The World Architecture Festival (WAF), celebrating its significant tenth anniversary year, is collaborating with World Architecture Community to create a global impact on the WAF's Awards programme and various keynote sessions, talks, conferences and live critics realized in front of an international judging panel of industry experts. 

The annual World Architecture Festival (WAF) is taking place this year at the Berlin Arena, between 15-17 November, and World Architecture Community is an official media partner for the event.

In this context, World Architecture Community, in collaboration with WAF, offers to its Professional Members 10% discounted tickets over regular festival prices during registration! All you have to do is to upgrade your World Architecture Community membership to Professional here or visit your WAC Settings page and send us (info@worldarchitecture.org) an email to get your promo code for your WAF registration!

Naiipa Art Complex / Bangkok, Thailand by Stu/D/O Architects, shortlisted in Mixed-use category. Image courtesy of WAF

The first release of festival tickets are already sold out but there are a limited amount of second release tickets available to purchase by Friday 21 July, saving you 100 Euros, notes WAF. 

The World Architecture Festival awards received a record number of entries and the overall quality was higher than ever this year. As a result the judges had an extremely difficult task in selecting the shortlist, who will now go on present live at the Festival in Berlin in front of an international judging panel of industry experts. 

Recently, WAF released its strong shortlist for both WAF 2017 Awards and INSIDE World Festival of Interiors, the two events will take place at the same venue at Arena, Berlin simultaneously between 15-17 November, 2017. 

World Architecture Festival is an independent and global festival that combines awards, conferences and networking, while providing architectural knowledge and inspiration. Over three days, you will be immersed in extraordinary architecture from around the world. 

Vegetable Trellis / Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Cong Sinh Architects, shortlisted in the Hotel & Leisure category. Image courtesy of WAF

This year, WAF is marking its tenth anniversary with a manifesto identifying key challenges which architects will need to address over the next ten years and all entries to the WAF awards will automatically be competing for a special WAF10 Prize. Celebrate with WAF and the 2017 finalists until the early hours at the official shortlist party.

WAF also showcases new projects and innovations from other peers from around the world as they present live to WAF's panel of international judges. WAF's international panel consists of Robert Ivy, chief executive officer of the American Institute of Architects and former editor of Architectural Record; Nathalie de Vries, Director & Co-founder of Dutch practice MVRDV; Ian Ritchie, founder of London-based Ian Ritchie Architects; Christoph Ingenhoven, founder of German practice Ingenhoven Architects; and Wong Mun Summ, founder director of Singapore practice WOHA.

Market Hall, Malmö / Malmö, Sweden by Wingårdh Arkitektkontor, shortlisted in the New & Old category. Image courtesy of WAF 

INSIDE World Festival of Interiors is WAF’s sister festival dedicated to celebrating global interiors. Your WAF pass will also provide you access to all INSIDE programmes. Learn more about INSIDE. 

First, upgrade your membership on your WAC account and then join the festival and book your pass today.

Top image: House in the City / Tokyo, Japan by Daisuke Ibano + Ryosuke Fujii + Satoshi Numanoi, shortlisted in the House category. Image courtesy of WAF.

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