WAF 2024 Special Prizes Shortlist

Scritto da Redazione The Plan - 24 September 2024

Il World Architecture Festival (WAF) annuncia la Special Prizes Shortlist della sua 17esima edizione.

Il WAF, il più grande festival di premi di architettura giudicato dal vivo al mondo, tornerà al Marina Bay Sands di Singapore, dal 6 all'8 novembre 2024, insieme all'Inside World Festival of Interiors, l'evento parallelo dedicato agli interni. In questa occasione, verranno rivelati i vincitori nelle sei categorie previste dagli Special Prizes: Best use of Colour, The Sustainability Prize, Small Project of the Year, Best use of Stone, Best use of Natural Light e GROHE Water Prize.

Oltre all'esclusivo programma di premiazione e alle presentazioni dei critici, il WAF comprenderà una ricca gamma di eventi, conferenze e seminari condotti da un gruppo internazionale di relatori sul tema Tomorrow. Verranno inoltre allestite un’area espositiva con le opere premiate e sarà possibile visitare i punti di riferimento architettonici di Singapore.

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

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

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

>>> Scopri la shortlist completa del World Architecture Festival 2024