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The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced the Day 1 category winners of their 2017 awards slate. Winners selected among 32 categories over the first two days of the conference will then continue on to compete for the title of the World Building of the Year 2017 to be announced on the final day of the event on Friday.
The world’s largest architectural award program, the WAF Awards year saw its biggest year yet, with a total of 924 entries received from projects located in 68 countries across the world. The finalist projects will be selected live at the festival by a Super Jury made up of jury chair Robert Ivy, Chief Executive Officer of the American Institute of Architects; Nathalie de Vries, Director & Co-founder of MVRDV; Ian Ritchie, Founder of Ian Ritchie Architects; and Christoph Ingenhoven, Founder of Ingenhoven Architects.
You can check out the full shortlist here, and see which built and future projects took home awards after the break.
Completed Buildings
Category: Civic and Community
Winner: Streetlight Tagpuro; Tacloban, Philippines / Eriksson Furunes + Leandro V. Locsin
Streetlight Tagpuro by Eriksson Furunes + Leandro V. Locsin. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Highly Commended: Suzhou Chapel; Suzhou, China / Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, Suzhou Chapel, Suzhou, China. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Category: Display
Winner: The Smile; London, United Kingdom / Alison Brooks Architects
Alison Brooks Architects, The Smile. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Highly Commended: Insect Hotel, El Masnou; Barcelona, Spain / Batlle i Roig Arquitectura
Batlle i Roig Arquitectura, Insect Hotel, El Masnou, Barcelona, Spain. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Category: Housing (supported by GROHE)
Winner: Superlofts Houthaven; Amsterdam, Netherlands / Marc Koehler Architects
Marc Koehler Architects, Superlofts Houthaven. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Highly Commended: Walmer Yard; London, United Kingdom / Peter Salter Associates
Peter Salter Associates, Walmer Yard, London, United Kingdom. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Category: Culture
Winner: The Palestinian Museum; Birzeit, Palestine / Heneghan Peng Architects
Heneghan Peng Architects, The Palestinian Museum, Birzeit, Palestine. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Highly Commended: New Shanghai Theatre; Shanghai, China / Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, New Shanghai Theatre, Shanghai, China. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Category: House
Winner: Binh House; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam / Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Vo Trong Nghia Architects, Binh House. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Highly Commended: Finding Rainbows; Tokyo, Japan / Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP
Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP, Finding Rainbows, Tokyo, Japan. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Category: New & Old
Winner: Post-earthquake reconstruction and demonstration project of Guangming Village; Zhaotong, China / The Chinese University of Hong Kong
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Post-earthquake reconstruction and demonstration project of Guangming Village. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Highly Commended: Le Carreau du Temple; Paris, France / studioMilou
studioMilou, Le Carreau du Temple, Paris, France. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Category: Office
studioMilou, Le Carreau du Temple, Paris, France
Winner: Co Op Kyosai Plaza; Tokyo, Japan / Nikken Sekkei
Nikken Sekkei, Co Op Kyosai Plaza. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Highly Commended: EY Centre, 200 George Street; Sydney, Australia / Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp, EY Centre, 200 George Street, Sydney, Australia. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Category: Production, Energy & Recycling
Winner: The Farm of 38-30; Afyonkarahisar, Turkey / Slash Architects and Arkizon Architects
Slash Architects and Arkizon Architects, The Farm of 38-30. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Category: Schools
Winner: East Sydney Early Learning Centre; Sydney, Australia / Andrew Burges Architects
Andrew Burges Architects, East Sydney Early Learning Centre. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Category: Sport
Winner: U.S. Bank Stadium; Minneapolis, United States / HKS
HKS, U.S. Bank Stadium. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Future Projects
Category: Leisure-led Development
Winner: Bodrum Loft; Bodrum, Turkey / Tabanlioglu Architects
Bodrum Loft by Tabanlioglu Architects. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Highly Commended: Krahm Restaurant; Chiang Rai, Thailand / Hypothesis,
Hypothesis, Krahm Restaurant, Chiang Rai, Thailand. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Category: Competition Entries
Winner: New Cyprus Archaeological Museum; Nicosia, Cyprus / Pilbrow & Partners
New Cyprus Archaeological Museum by Pilbrow & Partners. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Highly Commended: Öresund City – a new European metropolis by 2030; Malmö, Sweden / Sweco Architects
Sweco Architects , Öresund City – a new European metropolis by 2030, Malmö, Sweden. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Category: Health
Winner: Desa Semesta; Bogor, Indonesia / Magi Design Studio
Desa Semesta by Magi Design Studio. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Highly Commended: New Sight Eye Clinic, Quesso, Shanga, Republic of Congo / Boogertman + Partners Architects/Geyser Hahn Architects
Boogertman + Partners Architects/Geyser Hahn Architects, New Sight Eye Clinic, Quesso, Shanga, Republic of Congo. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Category: Experimental
Winner: Sharjah Observatory, Mleiha National Park; Sharjah, United Arab Emirates / 3deluxe Transdisciplinary Design
Sharjah Observatory, Mleiha National Park by 3deluxe Transdisciplinary Design. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Category: Office
Winner: Viettel offsite studio; Hanoi, Vietnam / Vo Trong Nghia Architects
Viettel Offsite Studio by Vo Trong Nghia Architects. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Highly Commended: The Market Building, Wood Wharf; London, United Kingdom / Pilbrow & Partners
Pilbrow & Partners, The Market Building, Wood Wharf, London, United Kingdom. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Category: Civic
Winner: Consulate Building, Staff Housing & School Complex; Karachi, Pakistan / Mohammad Ashour
Consulate and Permanent Mission to the United Nations by Hill West Architects. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Highly Commended: Ethiopian Church; Stockholm, Sweden / Belatchew Arkitekter
Belatchew Arkitekter, Ethiopian Church, Stockholm, Sweden. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival
Category: Infrastructure
Winner: The Bridge; Ras, India / Sanjay Puri Architects
The Bridge by Sanjay Puri Architects. Image Courtesy of World Architecture Festival