World Architecture Community Awards 48th Cycle Winners Announced

World Architecture Community has announced the winners of WA Awards 10+5+X 48th Cycle in Architecture and Interior Design sections. WA Awards presents 42 different winning projects from 30 different countries with a fantastic mix of building types, spanning from Iran, China, India, Slovenia, Rwanda to Romania, Taiwan, Spain, Turkey, Czech Republic. ADF (NPO Aoyama Design Forum) has continuously supported the award as one of the media partners.

Poster image (from left to right): Superform's My Little Big World (© Studio
Spacer), Amir Kharaghani's Yard Residential Apartment (© Amir Kharaqani), Joan J
Fortuny Arquitectes' 54 HPP Inca (© José Hevia), Zaha Hadid Architects' Chengdu
Science Fiction Museum (© Arch-Exist Photography), Sanjay Puri Architects' Aatma
Manthan Museum (© Vinay Panjwani), Super Void Spaces' Dehkadeh Iwan (©
Mohamad Hossein Hamzeloie), Dylan Baliski's A Kaleidoscopic Symphony (© Dylan
Baliski), Nour Farid's DUNES Therapeutic Center For Rheumatoid (© Nour Farid).

The competition has 2 selection criteria

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)

• Chengdu Science Fiction Museum, China, by Zaha Hadid Architects
• Dehkadeh Iwan, Iran, by SUPER VOID SPACE
• Arkas Sanat [Art] Alaçatı, Turkey, by ARTI3 Architecture
• Masarycka, Czech Republic, by Zaha Hadid Architects
• The Kenz House, India, by Srijit Srinivas Architects
• K - House, India, by ADND LLP
• Aquatic Gallery at Science City, Ahmedabad, India, by INI Design Studio
• The Cornerstone, Vietnam, by ROOM+ Design & Build
• Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Arts Centre, China, by Zaha Hadid Architects
• Casa Solis, Turkey, by Basak Akkoyunlu Design

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

• Chengdu Science Fiction Museum, China, by Zaha Hadid Architects
• Arkas Sanat [Art] Alaçatı, Turkey, by ARTI3 Architecture
• The Cornerstone, Vietnam, by ROOM+ Design & Build
• Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Arts Centre, China, by Zaha Hadid Architects
• 54 HPP Inca, Spain, by Joan J Fortuny Arquitectes and Alventosa Morell – Arquitectes

54 HPP Inca by Joan J Fortuny Arquitectes and Alventosa Morell – Arquitectes (c) José Hevia

See the winning projects here.

Architecture/Designed category

Selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles (6 projects)

• My Little Big World, Slovenia, by Superform
• The Crescents Club, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects
• Miraj Lakeview Hotel, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects
• Möbius Plaza, China, by Jumbo Globe
• Lilong Arcade, China, by Jiahua Xu
• Yard Residential Apartment, Iran, by Amir Kharaghani

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

• My Little Big World, Slovenia, by Superform
• Yard Residential Apartment, Iran, by Amir Kharaghani
• Mahima Magnus Office, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects

Mahima Magnus Office by Sanjay Puri Architects (c) Sanjay Puri Architects

See the winning projects here.

Architecture/Student category

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

• BioSoil Edge, Turkey, by Altay Didikoğlu
• Rubble: Experimental Topography, Turkey, by Ahmet Can Oflozer
• A Kaleidoscopic Symphony, UK, by Dylan Baliski
• VerdeNexus: Reimagining Taipei’s Urban Tapestry, UK, by ChaoChun Kung
• City Vault, Turkey, by Merve Örke
• Hyperesthesia: Constructed Voids, Colombia, by Sofia Diaz
• Vernacular Taxonomies: Experimental Assemblies For The Utilization Of Cashew Nut Residues, Colombia, by Paula Alejandra Rivera Hernandez
• to_by Society, Turkey, by Nilay Isıkan
• The A²dapter, Turkey, Utku Arslan
• Aether, Argentina, by Lina Maria Trivino

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

• BioSoil Edge, Turkey, by Altay Didikoğlu
• City Vault, Turkey, by Merve Örke 
• The A²dapter, Turkey, by Utku Arslan
• Rhizo-Nexus, Turkey, by Berk Özden
• Qu/ero, Turkey, by Güliz Lise

See the winning projects here.

Interior Design/Realised category

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

• Aatma Manthan Museum, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects
• Tamrin Space, Iran, by Cando Archineering Group
• Office for Atul Patel Architects, India, by Alhad Gore
• Office@27, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects

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

• Aatma Manthan Museum, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects
• Tamrin Space, Iran, by Cando Archineering Group

See the winning projects here.

Interior Design/Student category

Selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles (8 projects)

• Interior Design Of Pasargad Villa, Iran, by Mohsen Kheirmand Parizi
• (Expo - Egypt - International Expo Exhibition), Egypt, by RahmaIbrahim Abdelatif
• Plantopia - Botanical Scientific Center, Egypt, by Omar Elhorany
• DUNES Therapeutic Center For Rheumatoid, Egypt, by Nour Farid
• Syrian Culture Center, Egypt, by Aya Alhamad
• Keramika Handcfafts Academy in Fayoum, Egypt, by Zeinah Nabil
• Smart Nature Museum, Egypt, by Gamela Anwar
• Coral Shore Research Complex, Egypt, by Aseel Bajuneid

Selected democratically, through the votings of community members (+4 projects)

• Interior Design Of Pasargad Villa, Iran, by Mohsen Kheirmand Parizi
•  (Expo - Egypt - International Expo Exhibition), Egypt, by RahmaIbrahim Abdelatif
• Plantopia - Botanical Scientific Center, Egypt, by Omar Elhorany
• DUNES Therapeutic Center For Rheumatoid, Egypt, by Nour Farid

You may now consult all of the awarded projects at the World Architecture Community WA Awards Winners page.

Call for applications for the 49th WA Awards

With this announcement, we'd like to remind you that the 49th Cycle of WA Awards is now open for submissions. You can submit your entries until 13 December, 2024 (23:59 GMT +0). If you also want your project to get the recognition it deserves, make sure to participate before the deadline is over. Your starting point is How to Participate. Read more about WA Awards 10+5+X.

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