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Running alongside WAF is its sister event INSIDE which will showcase 2019’s most ground-breaking interiors projects.
For more details on how to enter the WAF Awards please visit www.worldarchitecturefestival.com
@worldarchfest #WAF19
@insidefestival #INSIDE19
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For WAF 2019, Chinese practices submitted the most projects from any country, with a 68 per cent rise in entries from last year. Large increases of entries were also received from Russia, which saw a 38 per cent rise, and India, which saw a 33 per cent rise. In Europe, the UK was again well represented, with Italy seeing a 57 per cent rise in entries.
The top 5 countries entering WAF 2019 are:
About World Architecture Festival (WAF)
WAF is where the world architecture community meets to celebrate, learn, exchange and be inspired.
WAF is the world’s largest annual, international, live architectural event. It includes the biggest international architectural awards programme in the world, dedicated to celebrating excellence via live presentations to an audience of high-profile delegates and international juries.
The 2019 World Architecture Festival (WAF) comprises:
- A thematic conference programme (this year based on the theme ‘flow’)
- Electronic gallery of all Award entries
- Exhibition area
- Live judging of finalists’ projects
- Architectural tour programme
- Networking and social events including partner fringe events
- Gala Awards Dinner
INSIDE World Festival of Interiors runs alongside WAF, with its own awards and conference programme. Delegates have access to both events.
WAF and INSIDE are organised by EMAP, publishers of The Architectural Review and The Architects’ Journal.
Entry information
Shortlisted entrants will compete for category prizes on the first two days of the three-day festival, which will take place in Amsterdam on the 4th, 5th and 6th December 2019. On the final day, category winners will present again to Super Juries of experienced and respected judges, who will decide on the World Building of the Year, Future Project and Completed Building of the Year Awards.
WAF Award categories:
Sponsors
WAF is proud to work with Founder Partner, Grohe, and headline partners ABB Busch-Jaeger and Miele.
About GROHE
GROHE is the world’s leading provider of sanitary fittings and has a total of over 6,000 employees, 2,400 of which are based in Germany. GROHE has been part of the LIXIL Group Corporation since 2014. As an international brand, GROHE pursues the brand values of technology, quality, design and sustainability, seeking to offer the “Pure joy of water”. GROHE has been developing new product categories since its inception. This includes the GROHE Blue and Red water systems and the recently-introduced GROHE Sense water security system, which is an innovative component in the growth market of smart home technology. Innovation, design and development are closely aligned with one another and are enshrined in the German site as an integrated process. As a result, GROHE products carry the seal of quality “Made in Germany”. In the past ten years along, more than 300 design and innovation awards, as well as several top rankings in the German Sustainability Awards, have confirmed GROHE’s success. GROHE was the first in its industry to win the German government’s CSR prize and was also featured in the renowned Fortune® magazine’s ranking of Top 50 that are “Changing the World”.
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