About World Architecture Festival (WAF)

World Architecture Festival and INSIDE World Festival of Interiors will take place at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, on the November 29 – December 1, 2023.

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 program in the world, dedicated to celebrating excellence via live presentations to an audience of high-profile delegates and international juries.

The 2023 World Architecture Festival (WAF) comprises: 
- Events program and keynote talks
- Live judging of finalists’ projects 
- Gallery of all award entries
- Exhibition area
- Networking and social events including partner fringe events 
- Gala dinner announcing the overall winners 

Inside World Festival of Interiors runs alongside WAF, with its own awards and conference program. Delegates have access to both events. 

WAF and Inside are organized by EMAP, publishers of The Architectural Review and The Architects’ Journal.

Founder Partner

GROHE

GROHE is a leading global brand for complete bathroom solutions and kitchen fittings. Since 2014, GROHE has been part of the strong brand portfolio of LIXIL, a manufacturer of pioneering water and housing products. In order to offer “Pure Freude an Wasser”, every product is based on the brand values of quality, technology, design, and sustainability. The brand offers life-enhancing product solutions as well as services with its dedicated portfolio, including its premium sub-brand GROHE SPA.

As the founder sponsor of the World Architecture Festival, GROHE is proud to support the world-recognized event for the 16th consecutive year. The brand is looking forward welcoming architects and the design community at its booth with a showcase of its revitalized premium sub-brand GROHE SPA. The broad portfolio ranges from elaborate faucet collections, customizable ceiling showers, and intricate ceramics, to complementary accessories. In addition to showcasing these exclusive products, which create unique luxurious wellbeing areas, the brand expresses the GROHE SPA ‘Health Through Water’ concept through a water-inspired installation. www.grohe.com

Headline Partners
 
ABB
ABB is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation, and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ABB’s success is driven by about 105,000 talented employees in over 100 countries.

ABB technologies help architects to design buildings with a focus on CO2 neutrality, better building performance, and significantly higher living comfort. https://global.abb/group/en 

Miele

Miele is the world's leading manufacturer of premium domestic appliances, including cooking, baking, and steam-cooking appliances, refrigeration products, coffee makers, dishwashers, and laundry and floor care products. Their product portfolio also includes dishwashers, washing machines, and tumble dryers for commercial use, as well as washer-disinfectors and sterilizers for use in medical and laboratory applications. Founded in 1899, the company has eight production plants in Germany, one each in Austria, the Czech Republic, China, Romania, and Poland, as well as two production plants belonging to its Italian medical technology subsidiary Steelco. Sales in the 2022 business year amounted to approximately €5.43 bn. Miele is represented with its own sales subsidiaries and via importers in almost 100 countries/regions. Throughout the world, the family-run enterprise, now in its fourth generation, employs a workforce of around 23,300, of which approximately 11,900 employees work in Germany. The company has its headquarters in Gütersloh in Westphalia.
www.miele.com

Destination Partner

About the Singapore Tourism Board
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is the lead development agency for tourism, one of Singapore’s key economic sectors. Together with industry partners and the community, they shape a dynamic Singapore tourism landscape, bringing the Passion Made Possible brand to life by differentiating Singapore as a vibrant destination that inspires people to share and deepen their passions.

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