World Architecture Festival and Awards, WAF

World Architecture Festival

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A festival like no other

WAF is where your community meets to share expertise and learn from each other. By attending the World Architecture Festival, you will gain inspiration and ideas for your own work. ​It is the only global architecture festival that combines awards, seminars and networking. At the heart of the festival sits a unique live-judged awards programme.

We are delighted to announce this year's well-deserved finalists! See the full shortlist here.

Why you need to be at WAF:

- Watch 550+ live pitches from your peers as they compete in the WAF awards.
- Gain inspiration for your work by learning how other architects have tackled problems.
- Hear from international speakers discussing the most critical challenges you face as an architect.
- ​Meet future collaborators and the lead-architects of the most innovative projects in the world.

Under one roof, over three days you will be immersed in extraordinary architecture from around the world.
Book your delegate pass now. Remember, you don't have to be an awards finalist to attend!

 
 

View the 2019 shortlist

This year’s 534 strong shortlist includes projects from 70 countries

View the finalists

 

What's on at WAF

From keynote talks to live-awards judging, WAF 2019 is not to be missed.

.See what's on

 

Delegate brochure

Take a look at the 2019 delegate guide to plan your visit to WAF this December!

View the brochure.

 
 
 

WAFNewsletter

Including buildings studies, book reviews and commentaries from the WAF team and invited contributors.

Read now.

 

WAF Podcasts and Films

Hear and watch winner presentations, keynote talks and more.

Listen and watch now.

 

Testimonials

WAF is the most important architecture event in the world, but don’t take our word for it!

Hear from our winners, attendees, speakers and judges.

 
 

46
Talks and Seminars

148
Judges

550
Live Finalist Presentations

48
Speakers

 
 

What makes WAF the most important architecture event in the world?

“For architects to come together at WAF each year, for me, is such an important thing” Sir David Adjaye.

Hear more about why more than 2,200 architects from across the globe attend WAF each year. Whether you are a small or large practice, WAF is the most important and inspiring event in the world for all architects to attend.

Watch the 2018 highlights film to discover why it is so important for architects from across the globe to attend WAF each year.

Watch more WAF films here

 
 

The 2019 Super Jury

 
Francine Houben
Francine Houben
Ben van Berkel
Ben van Berkel
Carin Smuts
Carin Smuts
Murat Tabanlioglu
Murat Tabanlioglu
Maria Warner Wong
Maria Warner Wong
 
 

 

View the 2019 Judges

 
 
 

This was a real eye opener and a brilliant event in that everything happening around the world is brought to a single event. I was really impressed with the topics and speakers especially on how architecture see's the future of the world and the global issues that are being addressed.

Gansen Govender, Senior Project Manager, GHD

Winning the award is a great encouragement for what we have done, for refreshing ourselves, our architecture. After WAF, we have been well-known from around the world and it gives us chances to meet and talk to different people, this is very important to us, especially when we are always searching for doing something new.

Sanjay Puri, Founder, Sanjay Puri Architects

WAF is a wonderful mix of theory and the reality of everyday practice in the presentations, the jury-comments, the lectures, the debates and exhibitions. The excursions, parties and joined dinner offer excellent opportunities to network. WAF is the most inclusive cross-border event on the architectural horizon!

Brigitte Van Bakel, Principal Architect, Am

 
 

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