Shortlisted in the Landscape (Urban) Category: Yuandang Bridge by BAU Brearley Architects+Urbanists, Shanghai, China. Photo: Zhu Runzi
The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has just unveiled the annual shortlist of new projects for this year's return to an in-person competition.
Competing under the theme of Together, the 420 total projects will vie for the live-judged festival’s 43 category prizes and culminating World Building, Future Project, Interior, and Landscape of the Year awards at the three-day event, which kicks off in Lisbon on November 30th. A new International Building Beauty Prize has been added for the 2022 cycle as well.
This year’s expanded shortlist includes projects from Foster + Partners, Zaha Hadid Architects, MVRDV, and a host of other large international firms, in addition to a number of lesser-known and small projects hailing from countries like Portugal, Thailand, Finland, and Malaysia.
WAF Program Director Paul Finch said: “The number and quality of entries this year has been very encouraging, and we are looking forward to meeting in-person to carry out category judging," referencing the festival's two-year live hiatus due to COVID-19.
Archinect will share more competition updates leading up to the festival and as it happens in November. Scroll down to view a small selection of shortlisted projects from different categories.
CULTURE CATEGORY
Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen by MVRDV, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Photo: Ossip van Duivenbode
The Shuikou Mountain Workers Movement Memorial Museum by Yang Ying Design Studio, Changsha, China. Photo: Yang Ying Design Studio
OFFICE CATEGORY
EDGE Suedkreuz Berlin by TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten, Berlin, Germany. Photo: Ilya Ivanov
BEEAH Group Headquarters by Zaha Hadid Architects, Sharjah, UAE. Photo: Hufton + Crow
SPORT CATEGORY
Narendra Modi Stadium by Populous, Ahmedabad, India. Photo: Destination Photographers
SoFi Stadium by HKS, Inglewood, CA. Photo: Nic Lehoux
HOTEL AND LEISURE CATEGORY
Valle San Nicolás – Clubhouse by Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos, Valle de Bravo, Mexico. Photo: Rafael Gamo
RELIGION CATEGORY
Masjed Almajed Endowments Muhammed bin Abdullah bin Ibrahim Almajed by Alsoliman Real Estate Co, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photo: Alsoliman Real Estate Co
SASIPAWAN WISDOM CENTER by Architects 49 Limited, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Photo: Krisda Boonchaleow
SCHOOL CATEGORY
The Rajasthan School by Sanjay Puri Architects, Ras, India. Photo: Dinesh Mehta
DISPLAY CATEGORY
MPavilion 2021 - The Lightcatcher by MAP Studio, Melbourne, Australia. Photo: Anthony Richardson
HOUSE AND VILLA (RURAL/COASTAL) CATEGORY
Paros Residence by Studio Seilern Architects, Paros, Greece. Photo: Louisa Nikolaidou
LANDSCAPE (RURAL) CATEGORY
The Handan Wastewater Cleansing Terraces by Turenscape, Handan City, China. Photo: Turenscape
LANDSCAPE (URBAN) CATEGORY
CHILDREN'S SCIENCE ACTIVITY PARK DALI ERHAI ECOLOGICAL CORRIDOR by ANTAO, Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China. Photo: ANTAO
TRANSPORT CATEGORY
Timber Bridge in Gulou Waterfront by LUO Studio, Jiangmen, China. Photo: Jin Weiqi
COMPETITION ENTRIES CATEGORY
BSP Security Plant Complex by WTA Architecture and Design Studio, New Clark City, Philippines. Photo: WTA Architecture and Design Studio
(FUTURE) OFFICE CATEGORY
Petrol Corporate Building by ENOTA, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Photo: Spacer
(FUTURE) MASTERPLANNING CATEGORY
Site Tour Eiffel by Gustafson Porter + Bowman, Paris, France, Photo: Gustafson Porter + Bowman
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