wORlD
ARchITEcTuRE
fESTIVAl (wAf)
WORLD ARCHITECTURE
FESTIvAL ANNOUNCES
2017 AWARDS SHORTLIST
FOR ITS 10TH EDITION
FLOATING STUDENT ACCOMMODATION IN COPENHAGEN,
A FUTURISTIC PHARMACY IN JAPAN AND AN AUTOMOTIvE
MUSEUM IN LOS ANGELES ARE AMONG THE PROJECTS
THAT HAvE BEEN SHORTLISTED FOR THE WORLD
ARCHITECTURE FESTIvAL (WAF) AWARDS 2017 –
THE WORLD’S BIGGEST ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS
PROGRAMME.
The WOrld ArChiTeCTure FesTivAl celebrates its tenth
edition in Berlin in November this year, with the 2017 awards
programme receiving more entries than ever before – 924,
increasing by 18% from the 2016 awards. The awards shortlist
revealed today is a truly international collection, extending to
include architectural practices from 51 different nations and
projects based across 68 countries.
All types and sizes of architectural projects are represented on
the 434-strong shortlist, ranging from small family homes, to
schools, stations, museums, large infrastructure and landscape
projects.