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