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WAF 2024 Special Prizes Shortlist Announced

Winners will be revealed during the live event, Nov. 6-8 in Singapore

WAF 2024 Special Prizes Shortlist
By Editorial Staff -

World Architecture Festival (WAF) announces the Special Prizes Shortlist for its 17th edition.

WAF, the world's largest live-judged architecture awards festival, will return to Singapore's Marina Bay Sands, November 6-8, 2024, together with Inside World Festival of Interiors, the parallel event dedicated to interiors. On this occasion, the winners of the six Special Prizes categories will be revealed: Best use of Colour, The Sustainability Prize, Small Project of the Year, Best use of Stone, Best use of Natural Light and GROHE Water Prize.

In addition to the exclusive awards program and critics' presentations, WAF will include a wide range of events, lectures and seminars led by an international parterre of speakers on the theme Tomorrow. An exhibition area and gallery featuring the award-winning works will also be set up, and it will be possible to visit Singapore's architectural landmarks.

 

Best Use of Colour Shortlist 2024

Holocene House by CplusC Architectural Workshop © Felix Mooneram, Renata Dominik, Michael Lassman

  • Te Taumata o Kupe by TOA Architects, in Aotearoa/New Zealand
  • John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History by Studio Imagine Simply Architecture (SI.SA), in Nigeria
  • Shenzhen Women & Children's Center by MVRDV, in China
  • The Brewhouse and Trident Park by ritchie*studio, in Malta
  • Holocene House by CplusC Architectural Workshop, in Australia
  • Merlot 3 by HDR, in Australia
  • Waste Management Building, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital by Architects 49, in
    Thailand
  • Preston Level Crossing Removal Project by Wood Marsh Architecture, in Australia

 

The Sustainability Prize Shortlist 2024

University of Auckland B201 Building by Jasmax © Jasmax

  • Ferrocarril de Cuernavaca 780 by HEMAA, in Mexico
  • The Black and White Building by Waugh Thistleton Architects, in UK
  • White Renovation by Olgoo, in Iran
  • 150 Holborn by Perkins&Will, in UK
  • Forskaren by 3XN in Sweden
  • KITO Yamanashi Head Office by Takenaka Corporation, in Japan
  • University of Auckland B201 Building by Jasmax, in New Zealand
  • The GEAR by KAJIMA DESIGN (Lead Architect) + Surbana Jurong Consultants Pte. Ltd. (Project Architect), in Singapore
  • Green School South Africa by GASS Architecture Studios, in South Africa

 

Small Project of the Year Shortlist 2024

National Star Observatory by Kyriakos Tsolakis Architects © Aaron Miles

  • Blacktown Animal Rehoming Centre by Sam Crawford Architects, in Australia
  • Sanctuary Pet Crematorium by Formwerkz Architects, in Singapore
  • MPavilion10 by Tadao Ando Architect & Associates, in Australia
  • Fushi by Tezuka Architects, in Japan
  • National Star Observatory by Kyriakos Tsolakis Architects, in Cyprus
  • Villagers' Home in Wanghu Village by The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD), in China
  • Rhodes House Transformation by Stanton Williams, in UK
  • Concrete Pavilion-pumping station by LIN architecture, in China
  • Earth to Earth by Dabbagh Architects, in United Arab Emirates

 

Best Use of Stone Shortlist 2024

Village House by Studio MK27 © Fernando Guerra

  • Future Car Park by Daniel Statham Studio, in China 
  • Sunita Shekhawat Flagship Store and Gallery by Studio Lotus, in India
  • Seddülbahir Fortress by KOOP Architects / AOMTD (Arzu Ozsavasci Architecture), in Turkey
  • Abrahamic Family House by Adjaye Associates, in United Arab Emirates
  • Twentyfour by 3DM Architecture, in Malta
  • Jade Apartment by Matrix Design, in China
  • SCORPIOS BODRUM by GEOMIM, in Turkey
  • OH HO Residence by Play Architecture, in India
  • Village House by Studio MK27, in Brazil

 

Best Use of Natural Light Shortlist 2024

Parramatta Aquatic Centre by Grimshaw and ABA with McGregor Coxall Courtesy WAF

  • Forskaren by 3XN, in Sweden
  • St. Patrick’s College: Scientia Building by BVN, in Australia
  • The Chodge by DCA Architects of Transformation, in New Zealand
  • Shanghai Blue Bay Kindergarten by East China Architectural Design & Research Institute | Studio Dingshun, in China
  • ICÔNE by Foster + Partners, in Luxembourg
  • Parramatta Aquatic Centre by Grimshaw and ABA with McGregor Coxall, in Australia
  • Josai University Sakado Campus Building No.23 (JOSAI HUB) by Nikken Sekkei, in Japan
  • Takenaka Scholarship Foundation Student Dormitory by Takenaka Corporation, in Japan

 

GROHE Water Prize Shortlist and Winner 2024

Green Distillation: Maotai's Pioneering Eco-Metaverse Project by Turenscape Courtesy WAF

  • Green Distillation: Maotai's Pioneering Eco-Metaverse Project by Turenscape (Winner)
  • Bridging the Waters Re-defining the Architectural Paradigm of the Badjao Culture in the 21st Century by University of Santo Tomas
  • New Orleans Public Space Project by Tulane University School of Architecture
  • Pasig River Urban Development by WTA Architecture and Design Studio
  • PEEPOOPOD: The power of Water by Ecijano Builders Architectural Design Services

 

>>> Discover the full 2024 WAF Shortlist

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All photos courtesy WAF

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