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WAF features the globe’ s largest live-judged architecture awards, complemented by keynote talks, an exhibition, and various fringe events including architecture tours, networking opportunities, and workshops.
This year’ s WAF Judging Panel, of 164 experts representing 37 countries, includes: Ma Yansong, Founder and Principal Partner at MAD Architects, Annette Fisher Founder at FA Global, Richard Maimon Senior Principal at KieranTimberlake, Joyce Owens Principal at Architecture Joyce Owens LLC, and Franziska Meisel, Global Director Landscape at Henning Larsen.
All finalists on the shortlist will present their projects within their categories during the first two days of the festival. On the final day, category winners from across all 43 categories will go on to present to the Super Jury to compete for World Building, Landscape, Future Project, and Interior Project of the Year. The overall winners of this year’ s Special Prizes, including WAFX, will also be announced live from the festival.
WAF programme director Paul Finch comments:“ We are delighted to be staging WAF in the USA for the first time and also thrilled that so many USA architects have entered the awards. We have also seen an increase in entries from Central and South America. The overall quality of the shortlist is as good as it has ever been, and we look forward to seeing over 460 presentations in Miami Beach this November.”
WAF will be in Miami for its 17th edition, following previous editions of the festival in Singapore, Lisbon, Amsterdam, Barcelona, and Berlin.
www. worldarchitecturefestival. com
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