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The World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2025 took place between 12–14 November at the Miami Beach Convention Center, where this year’s award-winning projects were revealed. Throughout the three-day program, architects and researchers from around the world presented their work, joined panel discussions, and…
WAFX 2025 Award Winners Announced...
The WAFX Awards, presented as part of the World Architecture Festival (WAF), celebrate visionary, unbuilt projects that aim to shape the cities of tomorrow. Each year, WAFX highlights designs that demonstrate innovation, sustainability, and a strong social impact,…
The Special Prizes presented annually within the World Architecture Festival (WAF) aim to highlight creative, innovative, and impactful projects across diverse areas of architecture. These awards recognize outstanding achievements in categories such as material use, light and color integration, scale, aesthetic approach,…
World Architecture Festival 2025 will take place from November 12 to November 14 at the Beach Convention Center in Miami. Experience live critique presentations from hundreds of renowned architects and up-and-coming designers. In addition to the awards, there will be keynote speeches,…
WAF 2025 Shortlist Announced…
The shortlist for the World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2025, one of the world’s most prestigious architectural events, has officially been revealed!
This year’s shortlist includes 235 completed buildings, 157 future projects, and 64 interior designs, totaling over 460 outstanding entries…
The list of judges for WAF 2025 has been announced...World Architecture Festival (WAF), one of the most comprehensive platforms evaluating architectural production on a global scale, has announced the jury members for its 2025 edition. Bringing together outstanding projects in architecture and…
World Architecture Festival and World Festival of Interiors 2022 is open for entries. The entry deadline for WAF is the 27th May 2022 and the entry deadline for INSIDE is 20th May 2022. World Architecture Festival will take place in Lisbon, from…
The world is becoming increasingly urbanized. Since 2007, more than half the world’s population has been living in cities, and that share is projected to rise to 60 per cent by 2030. Cities and metropolitan areas are powerhouses of economic growth—contributing about…
I'm wondering what architecture will look like after the coronavirus pandemic. Will there be a profound change, or will everything continue as before? How should we design places in the future? How should social housing change so that we are better equipped…
We experienced during this period that a simple, more selective and multicentric architectural production could be made. We have seen the effects of the pandemic in architecture and building products as a change in scale and the appreciation of outdoor space. At…
Two years ago, we hugged. Do you remember? We kissed - kisses on the cheek, two or three… maybe more, kisses on the hand, kisses in the air… public expressions of intimacy, friendship, respect, gratitude, governed by codes of conduct, customs and…
The climate crisis is one of the most important problems of our time and it increases its influence day by day. Forest fires, flood disasters and drought in our country are perhaps just the beginning. Unplanned urbanization, rapid population growth, destruction of…
Ali Osman Öztürk The pandemic, which started in 2019 and continues, has mobilize us faster than ever before to understand the changing daily life practices. Social groups evolving into a singular, yet inclusive community indicate that we need to better understand autonomous…
There were many cities in Turkey that needed to be conserved. Because our local architectural traditions are very rich. Even the smallest towns had unique architecture and urban fabric. In the past, material, population size, being on the trade route were decisive.…
Silk Tree Park is the first public domain area in Tehran designed in accordance with spatial guidelines for deaf and HOH individuals. The design was premised around how responding to special needs can enrich the design, and how the design of natural…
I think that the informal dialogues we have outside of the office during the learning and self-development process are beneficial for both of us. In addition to the experience, I have the office's 30-year archive at hand. The only disadvantage of working…
The design for an ice cream cake, sold at the Häagen-Dazs shop on the Champs Élysées in Paris at Christmas time. Japanese design studio Nendo has created an ice cream cake, featuring a group of small chocolate houses intended to remind people…
Innovative design always develops in tandem with innovative technology, and can never be an end in itself. It has to satisfy certain criteria, not only functional, but also psychological and aesthetic. Only well-executed objects can be beautiful…
We envision Harbin Opera House as a cultural center of the future – a tremendous performance venue, as well as a dramatic public space that embodies the integration of human, art and the city identity, while synergistically blending with the surrounding nature…
The BioSkin concept was inspired by traditional Japanese techniques to cool the air such as bamboo shading screens, called Sudare, and a water spraying technique called Uchimizu. The system comprises specialized ceramic louvres which funnel rainwater through the system. In effect, the…
I’m always impressed by Umut's never-ending positive attitude. He may be very difficult to convince but once he is, you can trust he will be there when you need. Murat is a great visionary and futurist. However, you can see his choosy…