Archetech Issue 33 2017 | Page 76

wORlD ARchITEcTuRE fESTIVAl (wAf) WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIvAL ANNOUNCES 2017 AWARDS SHORTLIST FOR ITS 10TH EDITION FLOATING STUDENT ACCOMMODATION IN COPENHAGEN, A FUTURISTIC PHARMACY IN JAPAN AND AN AUTOMOTIvE MUSEUM IN LOS ANGELES ARE AMONG THE PROJECTS THAT HAvE BEEN SHORTLISTED FOR THE WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIvAL (WAF) AWARDS 2017 – THE WORLD’S BIGGEST ARCHITECTURAL AWARDS PROGRAMME. The WOrld ArChiTeCTure FesTivAl celebrates its tenth edition in Berlin in November this year, with the 2017 awards programme receiving more entries than ever before – 924, increasing by 18% from the 2016 awards. The awards shortlist revealed today is a truly international collection, extending to include architectural practices from 51 different nations and projects based across 68 countries. All types and sizes of architectural projects are represented on the 434-strong shortlist, ranging from small family homes, to schools, stations, museums, large infrastructure and landscape projects.