The second round of award winners of the 2023 World Architecture Festival have been announced, following Day Two of live presentations at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, in which hundreds of shortlisted projects were presented by practices from around the world. 

Amongst today’s category award winners of the world’s largest international live-judged architectural event there were six projects from Australia and four projects each from Iran and the United Kingdom.

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See the full winning projects for Completed Buildings and Future Projects at WAF Day 2:

Completed Buildings

Victorian Heart Hospital by Conrad Gargett (now merged with Architectus) + Wardle. Image © Peter Bennetts

Health: Victorian Heart Hospital by Conrad Gargett (now merged with Architectus) + Wardle in Australia

Tergooi MC by Wiegerinck in the Netherlands was also highly commended in the Health category.

Santa Maria Goretti Church by Mario Cucinella Architects. Image © Duccio Malagamba

Religion: Santa Maria Goretti Church by Mario Cucinella Architects in Italy

New Temple Complex by James Gorst Architects in the United Kingdom was also highly commended in the Religion category.

Boola Katitjin by Lyons with Silver Thomas Hanley, Officer Woods, The Fulcrum Agency and Aspect Studios. Image © John Gollings

Higher Education & Research: Boola Katitjin by Lyons with Silver Thomas Hanley, Officer Woods, The Fulcrum Agency and Aspect Studios in Australia

John A. Paulson Center by Davis Brody Bond, KieranTimberlake in the United States was also highly commended in the Higher Education & Research category.

Lanserhof Sylt by Ingenhoven associates GmbH. Image © HGEsch

Hotel & Leisure, sponsored by GROHE: Lanserhof Sylt by ingenhoven associates GmbH in Germany

Kilyawan Farm Resort by Dominic Galicia Architects in the Philippines and Iron Creek Bay Farm Stay by Misho + Associates in Australia were also highly commended in the Hotel & Leisure category.

Battersea Power Station Phase Two by WilkinsonEyre. Image © Peter Landers

Mixed-Use: Battersea Power Station Phase Two by WilkinsonEyre in United Kingdom

Regeneration Project of Shougang Oxygen Factory Southern Area by CCTN Design in China was also highly commended in the Mixed-Use category.

Vast Gallery & Artist Residency by Persian Garden Studio. Image © DEED STUDIO

Retrofit: Vast Gallery & Artist Residency by Persian Garden Studio in Iran

Ombú by Foster + Partners in Spain was also highly commended in the Retrofit category.

Shanghai Suhe MixC World by Kokaistudios. Image © Terrence Zhang

Shopping: Shanghai Suhe MixC World by Kokaistudios in China

Namak Abroud Plaza by FMZD + MARZ in Iran and LIANGZHU BIRLAND by QINGMO Architects in China were also highly commended in the Shopping category.

Elizabeth Line by Grimshaw. Image © Hufton Crow

Transport: Elizabeth Line by Grimshaw in the United Kingdom

The judges of the Completed Buildings categories reflected on the considered and beautiful articulation of this year’s projects. Overall, they were impressed with the timeless quality, spatial composition and technical resolutions.

Judges felt that many of the winning projects were city-changing with thoughtful responses to historical elements including preservation of found architecture, retrofitting and change of use – all making a significant contribution to their locales.

Future Projects

Belgrove House by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris © AHMM

Commercial Mixed-Use: Belgrove House by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris in the United Kingdom

Albert Bridge House by Studio Egret West in the United Kingdom and Lighthouse at Darling Park by Henning Larsen, Architectus in Australia were also highly commended in the Commercial Mixed-Use category.

Osaka Pavilion by Studio MK27 © BLACKHAUS STUDIO

Culture: Osaka Pavilion by StudioMK27 in Japan

Glenbow Revitalization by DIALOG in Canada and Al Ain Museum by Dabbagh Architects in United Arab Emirates were also highly commended in the Culture category.

Resource Recovery Learning Centre by TERROIR. Image courtesy of WAF

Education: Resource Recovery Learning Centre by TERROIR in Australia

The Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation by Grafton Architects with modus studio in United States was also highly commended in the Education category.

The Probiotic Tower by Design and more international. Image © Karim Mousa - Founder and art director of Mozses

Experimental: The Probiotic Tower, Cairo by Design and More International in Egypt

HydroSKIN: Façade for Urban Rainwater Retention and Evaporative Cooling by University of Stuttgart in Germany was also highly commended in the Experimental category.

Alexandria Health Centre by Warren and Mahoney. Image © Warren and Mahoney

Health: Alexandria Health Centre by Warren and Mahoney in Australia

DIGGING FOR LIGHT (Ganats villa) by Kalbod Studio. Image courtesy of WAF

House: DIGGING FOR LIGHT (Ganats villa) by Kalbod Studio in Iran

Nefaar by Nextoffice, Studio of Architectural Research & Design in Iran was also highly commended in the House category.

Kuzeh Valley by FMZD. Image courtesy of WAF

Residential: Kuzeh Valley by FMZD in Iran

Discussing the Future Projects, judges praised the experimental and holistic approach to tomorrow’s environment.

This year’s category winners resonated with the jury for their rethinking of architectural approaches, including design and material, to give new meaning to architecture in the modern world. Projects addressed either urgent sustainability challenges, becoming new ‘pedagogical instruments’ and sensitively embedding into the fabric of existing communities.

Today, on the final day of the festival, prize winners across all 44 categories winners announced so far will compete for the ultimate accolades of World Building of the Year, World Interior of the Year, Future Project of the Year and Landscape of the Year.

All the overall winners will be announced at a grand finale Gala Dinner at Marina Bay Sands along with a host of Special Prizes, including the International Building Beauty Prize, on December 1st.

Moreover, see WAF Day 1 Winners for Completed and Future Projects, and see INSIDE Day 1 Winners for Completed Projects. 

Top image in the article: Shanghai Suhe MixC World by Kokaistudios. Image © Terrence Zhang. 

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