Shortlist Announced for World Architecture Festival Awards

224 buildings from 43 countries have made it on to the first ever World Architecture Festival Awards shortlist.

Every single shortlisted project in the Awards will be presented live at the Festival taking place in Barcelona this fall, October 22-24 (see this event in the Bustler Events Section).

The shortlisted buildings will compete against each other to win in their respective category. On the final day of the Festival, the category winners will compete against each other in a nail-biting climax to find the first World Building of the Year winner. The international judging panel is chaired by Sir Norman Foster.

Some selected projects:

Theatre Agora, UNStudio, Netherlands (Category: CULTURE)

Oslo Operahouse, SNØHETTA, Norway (Category: CULTURE)

Hale County Animal Shelter, Rural Studio, Auburn University, United States of America (Category: CIVIC)

Manchester Civil Justice Centre, Denton Corker Marshall, United Kingdom (Category: CIVIC)

The O2 Arena, HOK Sport, United Kingdom (Category: NEW AND OLD)

Bookstore Selexyz Dominicanen Maastricht, Merkx + Girod Architects, Netherlands (Category: NEW AND OLD)

Müritzeum, Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB, Germany (Category: HOLIDAY)

Parkrand, MVRDV, Netherlands (Category: HOME, HOUSING)

Floating House/Casa Hospedería Flotante, Sabbagh Arquitectos, Chile (Category: HOME, PRIVATE HOUSES)

Casa Kiké, Gianni Botsford Architects Ltd, Costa Rica (Category: HOME, PRIVATE HOUSES)

KILLKA - Espacio Salentein, Bórmida & Yanzón, Argentina (Catgeory: PLEASURE)

Watercube, PTW Architects, China State Construction & Engineering Corporation, China (Category: SPORT)

Leonardo Glass Cube, 3deluxe, Germany (Category: PRODUCTION)

Click here to view the complete directory of shortlisted projects sorted by category.