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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
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
. 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
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,
Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and List of cities in Germany by population, largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European Union by population within ci ...
, and
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
. 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
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. 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, Denmark by Bjarke Ingels Group File:Olympic Sculpture Park from Space Needle - Seattle.JPG, 2008 Nature of the Year:
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, Seattle Art Museum, USA, by Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism File:BMW Welt, Múnich, Alemania16.jpg, 2008 Production of the Year: BMW Welt, 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
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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 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 Architects File:Le_foyer_de_lopéra_dOslo_(Norvège)_(4826384926).jpg, 2008 Award winner, Culture: '' Oslo Opera House'', Norway, by
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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
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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 Tagliabue 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 *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 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 WOHA File:Maggie's Centre, Charing Cross, London.jpg, 2009 Commendation, Completed Buildings, Health, Landscape, '' Maggie's Centre London'', United Kingdom, London by
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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:
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, New Zealand, by RTA Studio File:Kuggen.JPG, 2009 Commendation, Future Projects: Kuggen, 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
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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
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*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
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*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
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), Ba ...
File:ANZ Docklands.jpg, 2010 Award winner: Interiors and Fit Out Overall Winner, Interiors and Fit Out of the Year: ANZ Centre, Melbourne by
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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. Presentl ...
, Miralles Tagliabue EMBT File:Alila Villas Uluwatu.jpg, 2010 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Holiday: ''Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali Indonesia'', Indonesia, Bali by WOHA 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 WOHA 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, '' The Helix Bridge'', Singapore, by Cox Rayner Architects & Architects 61 File:West Kowloon Terminus site 201209.jpg, 2010 Category Winner, Future Projects, Infrastructure, Future Projects: ''
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'', 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
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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
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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, Ben van Berkel, Jo Noero, Odile Decq and Professor
Kongjian Yu Kongjian Yu (simplified Chinese: 俞孔坚; traditional Chinese: 俞孔堅; pinyin: Yú kǒngjiān, born in 1963 in Dongyu Village in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China), is a landscape architect and urbanist, writer and educator, commonly credited ...
, 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 Integrated Design Associates (IDA) is a Hong Kong-based architectural firm set up in 1999 by its founder and principal, Winston Shu. The company is known for their sustainable, "green" designs, and their main body of work comprises internationa ...
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'', Denmark, Copenhagen by Bjarke Ingels Group File:Cmglee Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University lecture.jpg, 2011 Category Winner, Completed Buildings: Learning: ''
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'', United Kingdom, Cambridge by
Stanton Williams Stanton Williams is a British architectural design practice based in Islington Islington () is a district in the north of Greater London, England, and part of the London Borough of Islington. It is a mainly residential district of Inner ...
File:Eisstadion2 jan11 .JPG, 2011 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Sport: '' SPEEDSKATING STADIUM INZELL - MAX AICHER ARENA'', Germany, Inzell by BEHNISCH Architekten 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
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The 2012 festival

The fifth World Architecture Festival (WAF) was moved to
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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.
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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 Ben van Berkel,
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, Mok Wei Wei, Jürgen Mayer,
Yvonne Farrell Yvonne Farrell (born 1951) is an Irish architect and academic. She is the co-founder, together with Shelley McNamara, of Grafton Architects, which won the World Building of the Year award in 2008 for their Bocconi University building in Milan ...
,
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,
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, Sou Fujimoto,
Jeanne Gang Jeanne Gang (born March 19, 1964) is an American architect and the founder and leader of Studio Gang (established in 1997), an architecture and urban design practice with offices in Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. Gang was first widely re ...
, Dietrich Ebermarle and
Charles Jencks Charles Alexander Jencks (21 June 1939 – 13 October 2019) was an American cultural theorist, landscape designer, architectural historian, and co-founder of the Maggie’s Cancer Care Centres. He published over thirty books and became famous i ...
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 *Future Project of the Year, Landscape ( Landscape (Projects), urban (Completed designs) ) ''Kallang River Bishan Park'' in Republic of Singapore by Atelier Dreiseitl *Future Project of the Year ( Masterplanning ) ''Msheireb - Heart of Doha'' in Doha, Qatar by
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, London (UK), Adjaye Associates (UK),
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(UK), Eric Party Architects (UK),
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(USA), HOK (USA), John McAslan and Partners (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 Petralia, Stefano Nastasi -
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(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 Wilkinson Eyre Architects 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
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File:Kistavictoriahotelnr1 Publish.jpg, 2012 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Hotel/leisure: '' Victoria Tower'', 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
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at Marina Bay Sands 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
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Events Group. The super-jury included
Ken Yeang Ken Yeang (6 October 1948) is an architect, ecologist, planner and author from Malaysia, best known for his ecological architecture and ecomasterplans that have a distinctive green aesthetic. He pioneered an ecology-based architecture (since 1 ...
, Patrick Bellew,
Jeanne Gang Jeanne Gang (born March 19, 1964) is an American architect and the founder and leader of Studio Gang (established in 1997), an architecture and urban design practice with offices in Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. Gang was first widely re ...
, Dietmar Eberle and Ken Tadashi Oshima. Awards 2013 *World Building of the Year (Categories: Culture, Culture - Galleries) '' Auckland Art Gallery '' 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 Gallery of some of the 2013 winners File:Auckland Art Gallery - Extension.jpg, 2013 World Building of the Year Culture & Culture - Galleries: Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp + Archimedia - Architects in Association File:EphemeralLakeSculpture,RBG-CranbourneVIC.jpg, Landscape Projects - Completed designs Category winner: The Australian Garden, 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 *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 / 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 / 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: The Interlace, by Office for Metropolitan Architecture * Future Project of the Year:
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, by Bjarke Ingels Group * 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 * 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:
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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, 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,
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, 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, Germany **Hotel & Leisure: Cong Sinh Architects, Vegetable Trellis, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam **Shopping: ACME, Victoria Gate,
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, United Kingdom **Health: Ntsika Architects, Westbury Clinic, Johannesburg, South Africa **Mixed Use: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris,
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, 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


See also

* List of World Architecture Festival winners


References


External links

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Official website - World Architecture Festival

Official website - World Buildings Directory

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