to welcoming shortlisted architects to our tenth edition in Berlin
this November.’
Presentations of shortlisted designs will be made to more than
100 international judges. The 2017 completed buildings ‘Super
Jury’ which will decide the best of 18 category winners, will be
headed by Robert Ivy, chief executive officer of the American
Institute of Architects and former editor of Architectural Record;
Nathalie de Vries, Director & Co-founder of Dutch practice
MVRDV; Ian Ritchie, founder of London-based Ian Ritchie
Architects; Christoph Ingenhoven, founder of German practice
Ingenhoven Architects; and Wong Mun Summ, founder director of
Singapore practice WOHA.
In addition to the awards, WAF includes a conference programme
based around the theme of ‘Performance’. And to mark its tenth
edition, special awards will be given to projects which address
the WAFX Manifesto by identifying solutions to key architectural
challenges over the next decade, including climate change, an
ageing population and new technologies.
WAF and its co-located event, INSIDE World Festival of Interiors,
will welcome more than 2,000 of the world’s leading architects
and designers to Berlin for three days of conference programmes,
awards, exhibitions and fringe events from 15-17 November. This
year’s edition will again be housed in Franz Ahrens’ 1920s former
bus depot, Arena Berlin.
The full shortlist for this year’s awards can be viewed here.
For more details on how to enter the WAF Awards please visit
www.worldarchitecturefestival.com
@worldarchfest #WAF2017
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