WAF 2016 Shortlist Announced
John Hill
5. juillet 2016
OMA/Buro Ole Scheeren's Interlace, the 2015 WAF Building of the Year (Photo: Iwan Baan)
The World Architecture Festival has announced the finalists in the 17 completed buildings categories that will be vying for Building of the Year at the 2016 festival taking place in Berlin from 16-18 November.
With the move from Singapore back to Europe, the festival organizers have seen a "significant uplift in entries submitted across Europe," especially from the UK and Germany. The complted shortlist (including future project categories) consists of architects from 42 nations with projects spread across 58 countries. The category-by-category list for the completed buildings is presented below, with some of the projects highlighted with images. Visit the WAF website for more information on these buildings and to see the shortlist for the future projects, landscapes, and small projects.
Civic and Community
- Bhutan Happiness Centre, Bumthang - Bhutan, by 1+1>2 Architects
- Dokk1, Aarhus - Denmark, by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
- Multi-aged community centre, Poggio Picenze - Italy, by Burnazzi Feltrin Architects
- Qianhai International Convention Center, Shenzhen - China, by Shenzhen Huahui Design
- Salburua Civic Centre, Vitoria-Gasteiz - Spain, by IDOM
- Te Oro, Glen Innes - New Zealand, by Archimedia
- The Library at Willesden Green, London - United Kingdom, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
- The Waterfront Pavilion, Sydney - Australia, by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Dokk1, Aarhus - Denmark, by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects (Photo: Adam Mørk)
Culture
- Advanced Architecture Laboratory, Singapore University of Technology and Design, The Future of Us, Singapore
- BVN and Conrad Gargett in association, Australian Army Museum of Military Engineering, Holsworthy, Australia
- Furuichi and Associates, Miyahata Jomon Museum, Fukushima, Japan
- GreenhilLi architecture + design, New Wings at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore
- Menis Arquitectos, CKK "Jordanki", Torun, Poland
- Nikken Sekkei, Akagane Museum, Niihama City, Japan
- OLI Architecture, Mu Xin Art Museum, Wuzhen, China
- Patterson Associates, Len Lye Centre, Taranaki, New Zealand
- Pere Puig Arquitecte, Montagora Cultural Centre, Barcelona, Spain
- Reiulf Ramstad Architects, Romsdal Folk Museum, Molde, Norway
- Riegler Riewe Architekten, Silesian Museum, Katowice, Poland
- Robert Konieczny- KWK Promes, National Museum in Szczecin - Dialogue Centre Przełomy, Szczecin, Poland
- Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Dokk1, Aarhus, Denmark
- Studio Farris Architects, City Library Bruges, Bruges, Belgium
- Studio Gang, Writers Theatre, Glencoe, USA
- Studio Link-Arc, China Pavilion for Expo Milano 2015, Milan, Italy
- waa (we architech anonymous), MOCA Yinchuan, Yinchuan, China
- Zaha Hadid Architects, Messner Mountain Museum Corones, Plan de Corones, Italy
Reiulf Ramstad Architects, Romsdal Folk Museum, Molde, Norway (Photo: Erik Hattrem)
Display
- 3deluxe architecture, Butterfly Pavilion – Noor Island, Sharjah, UAE
- Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp, The Waterfront Pavilion, Sydney, Australia
- Killa Design (with Gensler), Office of the Future / Future Foundation Pavillion, Dubai, UAE
- Kris Lin International Design, Floating, Rizhao, China
- Kris Lin International Design, Fusion, Xiamen, China
- MIA Design Studio, Vietnamese Traditional Food Exhibition, Hanoi City, Vietnam
- Nikken Sekkei, YKK80 Building, Tokyo, Japan
- Spadoni AA, Airport Pavilion for Hyundi, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Tabanlioglu Architects, Port City Talks. Istanbul. Antwerp., Antwerp, Belgium
- TEAM_BLDG, Inside the CLOUD, Shanghai, China
Health
- AGi architects, Hisham A. Alsager Cardiac Center, Al Sabah Medical Campus, Kuwait
- Anuar Aziz Architect, Medical Rehabilitation Complex of SRC, Malacca, Malaysia
- BVN, South East Regional Hospital, Bega, Australia
- CPG Consultants in collaboration with HOK & studio505,Ng Teng Fong General Hospital & Jurong Community Hospital, Singapore
- Foster + Partners, Maggie’s at the Robert Parfett Building, Manchester, UK
- Karlsson Architects / VLA, The New Psychiatric Hospital in Slagelse, Denmark (GAPS), Slagelse, Denmark
- Penoyre & Prasad, New QEII Hospital, Welwyn Garden City, UK
- Wingårdh Arkitektkontor, Nötkärnan, Gothenburg, Sweden
(Photo: Björn Asmussen)
Higher Education & Research
- Batlle i Roig Architects, Campus Besos - UPC BcnTech, Barcelona, Spain
- Caas Arquitectes, CFPA - Automotive Technology Center, Barcelona, Spain
- CRAB studio, Drawing Studio, Poole, UK
- gpy arquitectos, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
- Ian Ritchie Architects, Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour at UCL, London, UK
- KPMB Architects | HCMA Architecture + Design Architects in joint venture, Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
- Kreatif Architects, Piri Reis Maritime University, Istanbul, Turkey
- Nickl & Partner Architekten, Helmholtz Institute, University of Ulm HIU, Ulm, Germany
- Pere Puig Arquitecte, Campus Motor, Barcelona, Spain
- Studio Gang, Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership, Kalamazoo, USA
- Terroir & Kim Utzon Architecture, World Maritime University, Tornhuset, Malmö, Sweden
- Woods Bagot, University of Sydney Business School, Sydney, Australia
- Zaha Hadid Architects, Investcorp Building for Oxford University's Middle East Centre at St Antony's College, Oxford, UK
Hotel & Leisure
- 1+1>2 Architects, Earth Village, Ha Giang, Vietnam
- Aim Architecture, Fushengyu Hotspring Resort, Mianyang, China
- Bates Smart, Canberra Airport Hotel, Canberra, Australia
- Duangrit Bunnag Architect, The Naka Phuket, Phuket
- Jacques Ferrier Architecture, Nakâra 4* Residential Hotel, Cap d'Agde, France
- MIA Design Studio, Naman Retreat Pure Spa, Danang, Vietnam
- nA Nakayama Architects, Zaborin, Hokkaido, Japan
- Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, Le Meridien Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China
- Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos, Grand Hyatt Playa del Carmen Hotel, Playa del Carmen
- Studio Lotus, Baradari, City Palace Jaipur, Jaipur, India
- Studio PCH and Montalba Architects, Nobu Ryokan, Malibu, USA
- URBNarc, Alila Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia
Batlle i Roig Architects, Campus Besos - UPC BcnTech, Barcelona, Spain (Photo: Wijkmark Photo)
House
- Blank Architects, Field House, Glogow, Poland
- Crosson Architects, The Red House, Auckland, New Zealand
- Henning Stummel Architects, Tin House, London, UK
- Herbst Architects, K Valley House, Thames, New Zealand
- Hermansson Hiller Lundberg Arkitekter, House Juniskär, Sundsvall, Sweden
- Ian Moore Architects, McLeod House, Sydney, Australia
- iredale pedersen hook architects, Nannup Holiday House, Nanny, Australia
- iredale pedersen hook architects and Caroline Di Costa Architect, CASA31_4 Room House, Perth, Australia
- OHLAB / Oliver Hernaiz Architecture Lab, HOUSE MM, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- Robert Konieczny- KWK Promes, Living-Garden House, Izbica, Poland
- Robert Konieczny- KWK Promes, Konieczny's Ark, Brenna, Poland
- Robin Williams Architect, Villa Marittima, St Andrews Beach, Australia
- RTA Studio, E-Type House, Auckland, New Zealand
- Scott Tallon Walker Architects, Keeper's House and Lodge, Tipperary, Ireland
- Smart Design Studio, Indigo Slam, Sydney, Australia
- studio mk27, Jungle house, São Paulo, Brazil
- studioMilou architecture, 33 Holland Park, Singapore
Robert Konieczny- KWK Promes, Konieczny's Ark, Brenna, Poland (Photo: Courtesy of WAF)
Housing
- 1+1>2 Architects, Earth Village, Ha Giang, Vietnam
- group8asia + Aedas, Punggol Waterway Terraces, Singapore
- AK+ Archipedia, Mirage by the Lake, Cyberjaya, Malaysia
- Andyrahman Architect, Biophilic Boarding House, Surabaya, Indonesia
- Babin+Renaud Architectes, Aluminium Tip, Paris, France
- BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group, VIA 57 West, New York, USA
- Core Architects, 12 Degrees, Toronto, Canada
- Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp, Anadara, Barangaroo, Sydney, Australia
- Lynch Architects, Kings Gate, London, UK
- Q-Lab, R-House, Tainan City, Taiwan
- Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Y:Cube Mitcham, London, UK
- SJB, 10 Wylde Street, Sydney, Australia
- studiomk27, Villa Catuçaba, Catuçaba, São Paulo
- Warren and Mahoney Architects, XV Pacific Games Village, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
- Woha, SkyVille @ Dawson, Singapore
- Zaha Hadid Architects, d'Leedon, Singapore
BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group, VIA 57 West, New York, USA (Photo: Courtesy of WAF)
Mixed-Use
- Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architect, Domaine Ott Winery at Château de Selle, Côtes de Provence, Taradeau, France
- Cox Rayner Architects, BCEC on Grey Street, Brisbane, Australia
- DSDHA, Corner House, London, UK
- Fender Katsalidis Architects, NewActon Nishi, Canberra, Australia
- Foster + Partners, Crossrail Place, Canary Wharf, London, UK
- Hyunjoonyoo Architects, The Void, Shinan, South Korea
- Luís Pedro Silva, Arquitecto, Porto Cruise Terminal, Porto, Portugal
- Maćków Pracownia Projektowa, Apartment Building 'Kurkowa 14' & Office Building 'Dubois 41', Wroclaw, Poland
- Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Malmö Live, Malmö, Sweden
- Stiff + Trevillion, 131 Sloane Street, London, UK
- Tabanlioglu Architects, One Tower Residence, Ankara, Turkey
- Woha, Oasia Hotel Downtown, Singapore
New and Old
- Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, UK
- Arqmov Workshop, Triangulo Corona, Naucalpan, Mexico
- Berman Guedes Stretton, Academic Wing, Oxford, UK
- dEEP Architects, Cattle back Mountain Volunteer House, SiChuan, China
- Flanagan Lawrence, Live Works, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
- Hascher Jehle Architektur, Montforthaus, Feldkirch, Austria
- Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter, Skjern River Pump Stations, Skjern, Denmark
- S. T. Yeh Architect, Re-born from ruins into culture Park, Tectonics of Ten Drum Sugar Factory, Tainan, Taiwan
- Spaces Architects@ka, Haveli Dharampura, Delhi, India
- Stantec, Canada House, London, UK
- Stanton Williams, The Garden Building, Lincoln College, Oxford, UK
- studioMilou Singapore and CPG Consultants, National Gallery Singapore, Singapore
- Tabanlioglu Architects, Beyazit State Library, Istanbul, Turkey
- Timothy Hatton Architects, Deirdre Dyson Gallery, London, UK
- Tzannes, The Brewery Yard, Sydney, Australia
- Walters & Cohen Architects, Boathouse 4, Portsmouth, UK
- Wow Architects, Niven Road Studio, Singapore
Woha, Oasia Hotel Downtown, Singapore (Photo: Courtesy of WAF)
Office
- Aedas, Sina Plaza, Beijing, China
- A-lab, DEG 42, Oslo, Norway
- Andreescu&Gaivoronschi, City Business Centre Timisoara - final ensemble (C-D-E buildings and public space), Timisoara, Romania
- Bates Smart, TransGrid Headquarters, Sydney, Australia
- Collado Collins, 184 Shepherds Bush Road, London, UK
- Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten, OMICRON Campus, Klaus, Austria
- HDR, Novartis Building, Sydney, Australia
- Jacques Ferrier Architecture, Hachette Livre Headquarters, Paris, France
- Laud Architects, The Philips APAC Center, Singapore
- LegoRogers, Torre BBVA Bancomer, Mexico City, Mexico
- Lynch Architects, The Zig Zag Building, London, UK
- Make Architects, The Hiscox Building, York, UK
- Olson Kundig, Shinsegae International, Seoul, South Korea
- Ruiz Pardo & Nebreda, Puma Energy El Salvador Headquarter, San Salvador, El Salvador
- Tabanlioglu Architects, Zorlu Levent Office, Istanbul, Turkey
Production, Energy & Recycling
- Arq.Agr, The Coffee Cathedral, Talpa de Allende, Jalisco, Mèxico
- Kreatif Architects, LA Winery, Izmir, Turkey
- Oney Architecture, Eurogıda Factory, Izmir, Turkey
- RTA Studio, Hellman Logistics, Auckland, New Zealand
- Tekeli Sisa Architects, Vinero Winery, Canakkale, Turkey
- Thomas Chung, Floating Fields, Shenzhen, China
Jacques Ferrier Architecture, Hachette Livre Headquarters, Paris, France (Photo: Luc Boegly)
Religion
- Gonzalo Mardones Arquitectos, Capilla de Totihue, Totihue, Chile
- Laud Architects, Grace Assembly of God Church, Singapore
- Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Immanuel Chapel, Alexandria, Virginia
- Schulz und Schulz, St. Trinitatis Church, Leipzig, Germany
- Sweco Architects, Amhults Church, Amhult, Göteborg, Sweden
- Walters & Cohen Architects, Vajrasana Buddhist Retreat Centre, Suffolk, UK
Schools
- blauraum, District School Bergedorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Buro II & Archi+I, Hardenvoort passive campus for children and youngsters, Antwerp, Belgium
- DSDHA, Davenies School, Beaconsfield, UK
- Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Plymouth School of Creative Arts, Plymouth, UK
- Grüntuch Ernst Architects, German School, Madrid, Spain
- Hibinosekkei + Youji no Shiro, Hanazono Kindergarten and Nursey, Okinawa, Japan
- RTA Studio, Tarawera High School, Kawerau, New Zealand
- Vin Varavarn Architects, Baan Huay Sarn Yaw - Post Disaster School, Chiang Rai, Thailand
blauraum, District School Bergedorf, Hamburg, Germany (Photo: Werner Huthmacher)
Shopping
- Aedas, Olympia 66, Dalian, China
- Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, 61 Oxford Street, London, UK
- Department of Architecture, The Commons, Bangkok, Thailand
- MVRDV, Crystal Houses, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos, Massimo Dutti, Polanco, Mexico City
- Tengbom, Östermalm's Temporary Market Hall, Stockholm, Sweden
Sport
- Allen Jack+Cottier, Abbotsleigh Multi-Purpose Sports Hall, Sydney, Australia
- Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, AEP Fitness Centre, Oklahoma City, United States
- Effekt, GAME Streetmekka, Esbjerg, Denmark
- HCMA Architecture + Design, Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre, Surrey, Canada
- Populous, Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France
- Populous, Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Monterrey, Mexico
Transport
- Arep, Rosa Parks Station (RER E line), Paris, France
- Cox Rayner Architects in association with Aurecon, Brisbane Ferry Terminals Flood Renewal, Brisbane, Australia
- Gottlieb Paludan Architects, Byens Bro, Foot and Cycle Bridge, Odense, Denmark
- Kris Yao | Artech, Taiwan High Speed Rail Changhua Station, Changhua, Taiwan
- Monk Mackenzie Architects + LandLab, #LightPathAKL, Auckland, New Zealand
- Netzwerkarchitekten, Wehrhahn Line, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Riegler Riewe Architekten, Car Park P1, Hamburg Airport, Hamburg, Germany
- Ross Barney Architects, CTA Cermak-McCormick Place Station, Chicago, USA
- Rundquist Arkitekter, Bridge in Rinkeby, Stockholm, Sweden
- Tengbom Architects, South Entrance, Helsingborg, Sweden
Ross Barney Architects, CTA Cermak-McCormick Place Station, Chicago, USA (Photo: Kate Joyce)
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