Greater London, Royaume-Uni, 12-07-2022 -  Some of the boldest, most beautiful, and most innovative projects from around the world were revealed on the shortlist of the 2022 World Architecture Festival (WAF), announced today ahead of a live festival event set to take place later this year under the theme of ‘Together’. 

WAF represents the world’s biggest live-judged architectural awards programme, and the 420-strong 2022 shortlist has been selected from hundreds of entries from over 50 countries, including Portugal, Malaysia, Finland, Mexico, Turkey, Australia, Japan, India, and the UK. The shortlist celebrates the best newly completed buildings and landscapes, ranging from rural and coastal villas, to contemporary religious buildings, to the very latest healthcare buildings completed since the pandemic began. The shortlist also includes Future Projects, showcasing the most inspiring new architectural concepts.

View a selection of project image highlights from the 2022 shortlist here.

 
After three years of the global community of architects and designers not being able to meet live, this year's WAF marks its return as an in-person event, in Lisbon, from November 30 - December 2.

The theme for the 2022 edition is ‘Together’ and, as part of a live events programme, an international panel of speakers will explore and debate how architecture is responding to the renewal of collective post-pandemic life, and in the light of commitments to combating climate change.

WAF’s unique, live-judged awards programme, forming the heart of the festival, will see architects and designers behind each shortlisted project compete for 43 category prizes. Category winners will then compete against each other on the final day of the festival for the ultimate accolades of World Building of the Year and Landscape of the Year, as well as Future Project of the Year and Interior of the Year. Projects from across the shortlist will be selected for Special Prizes, including the Best Use of Natural Light Prize, Best Use of Certified Timber Prize, and the newly introduced International Building Beauty Prize.

The full shortlist for this year's completed buildings, future, and landscape project awards can be viewed here.

This year’s entrants range from major world architects, including Foster + Partners, 3XN, Zaha Hadid Architects, Studio Gang, Nikken Sekkei, Mecanoo, and White Arkitekter, to numerous smaller practices that will also take the stage to live pitch against the big names. This year’s international judging panels will include Mario Cucinella, Tracy Meller, Sanjay Puri, Gonka Arik Caliskan, Sir Peter Cook, Yui Tezuka, Shane O’Toole, Eva Jiricna, Issa Diabaté, Nadia Tromp, Jo Noero, Ann Lau, and Nigel Coates.

WAF programme director Paul Finch commented: “The number and quality of entries this year has been very encouraging, and we are looking forward to meeting in-person to carry out category judging, and then our best-in-show awards. WAF, the outstanding live event in the world of architecture, celebrates its 15th year in 2022. We are delighted to be hosting the event in the magnificent city of Lisbon, and we look forward to re-engaging with our architect and designer friends from across the world.”

This is the first time WAF has been hosted in the Portuguese capital, following previous editions in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Singapore, and Berlin. WAF and its co-located event, INSIDE World Festival of Interiors, will welcome the world’s leading architects and designers to Lisbon for three days of talks, programmes, awards, exhibitions, and fringe events, showcasing leading international practices, the best new projects, and the most pressing live debates. 

Member of the press can apply for an Official Press Pass to attend the World Architecture Festival here.

For more details on the 2022 World Architecture Festival and the WAF Awards please visit: www.worldarchitecturefestival.com 

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