WAF 2022 Announces Finalists for the Special Prizes, Celebrating Exceptional Architectural Merit
World Architecture Festival (WAF)
Best Use of Certified Timber Timber Bridge in Gulou Waterfront by LUO studio
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Jin Weiqi
KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
The distinctive V-pattern facade of Foxconn Headquarters Shanghai highlights the Pudong waterfront.
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StudioSZ Photo
KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
The old banyan trees stay lushly on site next to the China Development Headquarters, composing a sustainable urban image together.
Photo credit:
Chris Stowers
KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
Foxconn Headquarters Shanghai defines the Pudong skyline alongside other renowned skyscrapers.
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KRIS YAO | ARTECH
KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
Museum of Prehistory's glass tube cantilevers out from the solid building block as a scientific instrument obeying the modern city grid.
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Shawn Liu Studio
KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
The perforated metal claddings minimize echoes in the atrium of Cosmology Center Taiwan University.
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Kris Provoost
KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
Standing below the cylindrical atrium space of Cosmology Center Taiwan University, one feels immersed in the immensity of the cosmos.
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Yueh-Lun Tsai
KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
The inspiration behind Taiwan University’s Cosmology Center stems from the act against the force of gravity. The depths of the vertical shades vary in a progressive sequence, showing an illusion of a sphere within the cube from the outside of the building.
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Kris Provoost
KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
China Development Headquarters' transparent volume glows within the night city.
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Chris Stowers
KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
Taipei City Music Center and Library sits amidst the alleys of Taipei City and offers local citizens a free and public space to spend time in.
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KRIS YAO | ARTECH
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KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
Joy City Chongqing, a large commercial mixed-use project, aims to preserve ecological environment within commercial activities.
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Joy City
KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
Palace Museum Southern Branch and its footbridge are lit up at sunset by the lake.
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Chen Chao Yu
KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
Inside the Water-Moon Monastery lies a massive wooden wall, with the sacred "Heart Sutra" Buddhist teaching engraved in large, carved-out Chinese characters. As natural light shines through the text, the interior is filled with reflections, evoking a sense of spirituality and tranquility.
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Jeffrey Cheng
KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
The Water-Moon Monastery is a modern Zen temple stripped of all cultural paraphernalia and returns to the Zen idea of the “Original Face”. The 80-meter long reflecting pool in front of the main shrine echoes the abbots’ vision of this temple based on “Moon in Water, Flower in Air”- the illusory nature of all things.
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Jeffrey Cheng
KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
Over 36,000 pieces of cast aluminum disks cover the exterior of the Palace Museum Southern Branch, evoking the image of a dragon riding through the clouds when viewed from afar.
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Shawn Liu Studio
KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
The use of indigenous materials, together with the building's rounded forms, allow the modern Wuzhen Theater to seamlessly blend into the ancient setting.
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Wuzhen Tourism Development Co., Ltd.
KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
The New Taipei City Art Museum is composed of numerous structural and non-structural vertical tubes. This linear elevation echoes the blurry reeds swaying in the wind, presenting an unpredictable and ever-changing visual illusion.
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KRIS YAO | ARTECH
KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
The structured columns inside the Changhua High Speed Rail Station are inspired by the shape of a flower. They not only support the roof, but also bring in natural light to the lobby from the opening at the top, providing a unique touch to Changhua's local characteristics in a grande public scale.
Photo credit:
Shawn Liu Studio
KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
The futuristic-looking TSMC Nanjing Campus expresses the impulse to extend the boundaries of science and technology.
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KRIS YAO | ARTECH
KRIS YAO | ARTECH Received 2022 Architizer A+ Firm Award – Best in Asia
KRIS YAO | ARTECH
Vertical slits of different width on Hotel Resonance Taipei give a dynamic rhythm to the facade.
Photo credit:
Shawn Liu Studio
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