Registrations are now open for the 2012 World Architecture Festival, to be held in Singapore from 3 to 5 October.

The festival will include a comprehensive program of presentations, seminars, exhibitions and keynote addresses from international speakers.

The WAF Awards will again be a focus of the festival, and will see entrants go head-to-head in presenting their designs on a global stage. The interactive format of the awards program will involve shortlisted entrants presenting their projects live to international judging panels and festival delegates.

This year’s jury includes Ben van Berkel, UNStudio; Juergen Mayer H., J. Mayer H. Architecture Design Research; Mok Wei Wei, W Architects; Kongjian Yu, Turenscape; Marcio Kogan, Studio MK27; Kerry Hill, Kerry Hill Architects; Tang Guan Bee, Tangguanbee Architects; Edouard Francois, Maison d’Architecture Edouard Francois; Ivan Harbour, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners; Ole Scheeren, Buro Ole Scheeren; Richard Hassell and Wong Mun Summ, WOHA; Sanjay Puri, Sanjay Puri Architects; and Timothy Moore, editor of Architecture Australia – the official Australian media partner of WAF.

“Since our inaugural festival in 2008, WAF has evolved into a truly global event, annually attracting thousands of architects and designers from across the world,” says Paul Finch, WAF program director.

“Following four fantastic years in Barcelona we feel the time is right to move the festival to a new location, and where better to celebrate our fifth birthday than at Moshe Safdie’s award-winning Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.”

The exact program is yet to be confirmed.

For more information and to register, visit the WAF webite.