World Architecture Community has announced the strong shortlist for the World Architecture Community Awards 27th Cycle, including a wide range of innovative projects submitted from 35 countries across the world. About three times a year, World Architecture Community organises the WA Awards 10+5+X to recognise and highlight some of the great projects of our fellow community members.

World Architecture Community is delighted to announce and present a fantastic selection of projects for our 27th World Architecture Community Awards 10+5+X. World Architecture Community is also excited that projects from as many as 35 countries were submitted this cycle, more specifically from Brazil, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, UAE, United Kingdom and the United States. A fantastic mix and a broad global coverage, to say the least!

Zaha Hadid Architects' King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Centre (KAPSARC) in Saudi Arabia, competing to be a winner of WA Awards 27th Cycle, has been named among the strong shortlist in the Realized category. Image © Hufton+Crow

Projects are in 3 specific categories: Realised, Designed and Student. As usual, the shortlisted projects will be evaluated by our jury, composed of some of our Honorary Members and previous cycles Winners for the first 10 and by our entire community members for the other 5 through their rates.

Group GSA's Four Season Town reception Center in Chongli, Beijing, China, competing to be a winner of WA Awards 27th Cycle, has been named among the strong shortlist in the Designed category. Image © Group GSA

Honorary Members and Winners of Previous Cycles will notice a VOTE button where they can click to select their preferred projects. They may chose as many projects as they wish, only the total of the votes will determine the selected projects.

All other Members (Associate, Professional or Academic) of World Architecture Community will see a rating drop-box, where they can decide how they want to rate as many of the shortlisted projects as they wish (1 through 10, 10 being the highest rate). The 5 projects with the highest rates and from at least 15 members will form the +5 of the WA Awards 10+5+X.

Amir Armani Asl's Amsterdam LINK Floating Bridge in Netherlands, competing to be a winner of WA Awards 27th Cycle, has been named among the strong shortlist in the Student category. Image © Amir Armani Asl

World Architecture Community plans to announce winners latest by end of March. You are the community, so make your vote/rate count and your voice be heard. Now that you know everything, you may go ahead and click here to rate/vote for your preferred projects by Tuesday, March 20th, 2018 and help choose the best of the 27th WA Awards 10+5+X on World Architecture Community.

World Architecture Community has opened the WA Awards 28th Cycle receiving new entries to compete in the next round. Send your entries to the WA Awards 28th Cycle until May 31, 2018. See all previous winners for WA Awards 10+5+X here.