16 Amazing Buildings Shortlisted For The WAF 2015 Awards

Zhonghe Community Sports Center, New Taipei City, Taiwan|
Australian Pavilion, Venice, Italy|
Cardedeu, Santa Ana, El Salvador|
House TU14, Vilnius, Lithuania|
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore|
MIT Manukau & Transport Interchange, Auckland, New Zealand|
Rehabilitation of the Dorm, Shenzhen, China|
Hönekulla by, Mölnlycke, Sweden|
Zhiyang National Resort, Lintong, Xi’an, China|
Penleigh and Essendon Grammar Middle Girls School, Melbourne, Australia|
102 Rivonia - EY Head Office, Johannesburg|
Sandibe Safari Lodge, Okavango Delta, Botswana (Image: Dook)|
Hiroshi Senjyu Museum Karuizawa Cafe&Shop, Karuizawa, Japan|
London Aquatics Centre, England|
Al-Ghanim Ali Mohammed Thunayan Al-Ghanim Center, Kuwait|
Brazilian Pavilion at Expo Milan 2015, Milan, Italy|

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The WAF 2015 Awards (World Architecture Festival), which runs from 4 – 6 November 2015 in Singapore, has just released the list of this year’s finalists. Finalists were chosen from over 700 entries from 47 countries (including South Africa). Browse the gallery above for a look at 16 stand-out finalists across the Completed Buildings categories.

1. Zhonghe Community Sports Center, New Taipei City, Taiwan

Category: Civic and Community

Lead Architects: Q-LAB

2. Australian Pavilion, Venice, Italy

Category: Culture

Lead Architects: Denton Corker Marshall

3. Cardedeu, Santa Ana, El Salvador

Category: Religion

Lead Architects: Eva Hinds EMC Arquitectura

4. House TU14, Vilnius, Lithuania

Category: House

Lead Architects: Trimonis architeks