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World Architecture Festival Reveals 2018 Awards Shortlist

A research centre in Riyadh, a village lounge in rural China and a mosque without a minaret in Iran are among the projects shortlisted in the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2018 – the world’s biggest architectural awards programme.

WAF will reconvene for its eleventh edition in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, from 28-30 November this year. This is the first time the event has been hosted in the Dutch capital, following previous editions in Barcelona, Singapore and Berlin.

The 2018 awards programme received more than 1,000 entries for the first time, with numbers up 20 per cent compared with 2017. Architects and designers generated 536 shortlisted entries across 81 countries.

Chinese practices submitted the most projects from any country, with 76 per cent more than last year. This reflects the significant level of ongoing development in East Asia and Oceania, with Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore also ranking highly. In Europe, the UK was again well represented, with Turkey also featuring prominently. In tandem with the event being hosted in Amsterdam, the organisers received a record number of Dutch entries, with projects including housing, transport and universities.

The top 5 countries entering WAF 2018 are:

• China
• Australia
• UK
• Turkey
• USA

Selected Projects:

Patio House By OOAK architects
Location: Karpathos, Greece

photo : Yorgos Kordakis

Zeitz MOCAA By Heatherwick Studio
Location: Cape Town, South Africa

photo : Iwan Baan

Chapel Our Lady of Fátima By Plano Humano Arquitectos
Location: Castelo Branco, Portugal:

photo : João Morgado

Freycinet Lodge Coastal Pavilions By Liminal Architecture
Location: Coles Bay, Tasmania, Australia:

photo : Dianna Snape

Shortlisting judges noted the strength of the ‘Old and New’ category, with plenty of innovative ideas and creative re-use of old structures through extensions and additions, for example Thomas Heatherwick’s conversion of a disused grain silo in South Africa for use as a contemporary art gallery.

All types and sizes of architectural projects are represented on the 536-strong shortlist, ranging from private residential, to education, infrastructure, healthcare, hospitality, cultural/civic, interior and landscape projects.

The architects and designers behind each shortlisted project will compete for category prizes at WAF from 28-30 November. They will present to international juries in front of festival delegates. Category winners then compete against each other on the final day of the festival, to compete for the ultimate accolades of World Building of the Year, Future Project of the Year, Interior of the Year and Landscape of the Year.

Major world architects shortlisted include Zaha Hadid Architects, OMA, Foster & Partners, BIG, Neri & Hu, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Turenscape, Nikken Sekkei, Rafael Vinoly Architects, Grimshaw, Tabanlioglu Architects, Heatherwick Studio and FJMT. Many smaller practices will also take part to pitch against the big names.

WAF programme director Paul Finch commented: “This has been a terrific year for the WAF Awards, reaching our largest entry total to date. This has not resulted in any decrease in quality, if anything the opposite. It has been extremely gratifying to review entries from more than 81 different countries and note the way in which architects are absorbing lessons from contemporaries across the world.”

Presentations of the shortlisted designs will be made to more than 100 international judges. The 2018 completed buildings ‘Super Jury’ which will decide the World Building of the Year, will be chaired by Nathalie de Vries, Director & Co-founder of Dutch practice MVRDV; panellists include Sir David Adjaye of Adjaye Associates; Manuelle Gautrand, Principal, Manuelle Gautrand Architecture; and Li Xiadong, Founder, Li Xiadong Atelier.

WAF and its co-located event, INSIDE World Festival of Interiors, will welcome more than 2,000 of the world’s leading architects and designers to Amsterdam for three days of conference programmes, awards, exhibitions and fringe events from 28-30 November.

The full shortlist for this year’s awards:

World Architecture Festival 2018 Shortlist

More Selected Projects:

Royal Academy of Music Theatre and Recital Hall By Ian Ritchie Architects
Location: London, UK:

photo : Adam Scott

Vali-e-asr Mosque By Fluid Motion Architects
Location: Tehran, Iran

photo : Fluid Motion Architects

Cottage in the Vineyard By Ramón Esteve Estudio
Location: Fontanars dels Alforins, Spain

photo : Ramón Esteve Estudio
Cottage in the Vineyard By Ramón Esteve Estudio

Village Lounge of Shangcun By SUP Atelier
Location: Jixi, China

photo : Xia Zhi

Peninsula House By Bernardes Arquitetura
Location: Guarujá, Brazil

photo : Fernando Guerra

Cabin Kvitfjell By Lund Hagem Architects
Location: Kvitfjell, Norway

photo : Marc Goodwin

Ullevål tårn By Code Arkitektur
Location: Oslo, Norway

photo : Ivan Brodey

Pálás cinema By dePaor
Location: Galway, Ireland

photo : David Grandorge and Peter Maybury

Exeter College Cohen Quadrangle By Alison Brooks Architects
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom

photo : Alison Brooks Architects

HOUSEMOTION By TABANLIOGLU ARCHITECTS
Location: Milano, Italy

photo : Paolo Consaga

King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre (KAPSARC) By Zaha Hadid Architects
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

photo : Hufton + Crow

Bamboo stalactite By Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Location: Venice, Italy

photo : Sabin Prodan

For more details on the WAF Awards and the festival please visit: www.worldarchitecturefestival.com @worldarchfest #WAF2018

About World Architecture Festival (WAF)

WAF is where the world architecture community meets to celebrate, learn, exchange and be inspired.

WAF is the world’s largest annual, international, live architectural event. It includes the biggest international architectural awards programme in the world, dedicated to celebrating excellence via live presentations to an audience of high-profile delegates and international juries.

The 2018 World Architecture Festival (WAF) comprises:
– A thematic conference programme (this year based on the theme ‘Identity’)
– Electronic gallery of all Award entries
– Exhibition area
– Live judging of finalists’ projects
– Architectural tour programme
– Networking and social events including partner fringe events
– Gala Awards Dinner

INSIDE World Festival of Interiors runs alongside WAF, with its own awards and conference programme. Delegates have access to both events.

WAF and INSIDE are organised by EMAP, publishers of The Architectural Review and The Architects’ Journal.

More shortlisted buildings:

World Architecture Festival 2018 Awards – Culture

Civic & Community Buildings

Maitland Riverlink, Maitland, NSW, Australia
Architects: CHROFI

photo © Simon Wood
Maitland Riverlink

Mulan Weichang Visitor Centre, Northeast Hebei Province, China
Design: Zhang Hai’ao (HDD) – Shanghai Huadu Architecture&Urban planning co. ltd

photo : Su Shengliang
Mulan Weichang Visitor Centre Building

New Palace of Justice in Córdoba, Spain
Design: Mecanoo architecten + Ayesa

photo © Fernando Alda
Mulan Weichang Visitor Centre Building

Completed Buildings

TIRPITZ Museum, Blåvand, Denmark
Design: BIG Architects

photo © Rasmus Bendix
TIRPITZ Museum

MPavilion 2017, Melbourne, Australia
Design: OMA

image courtesy of architects
MPavilion 2017 by OMA Rem Koolhaas + David Gianotten

Danish Wadden Sea Centre, Ribe, Denmark
Architects: Dorte Mandrup

photograph : Adam Mørk
Danish Wadden Sea Centre

Qatar National Library, Doha, Qatar
Architects: OMA

photo © Iwan Baan
Qatar National Library Building

Foro Boca, Boca Del Rio, Veracruz, Mexico
Design: Rojkind Arquitectos

photograph : Jaime Navarro Courtesy of Rojkind Arquitectos
Foro Boca Concert Hall

Display Buildings

Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, Miami, Floirda, USA
Architects: Grimshaw

image courtesy of architects
Miami Museum of Science, Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum

Besøgscenter Hammershus, Bornholm, Denmark
Design: Arkitema, Architects with Professor Christopher Harlang

image courtesy of architects
Visitor Centre Hammershus Bornholm

Higher Education and Research

The Simon Sainsbury Centre, Cambridge, England, UK
Design: Stanton Williams Architects

photography © Hufton+Crow
The Simon Sainsbury Centre Building

NTNU University Building, Ålesund, Norway
Architects: Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter

photo : Trond Isaksen
NTNU University Building in Gjøvik

Hotel & Leisure

Aqualagon Waterpark, Marne-la-Vallée, France
Design: Jacques Ferrier Architecture

photo © Jacques Ferrier Architecture ; photographs by Didier Boy De La Tour
Aqualagon Waterpark

Hof van Duivenvoorde, The Netherlands
Design: 70F Architects

image courtesy of architects
Hof van Duivenvoorde

Wellness Orhidelia, Podčetrtek, Slovenia
Design: enota

photo : Miran Kambič
Wellness Orhidelia

West Hotel, Sydney
Design: Woods Bagot

photo : Felix Forest

Small Scale Housing

Elwood House, Melbourne
Design: Woods Bagot

photo : Shannon McGrath

Short Lane, Sydney
Design: Woods Bagot

photo : Trevor Mein

Large Scale Housing

Wind Tower Salmiya, Kuwait City
Design: AGi architects

photo courtesy of architects
Wind Tower Salmiya

Residential Complex of Meygoun, Iran
Design: New Wave Architecture

photograph : Parham Taghioff
Residential Complex of Meygoun

The Street, Mathura, India
Design: Sanjay Puri Architects

photo : Dinesh Mehta
The Street in Mathura

520 West 28th Street, New York City, NY, USA
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects

photography ® Hufton+Crow
Amenity Spaces at 520 West 28th Street

Mixed Use

Sunshine Insurance Plaza, Beijing
Design: Woods Bagot

image courtesy of architects

Offices

Lè Architecture, Taipei, Taiwan
Architects: Aedas

image courtesy of architects
Lè Architecture Taipei

Bloomberg European Headquarters, London, England
Design: Foster + Partners

photo © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners
Bloomberg European Headquarters London

Religion

New Emanuel Synagogue, Woollahra, NSW, Australia
Architects: Lippmann Partnership

photograph : Willem Rethmeier
New Emanuel Synagogue

Belarusian Memorial Chapel, London, England, UK
Design: Spheron Architects

photo © Joakim Boren
Belarusian Memorial Chapel Building

London Bridge Station
Design: Grimshaw

image courtesy of Network Rail
London Bridge Station

Villa

Lune de Sang Stone House, Northern New South Wales, Australia
Architects: CHROFI

photograph : Brett Boardman
Lune de Sang Stone House

Two-in-One House, Ekeberglia, Norway
Architects: Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter

photography © Ivar Kvaal, Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter
New House in Ekeberglia

Landscape & Urban Projects

Zaryadye Park
Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro

photograph : Philippe Ruault
Zaryadye Park

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Future Projects

Commercial Mixed Use

Melbourne Innovation Precinct, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Design: Woods Bagot

image courtesy of architects

Younghusband Woolstore Development, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Design: Woods Bagot

image courtesy of architects practice

Education

St Mary’s Calne School Library, Wiltshire, England, UK
Design: Woods Bagot

image courtesy of architecture office

Entry information:

Shortlisted entrants will compete for category prizes on the first two days of the three-day Festival, which will take place in Amsterdam on the 28, 29 and 30 November 2018. On the final day, category winners will present again to ‘super-juries’ of experienced and respected judges, who will decide on the World Building of the Year, Future Project and Completed Building of the Year Awards.

WAF Award categories:

• Civic – Future Projects
• Commercial Mixed-Use – Future Projects
• Competition Entries – Future Projects
• Culture – Future Projects
• Education – Future Projects
• Experimental – Future Projects
• Health – Future Projects
• House – Future Projects
• Infrastructure – Future Projects
• Leisure-led Development – Future Projects
• Masterplanning Future – Future Projects
• Office – Future Projects
• Residential – Future Projects
• Civic and Community – Completed Building
• Culture – Completed Buildings
• Display – Completed Buildings
• Health – Completed Buildings
• Higher Education & Research – Completed Buildings
• Hotel & Leisure – Completed Buildings
• House – Completed Buildings
• Housing – Completed Buildings
• Mixed-use – Completed Buildings
• New & Old – Completed Buildings
• Office – Completed Buildings
• Production, Energy & Recycling – Completed Buildings
• Religion – Completed Buildings
• School – Completed Buildings
• Shopping – Completed Buildings
• Sport – Completed Buildings
• Transport – Completed Buildings
• Landscape – Rural Projects
• Landscape – Urban Projects

20 Apr 2018

World Architecture Festival 2018 in Amsterdam

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) was previously held in Berlin, Singapore and Barcelona, and after positive industry research, and discussions with RAI and Materia, the WAF organization decided that Amsterdam would be the best location for WAF 2018.

WAF Awards 2018

Address: Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre, Europaplein 2-22, 1078 GZ Amsterdam, Netherlands
Phone: +31 20 549 1212

Location:RAI Amsterdam, Netherlands

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photo : John Gollings

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