Returning to Berlin after four years in Singapore, the 2016 World Architecture Festival is in full swing. Over 2,000 architects and design enthusiasts flock to the two-day event to watch the live competition unfold before their eyes, as architecture teams go head-to-head to be crowned as either World Building, Landscape, or Future Project of the Year on November 18.

As always, the competition attracts a high caliber of projects all vying to win big. Day One ended with the announcement of the Completed Building and Future Project category winners. Check out the projects below — and be on the lookout for the Day Two winners tomorrow!

COMPLETED BUILDINGS

↓ HOUSING/House of the Year: House MM by OHLAB/Oliver Hernaiz Architecture Lab

↓ CIVIC + COMMUNITY: Salburua Civic Center by IDOM

↓ CULTURE: National Museum in Szczecin by Robert Konieczny-KWK Promes

↓ DISPLAY: The Waterfront Pavilion by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp

↓ HOUSING: Aluminium Tip by Babin + Renaud

↓ MIXED USE: Malmö Live by schmidt hammer lassen architects

↓ NEW AND OLD: Beyazit State Library by Tabanlioglu Architects

↓ OFFICES: The Zig Zag Building by Lynch Architects

↓ PRODUCTION, ENERGY, AND RECYCLING: Floating Fields by Thomas Chung

↓ SCHOOLS: German School Madrid by Grüntuch Ernst Architects

FUTURE PROJECTS

↓ CIVIC: Hudson Yards Masterplan by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates

↓ EXPERIMENTAL: Beach Hut by Spark Architects

↓ INFRASTRUCTURE - Istanbul New Airport by Scott Brownrigg Ltd + Grimshaw, Nordic, Haptic, Fonksiyon, TAM/Kiklop

↓ OFFICE: a.spire by Nabil Gholam Architects

Previous WAF coverage on Archinect:

OMA/Ole Scheeren, BIG, DinellJohansson among top winners at World Architecture Festival 2015

a21studio, 5468796, Cook Robotham and others win big at this year's World Architecture Festival