OMA/Buro Ole Scheeren, Populous, and a21 studio are among the first set of category winners of The World Architecture Festival’s (WAF) 2015 awards. Announced today during the festival’s opening, the winners of the categories will go on to compete on Friday for the title of the World Building of the Year 2015.
Held at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore from November 4-6, this year’s festival is centered on the theme 50:50, in honor of Singapore’s upcoming 50th anniversary as an independent country. In addition to hosting the world’s largest architectural awards program, WAF also features three days of conferences, architect-led city tours, documentary screenings, live crit presentations and networking opportunities.
View the full shortlist here, and see which 14 built and future projects took home awards after the break.
COMPLETED BUILDINGS
Saigon House / a21studio (Hochiminh, Vietnam)
Category: House
Cam Thanh Community House / 1+1>2 International Architects (Vietnam)
Category: Civic and Community
Casba / Billard Leece and SJB Architects (Australia)
Category: Mixed Use
Toho Gakuen School of Music / Nikken Sekkei (Tokyo, Japan)
Category: Higher Education and Research
HIGO / A Nakayama Architects (Japan)
Category: Office
The Interlace / OMA/Buro Ole Scheeren (Singapore)
Category: Housing
Sino-Ocean Taikoo Li Chengdu / The Oval Partnership (Chengdu, China)
Category: Shopping
Brazilian Expo Pavilion 2015 / Studio Arthur Casas and Atelier Marko Brajovics (Milan, Italy)
Category: Display
FUTURE PROJECTS
Cukurova Regional Airport Complex / Emre Arolat Architects (Adana, Turkey)
Category: Infrastructure
Development Concept for the Historic Centre of Kalingrad / Studio 44 Architects (Kalingrad, Russia)
Category: Masterplanning
Issa Grotto/Hill House / Proarh (Vis, Croatia)
Category: House
Reservoir / Sanjay Puri Architects (Rajasthan, India)
Category: Office
Al Maha Centre for Children and Young Adults / HDR Rice Daubney (Doha, Qatar)
Category: Health
London Olympic Stadium Transformation / Populous (London, United Kingdom)
Category: Leisure-led development
Museum of Painting and Sculpture / Emre Arolat Architects (Istanbul, Turkey)
Category: Culture
