Archetech Issue 44 2019 | Page 12

Photo credit: Michael Moran The architects and designers behind each shortlisted project will compete for category prizes at WAF from 4-6 December. Presentations of the shortlisted designs will be made to more than 100 international juries in front of festival delegates. Category winners then compete against each other on the final day of the festival, to compete for the ultimate accolades of World Building of the Year, Future Project of the Year, Interior of the Year and Landscape of the Year. Photo credit: Tuomas Uusheimo THE DESIGN JOURNEY WAS AN ENJOYABLE ONE AS WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE INITIAL CONCEPT RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING STAGES UNTIL COMPLETION. WAF programme director Paul Finch commented: “We have been inspired by the levels of innovation in this year’s entries, that show the incredible range of ways in which architects are responding to the global climate and biodiversity emergencies we face. “WAF has attracted more than 1,000 entries, for the second year in a row, from 70 countries, and we look forward to more than 500 live presentations at the Festival in Amsterdam, showcasing these exemplar projects from around the world.” The 2019 completed buildings ‘Super Jury’ which will decide the World Building of the Year, includes Aaron Betsky, President of Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture; Anuradha Mathur, Professor at the Landscape Architecture Department School of Design, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia; and Maria Warner Wong, Design Director of WOW Architects & Warner Wong Design. WAF and its co-located event, INSIDE World Festival of Interiors, will welcome more than 2,000 of the world’s leading architects and designers to Amsterdam for three days of conference programmes, awards, exhibitions and fringe events from 4-6 December. For more details on the WAF Awards and the festival please visit: www.worldarchitecturefestival.com @worldarchfest #WAF19 For more information www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/ Photo credit: Shibanee & Kamal Architects