The first award winners of the 2023 World Architecture Festival have been revealed after the inaugural day of dynamic presentations at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
Numerous projects, shortlisted from across the globe, were showcased by various architectural practices. Noteworthy winners in today's category awards at the world's premier live-judged international architectural event include Grimshaw, MK27, Mario Cucinella Architects, MAD Architects, Woods Bagot, EAA-Emre Arolat, Nextoffice, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Morphogenesis, and Concrete Amsterdam.
Let's discover all the winners of DAY 1 at the 2023 World Architecture Festival in the Completed Buildings, Future Projects and Interior categories.
Category Award Winners: Completed Buildings
Civic and Community: Taiwan – Reyhanli Centre for World Citizens by Chen-Yu Chiu and the team of Studio Cho in Turkey
Tower Hamlets Town Hall by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris in the United Kingdom was also highly commended in the Civic and Community category
Creative Re-use: Kaomai Museums and Tea Barn by Pava architects in Thailand
Culture: Ravenscar House by Patterson Associates Architects in New Zealand
Melbourne Holocaust Museum by Kerstin Thompson Architects in Australia and Art Museum of Fondazione Luigi Rovati by Mario Cucinella Architects in Italy were also highly commended in the Culture category
Display: Turrell Pavilion by Studio MK27 in the Maldives
Turrell Pavilion by Studio MK27 | Photography: Fernando Guerra
House and Villa, sponsored by Grohe: Veil House by 5468796 Architecture in Canada
Veil House by 5468796 Architecture | Photography: James Brittain
Casa Ward by Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architect in Italy was also highly commended in the House and Villa category
Housing, sponsored by GROHE: 547 West 47th Street – The West Residential by Concrete Amsterdam in United States
Ivankhaneh by Dida office in Iran was also highly commended in the Housing category
Office: Surat Diamond Bourse by Morphogenesis in India
Metallic Bellows by KSM Architecture in India and Montacute Yards by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris and Ben Adams Architects in United Kingdom were also highly commended in the Office category
Production, Energy and Logistics: The courtyard ccr lab by Sanjay Puri Architects in India
Center Of Excellence For Forest Conservation By Architects 49 was also highly commended in the Production, Energy and Logistics category
School: Huizhen High School by Approach Design Studio/Zhejiang University of Technology Engineering Design Group Co. Ltd in China
Penna Foundation Rural School by collectiveproject and Lapalala Wilderness School by Local Studio in South Africa were also highly commended in the School category
Sport: Quzhou Stadium by MAD Architects in China
Quzhou Stadium by MAD Architects | Photography: CreatAR Images
Ferdinand E Marcos Stadium By WTA Architecture And Design Studio in the Philippines was also highly commended in the Sport category
The judges of this year's Completed Buildings categories praised the high quality of this year's projects. Overall, they were impressed with the level of local community enablement and client collaboration. Judges felt that these exemplar projects sensitively referenced history of sites and retained vernacular cues whilst giving thought for future development. Many winning projects considered the meaning of ‘waste' through the use of found local materials, innovative recycled construction systems and even the transformation of ‘wasted' time.
Category Award Winners: Future Projects
Civic: Border Village Community Center by Nextoffice, Studio of Architectural Research & Design in Iran
Pangasinan Barangay Centers by Buensalido Architects in the Philippines was also highly commended in the Civic category
Infrastructure: Shenzhen Airport East Integrated Transport Hub by Grimshaw in China
Shenzen Airport East Integrated Transport Hub by Grimshaw | Credit: Grimshaw
Sinterbecken by Metaform in Luxembourg was also highly commended in the Infrastructure category
Leisure-led Development: Shiraz Cultural and Recreational Complex: The Thickened Earth by Nextoffice, Studio of Architectural Research & Design in Iran
Flora – Street Market Reinvented by 3XA in Poland and White Roads Resort by EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture in Albania was also highly commended in the Leisure-led Development category
Masterplanning: Green City Kigali by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios in Rwanda
Green City Kigali by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios | Credit: FCBStudios
We!Park by Shma Company Limited in Thailand was also highly commended in the Masterplanning category
Office: United Nations International Office of Migration by Sharon Davis Design, NOMOS, Marvel Design and Buro Happold in Switzerland
The Code – Luxor Post office Adaptive Reuse by Verform & DMI in United Arab Emirates was also highly commended in the Office category
Competition Entries: Hormuz Eco Resort by Nextoffice, Studio of Architectural Research & Design in Iran
Discussing the Future Projects, 2023 World Architecture Festival judges praised the consideration of social enterprise hand in hand with visionary applications of design ideas. This year's category winners resonated with the jury as authentic solutions that would elevate the everyday to create experiences.
Category Award Winners: INSIDE – for best Interior
Health and Fitness: Murrenda Residential Aged Care Home by STH in Australia
Hotels: Royal Tulip Warsaw Apartments by Tremend Sp. Z o.o. In Poland
Royal Tulip Apartments Warsaw Poland | Photography: Piotr Gesicki
Boatyard Hotel by WJ Studio in China was also highly commended in the Hotels category
Workplace (Large): M&C Saatchi by Woods Bagot in Australia
Montagne du Parc by ncbham in Belgium was also highly commended in the Workplace (Large) category
Workplace (Small): Link Lab creative offices by Stay – Markland – Link Lab in Belgium
Link Lab creative offices by Stay – Markland – Link Lab | Photography: Cafeine
35 by Shid Architects in Iran was also highly commended in the Workplace (Small) category
The judges were impressed by the level of care across the Inside category winners and highlighted the attention to detail and deep understanding of project briefs. Each winning studio approached their projects with refined skill and craft, with a particular focus on the use of materials and creating a sense of place.
