Get to know the shortlisted finalists for the 2024 World Architecture Festival

By Josh Niland|

Tuesday, Jul 9, 2024

RETROFIT: COMPLETED BUILDINGS: Rhodes House Transformation by Stanton Williams (Oxford, United Kingdom). Image: © Hufton and Crow

The shortlist for the 2024 edition of the World Architecture Festival has been revealed ahead of the annual live in-person event, which takes place in Singapore's Marina Bay Sands from November 6th to the 8th this year.

A panel of 175 international judges, including Peter Cook, Nigel Coates, and Mario Cucinella, was able to narrow 800 entries to the shortlist of over 480 projects from more than 350 unique practices representing 71 different countries. Built and future projects in 33 categories, ranging from residential to transport to retrofit, were selected. The shortlisted finalist will be joined later this month by the announcement of over 30 awards in the WAFX section.

"Another terrific set of entries made shortlisting projects a tough process. Once again, the range of geographies represented was wide and we look forward to seeing architects across the world at this year’s Festival," WAF's program director Paul Finch commented.

Take a look at a selection of winning projects below.

CIVIC AND COMMUNITY CATEGORY - COMPLETED BUILDINGS: National Star Observatory by Kyriakos Tsolakis Architects (Troodos Mountains, Cyprus). Image: © Aaron Miles

HOTEL AND LEISURE CATEGORY: COMPLETED BUILDINGS: Natural-Connection–OLM-Nature Escape Rco Aparthotel by Andreas Gruber Architects (Carinthia, Austria)

RETROFIT: COMPLETED BUILDINGS: Shenzhen Women & Children's Center by MVRDV (Shenzhen, China). Image: © Xia-Zhi

CIVIC AND COMMUNITY CATEGORY: COMPLETED BUILDINGS: Sanctuary Pet Crematorium by Formwerkz Architects (Singapore). Image: © Fabian Ong

HOTEL AND LEISURE CATEGORY - COMPLETED BUILDINGS: Atlantis The Royal by Kohn Pedersen Fox (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

PRODUCTION AND LOGISTICS CATEGORY - COMPLETED BUILDINGS: Kalyon Karapınar 1.350-MWp-SPP – Central Control Building by Bilgin Architects (Karapınar, Turkey). Image: © Egemen Karakaya

HOTEL AND LEISURE CATEGORY - COMPLETED BUILDINGS: TAWA Refugio by CONTEXTO (Patagonia, Argentina). Image: © Nicolas Gildemeister

HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CATEGORY - COMPLETED BUILDINGS: Texoversum by allmannwappner, Menges Scheffler Architekten, and Jan Knippers Ingenieure (Reutlingen, Germany). Image: © Brigida González

SHOPPING CATEGORY - COMPLETED BUILDINGS: Sunita Shekhawat Flagship Store and Gallery by Studio Lotus (Jaipur, India). Image: © Ishita Sitwala

HOUSE AND VILLA CATEGORY (URBAN/SUBURBAN) - COMPLETED BUILDINGS: 6x18 Slender House by Spaces Architects@KA (New Delhi, India). Image: © Bharat Aggarwal

LANDSCAPE CATEGORY: Sponge Synergy – The Huaiyang Fuxi Cultural Park by Turenscape (Huaiyang, China). Image: © Turenscape

TRANSPORT CATEGORY - COMPLETED BUILDINGS: Architectural Design Of Liangzi Island Off island Pier, Rational and Emotional by UAO Design (Wuhan, China). Image: © Yilong Zhao

TRANSPORT CATEGORY - COMPLETED BUILDINGS: Woven Passage to Cloudy Peaks by line+-studio (Songyang, China)

CULTURE CATEGORY - COMPLETED BUILDINGS: Seddülbahir Fortress by KOOP Architects. AOMTD (Arzu Ozsavasci Architecture) (Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey). Image: © Egemen Karakaya

SPORT CATEGORY - COMPLETED BUILDINGS: Xiangyang National Sports Center Project by Central South Architectural Design Institute (Xiangyang, China). Image: © Location Shooting

HOUSING CATEGORY - COMPLETED BUILDINGS: Lighthouse by 3XN (Aarhus, Denmark). Image: © Adam Mork

HOUSE AND VILLA CATEGORY (RURAL/COASTAL) - COMPLETED BUILDINGS: The Chodge by DCA Architects of Transformation (Raigad, India). Image: © Simon Devitt

SCHOOL CATEGORY - COMPLETED BUILDINGS: Shanghai Blue Bay Kindergarten by EAST CHINA ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN & RESEARCH-INSTITUTE CO., LTD. STUDIO DINGSHUN (Shanghai, China). Image: ©-CreatAR image

TRANSPORT CATEGORY - COMPLETED BUILDINGS: Preston Level Crossing Removal Project by Wood Marsh Architecture (Melbourne, Australia). Image: © Peter Bennetts

The full shortlist of 2024 finalists can be found here.

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daniellecharney · Jul 09, 24 9:34 PM

How about putting the City and Country on each one
garyhoag · Jul 09, 24 9:52 PM

Gotta agree with Danielle about identifying locale, etc.!

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