Some of the best architecture by today’s foremost practices is revealed as the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards announces its 2021 shortlist, celebrating buildings and landscapes to have been completed across the world between 2019 and 2021. The 200-strong shortlist has been selected from over 700 entries from countries ranging from China and Japan to Mexico and Ecuador.
World Architecture Festival 2021 Shortlist Unveiled
The Shape of Our Existing Buildings
This article was originally published on Common Edge.
Jeffry Burchard explores in his essay the "opportunity found by extending the life and purpose of viable existing buildings", that have shaped our cities. Arguing that "we have an abundant supply of buildings", the author proposes four essential steps to transform existing buildings.
Huis van Albrandswaard Municipal Building / Gortemaker Algra Feenstra
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Architects: Gortemaker Algra Feenstra
- Area: 2750 m²
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: Galjema, G.A.F. architects, Barth installaties, LS Adviseurs, Bureau B+B, +3
Felix Café / Oficina Bravo
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Architects: Oficina Bravo
- Area: 56 m²
- Year: 2021
Huentitán Natural Park / SPRB Arquitectos
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Architects: SPRB Arquitectos
- Area: 80000 m²
- Year: 2017
Tsingpu Wulin Retreat / Nazodesign Studio
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Architects: Nazodesign Studio
- Area: 6400 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Aica, Haro
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Professionals: Ljus Design
Expansion of Tsenpo Museum / Ji Architects
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Architects: Ji Architects
- Area: 820 m²
- Year: 2021
Yarram and District Health Services, Integrated Healthcare Centre / McBride Charles Ryan
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Architects: McBride Charles Ryan
- Area: 1000 m²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Comcork, Forbo, James Hardie, Okalux, Palram, +4
Ichijo-toma Apartment / kooo architects
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Architects: kooo architects
- Area: 90 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Louis Poulsen
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Professionals: DAISUKI LIGHT, Hitoreno
Big Wood Residence / de Reus Architects
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Architects: de Reus Architects
- Area: 3765 ft²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Ketchum Kustom Woodworks, Pella EFCO, Sun Valley Bronze, Warren Christopher, Texture Inc
Adega do Fogo Holiday Home / Diogo Mega Architects
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Architects: Diogo Mega Architects
- Area: 5597 ft²
- Year: 2021
Mausoleum of Martyrdom of Polish Villages / Nizio Design International
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Architects: Nizio Design International
- Year: 2021
Partenord Habitat Headquarters / Coldefy & Associés Architectes Urbanistes
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Architects: Coldefy & Associés Architectes Urbanistes
- Area: 14650 m²
- Year: 2020
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Professionals: Nord France Constructions Fayat, BASE Paysagistes
Wild House / Mazpazz Arquitectura
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Architects: Mazpazz Arquitectura
- Area: 120 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Granalto, Helvex, Vental
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Professionals: Constructora Zarate, Ileana Guerrero interior design
Adjaye Associates and Studio Zewde to Design Redevelopment of Kingsboro Psychiatric Center in Brooklyn
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that Adjaye Associates and Studio Zewde's proposals have been selected to redevelop the unoccupied part of the Kingsboro Psychiatric Center campus in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn. The $400 million project is part of the $1.4 Billion Vital Brooklyn Initiative, and will transform 7.2 abandoned acres in central Brooklyn into an ecological development with residential and commercial facilities.
037 Workscape / ŠA atelier
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Architects: SA atelier
- Area: 40 m²
- Year: 2020
Renowned Japanese Architects and Artists Create A Series of Pavilions in Tokyo in Celebration of the Olympics
Accompanying the ongoing Olympics, Pavilion Tokyo 2021 invited Japanese architects and artists, including Kazuyo Sejima, Sou Fujimoto, Junya Ishigami and Yayoi Kusama, to envision nine temporary structures to be placed in various locations around the National Stadium designed by Kengo Kuma. The initiative showcases experimental interventions within the urban landscape that illustrate a playful take on public space. Also participating in the project are Terunobu Fujimori, Akihisa Hirata, Teppei Fujiwara, as well as artists Makoto Aida and Daito Manabe + Rhizomatiks.