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Do you want to know who will be at World Architecture Festival 2016?

Germany Architecture News - Nov 02, 2016 - 13:03   14262 views

Do you want to know who will be at World Architecture Festival 2016?

With only two weeks to go until the largest live architectural event, the global architect community looks forward to this year's World Architecture Festival. If you are looking to connect with the biggest names in the global architecture, The World Architecture Festival is the place to be.

The Festival will be held in the Arena Berlin in the hearth of Treptow district. A post – industrial raw space, one of the most important venues for cultural events in the city.

WAF has announced the theme of 2016 selected by Paul Finch with unmissable talks and seminars and our biggest fringe program ever, including city visits and parties. Titled "Housing for everyone," this year’s WAF will be an investigation into the role of architects in the battle to improve the living conditions for people all over the world. 

The theme aims to focus on architecture which works within the constraints presented by a lack of resources and those designs which subvert the status quo to produce architecture for the common good, no matter how small the success and World Architecture Community is an official media partner for the event.

What's new for WAF 2016?

Berlin architect tours conducted by local specialists will discover those hard-to-find architectural gems

See the latest in product design in our biggest ever Festival Hall

The closing ceremony will be held at the fascinating Postbahnhof venue

Do you want to know who will be at World Architecture Festival 2016?

Te Oro, Glen Innes - New Zealand, by Archimedia. Image courtesy of WAF

In addition to the conference, WAF also features an Awards programme. With more than 400 live presentations under one roof, these awards represent the best networking opportunity you will get around. 

This year’s shortlists include entries from 58 countries, with architect’s well- known firms like Zaha Hadid partners, BIG, Studio Gang, Roger Stirk, Harbour + partners. International architects including David Chipperfield, Alan Balfour, Kai- Uwe Bergman, Sadie Morgan will also give live critique on the shortlisted projects.

Do you want to know who will be at World Architecture Festival 2016?

David Chipperfield (image © Ute Zscharnt) and Alan Balfour (image courtesy of gray_matter(s))

Learn further information on this year’s programme by viewing WAF event guide. WAF will be held at the Arena Berlin, Germany on 16 to 18 November 2016 co- located with INSIDE -  see the full programme here.

You can view the full delegate package details here.

World Architecture Community readers can receive a 15% discount on passes – by visiting the website and using the WAF discount code: WAFD15

Top image: Kris Lin International Design, Floating, Rizhao, China. Image courtesy of WAF

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