List of World Architecture Festival winners
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This is a list of awards, winners and commendations awarded by the international World Architecture Festival (WAF).
History
In 2008, all listed projects were declared award winners. Beginning in 2009, only five projects per year received official awards.
The list is compiled from the official websites of the World Architecture Festival and World Buildings Directory. Where there was a discrepancy between the information on the project page and the winner list from WAF (World Architecture Festival), the information from the WAF list was used. All project names are spelled as they appear in the WAF list; as a result, links may lead to articles with different spellings. In some cases, the projects were renamed after receiving the award. The note to the list contains a link to the project page with the World Buildings Directory and is sorted in the same sequence as in the winner lists published by the World Architecture Festival.
Complete list of winners
| Picture | Year | Award | Category | Project name | Location | Architect | Architect location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Award winner | Civic | GZBICC – Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center | China, Guangzhou | – CITIC | Belgium (Brussels – Guangzhou) & Belgium | |
| 2008 | Award winner | Culture | Oslo Operahouse | Norway, Oslo | Snøhetta | Norway | |
| 2008 | Award winner | Energy, Waste & Recycling | Landscape Restoration of the Controlled Rubbish Dump "La Vall d'en Joan" | Spain, El Garraf | Batlle & Roig Architects | Spain (Esplugues de LLobregat) | |
| 2008 | Award winner | Health | Centre pour le Bien-être des Femmes et la prévention des mutilations génitales féminines 'G.Kambou' | Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou | FAREstudio | Italy (Rome) | |
| 2008 | Award winner | Holiday | Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre | Canada, Osoyoos | Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden Architects | ||
| 2008 | Award winner | Housing | Mountain Dwellings | Denmark, Copenhagen S | BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group | Denmark (Copenhagen N) | |
| 2008 | Award winner Building of the Year | Learning | Universita Luigi Bocconi | Italy, Milan | Grafton Architects | Ireland (Dublin 2) | |
| 2008 | Award winner | Nature | Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle Art Museum | United States, Seattle | Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism | United States (New York) | |
| 2008 | Award winner | New & Old | Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian Institution | United States, Washington D.C. | Foster + Partners | ||
| 2008 | Award winner | Office | Duoc Corporate Building | Chile, Santiago | Sabbagh Arquitectos | Chile (Santiago) | |
| 2008 | Award winner | Pleasure | Sheep Stable | Netherlands, Almere | 70F Architecture | Netherlands (Almere) | |
| 2008 | Award winner | Production | BMW Welt – Event, Exhibition and Automobile Delivery Center | Germany, Munich | Coop Himmelb(l)au Wolf D. Prix & Partner ZT GmbH | Austria (Vienna) | |
| 2008 | Award winner | Religion & Contemplation | Dornbusch church | Germany, Frankfurt | Meixner Schlüter Wendt Architekten | Germany (Frankfurt am Main) | |
| 2008 | Award winner | Sport | Sports Hall Bale | Croatia, Bale | 3LHD Architects | Croatia (Zagreb) | |
| 2008 | Award winner | Shopping | K:fem | Sweden, Stockholm | Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB | Sweden | |
| 2008 | Award winner | Private House | Final Wooden House | Japan | Sou Fujimoto Architects | Japan (Nakano) | |
| 2008 | Award winner | Transport | Nordpark Cable Railway | Austria | Zaha Hadid Architects | United Kingdom (London) | |
| 2009 | Award winner: World Building of the Year | Culture, Completed Buildings | Mapungubwe Museum and Interpretive Centre | South Africa | Peter Rich Architects | South Africa (Johannesburg ) | |
| 2009 | Award winner: Future Project of the Year | Cultural, Future Projects | Spanish Pavilion for 2010 Expo Shanghai | China | Miralles Tagliabue EMBT | Spain (Barcelona) | |
| 2009 | Award winner: Interiors and Fit Out Overall Winner | Interiors and Fit Out – Retail (small) | Corian Super-Surfaces Showroom | Italy, Milano | Architect Amanda Levete Architects | United Kingdom (London) | |
| 2009 | Award winner: Structural Design of the Year | Structural Design – Spans (e.g. bridges, stadiums, big sheds) | ARENA ZAGREB | Croatia, Zagreb | Architect UPI-2M | Croatia | |
| 2009 | Award winner: Student design competition | Student design competition: Distressed Cities, Creative Responses | AECOM Design + Planning Urban SOS | India, Mumbai | Sabrina Kleinenhammans, a graduate at MIT | United States, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Civic and community | Emergency Terminal Zagreb | Croatia, Zagreb | Produkcija 004 | Croatia (Zagreb) | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Display | CAGES FOR MACAWS IN THE PALM GROVE OF BARCELONA ZOO | Spain, Barcelona | Batlle & Roig Architects | Spain (Esplugues de LLobregat) | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Health | TELETON TAMPICO | Mexico, Tampico | Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos | Mexico (Distrito Federal) | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Holiday | Restaurant Tusen | Sweden, Ramundberget | Murman Arkitekter ab | Sweden (Stockholm) | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | House | Klein Bottle House | Australia, Rye | McBride Charles Ryan | Australia (Prahran) | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Housing (inc mixed use) | The Met | Thailand, Bangkok | WOHA | Singapore (Singapore) | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Landscape | The Adaptation Palettes: Regenerative Landscape Design | China, Tianjin | Kongjian Yu – Turenscape | China (Turenscape) | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Learning | The Pearl Academy of Fashion, Jaipur | India, Jaipur | Morphogenesis | India (New Delhi) | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | New and old | TKTS Booth / Redevelopment of Father Duffy Square | United States, New York | Choi Ropiha, Perkins Eastman and William Fellows/PKSB Architects | Australia (Manly), United States and United States | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Office (inc mixed use) | Unileverhaus | Germany, Hamburg | Projektarbeitsgemeinschaft Behnisch Architekten | ||
| 2009 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Production, energy and recycling | Bodegas Protos | Spain, Valladolid | Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners | London (United Kingdom) | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Shopping (inc mixed use) | Havaianas | Brazil, São Paulo | Isay Weinfeld | Brazil (São Paulo) | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Sport | Berry Sports Hall | Australia, Berry | Allen Jack+Cottier | Australia (Sydney) | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Transport | Bras Basah Mass Rapid Transit station | Singapore, Singapore | WOHA | Singapore (Singapore, ) | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Commercial | Statoil Hydro office | Norway, Oslo | a-lab | Norway (Oslo) | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Competition entries | Szentendre Cemetery | Hungary, Szentendre | Architects A4 Studio, A4 Studio Kft | Hungary (Budapest) | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Education | Malama Learning Center | United States, Kapolei | Eight Inc. | Singapore (Singapore) | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Experimental projects | Mobile Performance Venue | Norway | Various Architects AS | Norway | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Health | Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital | United Arab Emirates, Dubai | Architects Studio Altieri Spa and Studio Altieri International | Italy (Thiene) and United Arab Emirates | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Infrastructure, Future Projects – Masterplanning | THINKING BEYOND THE STATION: AGUASCALIENTES CITY SUBURBAN TRAIN, MEXICO | Mexico, Aguascalientes | RVDG arquitectura+urbanismo | Mexico City (Mexico) | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Landscape | East London Green Grid | United Kingdom, London | Design for London | United Kingdom | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Masterplanning | Our city – our urban spaces | Denmark, København V | Entasis | Denmark (Copenhagen) | |
| 2009 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Holiday Resort Mero Beach Dominica | Mero Beach project Dominica | Dominica | |||
| 2009 | Commendation, Completed Buildings | Civic and community | Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation Synagogue | United States, Evanston | Ross Barney Architects | United States (Chicago) | |
| 2009 | Commendation, Completed Buildings | Civic and community | La Cisnera Community Centre | Spain, Arico | GPY Arquitectos | Spain (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) | |
| 2009 | Commendation, Completed Buildings | Health | St Jozef community health center | Netherlands, Deventer | One Architecture | Netherlands (Amsterdam) | |
| 2009 | Commendation, Completed Buildings | House | Chen House | Taiwan, Sanjhih | C-Laboratory | Finland (Turku) | |
| 2009 | Commendation, Completed Buildings | House | Sliding House | United Kingdom, Suffolk | RMM | United Kingdom (London) | |
| 2009 | Commendation, Completed Buildings | Health, Landscape | Maggie's Centre London | United Kingdom, London | Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners | United Kingdom (London) | |
| 2009 | Commendation, Completed Buildings | Office (inc mixed use) | Ironbank | New Zealand, Auckland | RTA Studio | ||
| 2009 | Commendation, Future Projects | Commercial | Kuggen | Sweden, Gothenburg | Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB | Sweden | |
| 2009 | Commendation, Future Projects | Commercial | Top Code | Italy, Imola (Bologna) | Lelli & Associati Architettura and Cristofani Architetti | Italy (Faenza) and Italy | |
| 2009 | Commendation, Future Projects | Experimental projects | Timber Stadium | United Kingdom | RMM | United Kingdom (London) | |
| 2009 | Commendation, Future Projects | Education, Future Projects – Infrastructure, Future Projects – Masterplanning | Grangegorman Masterplan | Ireland, Grangegorman | Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners / DMOD | ||
| 2009 | Commendation, Future Projects | Residential | 360º Building | Brazil, São Paulo | Isay Weinfeld | Brazil (São Paulo) | |
| 2009 | Commendation, Future Projects | Residential | Digby Road | United Kingdom, London | Stephen Davy Peter Smith Architects | United Kingdom (London) | |
| 2009 | Commendation, Interiors and Fit Out | Culture, Interiors and Fit Out – Culture and civic, New and old | The Great North Museum | United Kingdom, Newcastle upon Tyne | Farrells | United Kingdom (London) | |
| 2009 | Commendation, Structural Design | Spans (e.g. bridges, stadiums, big sheds), Structural Design – Timber | Richmond Olympic Oval Roof | Canada, Richmond | Cannon Design | ||
| 2009 | Commendation, Structural Design | Civic and community, Interiors and Fit Out – Bars and restaurants, Structural Design -Spans (e.g. bridges, stadiums, big sheds) | wNw Bar | Vietnam, Binh Duong | Vo Trong Nghia Co., Ltd. | Vietnam (Hochiminh City) | |
| 2010 | Award winner: World Building of the Year and winner of category culture | Culture | MAXXI, National Museum of XXI Century Arts | Italy, Rome | Zaha Hadid Architects | United Kingdom (London) | |
| 2010 | Award winner: Future Project of the Year | Masterplanning, Future Projects | The Arc | Palestine, Occupied | Suisman Urban Design | United States (Santa Monica) | |
| 2010 | Award winner: Interiors and Fit Out Overall Winner | Interiors and Fit Out – Offices | ANZ Centre | Australia, Melbourne | Hassell | ||
| 2010 | Award winner: Structural Design of the Year | Structural Design – Glass (where used structurally) | Medieval & Renaissance Galleries | United Kingdom, London | MUMA | United Kingdom (London) | |
| 2010 | Award winner: Student design competition | Student design competition: Campus Catalyst Project | AECOM Design + Planning Urban SOS | Haiti, Port-au-Prince | Robin Bankert, Michael Murphy, Caroline Shannon and Joseph Wilfong, a graduate at MIT | United States, University of Harvard | |
| 2010 | Award winner: The Art and Work Award for Buildings Designed to Display Art | Structural Design – Glass (where used structurally) | Medieval & Renaissance Galleries | United Kingdom, London | MUMA | United Kingdom (London) | |
| 2010 | Award winner: ONCE Foundation Award for Accessibility (Two joint winners) | Sport | Aviva Stadium | Ireland, Dublin | POPULOUS in association with Scott Tallon Walker | ||
| 2010 | Award winner: ONCE Foundation Award for Accessibility (Two joint winners) | Civic and community, Health | West Vancouver Community Centre | Canada, West Vancouver | Hughes Condon Marler Architects | Canada (Vancouver) | |
| 2010 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Civic and community | City of Justice | Spain, Barcelona | David Chipperfield Architects and b720 Arquitectos | United Kingdom (London) & Spain | |
| 2010 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Display | Spanish Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010 | China, Shanghai | Miralles Tagliabue (EMBT) & Benedetta Tagliabue | Spain (Barcelona) | |
| 2010 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Health | Brain and Mind Research Institute – Youth Mental Health Building | Australia, Camperdown | BVN Architecture | Australia (Sydney) | |
| 2010 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Holiday | Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali Indonesia | Indonesia, Bali | WOHA | Singapore (Singapore) | |
| 2010 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | House | A Forest for a Moon Dazzler | Costa Rica, Playa Avellanas | Benjamin Garcia Saxe Architect | United Kingdom (London) | |
| 2010 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Housing (inc mixed use) | Pinnacle @ Duxton | Singapore | ARC Studio Architecture + Urbanism | Singapore (Singapore) | |
| 2010 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Landscape | Shanghai Houtan Park | China, Shanghai | Turenscape | China (Beijing) | |
| 2010 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Learning | School of the Arts, Singapore | Singapore, Singapore | WOHA | Singapore (Singapore) | |
| 2010 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | New and old | DDB Office | Turkey, Istanbul | Erginoglu&Calislar | ||
| 2010 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Office (inc mixed use) | Vali-Asr Commercial-Office Building | Iran, Tehran | RYRA Studio | Iran (Tehran) | |
| 2010 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Production, energy and recycling | Yevlakh Seed Industry Campus | Azerbaijan, Yevlakh | TOCA | Turkey (Istanbul) | |
| 2010 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Shopping (inc mixed use) | YAMAHA GINZA | Japan, Ginza, Chuo-ku | Nikken Sekkei Ltd | ||
| 2010 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Sport | Soccer City, National Stadium – 'The Melting Pot' | South Africa, Johannesburg | Boogertman + Partners (in association with Populous) | South Africa (& United Kingdom) | |
| 2010 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Transport | The Helix Bridge | Singapore | Cox Rayner Architects & Architects 61 | Australia (Brisbane) & Singapore | |
| 2010 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Commercial, Future Projects | OFFICES' 63 | India, Gurgaon | Sanjay Puri Architects Pvt. Ltd. | India (Mumbai) | |
| 2010 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Competition entries, Future Projects | Dance and Music Centre | Netherlands | Aedas | Hong Kong (Quarry Bay) | |
| 2010 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Cultural, Future Projects | CONCERT HALL JORDANEK IN TORUN | Poland, Torun | Menis Arquitectos | ||
| 2010 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Education, Future Projects | Sabah Al-Salem University – Kuwait University City, College of Education | Kuwait, Kuwait City | Perkins+Will & Dar Al Handasah | United States (New York) & Lebanon | |
| 2010 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Experimental Projects, Future Projects | No project awarded as overall winner | ||||
| 2010 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Health, Future Projects | Kuwait Children's Hospital | Kuwait, Kuwait City | AGi Architects SL | Spain (Madrid) | |
| 2010 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Infrastructure, Future Projects | West Kowloon Terminus | Hong Kong | Aedas | Hong Kong (Quarry Bay) | |
| 2010 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Landscape, Future Projects | No project awarded as overall winner | ||||
| 2010 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Residential, Future Projects | No project awarded as overall winner | ||||
| 2010 | Commendation, Completed Buildings | Display | Danish Pavilion – Shanghai World Expo 2010 | China, Shanghai | BIG | ||
| 2010 | Commendation, Completed Buildings | House | Townhouse, Landskrona | Sweden, Landskrona | Elding Oscarson | Sweden (Stockholm) | |
| 2010 | Commendation, Completed Buildings | Housing (inc mixed use) | Barking Central | United Kingdom, Barking | Allford Hall Monaghan Morris | ||
| 2010 | Commendation, Completed Buildings | Office (inc mixed use) | Middelfart Savings Bank | Denmark, Middelfart | 3XN | Denmark (Copenhagen) | |
| 2010 | Commendation, Completed Buildings | Sport | Aviva Stadium | Ireland, Dublin | POPULOUS in association with Scott Tallon Walker | ||
| 2010 | Commendation, Future projects | Cultural, Future Projects | CONCERT HALL JORDANEK IN TORUN | Poland, Torun | Menis Arquitectos | ||
| 2010 | Commendation, Interiors and Fit Out | Culture and civic, Interiors and Fit Out | The Academy | Australia, Docklands | BVN Architecture | ||
| 2010 | Commendation, Interiors and Fit Out | Offices, Interiors and Fit Out | One Shelley Street – Macquarie Group | Australia, Sydney | Clive Wilkinson Architects & Woods Bagot | United States & Australia | |
| 2010 | Commendation, Structural Design | Structural Design | No project highly commended | ||||
| 2011 | Award winner: World Building of the Year | Office (inc mixed use) | Media-ICT | Spain, Barcelona | Cloud 9 | Spain (Barcelona) | |
| 2011 | Award winner: Future Project of the Year | Infrastructure, Future Projects | Hanimaadhoo International Airport | Maldives | Integrated Design Associates Limited | Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | |
| 2011 | Award winner: Structural Design of the Year | Structural Design – Towers | Eight Spruce Street | United States, New York | Gehry Partners, LLP | ||
| 2011 | Award winner: ONCE Foundation Award for Accessibility | Culture | Museum of Memory and Tolerance | Mexico, Mexico City | Arditti+RDT/arquitectos | Mexico (Mexico) | |
| 2011 | Award winner: People's Choice Award, by OpenBuildings | Culture | Memorial house Todor Proeski | North Macedonia, Krushevo | Syndicate studio | North Macedonia (Skopje) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Civic and community | Saint Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church | United States, Springdale | Marlon Blackwell Architect | United States (Fayetteville) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Culture, New and old | SHIMA KITCHEN | Japan, Tonosyotyo | Architects Atelier Ryo Abe | Japan (Tokyo) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Display | Norwegian Wild Reindeer Center Pavilion | Norway, Hjerkinn | Snøhetta | ||
| 2011 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Health, Landscape | rehabilitation centre Groot Klimmendaal | Netherlands, Arnhem | Architectenbureau K van Velsen BV | Netherlands (Hilversum) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Holiday | Raas Jodhpur | India, Jodhpur | The Lotus Praxis Initiative, Lotus Design Services & Praxis Inc | India | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | House | Small House | Australia, Sydney | Domenic Alvaro | Australia (Sydney) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Housing (inc mixed use) | 8 House | Denmark, Copenhagen | Bjarke Ingels Group | Denmark | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Landscape | A Mother River Recovered—The Sanlihe Greenway | China | Turenscape | China (Beijing) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Learning | Sainsbury Laboratory | United Kingdom, Cambridge | Stanton Williams | United Kingdom (London) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | New and old | PUZZLE PIECE | Spain, TM. de Telde | Romera y Ruiz Arquitectos | Spain (Las Palmas de GC) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Office (inc mixed use) | Media-ICT | Spain, Barcelona | Cloud 9 | Spain (Barcelona) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Production, energy and recycling | WASTE TREATMENT FACILITY FROM VALLÈS OCCIDENTAL IN VACARISSES (BARCELONA) | Spain, Vacarisses | Batlle & Roig Architects | Spain (Esplugues de LLobregat) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Shopping (inc mixed use) | Decameron | Brazil, São Paulo | Studio MK27 | Brazil (São Paulo) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Sport | SPEEDSKATING STADIUM INZELL – MAX AICHER ARENA | Germany, Inzell | BEHNISCH Architekten | Germany (Munich) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Transport | Kurilpa Bridge | Australia, Brisbane | Cox Rayner Architects | Australia (Brisbane) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | House | InBetween House | Japan, Karuizawa | Koji Tsutsui & Associates | Japan (Tokyo) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Commercial, Future Projects & Experimental projects, Future Projects | Wadi Rum Resort | Jordan | Oppenheim Architecture + Design | United States (Miami) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Competition entries, Future Projects & Cultural, Future Projects | Glacier Discovery Walk | Canada, Jasper National Park | Sturgess Architecture | Canada (Calgary) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Cultural, Future Projects | Zhang Da Qian Museum | China, Neijiang | Miralles Tagliabue EMBT | Spain (Barcelona) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Education, Future Projects, Masterplanning, Future Projects | Women's Opportunity Center | Rwanda, Kayonza | Sharon Davis Design | ||
| 2011 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Experimental projects, Future Projects | The Tower of Nests | China, Shanghai | Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture AB | Sweden (Göteborg) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Health, Future Projects | Binh Chanh Pediatric Hospital | Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City | VK, 2050 A+P & Nhat My | Belgium (Roeselare), Vietnam & Vietnam | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Landscape, Future Projects | Shoreline Walk | Lebanon, Beirut | Gustafson Porter | ||
| 2011 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Masterplanning, Future Projects | West Kowloon Cultural District Conceptual Plan | Hong Kong | Rocco Design Architects Ltd | Hong Kong (Hong Kong) | |
| 2011 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Residential, Future Projects | Wafra Living | Kuwait | AGi Architects | Spain | |
| 2012 | Award winner: World Building of the Year | Display | Cooled Conservatories at Gardens by the Bay | Singapore | Wilkinson Eyre Architects | United Kingdom (London) | |
| 2012 | Award winner: Future Project of the Year, Landscape | Landscape (Projects), urban (Completed designs) | Kallang River Bishan Park | Singapore | Atelier Dreiseitl | ||
| 2012 | Award winner: Future Project of the Year | Masterplanning | Msheireb – Heart of Doha | Qatar, Doha | AECOM, London (UK), Adjaye Associates (UK), Allies and Morrison (UK), Eric Party Architects (UK), Gensler (United States), HOK (United States), John McAslan and Partners (UK), Mangera Yvars Architects (UK), Mossessian & Partners (UK), (UK) | United Kingdom & United States | |
| 2012 | Award winner: Student Team of the Year | Student Team of the Year from University of Ferrara in Italy | In the Core of Renaissance Architecture | Italy, Ferrara | Daniele Pronestì, Daniele Petralia, Stefano Nastasi | Italy (Ferrara) | |
| 2012 | Award winner: Director's Prize | New and Old | Plaza España in Adeje | Spain, Tenerife | Menis Arquitectos SLP | Spain (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) | |
| 2012 | Award winner: Small Project Award | Transport | Marina Bay Station | Singapore | Aedas, Quarry Bay & Aedas Pte Ltd (Station Architect) | Hong Kong & Singapore | |
| 2012 | Award winner: Small Project Award | Office | Office for an Advertising Film Production Company | India, Bangalore | SJK Architects | India, Mumbai | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Civic and community | SALORGE / TOWN COMMUNITY | France, Pornic | Atelier Arcau | France (Vannes) | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Culture | Liyuan Library | China, Beijing | Li Xiaodong Atelier | China (Beijing) | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Health | The Royal Children's Hospital | Australia, Melbourne | Billiard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart | ||
| 2012 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Higher education/research | University of the Arts London Campus for Central Saint Martins at King's Cross | United Kingdom, London | Stanton Williams | United Kingdom (London) | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Hotel/leisure | Victoria Tower | Sweden, Kista | Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB N/A | Sweden | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | House | Stacking Green | Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City | Vo Trong Nghia Architects | Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City) | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Housing | Martin No 38 | Singapore, Singapore | Kerry Hill Architects Pte Ltd | Singapore (Singapore) | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | New and Old | Plaza España in Adeje | Spain, Tenerife | Menis Arquitectos SLP | Spain (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Office | Darling Quarter | Australia, Sydney | Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp | Australia (Sydney) | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Production/energy/recycling | Sony Corporation Sony City Osaki | Japan, Tokyo | Nikken Sekkei | Japan | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Schools | Binh Duong School | Vietnam, Binh Duong | Vo Trong Nghia Architects | Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City) | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Shopping | Xtra-Herman Miller shop in shop | Singapore, Singapore | P.A.C | Singapore (Singapore) | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Shopping | T-Site | Japan | Klein Dytham Architects | Japan (Shibuya-ku) | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Sport | FAZENDA BOA VISTA | GOLF CLUBHOUSE | Brazil | Isay Weinfeld | Brazil (São Paulo) | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Transport | Bodrum International Airport | Turkey | tabanlioglu architects | Turkey (Istanbul) | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Villa | Shearer's Quarters | Australia, North Bruny Island | John Wardle Architects | Australia (Collingwood) | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Competition entries, Future Projects | Perry Park | Australia, Alexandria | Hassell | ||
| 2012 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Culture, Future Projects | Beijing Artist Village Gallery Project | China | Aedas, Aedas Beijing Limited | Hong Kong (Quarry Bay) & China | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Education, Future Projects, Masterplanning, Future Projects | AGU City Campus | Turkey, Kayseri | EAA-Emre Arolat Architects | Turkey (1. Levent) | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Experimental, Future Projects | Man-Built Islands Dongqian Lake Concept Design | China, Ningbo | Hassell | ||
| 2012 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Health, Future Projects | Rigshospitalet – The North Wing | Denmark, Copenhagen | 3XN, Aarhus Arkitekterne & Nickl & Partner Architechten | Denmark (Copenhagen), Denmark & Germany | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Future Projects | House, Future Projects | C3 House | New Zealand, Wānaka | RTA Studio | New Zealand (Auckland) | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Infrastructure, Future Projects | Tianjin Binhai Transport Interchange – Public Domain | China, Tianjin Binhai New District | Hassell | ||
| 2012 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Leisure led development, Future Projects | Gunoot Eco Resort | Oman, Oman | Dar SSH International Engineering Consultants, California Institute of Earth Architecture & SSH International | Kuwait (Kuwait), United States, & Kuwait | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Mixed use, Future Projects | JST Product Complex | Japan, Tsuyama | Osamu Morishita Architect & Associates | Japan (Osaka-shi) | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Office, Future Projects | 120 Fenchurch Street | United Kingdom, London | Eric Parry Architects | United Kingdom (London) | |
| 2012 | Category Winner, Future Projects | Residential, Future Projects | TERASA 153, MONTENEGRO | Serbia and Montenegro | Sanjay Puri Architects Pvt. Ltd. | India (Mumbai) | |
| 2013 | Award winner: World Building of the Year, not yet awarded | category | name | country, city | architect | country (city) | |
| 2013 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings, not yet awarded | category | name | country, city | architect | country (city) | |
| 2013 | Category Winner, Future Projects, not yet awarded | category | name | country, city | architect | country (city) | |
| 2023 | Category Winner, Completed Buildings | Hotels & Leisure | Lanserhof Sylt | Germany, Sylt | ingenhoven associates | Germany, Inzell | |
| 2023 | Category Winner, World Building of the Year | Huizhen High School | China, Ningbo, Zhejiang province | Approach Design Studio/Zhejiang University of Technology Engineering Design Group | China | ||
| 2023 | Category Winner, Future Project of the Year | The Probiotic Tower | Egypt, Cairo | Design and More International | Egypt | ||
| 2023 | Overall Winner | Interior of the Year | 19 Waterloo Street | Sydney, Australia | SJB | Australia | |
| 2024 | Award winner: World Building of the Year | Darlington Public School | Sydney, Australia | Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp | Australia | ||
| 2024 | Category Winner, Future Project of the Year | Future Project of the Year | Küçükçekmece Djemevi | Istanbul, Turkey | EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture | Turkey |
The notes to the list contain a link to the project page with World Buildings Directory, and are sorted in the same sequence as in the winner lists published by the World Architecture Festival.
Winners' references
2008 winners
2009 winners
2010 winners
Notes 2011 winners
2012 winners
2013 winners