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7 reasons to register for World Architecture Festival TODAY.

  1. Hear directly from all shortlisted WAF entrants - this year there were a record number of submissions and attendees from booming markets such as Australasia, Singapore, India and Brazil.
  2. Exchange ideas with over 1000 architects from more than 80 countries from practices large and small, including Tecino from South Africa, CHANG Architects from Singapore, Logon Architecture from China, PTAM Vissarionov from Russia, Christopher Charles Benninger Architects from India, Isay Weinfeld from Brazil and LAVA from Australia plus house hold names such as Foster + Partners, Studio Daniel Libeskind, Zaha Hadid Architects and David Chipperfield Architects.
  3. Mix with the pace setters in architectural thinking on this year’s Super Jury including Arata Isozaki, Barry Bergdoll, Enrique Norten, Hanif Kara and find out their thoughts on the most up-to-the-minute projects today.
  4. Be inspired by some of the most crucial projects this year with David Chipperfield’s seminal Neuesmeuseum and the groundbreaking landscape project Gardens by the Bay in Singapore included in the projects that will be uncovered in our multimedia thematic exhibition, Transformations.
  5. Keep up to date with the most innovative and exciting projects from across the globe with insightful keynote and seminar presentations from Josep Acebillo on the Transformation of Barcelona and Jo Noero on his restorative Red Location project in South Africa.
  6. Make real connections with the people you want to meet with before, during and after the festival with Festival Connect, WAF’s dedicated social networking site, focused and comprehensive networking events and online communities on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
  7. Meet the next generation of architectural talent at URBAN SOS, WAF’s live, global student competition sponsored by AECOM.

 

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WAF feature in Design > Living

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Transformations - Thematic Exhibition at WAF

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The 2010 World Architecture Festival thematic exhibition will be based on the theme of ‘Transformations’. The 2010 theme will relate to the way in which the built environment can be transformed by a combination of client commitment, architectural imagination, technological development and professional teamwork.

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International Representatives

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Official magazine of World Architecture Festival wins PPA Designer of the Year Award 2010.

The Architectural Review scoops the prestigious PPA Designer of the Year Award for the highly anticipated magazine re-design directed by Cecilia Lindgren and Cecilia Boxhill.

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World Building of the Year winner calls for architects to serve the community

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Peter Rich, the winner of the second World Building Award, has called for architects to serve a broader section of society.

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Announced:
CASA DÉCOR at WAF 2010

Casa Decor

CASA DECOR is delighted to be collaborating with the World Architecture Festival!

A fresh, and unique concept, Casa Decor provides the space and the opportunity in which the creative vision of renowned architects and designers come together with the finest brands and the most desirable products in the world, and create a design exhibition unlike any you have ever seen before.

Casa Decor will open for the press on the 19th May and to the General Public from the 20th May - 20th June

NEW for 2010!

Art & Work Awards

The World Architecture Festival has teamed up with the organisers of the Art and Work Awards to introduce a new award aimed at encouraging and celebrating the relationship between art and architecture.

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WAF 2010 Judges

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Lorcan O'Herlihy,
LOHA, United States of America.

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I think WAF is very important for all architects all over the world, because we can learn so much from each other and make many contacts.

Catarina Castanheira Antunes
Student - Universidade Lusíada de Lisboa, Portugal

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