World Architecture Festival

There are just 3 more days until the outstanding selection of global architecture projects will be unveiled in the #WAF24 shortlist. Keep your eyes peeled 👀 📷© The Courtyard CCR Lab, Sanjay Puri Architects © Dinesh Mehta

For #WAF24, we have once again joined forces with The Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects and Temple Bar London to stage the Architecture Book of the Year Awards. The deadline for entries is 19 August. Find out more > https://bit.ly/3W0deQo

Annette Amanda Oyèkúnlé Fisher RIBA MNIA founder of FA Global, explains how she is excited by the latest “organic solutions” that are coming through in architectural projects and how important it is that new ideas are addressing climate change. The #WAF24 shortlist will be announced on Monday 8 July.

The #Inside23 winners across the workplace categories, showcased innovative ideas and design excellence in commercial spaces. The winner of Workplace (small), the Link Lab creative offices are a multi-use space for various creative agencies, architects and designers with an industrial-style aesthetic. Making outstanding use of space, the @mcsaatchigroup offices in Sydney, winner of Workplace (large), have been given a sumptuous overhaul. The interwar building recognises character and incorporates circular principles. 📷 Link Lab creative offices, Belgium by Stay Studio - Markland Architects - Link Lab 📷 M&C Saatchi in Australian by Woods Bagot

Only at WAF are you judged by your peers, your heroes and the industry’s power players! We are continuing our announcement of the latest names on the judging panels. These include Mario Cucinella, founder of Mario Cucinella Architects; Kelley Cheung, creative director of The Press Room and Studio SML, and Gary Lawson, director at Stevens Lawson Architects.

Calling all architects, designers and research institutes! 📢 This is the final call for entries for the GROHE Water Prize 2024! This prestigious award recognises outstanding research that pushes the boundaries of design and water use within the built environment. GROHE will award a £10,000 prize for research that focuses on innovative water storage, management, or recycling solutions. The winner will have the opportunity to showcase their project at #WAF2024 in Singapore. In 2023, the prize was awarded to a proposal for floating communities in Bangladesh which combated extreme weather events and poverty. Do you have what it takes to win? Submit your entry today for FREE! https://bit.ly/3XtHODp Entries close 5 July. #GROHEWaterPrize #WaterInArchitecture #Architecture #Design #Sustainability

Here’s a sneak peek behind the scenes at the #Inside24 shortlist judging last week where all the submitted projects were reviewed and assessed ahead of the shortlisted finalists being revealed next month! The Inside entries hold 11 categories, with an overall accolade for Interior of the Year which will be announced during #WAF24 this November.

Which project will be awarded the prestigious World Building of the Year prize at #WAF24? In 2023, the coveted title went to the Huizhen High School by Approach Design Studio in collaboration with Zhejiang University of Technology Engineering Design Group. Situated in the urban area of Ningbo in eastern China, the 'efficiency-first campus' and boarding school features a rooftop park, treehouses and elevated walkways. Stay tuned to hear more about the projects that make the #WAF24 shortlist in a few weeks time.

Calling all design students – there's still time to submit your proposals for the #WAF24 student charrette by 21 June. Focused on the theme ‘Tomorrow’ the charrette, which is supported by @BroadwayMalyan, focuses on aspects of built environment futures. Teams are invited to identify a building, place, neighbourhood or landscape which would benefit from a radical intervention. Up to eight student teams, comprising up to six students and two teachers, will be invited to take part in the charrette at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore in November. We can’t wait to see you there!

Last week the judging took place for this year’s #WAF24 and #INSIDE24 Shortlist! Here we share some photos from the #WAF24 judging process, where judges came together to review the vast selection of entries. The WAF entries are categorised into Completed Buildings, Future Projects and Landscapes and the shortlisted finalists in each category will be announced next month. Visitors to the World Architecture Festival will see all projects presented live on stage in Singapore this November.