Resources
15 April 2021 | Video
15 April 2021 | Video
15 April 2021 | Video
Inside Keynote Lecture: Insights into Healthy Interiors
15 April 2021 | Video
Post Covid Homes: The Self-Sufficient City for Post-Covid Life
23 March 2021 | Video
23 March 2021 | Video
23 March 2021 | Video
23 March 2021 | Video
17 March 2021 | Video
Jeanne Gang Keynote Talk
This keynote talk took place at WAFVirtual in December 2020
17 March 2021 | Video
International Question Time - Part Two
9 March 2021
9 March 2021
9 March 2021 | Entry Resources
24 February 2021 | Audio / Podcast
Post Covid Workplace: Space-Time Office
Andrew Chadwick, Principal, Chadwick International
Chair: Jeremy Melvin, Curator, World Architecture Festival
24 February 2021 | Audio / Podcast
Discussion session dealing with the major issues of the day from an international perspective.
2 November 2020
WAFVirtual promises to be the world's must attend virtual architecture festival.
29 September 2020
WAFChina - new for 2020!
All entries received from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan regions by 30 October 2020 will be eligible for the WAFChina Awards, in addition to the main WAF/INSIDE awards next year, with no re-entry required.
19 August 2020
Download the WAFVirtual Media Pack to learn about the range of sponsorship packages we have available. By becoming a partner of WAFVirtual you will:
17 August 2020
24 June 2020 | Video
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5 June 2020
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26 May 2020 | Video
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The ‘flow’ of Architecture in the Anthropocene is one of increasing acceleration. An exponential level of development is destroying the range of key planetary characteristics of Earth that enable it to support Homo sapiens and a whole range of other species.
26 May 2020 | Video
Nigel Coates, Director, Nigel Coates: INSIDE Keynote - The Flow of Ideas
26 May 2020 | Video
The World of Data: The Architecture of Instant Information
26 May 2020 | Video
Open Building: A Future Perspective on Habraken’s Heritage
26 May 2020 | Video
WAF 2019 Keynote
Massimiliano Fuksas, Co-Founder, Studio Fuksas
Chair: Jeremy Melvin, Curator, World Architecture Festival
26 May 2020
WAF Keynote
Elizabeth Diller, Partner, Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Chair: Jeremy Melvin, Curator, World Architecture Festival
26 May 2020 | Video
Jeddah Metro - Building a Sustainable Vision for Infrastructure
26 May 2020 | Video
What We Learn from Water
26 May 2020 | Video
Designing with Flow
20 March 2020 | Video
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13 March 2020 | Audio / Podcast
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13 March 2020
28 February 2020 | Audio / Podcast
24 February 2020 | Resources
10 February 2020 | Winner Case Studies
The judges will use the two entry boards that you submit as part of your entry to make their decisions on who will be on the shortlist.
28 January 2020 | Video
Watch Serie + Multiply Architects - Oasis Terraces, Singapore present at WAF 2019
23 January 2020 | Video
Watch Heatherwick Studio present their project 'Vessel' at WAF 2019
23 January 2020 | Video
Watch the Sharon Davis Design - Bayalpata Regional Hospital presentation at WAF 2019
23 January 2020 | Video
Watch TERROIR - Castle Cove House project being presented in Amsterdam at WAF 2019
23 January 2020 | Video
Watch NIKKEN SEKKEI - KOKUGAKUIN UNIVERSITY Learning Center presenation
23 January 2020 | Video
Watch Nextoffice present their 'Cedrus Residential' project at WAF 2019 in Amsterdam
23 January 2020 | Video
Watch the Architecture Workshop - Lindis Lodge presentation at WAF 2109
23 January 2020 | Video
Watch Allford Hall Monaghan Morris presentation 'The Bower' project at WAF 2019 in Amsterdam
23 January 2020 | Video
Watch FCHA - Vanke Liuxiandong Design Community - A4+B2 Plot Design project presented at WAF 2019
23 January 2020 | Video
Watch Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners present their 'The Macallan Distillery and Visitor Experience' project at WAF 2019
23 January 2020 | Video
Watch Condition Lab - School of Architecture CUHK & UAL Studio - School of Architecture and Urban Planning GZU - Gaobu Book House presentation
23 January 2020 | Video
Watch Civic architects (lead architect), Braaksma & Roos Architectenbureau, Inside Outside / Petra Blaisse present their 'LocHal Public Library' project at WAF 2019 in Amsterdam.
23 January 2020 | Video
Watch CEBRA present their project 'Qasr Al Hosn: Al Musallah' at WAF 2019 in Amsterdam
23 January 2020 | Video
Watch Integrated Design Associates present their MACTAN CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL 2 project at WAF 2019
23 January 2020 | Video
Watch HIBINOSEKKEI / Youji no Shiro / KIDS DESIGN LABO present their YM Nursery project at WAF 2019
23 January 2020 | Video
Watch Powerhouse Company present their projecct 'Villa B' at WAF 2019 in Amsterdam
23 January 2020 | Video
Watch Heatherwick Studio present their project 'Coal Drops Yard' at WAF 2019 in Amsterdam
23 January 2020 | Video
Watch Anna Noguera, Javier Fernandez present their TURÓ DE LA PEIRA'S SPORTS CENTER AND LAYOUT OF THE INTERIOR URBAN BLOCK poroject at WAF 2019
21 January 2020 | Video
Watch Massimiliano Fuksas tdam alk at WAF 2019 in Amsterdam
21 January 2020 | Video
Watch Dr Marco Poletto's talk at WAF 2019 in Amsterdam
21 January 2020 | Video
Watch Ben Van Berkel's talk at WAF 2019 in Amsterdam
21 January 2020 | Video
Watch Solene Wolff, Kasper Guldager Jensen and Kristian Edwards discussion at WAF 2019
21 January 2020 | Video
Watch Angus Campbell's talk at WAF 2019 in Amsterdam
21 January 2020 | Video
Watch Kim Herforth Nielsen's talk at WAF 2019 in Amsterdam
21 January 2020 | Video
Watch Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da Cunha's talk at WAF 2019 in Amsterdam
21 January 2020 | Video
Watch Yvonne Franquinet's talk at WAF 2019 in Amsterdam
21 January 2020 | Video
Watch Andrew Whalley's talk at WAF 2019 in Amsterdam
30 October 2019
9 October 2019 | Video
Listen to talks live from WAF 2018.
Topic: Identity: Towards A Reflexive Regionalist Practice of Architecture
9 October 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen to talks live from WAF 2018.
Topic: Hybridity
Speaker: John Wardle, Principal, John Wardle Architecture
Chair: Paul Finch, Programme Director, World Architecture Festival
9 October 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen to talks live from WAF 2018
Topic: Nutters of the North
Speaker: Prof Sir Peter Cook, Architect, Professor and Writer
Chair: Jeremy Melvin, Curator, World Architecture Festival
9 October 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen to talks live from WAF 2018
Topic: What Is to Be Done? Burning Questions of Our Time
Speaker: Reinier de Graaf, Partner, Office for Metropolitan Architecture Chair: Paul Finch, Programme Director, World Architecture Festival
9 October 2019 | Video
Watch Lesley Lokko give a talk at World Architecture Festival 2018 in Amsterdam
8 October 2019 | Video
Watch Li Xiaodong speak live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018
25 September 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen to talks live from WAF 2018
Topic: The influence of context, architecture and identity, in both local and global settings
25 September 2019 | Video
Watch WAFX - Water winner's presentation 2018
25 September 2019 | Video
Watch WAFX - Cultural Identity winner’s presentation 2018
25 September 2019 | Video
Watch WAFX - Power and Justice winner’s presentation 2018
25 September 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen to talks live from WAF 2018.
Talk: Mecanoo, the Asia experience.
Speaker: Francine Houben, Founding Partner and Creative Director, Mecanoo
Chair: Paul Finch, Programme Director, World Architecture Festival
25 September 2019 | Video
Watch WAFX 2018 - Building Technology winner’s presentation
25 September 2019 | Video
Watch WAFX - Re Use winner’s presentation 2018
25 September 2019 | Video
Watch the 2018 WAFX - Ethics and Value winner’s presentation
25 September 2019 | Video
Watch 2018 WAFX - Smart Cities winner’s presentation
25 September 2019 | Video
Watch the 2018 WAFX - Ageing and Health winner’s presentation
25 September 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen to talks live from WAF 2018.
WAF Keynote
Speaker: Sir David Adjaye, Principal, Adjaye Associates
Chair: Jeremy Melvin, Curator, World Architecture Festival
20 September 2019 | Video
Watch WAFX - Climate, Energy and Carbon winner, 70F architecture for Highway Solarpanel Field, present their project
18 September 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen to talks live from WAF 2018.
18 September 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen to talks live from WAF 2018
Talk: Polyglot & Polychrome.
Speaker: India Mahdavi, Principal, india mahdavi
Chair: Nigel Coates, Director, Nigel Coates
16 September 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen to talks live from WAF 2018.
Talk: What Pliny Said
Speaker: Prof Lesley Lokko, Head of Graduate School of Architecture, University of Johannesburg
Chair: Jeremy Melvin, Curator, World Architecture Festival
16 September 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen to live talks from 2018
Talk: "It’s not about me – it’s about you "
Speaker: Keith Priest, Partner, Fletcher Priest Architects
Chair: Paul Finch, Programme Director, World Architecture Festival
16 September 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen to talks live from WAF 2018
Talk: Hybridity
Speaker: John Wardle, Principal, John Wardle Architecture
Chair: Paul Finch, Programme Director, World Architecture Festival
16 September 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen to talks live from WAF and INSIDE 2018.
Talk: Balance of Identity
Speaker: Christina Seilern, Principal, Studio Seilern
Chair: Nigel Coates, Director, Nigel Coates
16 September 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen to talks live from WAF 2018.
Talk: Nutters of the North
Speaker: Prof Sir Peter Cook, Architect, Professor and Writer
Chair: Jeremy Melvin, Curator, World Architecture Festival
16 September 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen to talks live from WAF and INSIDE 2018
INSIDE Talk: “Multifaceted and ever-changing face of identity”
Speaker: Eva Jiřičná, Partner, AI – DESIGN
Chair: Nigel Coates, Director, Nigel Coates
16 September 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen to talks live from WAF 2018
Talk: Beyond Binary
Speaker: Jeanne Gang, Founding Principal, Studio Gang
Chair: Paul Finch, Programme Director, World Architecture Festival
16 September 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen to talks live from WAF 2018.
Talk: What Is to Be Done? Burning Questions of Our Time
12 September 2019 | Video
Watch Jeanne Gang, Founding Principal of Studio Gang talk at WAF 2018 in Amsterdam
12 September 2019 | Video
Watch Aaron Betsky, President, School of Architecture at Taliesin talk at WAF 2018 in Amsterdam
12 September 2019 | Video
Watch Anni Sinnemaki speak live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018
Session details:
Anni Sinnemaki, Deputy Mayor for Urban Environment, City of Helsinki
Chair: Jeremy Melvin, Curator, World Architecture Festival
9 September 2019 | Video
WAF is where your community meets to share expertise and learn from each other.
18 July 2019
6 June 2019
Please see attached two finalist logos for you to use as you wish.
6 June 2019
Please see attached two finalist logos for you to use as you wish. We suggest using the 700 x 120 version on your teams email footers and your company website, and the 1080 x 1080 on Instagram and other social media platforms.
4 June 2019
17 May 2019 | Video
9 May 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen now to 2018 winner presentations - live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018.
8 May 2019 | Video
Watch Rem Koolhaas speak live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018
Session details:
Rem Koolhaas, Founder, OMA
Chair: Jeremy Melvin, Curator, World Architecture Festival
8 May 2019 | Video
Watch Sir David Adjaye speak live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018
Session details:
Sir David Adjaye, Principal, Adjaye Associates
Chair: Jeremy Melvin, Curator, World Architecture Festival
8 May 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen now to 2018 winner presentations - live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018.
8 May 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen now to 2018 winner presentations - live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018.
8 May 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen now to 2018 winner presentations - live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018.
8 May 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen now to 2018 winner presentations - live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018.
8 May 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen now to 2018 winner presentations - live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018.
8 May 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen now to 2018 winner presentations - live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018.
8 May 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen now to 2018 winner presentations - live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018.
8 May 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen now to 2018 winner presentations - live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018.
8 May 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen now to 2018 winner presentations - live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018.
8 May 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen now to 2018 winner presentations - live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018.
8 May 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen now to 2018 winner presentations - live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018.
8 May 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen now to 2018 winner presentations - live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018.
8 May 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen now to 2018 winner presentations - live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018.
8 May 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen now to 2018 winner presentations - live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018.
School Completed Buildings Winner 2018: Tezuka Architects
8 May 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Listen now to 2018 winner presentations - live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018.
8 May 2019
Listen now to 2018 winner presentations - live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018.
8 May 2019
Listen now to 2018 winner presentations - live from the festival in Amsterdam in November 2018.
Shopping Completed Buildings Winner: NIKKEN SEKKEI - Shanghai Greenland Center / Greenland Being Funny - Shanghai, China
8 May 2019 | Audio / Podcast
Small scale housing – Completed Buildings Winner 2018: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris - The Alder Centre, Weston Street, London, United Kingdom
4 April 2019
Each year we create a winners catalogue with our headline media partner The Architectural Review. Download the 2018 winners catalogue to see all of the winners.
7 February 2019 | Entry Resources
Download our simple entry guide for all you need to know about the WAF judging process, categories, prices and more.
Start your award-winning entries today.
7 February 2019 | Video
Watch Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos present their project 'Amelia Tulum
7 February 2019 | Video
Watch 3XN Architects present their project 'Olympic House
7 February 2019 | Video
Watch BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group present their project 'Audemars Piguet Hôtel des Horlogers
7 February 2019 | Video
Watch Monk Mackenzie + Novare present their project 'Thiruvalluvar
7 February 2019 | Video
Watch Nextoffice present their project 'Guyim Vault House
7 February 2019 | Video
Watch Allford Hall Monaghan Morris present their project 'The Alder Centre
7 February 2019 | Video
Watch KANVA present their project 'Imago
7 February 2019
7 February 2019 | Video
Watch Warren and Mahoney Architects with Woods Bagot present their project 'Lincoln Unive
7 February 2019 | Video
Watch Studio 44 Architects present their project 'Museum of the siege of Leningrad
7 February 2019 | Video
Watch Nextoffice present their project 'Sadra Civic Center
7 February 2019 | Video
Watch BAAD Studio present their project 'The Sunken Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes of Cabetican'
7 February 2019 | Video
Watch Sebastian Monsalve + Juan David Hoyos present their project 'Medellin River Parks /
4 February 2019 | Video
Watch KieranTimberlake present their project ‘High Horse Ranch
30 January 2019 | Video
Watch Grimshaw present their project ‘London Bridge station’ live to the Jury, they were later named the Transport - Completed Building winner 2018.
30 January 2019 | Video
Watch Koffi & Diabaté Architectes present their project ‘Gymansium
30 January 2019 | Video
Watch NIKKEN SEKKEI present their project 'Shanghai Greenland Center / Greenland Being Fu
30 January 2019 | Video
Watch Tezuka Architects present their project ‘Muku Nursery School
30 January 2019 | Video
Watch Spheron Architects present their project ‘Belarusian Memorial Chapel
30 January 2019 | Video
Watch Parviainen Architects present their project ‘Länsisalmi Power Station
30 January 2019 | Video
Watch INNOCAD Architecture present their project ‘C&P Corporate Headquarters
30 January 2019 | Video
Watch Heatherwick Studio present their project ‘Zeitz MOCAA
30 January 2019 | Video
Watch SANJAY PURI ARCHITECTS present their project ‘The Street
30 January 2019 | Video
Watch Allford Hall Monaghan Morris present their project ‘Weston Street
29 January 2019 | Video
Watch David Leech Architects present their project ‘A house in a garden'
29 January 2019 | Video
Watch SeARCH present their project ‘Hotel Jakarta
29 January 2019 | Video
Watch Alison Brooks Architects present their project ‘Exeter College Cohen Quadrangle
29 January 2019 | Video
Watch Temporary association AAPROG – BOECKX.
29 January 2019 | Video
Watch Arkitema Architects and Professor Christoffer Harlang present their Hammershus Visi
29 January 2019 | Video
Watch Conrad Gargett present their The Piano Mill, Stanthorpe, Australia project live, they were later named the Culture - Completed Buildings Winner 2018!
29 January 2019 | Video
Watch CHROFI with McGregor Coxall present their project live, where they were later named Civic and Community - Completed Buildings category winner!
29 January 2019 | Video
Watch WOHA Architects present their Kampung Admiralty
29 January 2019
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21 January 2019
The judges will use the two entry boards that you submit as part of your entry to make their decisions on who will be on the shortlist. If you need some help on how to arrange your boards download an example of the boards from an award winning entrant.
16 January 2019
8 January 2019
WAF Film: Eastman
Hear from Axel Demberger live at WAF as he discusses how Eastman's outstanding coloured glass transformed a children's hospital and the latest innovations Eastman has to offer.
8 January 2019 | Video
WAF Film: Halio
Learn about Halio's Smart-Tinting Glass System - from adapting to the weather forecast and being able to remotely update - CEO Alain Jardinet explains how their products are future proof.
18 December 2018 | Video
24 November 2018
This year we welcome you to join our WAF 2018 Amsterdam street take over! Reguliersdwarsstraat (between Koningsplein - Vijzelstraat), will be opened for your enjoyment in a night of festivities where you can visit multiple bars and restaurants.
23 November 2018
15 November 2018 | Conference Resources
Download the full crit schedule for the WAF shortlist presentations. See which archtects will be presenting their projects live at WAF and plan your visit.
3 September 2018 | Conference Resources
With so much going on across the three days of the World Architecture Festival, make sure you download this essential guide and start planning your visit now. If you haven't booked your ticket yet, you should book soon to avoid disappointment as packages are selling out fast.
16 August 2018 | Video
Watch Marc Koehler Architects present their project ‘Superlofts Houthaven’ live to the Jury, they were later named the Completed Building - Housing winner 2017.
16 August 2018 | Video
Watch Irving Smith Architects present their project ‘Bach with Two Roofs’ live to the Jury, they were later named the Villa - Completed Building winner 2017.
16 August 2018 | Video
Watch Grüntuch Ernst Architects present their project ‘Transformation Chemnitz Central Station’ live to the Jury, they were later named the Transport - Completed Building winner 2017.
16 August 2018 | Video
Watch Andrew Burges Architects present their project ‘East Sydney Early Learning Centre’ live to the Jury, they were later named the School - Completed Building winner 2017.
16 August 2018 | Video
Watch Waugh Thistleton Architects present their project ‘Bushey Cemetery’ live to the Jury, they were later named the Religion - Completed Building winner 2017.
16 August 2018 | Video
Watch Slash Architects and Arkizon Architects present their project ‘The Farm of 38-30’ live to the Jury, they were later named the Production, Energy & Recycling - Completed Building winner 2017.
16 August 2018 | Video
Watch Nikken Sekkei present their project ‘Co Op Kyosai Plaza’ live to the Jury, they were later named the Office - Completed Building winner 2017.
16 August 2018 | Video
Watch Cong Sinh Architects present their project ‘Vegetable Trellis’ live to the Jury, they were later named the Hotel - Completed Building winner 2017.
16 August 2018 | Video
Watch Ntsika Architects present their project ‘Westbury Clinic’ live to the Jury, they were later named the Health - Completed Building winner 2017.
16 August 2018 | Video
Watch Heneghan Peng Architects present their project ‘The Palestinian Museum’ live to the Jury, they were later named the Culture - Completed Building winner 2017.
16 August 2018 | Video
Watch HKS present their project ‘Bank Stadium’ live to the Jury, they were later named the Sport - Completed Building winner 2017.
16 August 2018 | Video
Watch Eriksson Furunes + Leandro V. Locsin Partners + Jago Boase present their project ‘Streetlight Tagpuro’ live to the Jury, they were later named the Civic and Communiy - Completed Building winner 2017
18 June 2018
18 June 2018
2 May 2018 | Video
Watch the 2017 Transport - Completed Building winner Grüntuch Ernst Architects present their project Transformation Chemnitz Central Station live to the jury at WAF last year.
2 May 2018 | Video
Watch the 2017 Religion - Completed Building winner Waugh Thistleton Architects present their project Bushey Cemetery live to the jury at WAF last year.
2 May 2018 | Video
Watch the 2017 Production, Energy & Recycling - Completed Building winners Slash Architects and Arkizon Architects present their project The Farm of 38-30 live to the jury at WAF last year.
26 April 2018 | Entry Resources
All entrants have to include entry board artwork consisting of images, plans and text about their projects. Download the 2017 Infrastructure - Future Projects category winning submission by Sanjay Puri Architects for an example of an award-winning entry board.
26 April 2018 | Entry Resources
All entrants have to include entry board artwork consisting of images, plans and text about their projects. Download the 2017 Health - Future Projects category winning submission by Magi Design Studio for an example of an award-winning entry board.
26 April 2018 | Entry Resources
All entrants have to include entry board artwork consisting of images, plans and text about their projects. Download the 2017 Civic - Future Projects category winning submission by edgeARCH for an example of an award-winning entry board.
18 April 2018 | Winner Case Studies
Grab your exclusive copy of WAF and INSIDE 2017 Winners' Catalogue featuring all winners and highly commended entries and much more.
10 April 2018
Paul Finch gives his advice and exclusive tips to help you make your WAF entry stand out amongst the crowd. Download your copy here.
10 April 2018 | Video
Watch Vo Trong Nghia Architects present their project ‘Binh House’ live to the Jury, they were later named the House - Completed Building winner 2017.
10 April 2018 | Video
Watch Sir Peter Cook in this must-see Lunchtime Lecture from 2017, In defence of the big personality
18 February 2018 | Entry Resources
All entrants have to include entry board artwork consisting of images, plans and text about their projects. Download the 2017 World Building of the Year entry board for an example of an award-winning entry board.
14 February 2018 | Entry Resources
WAF generate more than 700 news articles in more than 40+ countries each year. Including The FT, Al Jazeera, Huffington Post and many more. Take a look at a few of the 2017 press coverage highlights.
14 February 2018 | Entry Resources
The WAF Awards are recognised by architects and clients alike. WAF is where your work gains international exposure and where you can make global connections.
14 February 2018 | Video
Watch ACME present their project live at WAF 2017 where they were later named the Shopping - Completed Building winner.
14 February 2018 | Video
Watch C.F. Møller Architects present their project live, who later won the 2017 Higher Education & Research Completed Building category.
14 February 2018 | Video
Watch Alison Brooks Architects present their project ‘The Smile’ live to the Jury, they were later named the Display - Completed Building winner 2017.
14 February 2018 | Video
Watch The Chinese University of Hong Kong present their project live, where they were later named World Building of the Year 2017!
13 February 2018 | Video
Discover what WAF attendees had to say about the Festival and why it is the must attend event in the architectural calendar
13 February 2018 | Video
Watch the entries highlight video to discover what the WAF awards are like and to get a glimpse of the famous live judging
25 January 2018 | Video
Hear directly from WAF sponsors and exhibitors about their WAF experience
15 December 2017 | Video
7 December 2017
Please register your interest for the forthcoming event below and we will get in touch with details.
10 November 2017
Please register your interest for the forthcoming event below and we will get in touch with details.
30 October 2017
How to use the WAF App 2017 and why you should download for free today!
25 October 2017
20 October 2017
Download the 2018 Partnership Pack to discover how you can participate in the largest global gathering of the architectural elite.
13 October 2017
Read an exclusive article written by Paul Finch for the Architects' Journal on how the WAFX research findings will impact the future of architecture.
13 October 2017
To celebrate our 10th anniversary, the World Architecture Festival has commissioned research conducted with over 1000 architects from across the world, to discover the biggest challenges and opportunities affecting the industry in the next ten years.
14 September 2017 | Video
Housing, Energy and Construction
29 August 2017
24 August 2017 | Conference Resources
WAF is pleased to annouce that following the success of the WAF 2016 Tour Programme, we have added new tours available for WAF 2017.
21 August 2017 | Audio / Podcast
Global Housing Update - India
• Understanding the changing face of Indian housing
• The triumph of density
• Driving for quality across income groups
21 August 2017 | Audio / Podcast
Housing and longevity – the new aging
Empowerment communities’ provide scalable support to inhabitants, enabling cradle-to-grave housing. Are occupiers and clients ready to take on board new approaches and housing typologies?
8 August 2017
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8 August 2017
4 August 2017
4 August 2017
26 July 2017 | Conference Resources
View the full list of 2017 finalists and start planning who you will see present their project live at the festival.
26 June 2017
22 June 2017 | Conference Resources
The World Architecture Festival takes place this November at Arena Berlin. At the heart of the festival sits the Festival Hall where architects and designers go to be inspired for their next project.
10 May 2017 | Audio / Podcast
OHLAB
Group8Asia
Smart Design Studio
Chair: Paul Finch, Director, World Architecture Festival
10 May 2017 | Audio / Podcast
Can a housing system designed and built for shanty towns around Cape Town also provide housing in Berlin? This session will raise fundamental questions about architecture’s potential to provide long-term solutions in two very different economic and cultural contexts.
10 May 2017 | Audio / Podcast
4 May 2017 | Entry Resources
Download the 2016 winners book to browse all of the winners from last year's festival, including images and descriptions. Plus read an exclusive preview of the 2017 festival where the theme will be 'Perforamance'.
18 April 2017 | Conference Resources
WAF’s Berlin city tours conducted by local specialists Niche, open up new Berlin perspectives by presenting cutting-edge art spaces and hard-to-find architecture gems. View the full itinerary.
17 March 2017 | Audio / Podcast
Hotels & Leisure - Completed Buildings: Aim Architecture, Fushengyu Hotspring Resort, Mianyang, China
17 March 2017
Housing - Completed Buildings: Babin+Renaud, Aluminium Tip, Paris, France
Listen to the 2016 completed building category winners as they present their project live to the World Building of the Year Super Jury on the final day of the festival in November.
2016 Super Jury:
17 March 2017 | Audio / Podcast
House - Completed Buildings Winner Presentaion: OHLAB / Oliver Hernaiz Architecture Lab, House MM, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
17 March 2017 | Audio / Podcast
New technology in today's homes:
• How will our homes connect with the internet of things?
• Labour saving or pleasure making?
• What are the implications for interiors space?
17 March 2017 | Audio / Podcast
A 'household name' in architecture gives their take on the ideal house.
Monica von Schmalensee - White Arkitekter
17 March 2017 | Audio / Podcast
According to the World Urbanization Prospects published by the United Nations (UN) in 2014, in the next three decades the global urban population will increase by 2,5 billion. So, where will all these people live? What sort of housing and cities will they occupy?
2 March 2017 | Entry Resources
All entrants have to include entry board artwork consisting of images, plans and text about their projects. Download the 2016 World Building of the Year entry board for an example of an award-winning entry board.
27 February 2017
27 February 2017
22 February 2017 | Entry Resources
15 February 2017 | Press Releases
WAF generate more than 500 news articles in more than 60 countries each year. Including The FT, Dezeen and CNN. Take a look at a few of the 2016 press coverage highlights.
19 January 2017 | Video
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19 January 2017
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19 January 2017 | Video
In this exclusive movie, designer Weng Shang Wei explains how he achieved the deep, uniform shade of black inside the Hangzhou fashion store that was named World Interior of the Year at Inside 2016 last month.
17 January 2017 | Video
In our an exclusive movie from this year's World Architecture Festival, Grant Bailey of Isthmus explains how the Auckland firm's award-winning Kopupaka Reserve was informed by local Maori culture.
17 January 2017 | Video
In an interview by Dezeen, architect Ann Lau explains how Australian firm Hayball plans to create collaborative learning spaces in the Melbourne school that was named Future Project of the Year last month.
17 January 2017 | Video
In this exclusive movie by Dezeen, Polish architect Robert Konieczny discusses the hybrid form of his National Museum in Szczecin, which was crowned World Building of the Year 2016.
9 January 2017 | Audio / Podcast
Berlin reconsidered (Live from World Architecture Festival 2016 in Berlin)
9 January 2017 | Audio / Podcast
What’s changed? How we live now, how will we live tomorrow?
9 January 2017 | Audio / Podcast
Keynote: Superliving - from exclusive to inclusive (Live from World Architecture Fe
9 January 2017 | Audio / Podcast
Keynote: Patrik Schumacher, ‘Housing as architecture’ (Live from World Architecture Festival 2016 in Berlin)
3 January 2017 | Video
World Architecture Festival 2016 took place on the 16-18 November at Arena Berlin.
WAF is the only annual live event that celebrates architecture from across the globe. Attracting over 2,000 architects from 65 countries,
19 December 2016 | Video
World Architecture Festival 2016 took place on the 16-18 November at Arena Berlin.
WAF is the only annual live event that celebrates architecture from across the globe. Attracting over 2,000 architects from 65 countries,
19 December 2016 | Video
World Architecture Festival 2016 took place on the 16-18 November at Arena Berlin. More than 410 finalists presented live to a panel of international commentators and architects over three days.
16 December 2016
Download the 2017 sponsorship pack to learn more about the opportunities available for the 2017 festival in November.
12 December 2016
Complete the form below to register your interest for 2017.
8 December 2016 | Video
17 November 2016
Download the Thursday guide for a complete list of crit schedules and highlights of day 2 at WAF!
16 November 2016
Download a full list of the Wednesday finalist presentations.
27 October 2016
Complete the form below to download the current WAF 2016 delegate list.
23 September 2016
23 September 2016 | Entry Resources
Complete the form below to download the interactive day-by-day guide including exclusive features, the programme and details on the parties taking place across the festival!
19 September 2016 | Conference Resources
Complete the form below to download the INSIDE World Festival of Interiors programme printable version.
19 September 2016 | Conference Resources
Complete the form below to download the Festival Hall programme printable version.
19 September 2016 | Conference Resources
Complete the form below to download the WAF main stage programme printable version.
22 July 2016
Download the 2016 event brochure by completing the form below for the full conference programme, the 2016 shortlist, details on the Festival Hall, architectural tours and fringe events plus more!
17 June 2016
Download the PDF for Festival Pass details and prices for both WAF and INSIDE Festival
12 April 2016 | Resources
Published by our Media Partner The Architectural Review, the World Architecture Festival 2016 book includes full details of the winners of last year’s awards while looking forward to the 2016 event, held in Berlin
18 March 2016 | Entry Resources
Increase your visibility worldwide – the awards generate more than 500 news articles including coverage on Al Jazeera, CNN, The Financial Times and Der Spiegel. View last year’s coverage highlights here.
11 March 2016 | Resources
Download the 2016 sponsorship pack to learn more about the sponsorship packages available to your business.
9 March 2016 | Resources
Download the attached entry guide for full details on how to enter your work in to the 2016 WAF Awards. Including key dates, the judging process and more.
3 March 2016 | Audio / Podcast
Topic: The evolution of public space
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What is the future for public space in an age of social media and virtual relationships?
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Public access to private buildings: balancing ownership, access and control
29 February 2016 | Resources
World Architecture Festival (WAF) kommt nach Berlin
Das weltweit größte internationale Architekturfestival wird vom 16-18 November in der Arena Berlin stattfinden
25 February 2016 | Press Releases
Download the press release about the WAF 2016 venue announcement
11 February 2016 | Entry Resources
The WAF Awards are now open for entries. Take a look at our one-page guide to learn how to enter, key dates for your diary and how the judging process works.
10 February 2016 | Audio / Podcast
Charles Jencks, Author, Critic, Sculptor and Landscape Architect - Keynote: WAF 2015
Topic: On Singapore and its lessons for world architecture
2 February 2016 | Audio / Podcast
Women In Architecture at WAF 2015 in association with The Architectural Review
Four leading women architects share their personal experiences and discuss the challenges and opportunities facing women in the global profession.
2 February 2016 | Audio / Podcast
Alex McDowell WAF 2015 Keynote: Building worlds - future reality, not science fiction
2 February 2016 | Video
Alex McDowell WAF 2015 Keynote: Building worlds - future reality, not science fiction
20 January 2016
AR's editor Christine Murray interviews Will Alsop from All Design Architects as he paints live at World Architecture Festival 2015.
20 January 2016
Charles Jencks, Author, Critic, Sculptor and Landscape Architect at the World Architecture Festival 2015.
Keynote: On Singapore and its lessons for world architecture
Fifty years of growth, transformation and experimentation
20 January 2016
Hear from Alex McDowell, Creative Director at 5D Global Studio at the World Architecture Festival 2015.
Keynote: Building worlds: future reality, not science fiction
20 January 2016 | Video
World Architecture Festival 2015 took place on the 4 - 6 November at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore and welcomed more than 2000 architects from 65 countries.
20 January 2016 | Video
World Architecture Festival 2015 took place on the 4-6 November at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. The festival welcomed more than 2000 architects from 65 countries.
Take a look at the festival highlights video for a taste of what to expect at WAF 2016 in Berlin!
20 January 2016 | Video
World Architecture Festival 2015 took place at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore and ended with a glittering Gala Dinner to announce the overall winners including the World Building of the Year Winner - The Interlace by OMA.
21 October 2015 | Conference Resources
The world is talking about WAF. View a few of the top media stories surrounding this year's festival, including links to the full stories.
14 September 2015 | Conference Resources
With WAF just around the corner, here are some of Caro's top tips for a succesful and inspiring visit this year.
20 August 2015 | Conference Resources
This year’s World Architecture Festival is bigger than ever before and with so much going on across the three days it can be hard to know where to focus your time.
23 July 2015 | Video
Hear from Bas Ten Brinke, CEO at the Dutch design studio 70F architecture discuss his experience of World Architecture Festival
23 July 2015
Tips and guidelines for the 2015 finalists. Download the PDF for the technical guidelines for your WAF finalist presentation.
23 July 2015 | Entry Resources
Tops and guidelines for the 2015 finalists. Download the PDF for the technical guidelines for your WAF finalist presentation.
15 May 2015 | Video
Watch John Choi from Australian practice CHROFI, winners of winner of Production, Energy and Recycling Project of the Year at WAF 2014 describe how his practice has benefited since winning a WAF award.
8 May 2015 | Entry Resources
The Architectural Review WAF Supplement.
Do you need inspiration for your WAF 2015 entry? Then take a look at a full book of the 2014 winners complete with images and description of each of the winners from the 2014 awards.
7 May 2015 | Video
Part 2 - What should the new government be prioritising in respect of the built environment?
5 May 2015 | Video
What should the new government be prioritising in respect of the built environment?
30 April 2015 | Resources
Download the WAF London Sponsorship information to learn more about how you can be involved in this brand new event.
25 March 2015 | Video
Michael Heenan from Allen Jack+Cottier shares his WAF experience as a winner and judge.
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18 March 2015 | Entry Resources
Download the WAF 2015 entries brochure including a step by step guide on how to enter.
17 March 2015 | Video
28 January 2015 | Entry Resources
27 January 2015 | Winner Case Studies
26 January 2015 | 2014 Media Coverage
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20 August 2014
20 August 2014 | Whitepaper
20 August 2014 | Whitepaper
14 August 2014 | Conference Resources
6 August 2014 | Conference Resources
4 July 2014 | Conference Resources
23 April 2014 | Video
Nicola Leonardi Founder and Editor-in-chief of The Plan gives his thoughts on how architects can use wood to “create new volume, new architecture and new pieces of industrial design” and what he will be looking for when judging the Wood Excellence Prize at WAF.
23 April 2014 | Video
David Venables, European Director of The American Hardwood Export Council discusses new techniques for timber construction and prefabrication of timber for whole buildings that are leading to the “timber revolution”.
28 March 2014 | Winner Case Studies
Pencil Office
A Simple Factory Building
Singapore
28 March 2014 | Winner Case Studies
Koning Eizenberg Architecture
28th Street Apartments
USA
27 March 2014 | Entry Resources
18 February 2014 | Video
Al Jazeera news report about World Architecture Festival 2013
17 February 2014 | Video
World Architecture Festival 2013 flash back video including Sponsor Interviews
14 February 2014 | Video
WAF interviews the 2013 winners of World Building of the Year and culture category
13 February 2014 | Video
Interview with Rob Wagemans, Concrete Architecture Studio at World Architecture Festival 2013
12 February 2014 | Video
Interview with Andrew Chadwick and Daniel Knott, Happold Physics, Buro Happold at WAF 2013
11 February 2014 | Video
Paul Flowers, SVP Design, introduces the latest GROHE designs unveiled at WAF 2013
10 February 2014 | Video
GROHE interviews Leyton Reid, Benedetta Tagliabue, Cheryl Durst and Heleen van Gent at WAF 2013
8 February 2014 | Video
GROHE interviews Richard Naish, RTA Studio at WAF 2013.
7 February 2014 | Video
GROHE interviews Stefan Behnisch, Behnisch Architekten at World Architecture Festival 2013
6 February 2014 | Video
Red Dot Award Winner, Paul Flowers talks about the future of design at Grohe at WAF 2013
5 February 2014 | Video
Interview with Waleed Shaalan, Senior Vice President, URC at WAF 2013
4 February 2014 | Video
Interview with Nicolas Henchoz Jason Bruges, Shawn Sullivan and Marcus Fairs
3 February 2014 | Video
Interview with Keith Griffiths, Chairman, Aedas International at World Architecture Festival
2 February 2014 | Video
World Architecture Festival 2013 flashback video
1 February 2014 | Video
29 January 2014
Paul Flowers, Global Senior Vice President of Design at Grohe discusses the latest hot topics and technology in architecture today with Paul Finch, Programme Director of WAF.
1 October 2012 | Winner Case Studies
Grant Associates
Gardens by the Bay
Singapore
9 September 2012 | Video
GROHE interviews Murat Tabanlioglu, Winner of the Transport category at WAF 2012
30 September 2011 | Winner Case Studies
Cloud 9
Architects Media - ICT
Barcelona, Spain
4 February 2009 | Winner Case Studies
Peter Rich
Architects Mapungubwe Interpretation Center
Limpopo, South Africa