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WAF 2024 Day One Winners Architectural Awards News

post updated 30 November 2024

Location: Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

World Architecture Festival 2024 – Day One Winners of International Architectural Awards

The first award winners of the 2024 World Architecture Festival have been announced, following Day One of live presentations at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, in which the first half of 470 shortlisted projects were presented by practices from around the world.

Completed Buildings – Highly Commended – Ararat House by SJB:
Ararat House by SJB - WAF 2024 Day One Winners Architectural Awards
photo : Martina Gemmola

18 November 2024

WAF 2024 Day One Winners of International Architectural Awards

Amongst today’s category award winners of the world’s largest international live-judged architectural event are Grimshaw Architects, fjcstudio, Renzo Piano Building Workshop and EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture. 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.

Completed Buildings – Highly Commended – Cesca Vas Pool Complex, Novo Mesto by ENOTA:
Češča Vas Pool Complex by ENOTA - WAF 2024 Day One Winners Architectural Awards
photo : Miran Kambič

WAF 2024 Day One Category Award Winners: COMPLETED BUILDINGS

Civic and Community:

Completed Buildings – National Star Observatory by Kyriakos Tsolakis Architects:
National Star Observatory - WAF 2024 Day One Winners Architectural Awards
photo : Aaron Miles

Completed Buildings – Highly Commended – Nokha Village Community Centre by Sanjay Puri Architects:
Nokha Village Community Centre - WAF 2024 Day One Winners Architectural Awards
photo : Vinay Panjwani

Creative Re-use:

Pumphouse in Canada by 5468796 Architecture

Completed Buildings – Highly Commended – by X Architects:
Bait Mohammed Bin Khalifa - WAF 2024 Day One Winners Architectural Awards
photo : Fernando Guerra

Culture:

Completed Buildings – Istanbul Modern by Renzo Piano:
Istanbul Modern Building - WAF 2024 Day One Winners Architectural Awards
photo : Cemal Emden

Completed Buildings – Highly Commended – Seddülbahir Fortress by KOOP Architects _ AOMTD (Arzu Ozsavasci Architecture):
Seddülbahir Fortres - WAF 2024 Day One Winners Architectural Awardss
photo : Egemen Karakaya

House & Villa (Urban):

Completed Buildings – Arthur Residence by 5468796 Architecture:
Arthur Residence - WAF 2024 Day One Winners Architectural Awards
photo : James Brittain

House & Villa (Rural/Coastal):

Completed Buildings – Touching Eden House by Wallflower Architecture + Design:
Touching Eden House - WAF 2024 Day One Winners Architectural Awards
photo : Finbarr Fallon

Completed Buildings – Highly Commended – Village House by Studio MK27:
illage House by Studio mk27
photo : Fernando Guerra

Housing:

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

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

Completed Buildings – Highly Commended – London Square, Bermondsey by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris:
London Square Bermondsey - WAF 2024 Day One Winners Architectural Awards
photo : Tim Soar Photography

Office – COMPLETED BUILDINGS:

Completed Buildings – Forskaren by 3XN:
Forskaren in Sweden - WAF 2024 Day One Winners Architectural Awards
photo : Marcus Stork

Completed Buildings – Highly Commended – The Black and White Building by Waugh Thistleton Architects:
The Black and White Building - WAF 2024 Day One Winners Architectural Awards
photo : Jake Curtis

Production, Energy and Logistics:

Completed Buildings – Kalyon Karapınar 1.350 MWp SPP – Central Control Building by Bilgin Architects:
Kalyon Karapınar 1.350 MWp SPP - WAF 2024 Day One Winners Architectural Awards
photo : Egemen Karakaya

School:

Completed Buildings – Darlington Public School in Australia by fjcstudio:
Darlington Public School in Australia
photo : Brett Boardman

Completed Buildings – Highly Commended – St. Patricks College – Scientia Building by BVN:
St Patricks College - WAF 2024 Day One Winners Architectural Awards
photo : Tom Roe

Sport – COMPLETED BUILDINGS:

Completed Buildings – Parramatta Aquatic Centre by Grimshaw and ABA with McGregor Coxall:
Parramatta Aquatic Centre
photo : Peter Bennetts

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

Judges of today’s Completed Buildings categories celebrated: “seamless integration of landscape and architecture” as well as “innovative inclusive and sustainable design practices” and “playful use of light and shadows”.

WAF 2024 Day One Category Award Winners: FUTURE PROJECTS

Competition Entries:

Retal Mosque in Saudi Arabia by Pace:
Retal Mosque in Saudi Arabia
photo : Pace

Highly Commended – Auckland Stadium At Quay Park by HKS:
Auckland Stadium at Quay Park
photo : HKS

Civic: Küçükçekmece Djemevi in Turkey by EAA – Emre Arolat Architecture:
Küçükçekmece Djemevi in Turkey - WAF 2024 Day One Winners Architectural Awards
photo : Ivabox

Highly Commended – Eden Project Dundee by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Nicoll Russell Studio:
Eden Project Dundee in Scotland
photo : FCBStudios

Infrastructure: Chaarkhaan Bridge in Iran by Bonsar Architects:
Chaarkhaan Bridge in Iran - WAF 2024 Day One Winners Architectural Awards
photo : Bonsar Architects

Leisure-led Development:

Leisure-led Development: Unity Arena in Norway by Rodeo Architects:
Unity Arena in Norway - WAF 2024 Day One Winners Architectural Awards
photo : Rodeo Architects

Highly Commended – The Minerva located in Australia by Woods Bagot:
The Minerva located in Australia
photo : Woods Bagot

Masterplanning: The Greenline Project Master Plan in Australia by ASPECT Studios, TCL, City of Melbourne:
Greenline Project Master Plan
photo : ASPECT x TCL, City of Melbourne

Aarhus Harbor Masterplan in Denmark by BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group
Aarhus Harbor Masterplan in Denmark
photo : Rasmus Hjortshøj

and

Knowledge Economic City in Saudi Arabia by DLR Group were both highly commended:
Economic City Saudi Arabia building
image courtesy of architects practice

Office – FUTURE PROJECTS:

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

Edge Shoreditch in the United Kingdom by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris was highly commended:
Edge Shoreditch in the United Kingdom
photo : Secchi Smith

Sport – FUTURE PROJECTS:

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

Judges of today’s Future Projects categories commented on: “the well-considered sequence of extensions to existing buildings” and reflected on the “seamless integration of multiple programmatic elements” and “sensitive and humble interventions”.

WAF 2024 Day One Category Award Winners: FUTURE PROJECTS Buildings and Architects

Competition Entries: Retal Mosque in Saudi Arabia by Pace

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

Civic: Küçükçekmece Djemevi in Turkey by EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture

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

Leisure-led Development: Unity Arena in Norway by 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

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

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

Category Award Winners: INSIDE

Hotels:

Fasano Itaim in Brazil by Studio MK27
Fasano Itaim in Brazil
photo : Fran Parente

The Blue by Just Inn in Taiwan by Tszwai So was highly commended:
The Blue by Just Inn in Taiwan
photo : Yu Zhi Lin

Workplace (Large):

CSL Global Headquarters and Centre for Research & Development in Australia by Cox Architecture:
CSL Global Headquarters and Centre for Research
photo : Peter Clarke

Highly Commended – Google Flour Mills in Ireland by Henry J Lyons:
Google Flour Mills in Ireland
photo : Donal Murphy

Workplace (Small):

Penn Color Technology Center in Singapore by DP Design:
Penn Color Technology Center in Singapore
photo : Mazterz, Courtesy of DP Design

CFE in France by LOCAL was highly commended:
CFE in France
photo : BCDG Studio

Judges of today’s Inside categories reflected on the projects delivering: “elegant and long lasting additions to the local and international market” and “smart spatial connections, and use of central stairs to connect all interior spaces”.

For more details on the 2024 World Architecture Festival and the Inside Festival of Interiors please visit  – https://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/worldarchitecturefestival2024/en/page/home

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About World Architecture Festival (WAF)

www.worldarchitecturefestival.com

World Architecture Festival and Inside World Festival of Interiors is taking place at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, on the 6 – 8 November 2024.

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.

The 2024 World Architecture Festival (WAF) comprises:

– Events programme and keynote talks
– Live judging of finalists’ projects
– Gallery of all award entries
– Exhibition area
– Networking and social events including partner fringe events
– Gala dinner announcing the overall winners
– A tours programme of local architectural landmarks in Singapore

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.

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