World Architecture Community Awards 47th Cycle Winners Announced

World Architecture Community has announced the winners of WA Awards 10+5+X 47th Cycle in Architecture and Interior Design sections. WA Awards presents 38 different winning projects from 21 different countries with a fantastic mix of building types, spanning from spanning from United Arab Emirates, Portugal, India, Taiwan, Vietnam to Spain, Greece. ADF (NPO Aoyama Design Forum) has continuously supported the award as one of the media partners.

Poster image (from left to right): Western Village by Davood Boroojeni Office (© Peno Visualization Studio), Oasiz Madrid by Gianni Ranaulo Design (© Gianni Ranaulo), Maritime Museum - Karamursel by UMM - Uludağ Architecture & Consultant (© Orhan Uludağ), Taichung Yingcai Road by Shen-Chiang Mao (© Kuo-Min Lee), House Symbiosis by Direction Architects (© Marcela Spadaro / Studio Naaro), Jujuy Natural Interpretation Center by Victor Alfonso Montañez (© Victor Alfonso Montañez), 351 FOZ HOUSING by DEMM Arquitectura (© Fernando Guerra), Knowledge Of Soil by Elif Arabacı (© Elif Arabacı).

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 Votes of WAC's registered members who decide to Vote, which makes the +5, a totally democratic selection.

Architecture / Realised category

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

• The Nest by Sonara, United Arab Emirates by Gianni Ranaulo Design
•  351 FOZ HOUSING, Portugal by dEMM arquitectura
• Aalloa Hills Residence, India by Jayesh
• Nokha Village Community Centre, India by Sanjay Puri Architects
• Taichung Yingcai Road, Taiwan by Shen-Chiang Mao
• Casa da Árvore, Portugal by Plano Humano Arquitectos
• KA&P Villa, Vietnam by MAS Architecture
• Oasiz Madrid, Spain by Gianni Ranaulo Design
• Casa Feliz, India by ADND LLP
• House Symbiosis, Greece by Direction Architects

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

• The Nest by Sonara, United Arab Emirates by Gianni Ranaulo Design
• 351 FOZ HOUSING, Portugal by dEMM arquitectura
• Taichung Yingcai Road, Taiwan by Shen-Chiang Mao
• Oasiz Madrid, Spain by Gianni Ranaulo Design
• House Symbiosis, Greece by Direction Architects

See the winning projects here.

Architecture / Designed category

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

• Western Village, Iran by Davood Boroojeni Office
• Maritime Museum - Karamursel, Turkey by UMM - Uludağ Architecture & Consultant
• The Waterfall, Vietnam by ROOM Design & Build
• De Soie, Vietnam by MAS ARCHITECTURE
• 0000 Water To Wine, South Africa by Razvan Barsan
• Miti Tikaan Villa, Thailand by Sarawoot Jansaeng-Aram
• Zhangjiang Geek Paradise, China by Jiahua Xu
• Cascade Office, Rwanda by Selim Senin
• Jaffer Mosque, The Democratic Republic of the Congo by Selim Senin
• Houses, Rwanda by Wall Corporation

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

• Western Village, Iran by Davood Boroojeni Office
• Maritime Museum - Karamursel, Turkey by UMM - Uludağ Architecture & Consultant
• The Waterfall, Vietnam by ROOM Design & Build
• Miti Tikaan Villa, Thailand by Sarawoot Jansaeng-Aram
• Zhangjiang Geek Paradise, China by Jiahua Xu

See the winning projects here.

Architecture / Student category

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

• Inter-Void Research Center, Turkey by Utku Arslan
• Mart'n Dwellings, Japan by Merve Örke
• A Center For The Layers Of Digital Arts And Media, Turkey by Hakan Şahin
• Knowledge of Soil, Turkey by Elif Arabacı
• Campus 5.0// Energy, Germany by Elif Ertemiz
• Black Box, Turkey by Nilay Isıkan
• Jujuy Natural Interpretation Center, Argentina by Victor Alfonso Montañez
• Living Between Edges: Connection Lines Around The Ziruma Hill, Colombia by Luisa Maria Fernández Velasquez
• The Wavescape, France by Lulu Hasan
• Therapeutic Urban Garden, Turkey by Buse Aydogdu

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

• Inter-Void Research Center, Turkey by Utku Arslan
• Mart'n Dwellings, Japan by Merve Örke
• A Center For The Layers Of Digital Arts And Media, Turkey by Hakan Şahin
• Therapeutic Urban Garden, Turkey by Buse Aydogdu
• The Historical House of Nazeran, Iran by Fahime Tafakkori

See the winning projects here.

Design / Realised category

Selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles (3 projects)

• L’Oreal Office, Thailand by Dwp | Design Worldwide Partnership
• • ADND Studio, India by ADND LLP
• • Nicole's Greenhouse, Egypt by Zaro Architects

L’Oreal Office Thailand by Dwp _ Design Worldwide Partnership (c) Weerapon Singnoi

ADND Studio by ADND LLP (c) Sebastian Zachariah

Nicole_s Greenhouse by Zaro Architects (c) Tulip Afifi

Selected democratically, through the votings of community members (+2 projects)

• L’Oreal Office, Thailand by Dwp | Design Worldwide Partnership
• Nicole's Greenhouse, Egypt by Zaro Architects

See the winning projects here.

Interior Design / Student category

Selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles (4 projects)

• HH HOME that improves life and work with happiness, Iran by Yeganeh Poustchiniyan
• University as a Third Place to Promote Cooperative Learning, Iran by Neda Abdolahzadeh
• Adaptive Reuse Of Murad Griess House To Reach Sustainable Agritourism Center (Jouzour), Egypt by Engy Sherif
• Amin al-Tojjar Caravanserai, Iran by Toktam Rasaei

Selected democratically, through the votings of community members (+2 projects)

• HH HOME that improves life and work with happiness, Iran by Yeganeh Poustchiniyan
• University as a Third Place to Promote Cooperative Learning, Iran by Neda Abdolahzadeh

See the winning projects here.

Call for applications for the 48th WA Awards

Applications for the 48th edition of the WA Awards are now open. The deadline is 22 August 2024. If you are interested and would like to present your work to the world, we encourage you to apply. Application details can be found here, and more information about the WA Awards 10+5+X can be found here.