World Architecture Community Awards 39th Cycle Winners

World Architecture Community has announced the winners of WA Awards 10+5+X 39th Cycle in Architecture and Interior Design sections. WA Awards presents 44 different winning projects from 14 different countries with a fantastic mix of building types, spanning from China to Australia, Greece to Egypt. In short, the winning countries can be listed as China, Vietnam, Turkey, Australia, Iran, Japan, Egypt, India, Ukraine, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Italy, Greece, Thailand.  ADF (NPO Aoyama Design Forum) proudly supports the WA Awards as one of the media partners.

The competition has 2 selection criteria; One by the votes of its official jury, composed of honorary members and previous' cycle winners, delivering 10 awards, in each of the three categories (Realised, Designed and Student). Another by the ratings of WAC's registered members who decide to rate, which makes the +5, a totally democratic selection. In a category, if there are less than 15 submissions in total, in that case, 2/3 of the submitted projects that have the higher votes by the cycle's.

Architecture/Realised category

In Architecture/Realised category, JJ has won the WA Award with CR-Land Modern Poetic Medium from China, which has been selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles in Realised category and selected democratically, through the ratings of WAC Community Members.

CR-Land Modern Poetic Medium in China. Image courtesy of JJ

In addition, VTN Architects' Castaway Island Resort and Stepping Park House in Vietnam have won the WA Award in the 39th Cycle, which have been selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles in Realised category.

Castaway Island Resort by VTN Architect (c)VTN Architect

Yazgan Design Architecture's Ankara Aerospace Specialized OIZ Office in Turkey has been selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles in Realised category. 

Selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles (10 projects)

• CR-Land Modern Poetic Medium, China by JJ
• Coconut Homeland Restaurant, Vietnam by DDconcept Architecture
• Vinidi Hermit Resort, Vietnam by J Studio
• Castaway Island Resort, Vietnam by VTN Architects
• Ankara Aerospace Specialized OIZ Office, Turkey by Yazgan Design Architecture
• Peak Art Community Center, China by Shanghai PTArchitects
• Stepping Park House, Vietnam by VTN Architects 
• CITIES & GARDENS, Vietnam by ROOM+ Design & Build
• Royd Clan's House, Australia by Nadine Samaha
• MINIMAL HOUSE, China by RISOU Architects

 Selected democratically, through the ratings of community members (+5 projects)

• CR-Land Modern Poetic Medium, China by JJ
• CITIES & GARDENS, Vietnam by ROOM+ Design & Build
• Shamim Polymer Factory, Iran by Davood Boroojeni
• KIBA Tokyo Residence, Japan by Eisuke Yamazaki
• HON XEN HOUSE- A SMALL HOUSE IN THE WEST PROTECTS FISHERY CAREER AND ENVIRONMENT, Vietnam by A+ Architects

Architecture/Designed category

In Architecture/Designed category, Sanjay Puri Architects' Nokha Garden Library in India and LA SERENITA project in India, Studio Symbiosis' Perfume Park And Museum from India, GWP Achitects' Thailand Samui Butterfly Villas have been selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles in Designed category.

Blossom Hospital by Liu Jinrui (c) Liu Jinrui

A+ Architects' SWAN HOTEL- A WELCOME HOME HOTEL in Vietnam and Selim Senin's Woman Academy in Turkey have also been selected by the ratings of WAC Community Members.

Nokha Garden Library by Sanjay Puri Architects (c) Sanjay Puri Architects

Selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles (10 projects)

• Blossom Hospital, China by Liu Jinrui
• LA SERENITA, India by Sanjay Puri Architects
• Thailand Samui Butterfly Villas, Thailand by GWP Achitects
• NHT Apartment, Vietnam by 23o5 Studio
• Qingyun Valley Visitor Center, China by Domain Architects
• Cairo Breathing Sanctuary - A Living Pedestrian Bridge Over The Nile, Egypt by Ali Khaled Elewa
• Nokha Garden Library, India by Sanjay Puri Architects
• Doma Trabotti, Ukraine by Archimatika
• Perfume Park And Museum, India by Studio Symbiosis
• Villa Gilbam, Iran by Davood Boroojeni Office

 Selected democratically, through the ratings of community members (+5 projects)

• Blossom Hospital, China by Liu Jinrui
• Cairo Breathing Sanctuary - A Living Pedestrian Bridge Over The Nile, Egypt by Ali Khaled Elewa
• Villa Gilbam, Iran by Davood Boroojeni Office
• SWAN HOTEL- A WELCOME HOME HOTEL, Vietnam by A+ Architects
• Woman Academy, Turkey by Selim Senin

Architecture/Student category 

In Architecture/Student category, Raoul Kompaore's A Craft Complex In Sapone, Burkina Faso, Şevin Erkenek's Ankara City Museum from Turkey, Benyamin Nemati's THE URBAN ESCAPIST from Italy, Myrto Lada's Electri - City from Greece have won the WA Awards and have been selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles.

Ankara City Museum by Şevin Erkenek (c) Şevin Erkenek

In addition, Ahmet Can Oflozer's Metamorphosis: Ayazini from Turkey, Ronald Businge's Adaptive Re-Use: The Majestic Cultural Hub, Zanzibar from Uganda have also won the WA Award through the ratings of WAC Community Members.

Electri - City-The Dystopia Of A City Liberated From Work And Enslaved To A Power Generated Society by Myrto Lada (c) Myrto Lada

Selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles (10 projects)

• The Sedimentary Geology Research Center, Vietnam by Tien Pham
• Neighbourhood Impetus For Time-Memory And Change, India by Dwij Hirpara
• Ankara City Museum, Turkey by Şevin Erkenek
• A Craft Complex In Sapone, Burkina Faso by Raoul Kompaore
• Adaptive Re-Use: The Majestic Cultural Hub, Zanzibar, Uganda by Ronald Businge
• Children's Healing Garden V2.00, Iran by Mohsen Kheirmand Parizi
• Metamorphosis: Ayazini, Turkey by Ahmet Can Oflozer
• Future Scenario: Memory - Line, Turkey by Asiye Nur Akbulut
• THE URBAN ESCAPIST, Italy by Benyamin Nemati
• Electri - City:The Dystopia Of A City Liberated From Work And Enslaved To A Power Generated Society, Greece by Myrto Lada

Selected democratically, through the ratings of community members (+5 projects)

• The Sedimentary Geology Research Center, Vietnam by Tien Pham
• Ankara City Museum, Turkey by Şevin Erkenek
• Adaptive Re-Use: The Majestic Cultural Hub, Zanzibar, Uganda by Ronald Businge
• Metamorphosis: Ayazini, Turkey by Ahmet Can Oflozer
• ANAMNESIS: To The Future, Turkey by Buket Gürbüz

Interior Design/Realised category

In Interior Design/Realised category, Qianyi Lin's (SO)What Chengdu from China, Casen Chiong's Cyber White Garden - Office Space Design For An Advertising & Media Firm in China have been named as the winning projects which have been selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles.

(SO)What Chengdu by Various Associates (c) Qianyi Lin

Selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles (7 projects)

• (SO)What Chengdu, China by Qianyi Lin
• Cyber White Garden - Office Space Design For An Advertising & Media Firm, China by Casen Chiong
• LOOKNOW Flagship Store, China by Yifan Wu
• CIFI HYPER MANSION SALES CENTER, TIANJIN, China by Zhen Sun
• Indian Manor, India by Space Race Architects
• AGILE • SHANQIN BAY, HAINAN, China by Zhen Sun
• INTERSEKT – Tiles Showroom, India by Kapil Aggarwal

Selected democratically, through the ratings of community members (+3 projects)

• (SO)What Chengdu, China by Qianyi Lin
• Cyber White Garden - Office Space Design For An Advertising & Media Firm, China by Casen Chiong
• The Crystal Hall - Interior, India, Thomas Abraham

One Cycle ends as another starts...

The 40th Cycle of WA Awards is now open for submissions. You can submit your entries before 10 March 2022 (23:59 GMT). 

Your starting point is How to Participate. Read more about WA Awards 10+5+X.