World Architecture Festival

Facades play a crucial role in architecture, serving multiple functional, aesthetic and symbolic purposes. The facade of a building gives it its visual identity and sets the tone for material expression. This exterior design can also serve to complement or enhance the surrounding environment and landscape. There’s an array of projects on this year’s shortlist that showcase how facades have enhanced the building’s form and structure through a range of design elements. These include visually enticing projects from all over the world such as from Australia, India and the Philippines, to Canada, Germany, Latvia and Turkey, which can be viewed on our website > https://bit.ly/3WaGpk2 Will you be attending this year’s #WAF24 in Singapore? We look forward to seeing many of you there! 📷 © Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre by Lyons Architecture 📷 © Rolex Boutique Toronto by Partisans and Arturo Tedeschi, © doublespace Architecture 📷 © Texoversum by allmannwappner gmbh, Menges Scheffler Architekten, Jan Knippers, © Brigida González 📷 © Interweaving Dualities: Reimagining City Hall Architecture by San Studio Architecture

The Best Use of Natural Light, supported by VELUX, consists of 8 shortlisted projects showcasing a unique way to enhance a space through the use of daylight. Special emphasis is placed on projects that consider the impact on human well-being, considering where natural lighting improves mood, gives a feeling of more space and energises any room. View the #WAF24 Special Prize shortlist > https://bit.ly/4cIX832 📷 © Josai University Sakado Campus Building No.23 (JOSAI HUB) by Nikken Sekkei Ltd 📷 © Forskaren by 3XN/GXN © Marcus Stork Studio 📷 © St. Patrick's College: Scientia Building by BVN Architecture © Tom Roe 📷 © The Chodge by DCA Architects of Transformation © Simon Devitt 📷 © Shanghai Blue Bay Kindergarten by East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd | Studio Dingshun © CreatAR image 📷 © ICÔNE by Foster + Partners © Nigel Young / Foster + Partners 📷 © Parramatta Aquatic Centre by Grimshaw and Andrew Burges Architects with McGregor Coxall © Peter Bennetts 📷 © Takenaka Scholarship Foundation Student Dormitory by Takenaka Corporation © FUMITO SUZUKI

The #WAF24 and #Inside24 shortlists have been announced for 2024, revealing an outstanding selection of 483 projects entered from across the globe. To celebrate, we are showcasing some of the key themes identified across the 43 categories. We kick off with the theme of wood, highlighting a selection of projects that make innovative use of this natural and sustainable material in architecturally interesting ways. Check out more shortlisted projects creatively using natural materials, within the full #WAF24 and #Inside24 shortlist on our website > https://bit.ly/3WaGpk2 📷 © Bunkie on the Hill by Dubbledam Architecture + Design, © Riley Snelling 📷 © Qingyang Yue Fu by ZEN 正象设计 📷 © Healthy Villages of WuYuan by THAD (Architectural Design & Research Institute of Tsinghua University), © Dawei Hu 📷 © No Footprint Wood House by A-01, © A-01 / Fernando Alda

As the countdown to #WAF24 continues, we’re sharing the line up of judges who will be assessing the final submissions and watching all finalists present their projects live in Singapore in November. We are thrilled to announce the following names: Eva Nash, director Rogan Nash Architects, Richard Maimon, partner at KieranTimberlake and Danshen Dong, chief principal architect of The Architectural Design and Research Institute of Zhejiang University (UAD). Discover the full 2024 judges line-up > > https://bit.ly/3UsBCtr

This year’s Inside shortlist is a celebration of over 80 stunning interior projects from across the globe, in cities including Hong Kong, New York, Dubai, Lisbon and London. “A welcome increase in entries this year has given the shortlisting judges a pleasant challenge - with a record number of finalists heading to Singapore this year’, says Inside programme director Paul Finch. “Emerging trends include vivid colours, greater use of planting, and the creation of innovative hybrid spaces for multiple uses. We look forward to meeting the finalists this November, and to rewarding creative work of a very high standard.” Inside is the sister festival of the World Architecture Festival. All Inside and WAF finalists will present their projects to a panel of judges live at the international festival in Singapore from 6-8 November. View the #Inside24 shortlist > https://bit.ly/3WaGpk2 📷© Meditation Duplex by Sim-Plex Design Studio © Patrick Lam

During this year’s WAF 2024 shortlist judging in June, we spoke to Robert Wilson, Architecture Editor Architects’ Journal, who explained that he’d seen a noticeable increase in projects using passive design. With climate change being one of the challenges that modern society faces, it’s interesting to note the innovative and evolving ways that architects are navigating this. View the #WAF24 shortlist > https://bit.ly/3WaGpk2

🌟 See who will be competing in this year's WAF Student Charrette competition! 🌟 Supported by Broadway Malyan, the WAF's Student Charrette offers architecture students from around the world a unique opportunity to present their concepts live to WAF attendees and a panel of expert judges. This year’s charrette is set to explore the dynamic future of the built environment, perfectly aligned with the WAF conference theme, ‘Tomorrow’. We were thrilled to receive a high number of entries from student teams worldwide and are excited to announce the eight teams that will be attending WAF: - Queen's University Belfast, Ireland - Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado, El Salvador - University of Dundee, United Kingdom - Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao, Philippines - University of Northern Philippines (Team One and Team Two) - University of the West of England, United Kingdom The teams will be provided working areas in the WAF Festival Hall and will showcase their final concepts on Friday 8 November to our distinguished panel of judges. The winning team will be honoured at the grand Gala Dinner, where they will receive their trophy in front of an elite audience. Find out more about the Student Charrette > https://lnkd.in/e-yHeDGd #WAF24 #WAFStudentCharrette #FutureOfArchitecture #ArchitectureStudents #BroadwayMalyan #WAFSingapore #Tomorrow #ArchitecturalStars 🌍✨

The #WAF24 Special Prize for Best use of Stone, sponsored by Turkish Stones, recognises completed building projects that demonstrate innovative and exemplary use of this versatile and hard-wearing material. Comprising 9 projects, the shortlist features a house in the countryside (pictured) in São Paolo, Brazil, built with thick stone walls that shelter domestic activities and preserve privacy and an element of mystery. View the Special Prize shortlist > https://bit.ly/3TNhuR3 📷© Village House by Studiomk27 © Fernando Gguerra

The #WAF24 Small Project of the Year shortlist comprises 9 completed buildings that fit within a compact footprint, creatively making the best use of space. There are some incredible projects on this shortlist including a concrete pavilion (pictured) in Yunnan, China, which serves as a serene observatory. The structure embodies vernacular elements such as sloping roofs and shadow walls. View the Special Prize shortlist > https://bit.ly/3TNhuR3 📷© Concrete Pavilion by LIN Architecture, ©Chen Zhitong

The 8 projects shortlisted for the Use of Colour prize reveal the most striking and vibrant entries that represent exemplary and creative use of colour in architecture, both inside and out. From a global indigenous learning centre in New Zealand with stories and histories embedded into its glass window wall, to a rail development in Australia that uses colour and form as tools for placemaking, and a vibrant skyscraper in China featuring a grid of multi-coloured exterior frames. View the #WAF24 Special Prize shortlist > https://bit.ly/3TNhuR3 📷© Te Taumata o Kupe by TOA Architects, © David Straight