ARCHITECTURAL FOCUS
Above, Indore by Sanjay Puri Architects, Photo: Vinay Panjwani. Below, Lotus Clubhouse by MIA Design Studio, Photo: Hiroyuki Oki. Bottom, Terra House by Atelier Design N Domain LLP( ADND), Photo: PHX INDIA
Africa to a design-led rooftop bar in Bangkok, while the 12 shortlisted landscapes include a clubhouse in Vietnam designed as a living organism and an ecological landmark in the Philippines that showcases the structural material qualities of bamboo.
The 151 future projects shortlisted include a climateresponsive home in Mumbai and an ambitious vision for a children’ s hospital in Texas.
WAF features the world’ 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: Peter Cook, Founder at Peter Cook Studio Crablab, Kai-Uwe Bergmann, Partner at BIG( Bjarke Ingels Group), Olga Bolshanina, Senior Partner at Herzog & de Meuron and Cazú Zegers, Director and Founder at Cazú Zegers Architecture.
Still to come, the winners of this year’ s WAFX Awards, celebrating architecture that tackles major world issues, will be announced on Monday 20 July on WAF social media channels, with the Special Prizes announcements following on Monday 27 July. All finalists on the shortlist will present their projects
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