A Global Showcase of Innovation as WAF 2025 Crowns Its Second Round of Winners

The second round of award winners of the 2025 World Architecture Festival (WAF) have been announced, following Day Two of the world’s largest international live-judged architectural event at Miami Beach Convention Center, Florida. Today has seen shortlisted projects from around the world compete for 21 award categories within Completed Buildings, Future Projects, and Interiors. Award winners include OMA, Sordo Madaleno, Studio Arthur Casas and NIKKEN SEKKEI.

Category Award Winners: COMPLETED BUILDINGS 

Display

• Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025 Japan Pavilion by NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD in Yumeshima, Osaka City, Japan
• Chicken Hero Pavilion by RAD+ar in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Netherlands Pavilion Expo 2025 Osaka by RAU Architects and Tellart in Osaka, Japan were highly commended.

COMPLETED BUILDINGS
Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025 Japan Pavilion by NIKKEN SEKKEI LTD
Photo credit: © Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Health

• AGNES Kantonsspital Baden by Nickl & Partner Architekten Schweiz AG in Baden, Switzerland

COMPLETED BUILDINGS
AGNES Kantonsspital Baden by Nickl & Partner Architekten Schweiz AG
Photo credit: © HG Esch and Achim Birnbaum

Higher Education & Research

• Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence by ARM Architecture in Shepparton, Australia
• University of Chicago John W. Boyer Center in Paris by Studio Gang in France was highly commended.

COMPLETED BUILDINGS
Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence by ARM Architecture
Photo credit: © Peter Bennetts

Hotel & Leisure

• Poodom Deqin Meri Hotel by BUZZ | Büro Ziyu Zhuang in Diqing, China
• Mandai Rainforest Resort by WOW Architects | Warner Wong design in Singapore and Populus by Studio Gang in Denver, United States, were highly commended.

COMPLETED BUILDINGS
Poodom Deqin Meri Hotel by BUZZ | Büro Ziyu Zhuang
Photo credit: © Shengliang Su

Mixed-Use

• Republica by Marc Koehler Architects in Amsterdam, Netherlands
• The Singapore EDITION and Boulevard 88 by Safdie Architects in Singapore was highly commended.

COMPLETED BUILDINGS
Republica by Marc Koehler Associates
Photo credit: © Sebastian van Damme, Maikel Samuels

Transport

• Central Station Sydney by Woods Bagot in collaboration with John McAslan + Partners in Sydney, Australia 

COMPLETED BUILDINGS
Central Station by Woods Bagot in collaboration with John McAslan + Partners
Photo credit: © Trevor Mein

Category Award Winners: FUTURE PROJECTS

Commercial Mixed-Use

• LONE LUNG SPACE by Gayathri and Namith Architects in Bengaluru, India
• 458 Oxford Street by Pilbrow & Partners in London, UK was highly commended.

FUTURE PROJECTS
LONE LUNG SPACE by Gayathri and Namith Architects
Photo credit: Gayathri and Namith Architects

Competition Entries

• Where Earth Remembered: An Axis Of Heritage and Hope by Eade Va Ejra in Bam, Iran
• School of Fish by Perkins&Will in Saudi Arabia, and Napoli Porta Est by Studio Egret West and Lombardini 22 in Naples, Italy were highly commended.

FUTURE PROJECTS
Where Earth Remembered – An Axis Of Heritage and Hope by Eade Va Ejra
Photo credit: © Eade Va Ejra/ Peno visualization

Culture

• Qiddiya Performing Arts Centre by Tom Wiscombe Architecture in Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia
• Tofino Fish Pier by Leckie Studio Architecture + Design Inc in Tofino, Canada was highly commended.

FUTURE PROJECTS
Qiddiya Performing Arts Centre by Tom Wiscombe Architecture
Photo credit: Tom Wiscombe Architecture

Education

• Canadian School by Sordo Madaleno in Cholula, Puebla, Mexico
• Balvanam by Tezuka Architects in Ahmedabad, India, and Quartet of Learning by MARZ Design and Architecture, ARSH4D STUDIO in Bandar-e Deylam, Iran were highly commended.

FUTURE PROJECTS
Canadian School by Sordo Madaleno
Photo credit: © Mir, Sordo Madaleno

Experimental

• “The Other City: Reimagining Gulf Labor Camps as Creative Campuses” by Design and More International in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Neural Palate Kueh (Tasting Architecture with AI) by Artificial-Architecture, Singapore University of Technology and Design in Singapore was highly commended.

FUTURE PROJECTS
The Other City – Reimagining Gulf Labor Camps as Creative Campuses by Design and More International
Photo credit: © Mozses

Health

• International Children's Cancer Research Centre by Adjaye Associates in Kyebi, Ghana

FUTURE PROJECTS
International Children's Cancer Research Centre by Adjaye Associates
Photo credit: © Adjaye Associates

House

• Dune House by Monk Mackenzie Architects in Te Arai, Auckland, New Zealand

FUTURE PROJECTS
Dune House by Monk Mackenzie Architects
Photo credit: © Dawid Wisniewski

Residential

• The Perigon by OMA in Miami, Florida, United States

FUTURE PROJECTS
The Perigon by OMA
Photo credit: © OMA

Category Award Winners: INTERIORS

Bars & Restaurants

• Apsara Cruise by Studio Locomotive in Bangkok, Thailand
• Roast and Toast (“Sustainable café interior rooted in Biophilic and craft centric values.”) by tHE gRID Architects in AHMEDABAD, India was highly commended.

INTERIORS
Apsara Cruise by Studio Locomotive
Photo credit: © Pichan Sujaritsatit

Education

• BS Klim Op Zandbergen by Rosan Bosch Studio in Zandbergen, Belgium
• Interdisciplinary Health and Community Services Simulation Centre by Stantec in Winnipeg, Canada was highly commended.

INTERIORS
BS Klim Op Zandbergen by Rosan Bosch Studio
Photo credit: © Raul Bartolomé

Public Buildings

• FRACTAL CHAPEL at State Hospital Graz by INNOCAD architecture in Graz, Austria
• Klaipėda State Music Theatre by MAMA architects in Klaipėda, Lithuania, and Aatma Manthan Museum by Sanjay Puri Architects in Nathdwara, Rajasthan, India were highly commended.

INTERIORS
FRACTAL CHAPEL at State Hospital Graz by INNOCAD architecture
Photo credit: © Paul Ott

Residential (single dwelling)

• Angra House by Studio Arthur Casas in Angra dos Reis, Brazil
• Patios House by Studio mk27 in Mangaratiba, Brazil was highly commended.

INTERIORS
Angra House by Studio Arthur Casas
Photo credit: © Fran Parente

Retail

• Digikala Flagship Store by MARZ Design and Architecture in Tehran, Iran
• Intrinsic by Chain10 Architecture & Interior Design Institute in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan was highly commended.

INTERIORS
Digikala Flagship Store by MARZ Design and Architecture
Photo credit: © Deed Studio

Temporary/Meanwhile Use

• Satah (सतह) by tHE gRID Architects in Ahmedabad, India

INTERIORS
Satah (सतह) by tHE gRID Architects
Photo credit: © Inclined Studio

World Architecture Festival Day Three, on the final day of the festival, prize winners across all 43 categories winners announced so far will compete for the ultimate accolades of World Building of the Year, World Interior of the Year, and Future Project of the Year. Landscape of the Year will also be revealed. 

World Architecture Festival (WAF)

World Architecture Festival will take place at Miami Beach Convention Center from 12 - 14 November 2025. Situated in the heart of South Beach and the iconic Art Deco District. WAF is where the world architecture community meets to celebrate, learn, exchange and be inspired.