The WAFX 2023 (World Architecture Festival) Award winners have been revealed, including 34 concepts from leading design studios worldwide. These studios’ proposals confront a wide variety of pressing ecological and societal challenges of the present day.
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The Winners of The WAFX 2023 Award
The jury has chosen eight category winners from the full list of future endeavors released last week before the Festival’s three-day gathering at the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore in November.
1) Ageing and Health
- Dubai Healthcare City l Kalbod Studio
- Alexandria Health Centre l Warren and Mahoney
- PHRC: Poona Hospital and Research Centre l Mandviwala Qutub and Associates
Alexandria Health Centre l Warren and Mahoney. © Warren and Mahoney
2) Building Technology
- Fisher and Paykel Global Headquarters by RTA Studio
- The Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation by Grafton Architects with modus studio
- Preservation and Regeneration of a “Tulou” in Nanjing County by UrbanFabric
- The BRIJ by CRAB Studio
- ChongZhou Bamboo Weaving Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall by China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Corp
- Biogenic Construction by CINARK – Center for Industrial Architecture, The Royal Danish Academy
- Absorbent Sand Storm Skyscraper by Kalbod Studio
- Affordable biobased houses by UArchitects / Misak Terzibasiyan
ChongZhou Bamboo Weaving Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall by China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Corp. © China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Corp. Ltd
Absorbent Sand Storm Skyscraper by Kalbod Studio. © WAF
3) Carbon, Climate & Energy
- Taikoo Green Ribbon by ARUP
- The Ellinikon Park by SASAKI
- The Probiotic Tower by Design and More International
The Probiotic Tower by Design and More International. © Karim Mousa
4) Cultural identity
- Nora Mosque and Community Center by EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture
- Jain Cultural Centre by Mandviwala Qutub and Associates
- Montreal Holocaust Museum by KPMB Architects + Daoust Lestage Lizotte Stecker Architecture
- Musée International du Vodun by Koffi & Diabaté Architectes
Jain Cultural Centre. © Third I Productions
Nora Mosque and Community Center. © EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture, The Boundary
5) Ethics and Values
- we!park by Shma Company Limited
- Pangasinan Barangay Centers by Buensalido Architects
- Makery @ 2nd Street by SANALarc
- The Home of Homes by ABāD Design Studio, Cross Studio
we!park. © Shma Company Limited
The Home of Homes. © WAF
6) Re-use
- Sinterbecken by Metaform
- Rethinking Oil Rigs – Offshore Data Centres by Arup
- Ecodistrict laMercedes in Barcelona by Batlleiroig Arquitectura
- Kinmen County Central Library and Art Museum by JJP Architects and Planners
Kinmen County Central Library and Art Museum. © JJP
Rethinking Oil Rigs. © Arup
7) Smart Cities
- Green City Kigali by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
- Punggol Digital District by WOHA Architects
- Shenzhen Airport East Integrated Transport Hub by Grimshaw
- Diatom City by Desitecture
Punggol Digital District. © JTC and WOHA
Diatom City. © WAF
8) Water
- Antioquia Municipal River Parks by Gobernacion De Antioquia – Juan Pablo Lopez – Sebastian Monsalve
- Micro Colony by UArchitects / Misak Terzibasiyan
- Digging For Light by Kalbod Studio
- HydroSKIN: Façade for Urban Rainwater Retention and Evaporative Cooling by University of Stuttgart
Digging For Light. © WAF
