WORDS Gina Dionisio
The winners of the 2022 World Architecture Festival (WAF) have been announced and the list includes two outstanding South African projects which took top honours in the Completed Buildings category.
This year, the prestigious World Building of the Year award went to Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney, Australia. The 206-metre tower, designed by 3XN A/S, is comprised of five shifting volumes stacked on top of each other. Each volume is arranged around an atrium facing the iconic Sydney Harbour to the north.
Here, in no particular order, are the winner’s from the 2022 Completed Buildings category:
Completed Buildings
Culture
Sara Culture Centre by White Arkitekter AB (Sweden)
Housing
RAS HOUSES by SANJAY PURI ARCHITECTS (India)
Civic and Community
Denis Goldberg House of Hope by Noero Architects (South Africa) – Read the VISI Feature, here.
New and Old
British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) Headquarters by Benedetti Architects (UK)
Sport
SoFi Stadium by HKS (USA)
Heath
The Alder Centre by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (UK)
17th Ave Clinic by 5468796 Architecture (Canada)
Production Energy and Recycling
Agrotopia by van Bergen Kolpa architects + META architectuurbureau (Belgium)
School
Meadowbank Schools by Woods Bagot (Australia)
House and Villa (Rural)
The Flowing Garden by More Than Arch Studio (China)
Office
Quay Quarter Tower by 3XN A/S (Australia)
Display
Digital Phyllotaxy by Jason Bruges Studio (South Korea)
Religion
The Chapel of St. Peter by Stevens Lawson Architects (New Zealand)
Hotel and Leisure
ANNA Stay (Model 2022) by ANNA (Netherlands)
Transport
Paddington Elizabeth Line station by Weston Williamson + Partners (UK)
Higher Education and Research
Auditorium Building by URBA Architects and Urban Designers (South Africa)
Mixed Use
80 Collins by Woods Bagot (Australia)
House & Villa (Urban)
Villa B by OOPEAA Office for Peripheral Architecture (Finland)
Shopping
ganghui tiandi by JZFZ Architectural Design Co. Ltd (China)
For the full list of winners of the Future Projects (which includes South African Savage + Dodd Architects earning a Highly Commended for their entry) and INSIDE category, plus special awards winners , visit worldarchitecturefestival.com
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