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

- 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

- 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

- 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

- 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

- 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 (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
Earth to Earth by Dabbagh Architects
© Gerry O'Leary, courtesy WAF
Fushi by Tezuka Architects
© Kida Katsuhisa FOTOTECA, courtesy WAF
National Star Observatory by Kyriakos Tsolakis Architects
© Aaron Miles, courtesy WAF
Rhodes House Transformation by Stanton Williams
© Hufton and Crow, courtesy WAF
Sanctuary Pet Crematorium by Formwerkz Architects
© Fabian Ong, courtesy WAF
Villagers' Home in Wanghu Village by The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD)
© Zhao Qiang, courtesy WAF
Abrahamic Family House by Adjaye Associates
© EMIC Works, courtesy WAF
Jade Apartment by Matrix Design
© Shi Xiang Wan He, courtesy WAF
SCORPIOS BODRUM by GEOMIM
© Ali Çalışkan, Gonca Arık Çalışkan, Fattony Studio, Nihal Ceylan, courtesy WAF
Seddülbahir Fortress by KOOP Architects _ AOMTD (Arzu Ozsavasci Architecture)
© Egemen Karakaya, courtesy WAF
OH HO Residence by Play Architecture
© Archana Vikram, courtesy WAF
Village House by Studio MK27
© Fernando Guerra, courtesy WAF
twentyfour by 3DM Architecture
© Matthew Farrugia, courtesy WAF
Bridging the Waters Re-defining the Architectural Paradigm of the Badjao Culture in the 21st Century by University of Santo Tomas
Courtesy WAF
Green Distillation: Maotai's Pioneering Eco-Metaverse Project by Turenscape
Courtesy WAF
New Orleans Public Space Project by Tulane University School of Architecture
Courtesy WAF
Pasig River Urban Development by WTA Architecture and Design Studio
Courtesy WAF
PEEPOOPOD: The power of Water by Ecijano Builders Architectural Design Services
Courtesy WAF
Green School South Africa by GASS Architecture Studios
© Daniela Zondagh Photography, courtesy WAF
Sunita Shekhawat Flagship Store and Gallery by Studio Lotus
© Ishita Sitwala, courtesy WAF
John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History by Studio Imagine Simply Architecture (SI.SA)
© Ademola Olaniran & Jide Atobatele, courtesy WAF
Forskaren by 3XN
© Marcus Stork, courtesy WAF
ICONE by Foster + Partners
© Nigel Young, courtesy WAF
Josai University Sakado Campus Building No.23 (JOSAI HUB) by Nikken Sekkei
Courtesy WAF
Parramatta Aquatic Centre by Grimshaw and ABA with McGregor Coxall
Courtesy WAF
Shanghai Blue Bay Kindergarten by East China Architectural Design & Research Institute | Studio Dingshun
© CreatAR Images, courtesy WAF
St. Patrick’s College: Scientia Building by BVN
© Tom Roe, courtesy WAF
Takenaka Scholarship Foundation Student Dormitory by Takenaka Corporation
Courtesy WAF
The Chodge by DCA Architects of Transformation
© Simon Devitt, courtesy WAF
Ferrocarril de Cuernavaca 780 by HEMAA
© César Béjar, courtesy WAF
Forskaren by 3XN
© Marcus Stork, courtesy WAF
KITO Yamanashi Head Office by Takenaka Corporation
Courtesy WAF
The Black and White Building by Waugh Thistleton Architects
© Jake Curtis, courtesy WAF
The GEAR by KAJIMA DESIGN (Lead Architect) + Surbana Jurong Consultants Pte. Ltd. (Project Architect)
© Daici Ano, courtesy WAF
University of Auckland B201 Building by Jasmax
© Jasmax, courtesy WAF
The Brewhouse and Trident Park by ritchie_studio
© Joe Smith, courtesy WAF
White Renovation by Olgoo
Courtesy WAF
Concrete Pavilion-pumping station by LIN architecture
© Chen Zhitong, courtesy WAF
150 Holborn by Perkins&Will
© Timothy Soar, courtesy WAF
Holocene House by CplusC Architectural Workshop
© Felix Mooneram, Renata Dominik, Michael Lassman, courtesy WAF
Merlot 3 by HDR
© Kapitol Group, courtesy WAF
Preston Level Crossing Removal Project by Wood Marsh Architecture
© Peter Bennetts, courtesy WAF
Waste Management Building, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital by Architects 49
© Rungkit Charoenwat, courtesy WAF
Shenzhen Women & Children's Center by MVRDV
© Xia Zhi, courtesy WAF
Te Taumata o Kupe by TOA Architects
© David Straight, courtesy WAF
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