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The first award winners of the 2024 World Architecture Festival have been announced. The first half of 470 shortlisted projects were presented by practices from around the world. Five of the 20 category winners announced today are projects located in Australia, while four winning projects are in Canada, three located in Turkey and two in the host country of Singapore. For details on the 2024 World Architecture Festival and the Inside Festival of Interiors you can view on the website.

Completed Buildings - Highly Commended
QR3D by Park + Associates
Photo credit: Derek Swalwell

COMPLETED BUILDINGS

Civic and Community:

National Star Observatory in Cyprus by Kyriakos Tsolakis Architects

Completed Buildings - National Star Observatory by Kyriakos Tsolakis Architects
Photo credit: Aaron Miles

• Nokha Village Community Centre in India by Sanjay Puri Architects was highly commended.

Creative Re-use:

Pumphouse in Canada by 5468796 Architecture

Completed Buildings - Pumphouse by 5468796 Architecture
Photo credit: James Brittain

• Bait Mohammed Bin Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates by X Architects and Kaarestan Event Space in Iran by Persian Garden Studio were both highly commended.

Culture:

Istanbul Modern (Istanbul Museum of Modern Art) in Turkey by Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Completed Buildings - Istanbul Modern by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Photo credit: Cemal Emden

• Seddülbahir Fortress in Turkey by KOOP Architects, AOMTD (Arzu Ozsavasci Architecture) was highly commended.

House & Villa (Urban) supported by GROHE:

Arthur Residence in Canada by 5468796 Architecture

Completed Buildings - Arthur Residence by 5468796 Architecture
Photo credit: James Brittain

House & Villa (Rural/Coastal) supported by GROHE:

Touching Eden House in Singapore by Wallflower Architecture + Design

Completed Buildings - Touching Eden House by Wallflower Architecture + Design
Photo credit: Finbarr Fallon

• Village House in Brazil by Studio MK27 and OH HO Residence in India by Play Architecture were both highly commended.

Housing supported by GROHE:

Nightingale Village in Australia by Architecture architecture, Austin Maynard Architects, Breathe, Clare Cousins Architects, Hayball, Kennedy Nolan

Completed Buildings - Nightingale Village by Architecture architecture, Austin Maynard Architects, Breathe, Clare Cousins Architects, Hayball, Kennedy Nolan
Photo credit: Tom Ross

• London Square, Bermondsey in the United Kingdom by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris was highly commended.

Office:

Forskaren in Sweden by 3XN

Completed Buildings - Forskaren by 3XN
Photo credit: Marcus Stork

• The Black and White Building located in the United Kingdom by Waugh Thistleton Architects was highly commended.

Production, Energy and Logistics:

Kalyon Karapınar 1.350 MWp SPP – Central Control Building in Turkey by Bilgin Architects

Completed Buildings - Kalyon Karapınar 1.350 MWp SPP – Central Control Building by Bilgin Architects
Photo credit: Egemen Karakaya

School:

Darlington Public School in Australia by fjcstudio

Completed Buildings - Darlington Public School by fjcstudio
Photo credit: Brett Boardman

• St Patrick’s College: Scientia Building in Australia by BVN was highly commended.

Sport:

Parramatta Aquatic Centre in Australia by Grimshaw and ABA with McGregor Coxall

Completed Buildings - Parramatta Aquatic Centre by Grimshaw and ABA with McGregor Coxall
Photo credit: Peter Bennetts

• Češča Vas Pool Complex in Slovenia by ENOTA was highly commended.

FUTURE PROJECTS

Competition Entries:

Retal Mosque in Saudi Arabia by Pace

Retal Mosque by Pace
Photo credit: Pace

• Auckland Stadium at Quay Park in New Zealand by HKS was highly commended.

Civic:

Küçükçekmece Djemevi in Turkey by EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture

Küçükçekmece Djemevi by EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture
Photo credit: Ivabox

• Eden Project Dundee in Scotland by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Nicoll Russell Studios was highly commended.

Infrastructure:

Chaarkhaan Bridge in Iran by Bonsar Architects

Chaarkhaan Bridge by Bonsar Architects
Photo credit: Bonsar Architects

Leisure-led Development:

Unity Arena in Norway by Rodeo Architects

Unity Arena by Rodeo Architects
Photo credit: Rodeo Architects

• The Minerva by Woods Bagot located in Australia was highly commended.

Masterplanning:

The Greenline Project Master Plan in Australia by ASPECT Studios, TCL, City of Melbourne

The Greenline Project Master Plan by ASPECT Studios, TCL, City of Melbourne
Photo credit: ASPECT x TCL, City of Melbourne

• Aarhus Harbor Masterplan in Denmark by BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group and Knowledge Economic City in Saudi Arabia by DLR Group were both highly commended.

Office:

Institut Thoracique de Montréal – Breathing life into an abandoned urban hospital in Canada by NEUF architect(e)s

Institut Thoracique de Montréal - Breathing life into an abandoned urban hospital by NEUF architect(e)s
Photo credit: NEUF architect(e)s

• Edge Shoreditch in the United Kingdom by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris was highly commended.

Sport:

Coronation Park Sports & Recreation Centre in Canada by hcma & Dub Architects in conjunction with FaulknerBrowns Architects

Coronation Park Sports & Recreation Centre by hcma & Dub Architects in conjunction with FaulknerBrowns Architects
Photo credit: VISMO, courtesy of hcma + Dub Architects

INSIDE

Hotels:

Fasano Itaim in Brazil by Studio MK27

Fasano Itaim by Studio MK27
Photo credit: Fran Parente

• The Blue by Just Inn in Taiwan by Tszwai So was highly commended.

Workplace (Large):

CSL Global Headquarters and Centre for Research & Development in Australia by Cox Architecture

CSL Global Headquarters and Centre for Research & Development by COX Architecture
Photo credit: Peter Clarke

• Google Flour Mills in Ireland by Henry J Lyons was highly commended.

Workplace (Small):

Penn Color Technology Center in Singapore by DP Design

Penn Color Technology Center by DP Design
Photo credit: Mazterz, Courtesy of DP Design

• CFE in France by LOCAL was highly commended.

World Architecture Festival (WAF)

WAF is where the world architecture community meets to celebrate, learn, exchange and be inspired. Every year, WAF hosts the world's biggest live-judged architecture awards programme. It celebrates design achievements through presentations by architects to high-profile delegates and international judging panels.

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.