Two 2023 WAFX Award wins for New Zealand

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Alexandria Health Centre by Warren and Mahoney. WAFX Award winner in the Ageing and Health category and Future Project Award winner in the Health category.

Alexandria Health Centre by Warren and Mahoney. WAFX Award winner in the Ageing and Health category and Future Project Award winner in the Health category. Image: Render Warren and Mahoney

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Fisher and Paykel Global Headquarters by RTA Studio. WAFX Award winner in the Building Technology category.

Fisher and Paykel Global Headquarters by RTA Studio. WAFX Award winner in the Building Technology category. Image: Render supplied

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Dubai Healthcare City by Kalbod Studio. WAFX Award winner in the Ageing and Health category.

Dubai Healthcare City by Kalbod Studio. WAFX Award winner in the Ageing and Health category. Image: Render supplied

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PHRC - Poona Hospital and Research Centre by Mandviwala Qutub and Associates. WAFX Award winner in the Ageing and Health category.

PHRC - Poona Hospital and Research Centre by Mandviwala Qutub and Associates. WAFX Award winner in the Ageing and Health category. Image: Render MQA

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Absorbent Sand Storm Skyscraper by Kalbod Studio. WAFX Award winner in the Building Technology category.

Absorbent Sand Storm Skyscraper by Kalbod Studio. WAFX Award winner in the Building Technology category. Image: Render supplied

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Affordable biobased houses by UArchitects, Misak Terzibasiyan. WAFX Award winner in the Building Technology category.

Affordable biobased houses by UArchitects, Misak Terzibasiyan. WAFX Award winner in the Building Technology category. Image: Render UArchitects

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Biogenic Construction by CINARK - Center for Industrial Architecture, The Royal Danish Academy. WAFX Award winner in the Building Technology category.

Biogenic Construction by CINARK - Center for Industrial Architecture, The Royal Danish Academy. WAFX Award winner in the Building Technology category. Image: Render Anne Beim, Lykke Arnfred, Pelle Munch-Petersen

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ChongZhou Bamboo Weaving Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall, China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Corp. Ltd by Wang Yao. WAFX Award winner in the Building Technology category.

ChongZhou Bamboo Weaving Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall, China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Corp. Ltd by Wang Yao. WAFX Award winner in the Building Technology category. Image: Render China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Corp. Ltd

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Preservation and Regeneration of a “Tulou” in Nanjing County by UrbanFabric. WAFX Award winner in the Building Technology category.

Preservation and Regeneration of a “Tulou” in Nanjing County by UrbanFabric. WAFX Award winner in the Building Technology category. Image: Render UrbanFabric

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The Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation by Grafton Architects with Modus Studio. WAFX Award winner in the Building Technology category.

The Anthony Timberlands Center for Design and Materials Innovation by Grafton Architects with Modus Studio. WAFX Award winner in the Building Technology category. Image: Render Picture Plane

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The BRIJ by CRAB Studio. WAFX Award winner in the Building Technology category.

The BRIJ by CRAB Studio. WAFX Award winner in the Building Technology category. Image: Render CRAB Studio

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The Ellinikon Park by SASAKI. WAFX Award winner in the Carbon, Climate & Energy category.

The Ellinikon Park by SASAKI. WAFX Award winner in the Carbon, Climate & Energy category. Image: Render SASAKI

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The Probiotic Tower by Design and more international. WAFX Award winner in the Carbon, Climate & Energy category.

The Probiotic Tower by Design and more international. WAFX Award winner in the Carbon, Climate & Energy category. Image: Karim Mousa - Founder and art director of Mozses

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Jain Cultural Centre by Mandviwala Qutub and Associates. WAFX Award winner in the Cultural Identity category.

Jain Cultural Centre by Mandviwala Qutub and Associates. WAFX Award winner in the Cultural Identity category. Image: Render Third I Productions

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Montreal Holocaust Museum by KPMB Architects. WAFX Award winner in the Cultural Identity category.

Montreal Holocaust Museum by KPMB Architects. WAFX Award winner in the Cultural Identity category. Image: Render supplied

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Musee International du Vodun by Koffi & Diabate Architectes. WAFX Award winner in the Cultural Identity category.

Musee International du Vodun by Koffi & Diabate Architectes. WAFX Award winner in the Cultural Identity category. Image: Render Koffi Diabate Architectes Images 4 and 5 - Les Crayons

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Nora Mosque and Community Center by EAA - Emre Arolat Architecture. WAFX Award winner in the Cultural Identity category.

Nora Mosque and Community Center by EAA - Emre Arolat Architecture. WAFX Award winner in the Cultural Identity category. Image: Render EAA - Emre Arolat Architecture, The Boundary

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Makery at Second Street by SANALarc. WAFX Award winner in the Ethics & Values category.

Makery at Second Street by SANALarc. WAFX Award winner in the Ethics & Values category. Image: Render SANALarc

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Pangasinan Barangay Centers by Buensalido Architects. WAFX Award winner in the Ethics & Values category.

Pangasinan Barangay Centers by Buensalido Architects. WAFX Award winner in the Ethics & Values category. Image: Render Buensalido Architects

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The Homes of Homes by ABaD Architects, Cross Architecture. WAFX Award winner in the Ethics & Values category.

The Homes of Homes by ABaD Architects, Cross Architecture. WAFX Award winner in the Ethics & Values category. Image: Render supplied

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We!park by Shma Company Limited. WAFX Award winner in the Ethics & Values category.

We!park by Shma Company Limited. WAFX Award winner in the Ethics & Values category. Image: Shma Company Limited

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Ecodistrict laMercedes in Barcelona by Batlleiroig Architects. WAFX Award winner in the Re-use category.

Ecodistrict laMercedes in Barcelona by Batlleiroig Architects. WAFX Award winner in the Re-use category. Image: Render SBDA

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Kinmen County Central Library and Art Museum by JJP Architects and Planners. WAFX Award winner in the Re-use category.

Kinmen County Central Library and Art Museum by JJP Architects and Planners. WAFX Award winner in the Re-use category. Image: Render JJP

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Rethinking Oil Rigs - Offshore Data Centres by Arup. WAFX Award winner in the Re-use category.

Rethinking Oil Rigs - Offshore Data Centres by Arup. WAFX Award winner in the Re-use category. Image: Render Arup

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Sinterbecken by Metaform. WAFX Award winner in the Re-use category.

Sinterbecken by Metaform. WAFX Award winner in the Re-use category. Image: Render supplied

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Diatom City by Desitecture. WAFX Award winner in the Smart Cities category.

Diatom City by Desitecture. WAFX Award winner in the Smart Cities category. Image: Render supplied

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Green City Kigali by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. WAFX Award winner in the Smart Cities category.

Green City Kigali by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios. WAFX Award winner in the Smart Cities category. Image: Render FCBStudios

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Shenzen Airport East Integrated Transport Hub by Grimshaw. WAFX Award winner in the Smart Cities category.

Shenzen Airport East Integrated Transport Hub by Grimshaw. WAFX Award winner in the Smart Cities category. Image: Render Grimshaw

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Antioquie Municipal River Parks by Gobernacion De Antioquia, Juan Pablo Lopez, Sebastian Monsalve. WAFX Award winner in the Water category.

Antioquie Municipal River Parks by Gobernacion De Antioquia, Juan Pablo Lopez, Sebastian Monsalve. WAFX Award winner in the Water category. Image: Render Antioquie Municipal River Parks

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Digging for Light (Ganats villa) by Kalbod Studio. WAFX Award winner in the Water category.

Digging for Light (Ganats villa) by Kalbod Studio. WAFX Award winner in the Water category. Image: Render supplied

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HydroSKIN - Façade for Urban Rainwater Retention and Evaporative Cooling by Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK). WAFX Award winner in the Water category.

HydroSKIN - Façade for Urban Rainwater Retention and Evaporative Cooling by Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK). WAFX Award winner in the Water category. Image: Render Sven Cichiwicz, University of Stuttgart, Christina Eisenbarth

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Micro Colony by UArchitects, Misak Terzibasiyan. WAFX Award winner in the Water category.

Micro Colony by UArchitects, Misak Terzibasiyan. WAFX Award winner in the Water category. Image: Render UArchitects

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It was announced on the 17th of July that projects by RTA Studio and Warren and Mahoney (AUS), have picked up a 2023 WAFX Award for addressing issues facing society and the plant.

Two New Zealand names in architecture RTA Studio and Warren and Mahoney have won a special WAFX Award along with thirty-two other exemplary future projects which address major architectural issues facing society and the planet.

The Award spans across eight key categories, with the shortlist celebrating international proposals which embrace design vision and innovation to address major world opportunities and challenges, ranging from pushing the use of smart technology and building reuse, to addressing the issue of an aging population and tackling the climate emergency.

The WAFX Award winners are all selected from entries to the Future Projects category in the WAF Awards Programme, for their ambition and scope in response to today’s most pressing global issues. This is ahead of the live event which this year will take place in Singapore, at Marina Bay Sands, from 29 November–1 December.

View the full list of the WAFX Award winners here.

View the full shortlist, including the WAF Future Projects categories here.

Fisher and Paykel Global Headquarters by RTA Studio. WAFX Award winner in the Building Technology category. Image:  Render supplied

This year’s WAFX categories are: Ageing and Health, Building Technology, Carbon Climate and Energy, Cultural Identity, Ethics and Values, Re-Use, Smart Cities, and Water. The 2023 category winners range from an island centred around medical services in Dubai and an off-grid mixed-use tower in the United States, to rethinking oil rigs as sustainable, offshore data centres in the United Kingdom and an exhibition hall celebrating local bamboo craft in China.

Paul Finch, Director of the World Architecture Festival, comments:

“Thinking about better futures is part and parcel of the World Architecture Festival programme. We are delighted with the quantity and quality of projects which are looking at the biggest problems facing the world, and which are addressing them in a truly constructive way.” 

WAF represents the world’s biggest live judged architectural awards programme, where all finalists present their projects to a panel of judges at the international festival. The 34 WAFX winning projects will present on the Festival Hall Stage at WAF, and the overall WAFX winner will be announced live during the festival, alongside other accolades including World Building of the Year, Landscape of the Year, Future Project of the Year and Interior of the Year.


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