro V. Locsin Partners + Jago Boase, Streetlight Tagpuro, Tacloban, Philippines **Culture: Heneghan Peng Architects,

The Palestinian Museum The Palestinian Museum is a flagship project of the Welfare Association, a non-profit organization for developing humanitarian projects in Palestine. Representing the history and aspirations of the Palestinian people, the museum aims to discuss ...

, Birzeit, Palestine **Office: Nikken Sekkei, Co Op Kyosai Plaza, Tokyo, Japan **New & Old: The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Post-earthquake reconstruction/demonstration project of Guangming Village, Zhaotong, China **Display: Alison Brooks Architects, The Smile, London, United Kingdom **Transport: Grüntuch Ernst Architects, Transformation

Chemnitz Central Station Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in Chemnitz in Germany. Station building The station has a combination of terminating and through platforms. Platform tracks 5 to 9 terminate and tracks 1 to 4 and 10 to 14 continue to the we ...

, Chemnitz, Germany **Hotel & Leisure: Cong Sinh Architects, Vegetable Trellis, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam **Shopping: ACME,

Victoria Gate Victoria Leeds is a shopping district and leisure area in central Leeds, comprising the 1990 Victoria Quarter, an arcaded complex of restored 19th century and contemporary shopping arcades, and the 2016 Victoria Gate development. Notable for ...

, Leeds, United Kingdom **Health: Ntsika Architects, Westbury Clinic, Johannesburg, South Africa **Mixed Use: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Westminster Bridge Road, London, United Kingdom **Religion: Waugh Thistleton Architects, Bushey Cemetery, Bushey, United Kingdom **Higher Education & Research: C.F. Møller Architects, Maersk Tower, Copenhagen, Denmark **Villa: Irving Smith Architects, Bach with Two Roofs, Golden Bay, New Zealand

The 2018 festival

The eleventh annual WAF was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands from 28 to 30 November 2018. * World Building of the Year: WOHA Architects - Kampung Admiralty, Singapore, Singapore * Future Project of the Year: Sebastian Monsalve + Juan David Hoyos - Medellin River Parks / Botanical Park Master Plan, Medellin, Colombia * INSIDE World Interior of the Year: JAC studios - Yumin Art Nouveau Collection, Phoenix Jeju, South Korea * Landscape of the Year: Batlle i Roig Arquitectura - Pedestrian Path along the Gypsum Mines, Barcelona, Spain * Small Project of the Year: Camilo Moraes - Piedras Bayas Beachcamp / Atacama Desert, Chile * The Amsterdam Prize: Benthem Crouwel Architects - North South Line / Amsterdam, Netherlands * Glass Future Prize: Studio Gang - Tour Montparnasse, Paris, France * Completed Buildings: ** House: David Leech Architects - A house in a garden - 81 Hollybrook Grove, Dublin, Ireland ** Small Scale Housing: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris - Weston Street, London, United Kingdom Completed Buildings ** Large Scale Housing: SANJAY PURI ARCHITECTS - The Street, Mathura, India ** Production, Energy & Recycling: Parviainen Architects - Länsisalmi Power Station, Vantaa, Finland ** Sport: Koffi & Diabaté Architectes - Gymnasium, Blaise Pascal High School, Abidjan, Ivory Coast ** School: Tezuka Architects - Muku Nursery School - Fuji City, Japan ** Civic & Community: CHROFI with McGregor Coxall - Maitland Riverlink, Maitland, Australia ** Culture: Conrad Gargett - The Piano Mill, Stanthorpe, Australia ** Office: INNOCAD Architecture - C&P Corporate Headquarters, Graz, Austria ** New & Old: Heatherwick Studio - Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town, South Africa ** Display: Arkitema Architects and Professor Christoffer Harlang - Hammershus Visitor Centre, Allinge, Denmark ** Transport: Grimshaw - London Bridge station, London, United Kingdom ** Hotel & Leisure: SeARCH - Hotel Jakarta, Amsterdam, Netherlands ** Shopping: NIKKEN SEKKEI - Shanghai Greenland Center / Greenland Being Funny - Shanghai, China ** Health: Temporary association AAPROG – BOECKX. – B2Ai - Hospital AZ Zeno, Knokke, Belgium ** Mixed Use: WOHA Architects - Kampung Admiralty, Singapore, Singapore ** Religion: Spheron Architects - Belarusian Memorial Chapel, London, United Kingdom ** Higher Education & Research: Alison Brooks Architects - Exeter College Cohen Quadrangle, Oxford, United Kingdom ** Villa: KieranTimberlake - High Horse Ranch, Northern California, United States of America * Future Buildings: ** Civic: BAAD Studio - The Sunken Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes of Cabetican, Bacolor, Philippines ** Commercial Mixed-use: Aedas - Taichung Commercial Bank Headquarters Mixed-Use Project, Taiwan ** Competition Entries: Nextoffice - Sadra Civic Center, Sadra, Iran ** Culture: Studio 44 Architects - Museum of the siege of Leningrad, St. Petersburg, Russia ** Education: Warren and Mahoney Architects with Woods Bagot - Lincoln University and AgResearch Joint Facility, Christchurch, New Zealand ** Experimental : KANVA - Imago, Montreal, Canada ** Health : Allford Hall Monaghan Morris - The Alder Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom ** House : Nextoffice - Guyim Vault House, Shiraz, Iran ** Infrastructure: Monk Mackenzie + Novare – Thiruvalluvar, Kanyakumari, India ** Leisure Led Development : BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group - Audemars Piguet Hôtel des Horlogers, Le Brassus, Switzerland ** Masterplanning : Sebastian Monsalve + Juan David Hoyos - Medellin River Parks / Botanical Park Master Plan, Medellin, Colombia ** Office: 3XN Architects - Olympic House - International Olympic Committee HQ, Lausanne, Switzerland ** Residential: Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos - Amelia Tulum, Tulum, Mexico

References

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