The winners of the 2019 World Architecture Festival have been announced, including World Building of the Year.

This year, the overall award went to a renovated locomotive shed, namely the LocHal Public Library in Tilburg in The Netherlands, designed by Civic Architects (lead), Braaksma & Roos Architectenbureau, Inside Outside/Petra Blaisse and Mecanoo. The 11 200 m² space is home to not only public libraries and co-working spaces, but a city hall made for events and exhibitions.

Here, in no particular order, are the winner’s from the 2019 Completed Buildings category.

Civic & Community – Gaobu Book House, Hunan Province, China (Condition Lab – School of Architecture CUHK & UAL Studio – School of Architecture and Urban Planning GZU)

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Culture – LocHal Public Library, Tilburg, The Netherlands (Civic architects (lead architect), Braaksma & Roos Architectenbureau, Inside Outside / Petra Blaisse)

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Display – Vessel, New York, USA (Heatherwick Studio)

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House – Castle Cove House, NSW, Australia (TERROIR)

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Housing – Cedrus Residential, Tehran, Iran (Nextoffice)

Image credit: Majid Jahangiri via worldarchitecturefestival.com

New & Old – The Bower, London, United Kingdom (Allford Hall Monaghan Morris)

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Office – A4+B2 Plot Design, Shenzhen, China (FCHA – Vanke Liuxiandong Design Community)

Image credit: Guanhong Chen via worldarchitecturefestival.com

Production, Energy & Recycling – The Macallan Distillery and Visitor Experience, Craigellachie, United Kingdom (Stirk Harbour + Partners)

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Schools – YM Nursery, Yonago, Japan (HIBINOSEKKEI / Youji no Shiro / KIDS DESIGN LABO)

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Sport – TURÓ DE LA PEIRA’S SPORTS CENTER AND LAYOUT OF THE INTERIOR URBAN BLOCK, Barcelona, Spain (Anna Noguera, Javier Fernandez)

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Transport – MACTAN CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL 2, Cebu, Philippines (Integrated Design Associates)

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Health – Bayalpata Regional Hospital, Achham, Nepal (Sharon Davis Design)

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Higher Education and Research – KOKUGAKUIN UNIVERSITY Learning Center, Tokyo, Japan (NIKKEN SEKKEI)

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Hotel and Leisure – Lindis Lodge, Omarama, New Zealand (Architecture Workshop)

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Mixed Use – Oasis Terraces, Singapore (JAEGER: Serie + Multiply Architects)

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Religion – Qasr Al Hosn: Al Musallah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CEBRA)

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Shopping  – Coal Drops Yard, London, United Kingdom (Heatherwick Studio)

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Villa – Villa B, Munich, Germany (Powerhouse Company)

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To view a list of 2018’s award-winning buildings, click here. For more information, visit worldarchitecturefestival.com.

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The World Architecture Festival has released its 2019 shortlist of buildings up for an award this year.

Below, in no particular order, are 16 outstanding examples of projects from the Completed Buildings category.

Civic and Community: Raleigh Campsite in Guizhou, Zhenfeng County, China (Design: Architectural Design Institute of South China University of Technology)

Image credit: Yao Li via worldarchitecturefestival.com

Civic and Community: The Evans Tree House at Garvan Woodland Gardens, Arkansas, USA (Design: modus studio)

Image credit: Timothy Hursley via modusstudio.com

Display: Swirling Cloud: Bulletin Pavilion for BJFU Garden Festiva, Beijing, China (Design: SUP Atelier)

Image credit: Su Chen, Chun Fang via worldarchitecturefestival.com

Higher Education and Research: Future Africa Campus, Pretoria, South Africa (Design: Earthworld Architects cc)

Image credit: Dook

Hotel and Leisure: PINE VILLA, Huangshan, China (Design: SHANGHAI JUND ARCHITECTS)

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House: Welcome To The Jungle House, Sydney, Australia (Design: CplusC Architectural Workshop)

Image credit: Michael Lassman via cplusc.com.au

House: EQ House, Tokyo, Japan (Design: TAKENAKA CORPORATION)

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Housing: Freebooter, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Design: GG-loop)

Image credit: Francisco Nogueira via gg-loop.com

Mixed Use: Arc, Sydney, Australia (Design: Koichi Takada Architects)

Image credit: Tom Ferguson via koichitakada.com

Religion: Qasr Al Hosn: Al Musallah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Design: CEBRA)

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Religion: Mary Help of Christian Church (Chaweng), Suratthani, Thailand (Design: Juti Architects)

Image credit: Peerapat Wimolrungkarat via worldarchitecturefestival.com

School: Park Legend Kindergarten, Chengdu, China (Design: Challenge Design)

Image credit: Prism Images/Lujing/Xionghuan via worldarchitecturefestival.com

Shopping: Coal Drops Yard, London, United Kingdom (Design: Heatherwick Studio)

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Sport: Irina Winer-Usmanova Rhythmic Gymnastics Center in the Luzhniki Complex, Moscow, Russia (Design: CPU PRIDE)

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Transport: Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore (Design: Safdie Architects)

Villa: St Andrews Beach House, St Andrews Beach, Australia (Design: Austin Maynard Architects)

Image credit: Derek Swalwell via maynardarchitects.com

The winners will be announced at the Festival in Amsterdam from 4 – 6 December. View the full shortlist at worldarchitecturefestival.com. You can also view last year’s shortlist and winners.

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