WAF 2022 Announces Finalists for the Special Prizes, Celebrating Exceptional Architectural Merit

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WAF 2022 Finalists

World Architecture Festival (WAF) Announces the 2022 Special Shortlist

World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced the 2022 Special Prize shortlist ahead of this year’s festival, set to take place in Lisbon from 30 November - 2 December. The projects shortlisted for the Special Prizes have been selected from across the greater WAF Awards shortlist in order to shine a light on submissions that exhibit an outstanding use of Engineering, Colour, Natural Light, and Certified Timber, as well as the best Small Project of the Year Prize. This year sees two inaugural new prizes: The Futureglass Prize, supported by Aestech and The Royal Fine Art Commission Trust International Building Beauty Prize, supported by Ballymore.

The Futureglass Prize, Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen by MVRDV, Photo credit: Ossip van Duivenbode

Best Use of Colour Prize

The Best Use of Colour Prize celebrates the creative use of colour in architecture, both inside and out. The eight finalists for the Prize employ bright and bold colours innovatively to catch the eye, to provide a wayfinding tool, or to create joyful spaces for its users. The shortlisted projects are:

HONG NGOC PHUC TRUONG MINH GENERAL HOSPITAL by MPN + PARTNERS
Holland Casino Venlo by MVSA BV
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Youth Entrepreneurship zone by HONGKONG HUAYI DESIGN CONSULTANTS (S.Z) LTD.
The Docks by MEIXNER SCHLÜTER WENDT
Harvard University District Energy Facility by Leers Weinzapfel Associates with RMF Engineering (MEP) and Thornton Tomasetti (Structural)
SASIPAWAN WISDOM CENTER by Architects 49 Limited
John Lewis Elementary School by Perkins Eastman DC
Meadowbank Schools by WOODS BAGOT

Best Use of Colour Prize, Holland Casino Venlo by MVSA Architects, Photo credit: Corné Clemens

Best Use of Colour Prize, HONG NGOC PHUC TRUONG MINH GENERAL HOSPITAL by MPN + PARTNERS, Photo credit: MF Pictures

Best Use of Colour Prize, Meadowbank Schools by Woods Bagot, Photo credit: Trevor Mein

Best Use of Natural Light Prize, supported by VELUX

The Best Use of Natural Light Prize, supported by VELUX, recognizes the best use of natural light in completed buildings, in particular to enhance human well-being, performance, and joy. The eight projects shortlisted for this Prize are all public and semi-public spaces, designed to maximize natural daylight in order to engage with their surroundings and to create dynamic spaces for their visitors. The shortlisted projects are:

Sara Culture Centre by White Arkitekter AB
University of Warwick Faculty of Arts by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Jakoba Mulderhuis by Powerhouse Company
Dobra 55: The Modern Languages and Applied Linguisticsbuilding by Kuryłowicz & Associates
Pingtan Children Library by Condition_Lab
Paddington Elizabeth Line station by Weston Williamson + Partners
Agrotopia by van Bergen Kolpa architects + META architectuurbureau
Dining Space at DevaDhare by Play Architecture

Best Use of Natural Light, Dining Space at DevaDhare by Play Architecture, Photo credit: Bharath Ramamrutham, GRAF Media

Best Use of Natural Light, Pingtan Children Library by Condition_Lab, Photo credit: Sai Zhao

Best Use of Natural Light, Sara Culture Centre by White Arkitekter AB, Photo credit: Jonas Westling

The Futureglass Prize, supported by Aestech

Including both completed and future projects, The Futureglass Prize, supported by Aestech, is awarded to the project that best demonstrates new ways in which glass and glass technology can be deployed. The finalists for the inaugural Prize range from chameleonic glass-paneled buildings to innovative glass interventions in existing structures, showcasing the breadth of how glass and glass technology can be used in new and inventive ways. The shortlisted projects are:

Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen by MVRDV
Australia 108 by Fender Katsalidis
The Burrell Collection by John McAslan + Partners
Biodome Science Museum by KANVA
Heper Lighting Factory by Yazgan Design Architecture
A2A Headquarters by ACPV ARCHITECTS Antonio Citterio Patricia Viel
Core Wynwood by Perkins&Will
14A Konstitucijos Avenue by RSHP
Agrotopia by van Bergen Kolpa architects + META architectuurbureau

The Futureglass Prize, 14A Konstitucijos Ave by RSHP, Photo credit: Plomp

The Futureglass Prize, Biodome Science Museum by KANVA, Photo credit: Marc Cramer

Best Use of Certified Timber Prize, supported by the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)

This Prize is supported by the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC). A special jury, which includes a PEFC representative, has identified entries which have used certified timber in an innovative, educational, or artistic manner. The eight finalists for the Timber Prize represent a mix of the world’s largest timber buildings and smaller structures that reflect local culture through the use of traditional materials, both embracing how wood can be used to push the envelope of modern construction. The shortlisted projects are:

Sara Culture Centre by White Arkitekter AB
The Alice Hawthorn by De Matos Ryan
Paseo Mallorca 15 by OHLAB
HAUT Amsterdam by Team V Architecture
EDGE Suedkreuz Berlin by TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten
Eric Tweedale Stadium by dwp | design worldwide partnership
Timber Bridge in Gulou Waterfront by LUO studio
Växjö train station and town hall by Sweco Architects

Best Use of Certified Timber, Paseo Mallorca 15 by OHLAB, Photo credit: José Hevia

Best Use of Certified Timber, The Alice Hawthorn by De Matos Ryan, Photo credit: Hufton + Crow

Best Use of Certified Timber, Timber Bridge in Gulou Waterfront by LUO studio, Photo credit: Jin Weiqi

Small Project of the Year Prize

The Small Project of the Year Prize is awarded to the best-completed project that is small for its type. These finalist projects represent the ingenuity and craftsmanship of architects designing within restricted parameters. The Prize celebrates projects small in scale but big on innovation. The shortlisted projects are:

Denis Goldberg House of Hope by noero architects
Ravenscar House by Patterson Associates
The Moving Kitchen by JC Architecture
Palanga Goat Shelter by Erginoglu & Calislar Architects
The Chamber Church by Büro Ziyu Zhuang
Yao-Fang-Men Park Church by SUYI and W2 Architects
Kings Langley Cricket Club and Amenities by Eoghan Lewis Architects
Dining Space at DevaDhare by Play Architecture

Small Project, Palanga Goat Shelter by Erginoglu & Calislar Architects, Photo credit: Hasan Çalışlar, PAAF, Metin Çavuş, Dilara Demiralp, Aram Tufan

Small Project, The Chamber Church by Büro Ziyu Zhuang, Photo credit: Shengliang Su

Small Project, Yao-Fang-Men Park Church by SUYI and W2 Architects, Photo credit: Chao Shen

Engineering Prize

The esteemed Engineering Prize is awarded by a specialist jury to a project that marries great architecture and engineering to push the envelope in building design. The nine finalist projects showcase the most striking, unique, and sophisticated structures, whose complex engineering enhance the user experience and provide sustainable solutions in an ambitious way. The shortlisted projects are:

Expo 2020 Thematic Districts by Hopkins Architects
The St. Regis Chicago by Studio Gang
Orange Village – Headquarters by Koffi & Diabaté Architectes
Quay Quarter Tower by 3XN
Secure Sanand by Studio SAAR
Westfield Mall of the Netherlands by MVSA BV
SoFi Stadium by HKS Architects
Parkade of the Future by 5468796 Architecture + Kasian Architecture, Interior Design and Planning
Paddington Elizabeth Line station by Weston Williamson + Partners

Engineering Prize, Expo 2020 Thematic Districts by Hopkins Architects, Photo credit: Marc Goodwin

Engineering Prize, Orange Village - Headquarters by Koffi & Diabaté Architectes, Photo credit: Francois Xavier

Engineering Prize, Westfield Mall of the Netherlands by MVSA BV, Photo credit: Jon IIsraeli

This year celebrates the inaugural Royal Fine Art Commission Trust International Building Beauty Prize, supported by Ballymore. This Prize will be awarded to a completed building which ‘raises the spirits’ through architecture. Finalists will be announced within the coming weeks.

Finalists for the Special Prizes will go on to compete live at WAF Lisbon, and the overall winner of each will be revealed at the Gala Dinner. Other prizes to be announced at WAF include The Lisbon Prize, supported by kreon to recognize and celebrate the best building in the city WAF is being held, The Visualisation Prize, supported by Lumion to celebrate this year’s best architectural render, WAFX, celebrating the best of this year’s future projects, and The Architecture Drawing Prize, curated by Make Architects, Sir John Soane's Museum and WAF, and supported by Iris Ceramica Group.

About World Architecture Festival (WAF)

World Architecture Festival and INSIDE World Festival of Interiors will take place at the FIL exhibition centre, Lisbon, on 30 November – 2 December 2022.

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 2022 World Architecture Festival (WAF) comprises: