World Architecture Festival
world architecture festival waf annual festival award ceremony one prestigious event dedicated architecture development industry first four event held barcelona point festival moved singapore four year since host city included berlin amsterdam event around shortlisted architect present project live crit room judging panel one project awarded world building year title year world architecture festival publishes list winner award official website world architecture festival first held festival live award competition dedicated celebrating sharing architectural excellence across globe first four festival held barcelona since annual event hosted singapore berlin amsterdam thousand project entered competition award shortlisted live presentation festival architect pay submission fee enter future project completed building project travel festival arranged present shortlisted project live jury panel entry voluntary festival control submits project sister event inside festival interior architecture design added venue arranged time waf world architecture festival held first time – october barcelona programme director paul finch important part festival award programme competition open building completed within past month january june entry competing category comprising building type country preselection project country shortlisted shortlisted architect presented work festival winner competed top award world building year judging panel headed norman foster included stefan behnisch robert stern zaha hadid among architect panel visitor country attended festival world building year awarded bocconi university italy grafton architect gallery winner second world architecture festival took place barcelona centre convencions international barcelona ccib november project country participated competition project shortlisted category jury architect industry figure around world judged competition award winner category completed building competed building year award addition category festival three new section added interior fitout structural design future project architect country came barcelona festival award world building year category culture completed building mapungubwe interpretation center south africa peter rich architect future project year category cultural future project spanish pavilion expo shanghai china miralles tagliabue embt interior fit overall winner category interior fit retail small corian supersurfaces showroom italy milano architect amanda levete architect structural design year category structural design span eg bridge stadium big shed arena zagreb croatia zagrebby architect upim student design competition category student design competition distressed city creative response aecom design planning urban so india mumbai sabrina kleinenhammans graduate mit gallery winner third world architecture festival took place barcelona ccib forum centro de convenciones internacionales de barcelona november festival largest comprehensive kind entry country competed main category section festival award section category type building competition open entry april july shortlist announced late august shortlisted project presented festival award world building year winner category culture category culture maxxi national museum xxi century art italy rome zaha hadid architect future project year category masterplanning future project arc palestinian territory occupied suisman urban design interior fit overall winner category interior fit office anz centre australia melbourne hassell structural design year category structural design glass used structurally medieval renaissance gallery united kingdom london muma student design competition category student design competition campus catalyst project aecom design planning urban sosin haiti portauprince robin bankert michael murphy robin bankert michael murphy caroline shannon joseph wilfong university harvard art work award building designed display art category structural design glass used structurally medieval renaissance gallery united kingdom london muma foundation award accessibility two joint winner category sport aviva stadium ireland dublinby populous association scott tallon walker foundation award accessibility two joint winner category civic community health west vancouver community centre canada west vancouver hughes condon marler architect gallery winner fourth world architecture festival waf held barcelona november centre de convencions internacional de catalunya project entered competition people attended award ceremony competition opened entry april closed june michael sorkin ben van berkel jo noero odile decq professor kongjian yu tim macfarlane member jury opening night held inmediaict cloud later win world building year award world building year elected completed building winning category award world building year category office inc mixed use mediaict spain barcelona cloud future project year category infrastructure future project hanimaadhoo international airport maldives integrated design associate limited structural design year category structural design tower eight spruce street united state america gehry partner llp foundation award accessibility category culture museum memory tolerance mexico mexico city ardittirdtarquitectos people choice award openbuildings category culture memorial house todor proeski macedonia krushevoby syndicate studio gallery winner fifth world architecture festival waf moved singapore marina bay sand held october festival award nicknamed «the architectural oscars» time world architecture festival time world largest global architectural award programme paul finch director festival entry country award given category entry shortlisted competing project judged presentation festival jury choosing world building year ben van berkel moshe safdie mok wei wei jürgen mayer yvonne farrell peter cook kenzo tange sou fujimoto jeanne gang dietrich ebermarle charles jencks among others architect designer press country attended criticism list speaker white male since speaker festival woman asian award world building year category display cooled conservatory garden bay republic singapore wilkinson eyre architect future project year landscape category landscape project urban completed design kallang river bishan park republic singapore atelier dreiseitl future project year category masterplanning msheireb heart doha doha qatar aecom london uk adjaye associate uk ally morrison uk eric party architect uk gensler usa hok usa john mcaslan partner uk mangera yvars architect uk mossessian partner uk squire partner uk student team year category student team year core renaissance architecture daniele pronestì daniele petralia stefano nastasi university ferrara director prize category new old plaza españa adeje spain tenerife menis arquitectos slp small project award category transport marina bay station republic singapore aedas quarry bay aedas pte ltd station architect small project award category office office advertising film production company india bangalore sjk architect gallery winner sixth annual waf held singapore marina bay sand october attended architect designer country waf collocated inside world festival interior entry competed award category across three category group completed building landscape project future project completed building civic community culture display health higher educationresearch hotelleisure house housing new old office productionenergyrecycling religion school shopping sport transport villa landscape project completed design urban future project commercial mixeduse competition entry culture education experimental health house infrastructure leisure led development masterplanning office residential project country made official shortlist festival organiser ii event group superjury included ken yeang patrick bellew jeanne gang dietmar eberle ken tadashi oshima award world building year category culture culture gallery auckland art gallery new zealand francisjones morehen thorp fjmt archimedia architect association future project year category future project competition future project culture national maritime museum china cox rayner architect inside world interior year carrer avinyó barcelona spain david kohn architect gallery winner seventh annual waf held singapore marina bay sand october event attendee award world building year winner chapel vietnam astudio completed building house sponsored grohe house tree vietnam vo trong nghia architect housing sponsored grohe carve norway alab office liberty place australia francisjones morehen thorp higher education research dalarna medium library sweden adept display te kaitaka cloak new zealand fearon hay architect school chobham academy uk allford hall monaghan morris shopping yalikavak marina complex turkey eaaemre arolat architect religion la ascension del señor church spain agi architect new old rethinking split house china nerihu design research office civic community chapel vietnam astudio culture danish maritime museum denmark big bjarke ingels group hotel leisure son la restaurant vietnam vo trong nghia architect villa dune house new zealand fearon hay architect production energy recycling lune de sang shed australia chrofi sport singapore sport hub singapore singapore sport hub design team transport scale lane bridge uk mcdowellbenedetti eight annual waf held singapore suntec convention exhibition centre november world building year interlace office metropolitan architecture future project year vancouver house bjarke ingels group landscape year yanweizhou park small project prize lidingövallen akzonobels prize colour exterior architecture ons incek showroom sale office student charrette winner school planning architecture bhopal religion winner qatar faculty islamic study education city doha mangera yvars architect ninth annual waf held berlin germany november world building year national museum szczecin dialogue centre przełomy szczecin poland kwk promes inside world interior year black cant system heike fashion brand concept store hangzhou china design future project year south melbourne primary school melbourne australia hayball landscape year kopupaka reserve auckland new zealand isthmus small project year chinese university hong kong school architecture zcb bamboo pavilion kowloon bay hong kong civic community award library willesden green tenth annual waf held berlin germany november world building year chinese university hong kong postearthquake reconstructiondemonstration project guangming village zhaotong china inside world interior year produceworkshop fabricwood singapore future project year allen jackcottier architect nh architecture sydney fish market sydney australia landscape year turenscape peasant land recovered archaeological landscape chengtoushan lixian county china small project year eriksson furunes leandro v locsin partner jago boase streetlight tagpuro tacloban philippine completed building house vo trong nghia architect binh house ho chi minh city vietnam housing marc koehler architect superlofts houthaven amsterdam netherlands production energy recycling slash architect arkizon architect farm afyonkarahisar turkey sport hks u bank stadium minneapolis united state america school andrew burges architect east sydney early learning centre sydney australia civic community eriksson furunes leandro v locsin partner jago boase streetlight tagpuro tacloban philippine culture heneghan peng architect palestinian museum birzeit palestine office nikken sekkei co op kyosai plaza tokyo japan new old chinese university hong kong postearthquake reconstructiondemonstration project guangming village zhaotong china display alison brook architect smile london united kingdom transport grüntuch ernst architect transformation chemnitz central station chemnitz germany hotel leisure cong sinh architect vegetable trellis ho chi minh city vietnam shopping acme victoria gate leeds united kingdom health ntsika architect westbury clinic johannesburg south africa mixed use allford hall monaghan morris westminster bridge road london united kingdom religion waugh thistleton architect bushey cemetery bushey united kingdom higher education research cf møller architect maersk tower copenhagen denmark villa irving smith architect bach two roof golden bay new zealand eleventh annual waf held amsterdam netherlands november world building year woha architect kampung admiralty singapore singapore future project year sebastian monsalve juan david hoyos medellin river park botanical park master plan medellin colombia inside world interior year jac studio yumin art nouveau collection phoenix jeju south korea landscape year batlle roig arquitectura pedestrian path along gypsum mine barcelona spain small project year camilo moraes piedras baya beachcamp atacama desert chile amsterdam prize benthem crouwel architect north south line amsterdam netherlands glass future prize studio gang tour montparnasse paris france completed building house david leech architect house garden hollybrook grove dublin ireland small scale housing allford hall monaghan morris weston street london united kingdom completed building large scale housing sanjay puri architect street mathura india production energy recycling parviainen architect länsisalmi power station vantaa finland sport koffi diabaté architectes gymnasium blaise pascal high school abidjan ivory coast school tezuka architect muku nursery school fuji city japan civic community chrofi mcgregor coxall maitland riverlink maitland australia culture conrad gargett piano mill stanthorpe australia office innocad architecture cp corporate headquarters graz austria new old heatherwick studio zeitz mocaa cape town south africa display arkitema architect 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 funny shanghai china health temporary association aaprog – boeckx – bai hospital az zeno knokke belgium mixed use woha architect kampung admiralty singapore singapore religion spheron architect belarusian memorial chapel london united kingdom higher education research alison brook architect exeter college cohen quadrangle oxford united kingdom villa kierantimberlake high horse ranch northern california united state america future building civic baad studio sunken shrine lady lourdes cabetican bacolor philippine commercial mixeduse aedas taichung commercial bank headquarters mixeduse project taiwan competition entry nextoffice sadra civic center sadra iran culture studio architect museum siege leningrad st petersburg russia education warren mahoney architect wood bagot lincoln university agresearch joint facility christchurch new zealand experimental kanva imago montreal canada health allford hall monaghan morris alder centre liverpool united kingdom house nextoffice guyim vault house shiraz iran infrastructure monk mackenzie novare – thiruvalluvar kanyakumari india leisure led development bigbjarke ingels group audemars piguet hôtel de horlogers le brassus switzerland masterplanning sebastian monsalve juan david hoyos medellin river park botanical park master plan medellin colombia office xn architect olympic house international olympic committee hq lausanne switzerland residential sordo madaleno arquitectos amelia tulum tulum mexico world building year huizhen high school china approach design studiozhejiang university technology engineering design group future project year probiotic tower egypt design international world interior year waterloo street australia sjb landscape year benjakitti forest park transforming brownfield urban ecological sanctuary thailand turenscape arsom silp community environmental architect completed building future building inside list world architecture festival 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