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2023 WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL
Production , Energy and Logistics : THE COURTYARD CCR LAB by SANJAY PURI ARCHITECTS in India
• CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR FOREST CONSERVATION by ARCHITECTS 49 was also highly commended in the Production , Energy and Logistics category
School : Huizhen High School by Approach Design Studio / Zhejiang University of Technology Engineering Design Group Co . Ltd in China
• Penna Foundation Rural School by CollectiveProject and Lapalala Wilderness School by Local Studio in South Africa were also highly commended in the School category Sport : Quzhou Stadium by MAD Architects in China
• FERDINAND E MARCOS STADIUM by WTA ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN STUDIO in the Philippines was also highly commended in the Sport category
The judges of this year ’ s Completed Buildings categories praised the high quality of this year ’ s projects . Overall , they were impressed with the level of local community enablement and client collaboration .
Judges felt that these exemplar projects sensitively referenced history of sites and retained vernacular cues whilst giving thought for future development . Many winning projects considered the meaning of ‘ waste ’ through the use of found local materials , innovative recycled construction systems and even the transformation of ‘ wasted ’ time .
M & C Saatchi by Woods Bagot © Nicole England
Royal Tulip Warsaw Apartments by Tremend Sp . z o . o . © Piotr Gesicki
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