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Sou Fujimoto, keynote speaker at WAF 2013: Sou Fujimoto, keynote speaker at WAF 2013
World Building of the Year 2012 Winners: Winners of World Building of the Year 2012
Wilkinson Eyre, Grant Associates, Atelier One and Atelier Ten
World Building of the Year 2012: Winner of World Building of the Year 2012
Cooled Conservatories at Gardens by the Bay, Singapore, Wilkinson Eyre, Grant Associates, Atelier One and Atelier Ten
Culture Project of the Year 2012: Winner of Culture Project of the Year 2012
Liyuan Library, Beijing, China, Li Xiadong Atelier
New and Old Project of the Year: Winner of the New and Old Project of the Year, Plaza Espana in Adeje, Spain
Menis Arquitectos were presented with Paul Finch’s Director’s Prize
Thomas Heatherwick: Listen to the most innovative architects around the Globe at WAF 2013
Thomas Heatherwick gives WAF 2012's final keynote lecture
Villa Project of the Year 2012: Winner of Villa Project of the Year 2012
Shearer's Quarter on North Bruny Island, Australia, John Wardle Architects
World Landscape of the Year 2012: Winner of World Landscape of the Year 2012
Kallang River Bishan Park, Singapore, Atelier Dreiseitl
Paul Finch: Paul Finch, WAF's Programme Director to open World Architecture Festival 2013
Future Project of the Year 2012: Winner of Future Project of the Year 2012
Msheireb - Heart of Doha, Qatar, AECOM
Parties and Reception Dinners: WAF 2013 will be home to the most exciting social events for architects this year

until WAF 2013 begins.

WAF 2012 Highlights

From seminars to parties, crits to the awards gallery and exhibition, see all that WAF has to offer.

Live inspiration: talks, debates, seminars, screenings and discussions.

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What do past entrants and delegates think?

It has been amazing to be part of the WAF award winning team. When you look across the range and quality of projects put forward for the WAF Awards, to be short listed and then become associated with the overall winner is a momentous achievement for Grant Associates.

Keith French
Director - Grant Associates

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WAF awards are now closed - time to book your place at the architectural event of the year

World Architecture Festival is the largest festival and live awards programme for the global architecture community. WAF 2013 is set to be a heart stopping, adrenaline pumping, career affirming explosion of talent, inspiration and creativity. 2013's remarkable line up of speakers includes keynotes from:

Dietmar Eberle
Baumschlager Eberle
Sou Fujimoto
Sou Fujimoto Architects
Charles Jencks
Landscape Architect

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Book your place at WAF and be inspired by:

300 practices presenting their work
100+ hours of live crit presentations
95 international judges
70 industry shaping speakers
60 countries represented
47 hours of talks, debates and seminars
46 award winners
12 live crits taking place at any one time
4 nights of parties, PechaKucha, dinners and receptions
3 electrifying festivals
1 unmissable experience

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INSIDE is back!

INSIDE Festival, is joining WAF in 2013. INSIDE is the global awards programme and festival that celebrates the world’s most outstanding interiors and their creators. If you have created an exceptional interior space in the last year and want it to be seen by the world you need to enter INSIDE, entries open 4 March 2013.

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Wilkinson Eyre Architects, Grant Associates, Atelier One and Atelier Ten discuss the 2012 World Building of the Year, Gardens by the Bay.

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I was in Kiev last week for the inaugural Art Space Awards for interior design in the Ukraine, and a spectacular event it was, held in Kiev Opera House. The optimistic atmosphere among those present was very much like that of World Architecture Festival or the Aga Khan Awards - ...

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