World Architecture Festival

[2] It is the only architecture festival that combines a live–judged awards programme, where shortlisted architects present their projects live in crit rooms to a judging panel, with seminars and networking events.

In 2011, the sister event INSIDE Festival (for interior architecture and design) was added in the same venue and arranged at the same time as WAF.

[4] WAF maintains the World Buildings Directory as an official listing of all past and present projects entries to festivals.

Each year the World Architecture Festival publishes a list of the winners of the awards on their official website.

It provides an opportunity for architects to present their projects and ideas, highlighting innovative design solutions, sustainable practices, and cultural diversity in architecture.

The festival aims to promote architectural innovation, recognize outstanding projects, and stimulate meaningful and impactful conversations about the future and processes of the built environments.

All the shortlisted architects presented their work during the festival and the winners competed for the top award, the World Building of the Year.

In addition to the categories from the 2008 festival three new sections were added: Interiors and Fit-out, Structural Design and Future Projects.

In 2011 Michael Sorkin, Ben van Berkel, Jo Noero, Odile Decq and Professor Kongjian Yu, and Tim MacFarlane were members of the jury.

[40][41][42][43] Awards 2011[8] Gallery of some of the 2011 winners The fifth World Architecture Festival (WAF) was moved to Singapore at Marina Bay Sands and was held from October 3 to 5 2012.

In the jury choosing the World Building of the Year 2012 were Ben van Berkel, Moshe Safdie, Mok Wei Wei, Jürgen Mayer, Yvonne Farrell, Peter Cook, Kenzo Tange, Sou Fujimoto, Jeanne Gang, Dietrich Ebermarle and Charles Jencks among others.

[60] Awards 2012[9] Gallery of some of the 2012 winners The sixth annual WAF was held in Singapore at Marina Bay Sands from 2 to 4 October 2013.

[73] Awards 2013 Gallery of some of the 2013 winners The seventh annual WAF was held in Singapore at Marina Bay Sands from 1 to 3 October 2014.

Awards 2014 The eight annual WAF was held in Singapore at Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre from 4 to 6 November 2015.