The four highest accolades go to design firms from China, Australia and Turkey.
The WAF World Building of the Year prize went to Darlington Public School in Australia, designed by multidisciplinary Sydney-based fjcstudio.
The design studio previously won Building of the Year in 2013, making it the first practice in WAF’s history to win the award twice. A community garden with indigenous plants has also been included to teach students about indigenous cuisine and culture. “The architect of World Building of the Year explored and extended the formal programme of the client, to include the views and experience of the local community and a variety of users. This generated a reading of the history of place, culture and time,” said Mr Finch.
Office AIO’s concept for the noodle bar features a playful design, enhancing interaction within the restoration and also its streetscape connection. The Future Project of the Year award went to civic building Kucukcekmece Djemevi in Turkey, designed by Istanbul-based EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture. The renovation of Shenzhen Guanlan Riverside Plaza in 2023 aimed to meet the diverse needs of the city and its citizens, responding to rapid urbanisation that tends to lack character in its spaces and consideration for people.
While the accolades were given out in the form of WAF trophies, the Grohe prize, which started in 2018, awarded £10,000 in project funding.
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