Alongside the ultimate accolades of World Building of the Year, World Interior of the Year, Future Project of the Year and Landscape of the Year, the World Architecture Festival has announced special prizes at a grand finale Gala Dinner at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on December 1.

The special prizes were given across seven categories, including The Visualisation Prize, The Futureglass Prize, Best use of Natural Light, International Building Beauty Prize, The GROHE Water Prize, Best Use of Colour and Small Project of the Year. 

Woods Bagot, SHoP Architects, Osamu Morishita Architect and Associates, Chat Architects, UArchitects / Misak Terzibasiyan, Studio MK27 and Klein Dytham architecture are among the firms for special prizes.

World Architecture Community is official media partner of this year's WAF and INSIDE festival.

See the full winning projects for Special Prizes for 2023 at WAF:

The Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation by Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design. Image © Picture Plane

The Visualisation Prize, supported by Lumion: The Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation by Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design in United States

Hillcrest Rose Bay, Sydney by Woods Bagot in Australia was highly commended.

55 Pitt Street by Woods Bagot and SHoP Architects. Image © Woods Bagot and SHoP Architects

The Futureglass Prize, supported by Aestech: 55 Pitt Street by Woods Bagot and SHoP Architects in Australia

Fisher and Paykel Global Headquarters by RTA Studio in New Zealand was also highly commended in the Futureglass Prize.

See Sea Park by Osamu Morishita Architect and Associates. Image © Tomoki Hahakura

Best use of Natural Light, supported by VELUX: See Sea Park by Osamu Morishita Architect and Associates in Japan.

Angsila Oyster Scaffolding Pavilion by Chat Architects. Image © W Workspace

International Building Beauty Prize, supported by Royal Fine Art Commission Trust and Ballymore: Angsila Oyster Scaffolding Pavilion by Chat Architects in Thailand

Capitaspring by BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group in Singapore was also highly commended in the International Building Beauty Prize.

Micro Colony  by UArchitects & Misak Terzibasiyan. Image © UArchitects

The GROHE Water Prize: Micro Colony by UArchitects / Misak Terzibasiyan in Bangladesh

Turrell Pavilion by Studio MK27. Image © Fernando Guerra

Best Use of Colour: Turrell Pavilion by Studio MK27 in the Maldives

Karuizawa Commongrounds Bookstore by Klein Dytham Architecture. Image © Nacasa & Partners

Small Project of the Year: Karuizawa Commongrounds Bookstore by Klein Dytham architecture in Japan

Next year, the World Architecture Festival and INSIDE World Festival of Interiors will take place once again at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, on 6 – 8 November 2024.

WAF is where the world architecture community meets to celebrate, learn, exchange and be inspired. WAF is the world’s largest annual, international, live architectural event. 

The event includes the biggest international architectural awards programme in the world, dedicated to celebrating excellence via live presentations to an audience of high-profile delegates and international juries. 

Top image in the article: The Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation by Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design © Picture Plane. 

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