Sectors
Public Accessible Buildings (CIVIC)
Agile Eden Yunnan Arts Centre
XAA
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XAA founded by architect Mr. Xian Jianxiong, has been following the people-oriented design principle for many years,concentrating on the balance of function and aesthetics of architecture, and devoting itself to providing high-quality comprehensive architectural design services for the city. Holding Class A qualification as an architec...
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The Roman Villa Experience
Stonewood Design
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Stonewood Design was established in 2010, with studios in London and Bath, UK. We are personable and love working with like-minded organisations; people with energy, who want to make a difference, and have some fun on the way. Having grown out of a well-established construction company, we are inherently unique. Our work is groun...
Commercial
CHANG'AN MILLS
CCTN Design
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CCTN Architectural Design is founded in 2003 and led by Mr. Cheng Taining, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, National Engineering Design Master. Based on architectural design, it also provides urban planning, landscape design and interior services. CCTN is now Class A qualification of both construction industry engineering...
Heritage Lanes
Woods Bagot
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The architecture for Heritage Lanes navigated imperatives for a generous public realm, meaningful heritage retention, and ambitious environmental and sustainability targets. The resulting design is a breathable building that is highly responsive and deeply of its place, creating new public connecting links for Brisbane CBD. It is a pri...
Ferring Pharmaceuticals A/S
Foster + Partners
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Foster + Partners is a global studio for sustainable architecture, urbanism, engineering and design, founded by Norman Foster in 1967. With offices across the world, the practice works as a single entity that is both ethnically and culturally diverse, with people central to all our endeavours.
Education
Camping at School | Quzhou Kecheng Jiaogong Kindergarten
LYCS Architecture
Copyright details: Photography: Wu Qing Shan; Drawing: LYCS Architecture
We are thrilled and honored to be selected as a shortlist for the 2023 WAN Awards. Our team's dedication and creativity have been instrumental in achieving this milestone. Thanks to WAN for this wonderful opportunity. We are grateful for the ongoing support of our clients and collaborators. Here's to a bright future in architecture and...
Renovation of the Jinping Junior Primary School
Atelier Cns & School of architecture, SCUT
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In the past decade, the Atelier cnS has completed a number of urban and rural renewal projects in China. Those projects advocated the design concept of "micro renewal" and gained great social influence in Southern China. We covers a variety of categories such as historical district, industrial transformation, school & pubilc facilities...
Food Innovation Precinct Western Australia
i2C Architects
Copyright details: Photography: Michael Conroy, Silvertone Photography
We are excited and grateful to receive this recognition for the Food Innovation Precinct Western Australian . Your consideration on shortlisting this project in the World Architecture Awards is wonderful acknowledgement that innovation in agriculture is invaluable.
Healthcare
Broadway Youth Center
Wheeler Kearns Architects
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Wheeler Kearns Architects is honored and thrilled to have the Broadway Youth Center project shortlisted for the WAN Awards. This recognition reaffirms our commitment to creating a resource for acceptance, affirmation, and empowerment in the form of a liberating and dignified space for Chicago's young LGBTQ+ community. We believe that a...
Taikang Community Xiang Garden Stage 1
JACKSON TEECE
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Jackson Teece is an award-winning design consultancy with studios in Sydney and Brisbane and an expanding client base throughout Asia Pacific. Since our establishment in 1971, Jackson Teece have acquired extensive experience in the delivery of large-scale, sensitive and complex projects in both public and private sectors. We offer arch...
Leisure
Agile Eden Yunnan Arts Centre
XAA
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XAA founded by architect Mr. Xian Jianxiong, has been following the people-oriented design principle for many years,concentrating on the balance of function and aesthetics of architecture, and devoting itself to providing high-quality comprehensive architectural design services for the city. Holding Class A qualification as an architec...
OCT Jining Grand Canal Culture & Art Center
CCTN Design
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CCTN Architectural Design is founded in 2003 and led by Mr. Cheng Taining, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, National Engineering Design Master. Based on architectural design, it also provides urban planning, landscape design and interior services. CCTN is now Class A qualification of both construction industry engineering...
Reconstruction of Beijing Workers' Stadium
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design
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Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD) is the first civil architectural design enterprise in China established after 1949. Its business scope includes urban planning, investment planning, large-scale public architecture design, civil architecture design, interior design, landscape design, intelligent building system design, p...
Residential
One Wall Street
MdeAS Architects
Copyright details: Colin Miller Photography, Courtesy of Macklowe Properties
MdeAS is an NYC-based architecture firm known for modern design with a focus on natural materials, intelligent programming, and the redefinition of commercial, residential, and public spaces. The studio consists of diverse individuals with a common goal of creating architecture that connects people and place. Since our founding in 1...
Constantia
MHN Design Union Pty Ltd
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MHNDU are truly honoured to be shortlisted in the residential category of this year’s prestigious WAN awards. Our multi-residential apartment block, Constantia, pays tribute to the strong art deco tradition of its surrounding suburb, whilst instigating its own architectural expression
The Carlisle
MHN Design Union Pty Ltd
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MHNDU are truly honoured to be shortlisted in the residential category of this year’s prestigious WAN awards. The Carlisle is a boutique apartment block in Sydney’s Rose Bay which pays a modern homage to the suburb’s art deco context, representing our firm’s aim to design with respect to architectural heritage
Transport
Geneva Airport, Aile Est
RSHP
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Established in 1977 as the Richard Rogers Partnership, the practice became Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners in 2007 and was renamed RSHP in 2022. With headquarters in London and offices in Paris, Melbourne, Sydney, Shanghai, Shenzhen and New York, RSHP has 180 staff worldwide, including 10 Partners and 14 Associate Partners. The pr...
Nelson Mandela Cruise Terminal
Elphick Proome Architecture
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Elphick Proome Architecture was established in 1989 and has grown to become a leading architectural firm in South Africa. Committed to architectural excellence, we strive to create exciting buildings, environments and spaces that respond to the unique nature of each project with integrity and purpose. Our philosophy emphasises an archi...
Shanghai YuYuan Metro Station: An Underground Arcade of Lighting Ripples
XING DESIGN
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Founded by Xing Xiong in 2016, XING DESIGN is a vanguard design studio committed to architecture and interior design, urban planning and development, landscape, infographic, installation, innovative technologies, and development of digital/physical products. By investigating the creative design issues in multiple disciplines, a design-...
Multi Use
Shanshui Firewood Garden
MIX Architecture
Copyright details: Photography: Arch-Exist Video: Xiaobin Lu
Founded in 2016, Mix Architecture is committed to exploring the possibility of architecture in various contexts to respond to the most primitive emotional and spiritual needs of human beings. By connecting imagination and reality, Mix Architecture creates space that enters deep consciousness through the exploration of the spirit of the...
Valley
MVRDV
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MVRDV was founded in 1993 by Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs and Nathalie de Vries. Based in Rotterdam, Shanghai, Paris, Berlin, and New York, MVRDV develops projects within a multi-disciplinary, iterative, and collaborative design process, providing solutions to contemporary architectural and urban issues. This involves rigorous techniques,...
Battersea Power Station Phase 2
WilkinsonEyre
Copyright details: Hufton and Crow; John Sturrock; Peter Landers; Charlie Round Turner; Jason Hawkes
WilkinsonEyre have designed some of the world's most recognisable contemporary landmarks. Driven by a passion for architecture of the highest quality, we craft buildings of durability and delight. Our studios around the world design buildings that please clients and excite users. Our global portfolio includes Gardens by the Bay in Sing...
Public Realm
The Panda Pavilions
Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch
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The Panda Pavilions is a convergence of landscape, architecture, and land art, it’s been a great journey. We are very grateful for the recognition and support we ‘ve received so far.
MPavilion 2022
all(zone)
Copyright details: John Gollings
all(zone) is a group of design professionals who are fascinated by ever-changing mega metropolises that give form to their everyday life. Their observations are always captured by contemporary vernacular design solutions leading them to create built environments where all could feel ‘at home’ in the world.
Te Pāe Christchurch Convention Centre
Woods Bagot in association with Warren and Mahoney
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Woods Bagot’s vision is People Architecture. Its services are diverse and cover design, research, data analytics, and consulting. Celebrating diversity across all cultures, free from a signature style, People Architecture is propelled by a shared sense of empathy, where the values of end users and the values of design are one and the s...
Future
Public Buildings
Fuzhou New Museum and Art Gallery
The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD)
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The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD) was established in 1953. The mission of UAD is to seek “harmonious environment, global vision, design-teaching-research integration and innovation, and the highest professionalism”. UAD adopts the development strategy of “high-grade culture, broad visi...
Retal Mosque
Pace
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Pace is a leading multidisciplinary consultancy firm based in the Middle East, providing architecture, engineering and planning services to a wide range of public and private sector clients. We are one of the region's privately owned design and engineering consultancies and operate internationally. We were founded in Kuwait City in 1...
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The Bamboo Leaf
Chongzhou Bamboo Weaving Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall
Copyright details: China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute Corp. Ltd
The "Bamboo Leaf" - Chongzhou Bamboo Weaving Intangible Cultural Heritage Exhibition Hall is a symbol of the bamboo art village scenic area in Chongzhou City, Sichuan Province, China.
Commercial
PENN 2
MdeAS Architects
Copyright details: DBOX, Courtesy of Vornado Realty Trust
MdeAS is an NYC-based architecture firm known for modern design with a focus on natural materials, intelligent programming, and the redefinition of commercial, residential, and public spaces. The studio consists of diverse individuals with a common goal of creating architecture that connects people and place. Since our founding in 1...
Huaihai TOD Project
5+design
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5+design is a creative international architecture and planning practice with studios in Hollywood, Shanghai, and Dubai. Led by founding principals Michael Ellis, Stan Hathaway, and Arthur Benedetti, our work encompasses retail, mixed-use, residential, and large-scale urban planning. Our design approach draws heavily from our Califor...
Education
National Museum of Forest Service History
Leers Weinzapfel Associates
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The Conservation Legacy Center for the non-profit, National Museum of Forest Service History in Missoula, Montana will educate the public about the history and ongoing conservation work of the United States Forest Service (USFS). The design is inspired by the qualities of these forests as valuable recreational and economic resources th...
Healthcare
Mary Elizabeths Hospital
3XN and Arkitema
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3XN and Arkitema are delighted that Mary Elizabeths Hospital has been shortlisted for a WAN Award. When our children become ill the whole family is affected, by putting the young patients and their families at the forefront of the design, Mary Elizabeths Hospital will exploit the healing qualities of architecture to facilitate recovery...
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Shenzhen Longgang Elderly and Nursing Home
NICKL & PARTNER ARCHITEKTEN AG, CMIE
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Nickl & Partner is thrilled to receive this recognition for the Shenzhen Longgang Elderly and Nursing Home. With the theme of "growing with light, vertical forest and three-dimensional community", the design takes daylight as the starting point, stacking staggering elements in a spiralling motion according to the position of the sun th...
Leisure
Buffalo Crossing
Stantec Architecture Ltd.
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Whether around the corner or across the globe, communities provide a foundation, of belonging. That's why at Stantec, we always design with community in mind. We care about the communities we serve—because they're our communities. This allows us to assess what's needed and connect our expertise, to appreciate nuances and envision wha...
Residential
THE OASIS
JZFZ Architectural Design Co., Ltd.
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JZFZ Architectural Design Co., Ltd. is a holistic design practice devoted to supporting urban and rural development. Since establishment in 2002, the design firm has been committed to engineering consultancy, design and project management to provide high-quality, efficient and thoughtful services to urban property developers throughout...
GHETTO
Henriquez Partners Architects
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Henriquez excels at large, complex, mixed-used projects that create meaningful buildings, fostering inclusive, engaged communities. Every project is an opportunity to enrich communities by integrating ethics and aesthetics. As a mid-sized firm with studios in Vancouver and Toronto, we possess the dexterity to deliver large-scale proj...
Transport
Elevated Light Rail Track
ZJA
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Architectural studio ZJA works internationally oriented and is specialized in infrastructure and sports and leisure buildings. ZJA creates its designs with the objective of improving the quality of the environment, from both an ecological and a human perspective. We are optimistic about opportunities for achieving this, and know exactl...
Multi Use
Amstel Design District
Mecanoo
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Mecanoo, officially founded in Delft in 1984, is made up of a highly multidisciplinary staff of creative professionals from 25 countries. The team includes architects, interior designers, urban planners, landscape architects as well as architectural technicians and support staff. Mecanoo is led by Francine Houben (Creative Director &...
International Convention Centre and Theatres
Zaha Hadid Architects
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Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) redefined architecture for the 21st century with projects that have captured imaginations across the globe. Form and space are woven within the structure of buildings that evolve from their surroundings to engage and connect with their communities. Receiving the highest honours from institutions worldwide, Z...
Mirvish Village
Henriquez Partners Architects
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Henriquez excels at large, complex, mixed-used projects that create meaningful buildings, fostering inclusive, engaged communities. Every project is an opportunity to enrich communities by integrating ethics and aesthetics. As a mid-sized firm with studios in Vancouver and Toronto, we possess the dexterity to deliver large-scale proj...
Public Realm
The 6th Department Store Urban Renewal
Benoy Limited
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Benoy is a global family of design specialists committed to delivering world-class solutions for the built environment. With expertise in Architecture and Buildings, Urban Design, Masterplanning and Interior Design, Benoy designs spaces and places that enrich human interaction. With studios in the UK, Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Shan...
Master Planning
bronze
Shanghai Golden Bund Masterplan
Specialist
House of the Year
Villa BW
Mecanoo
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Mecanoo, officially founded in Delft in 1984, is made up of a highly multidisciplinary staff of creative professionals from 25 countries. The team includes architects, interior designers, urban planners, landscape architects as well as architectural technicians and support staff. Mecanoo is led by Francine Houben (Creative Director &...
Adaptive Reuse Small
Wanghu Villager Center
The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD)
Copyright details: Zhao Qiang
The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD) was established in 1953. The mission of UAD is to seek “harmonious environment, global vision, design-teaching-research integration and innovation, and the highest professionalism”. UAD adopts the development strategy of “high-grade culture, broad visi...
Revive the Ruins - Somekh Building Renovation
SHISUO Design Office
Copyright details: Zhu Runzi; SHISUO design office; Atkinson & Dallas Co. Ltd
SHISUO Design Office, established in 2023, is founded by architects with both Eastern and Western educational backgrounds and extensive project experience. The office firmly believes that the sincere emotions behind design are the cornerstone of resonating with others, regardless of the era. Their design practice focuses on authentic m...
All Saints
EPR Architects
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EPR Architects is an award-winning architecture studio delivering exemplary architecture, masterplanning and interior design. We are committed to design excellence, with particular expertise in the workplace, hospitality and residential sectors. Our 300-strong team works across three studios – a London headquarters plus offices in Manc...
Adaptive Reuse Big
SEE MONSTER
NEWSUBSTANCE
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NEWSUBSTANCE is an award-winning creative studio. We have over 20 years’ experience designing and delivering brave and ambitious projects that blur the lines of art, engineering, and technology. We occupy the space where design meets drama. From creative direction to fabrication, we build from a strong design aesthetic and engineerin...
Building 12
Perkins&Will
Copyright details: Photos by Bruce Damonte
The San Francisco studio of Perkins&Will is known for high creativity, collaboration, and research—and for award-winning projects that strengthen communities. Our work reinvigorates urban waterfronts, enhances places of learning, humanizes healing environments, and galvanizes workplaces. We’ve even restored some of our city’s greatest ...
Central Plaza
Henry J Lyons
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Henry J Lyons is an award winning Irish architectural practice based in Dublin City Centre. Our studios are located on Pearse Street, Dublin 2 and on Albert Quay in Cork. We have a team of over 280 architects, designers and support staff who work on building projects throughout Ireland, the UK, Europe, the US, the EMEA Region and the F...
Jiangxi Academy of Painting Art Museum
CCTN Design
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CCTN Architectural Design is founded in 2003 and led by Mr. Cheng Taining, academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, National Engineering Design Master. Based on architectural design, it also provides urban planning, landscape design and interior services. CCTN is now Class A qualification of both construction industry engineering...
Affordable Housing
Kaohsiung Social Housing
Mecanoo
Copyright details: All images by Ethan Lee.
Mecanoo, officially founded in Delft in 1984, is made up of a highly multidisciplinary staff of creative professionals from 25 countries. The team includes architects, interior designers, urban planners, landscape architects as well as architectural technicians and support staff. Mecanoo is led by Francine Houben (Creative Director &...
Best Overall Sustainable Architecture Project
Ombú
Foster + Partners
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Foster + Partners is a global studio for sustainable architecture, urbanism, engineering and design, founded by Norman Foster in 1967. With offices across the world, the practice works as a single entity that is both ethnically and culturally diverse, with people central to all our endeavours.
Colour
Joyce
Henriquez Partners Architects
Copyright details: Michael Elkan Graham Handford
Henriquez excels at large, complex, mixed-used projects that create meaningful buildings, fostering inclusive, engaged communities. Every project is an opportunity to enrich communities by integrating ethics and aesthetics. As a mid-sized firm with studios in Vancouver and Toronto, we possess the dexterity to deliver large-scale proj...
Small Spaces
The secular and the sacred——an attic renovation during the COVID lockdown
SHISUO Design Office
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SHISUO Design Office, established in 2023, is founded by architects with both Eastern and Western educational backgrounds and extensive project experience. The office firmly believes that the sincere emotions behind design are the cornerstone of resonating with others, regardless of the era. Their design practice focuses on authentic m...
Bridges
silver
Haixin Bridge
Architectural Design & Research Institute of SCUT Co., Ltd.
Humanitarian
ZHA-EAA Tents for Refugee and Displaced Communities
Zaha Hadid Architects
Copyright details: Photographs by Luke Hayes
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) redefined architecture for the 21st century with projects that have captured imaginations across the globe. Form and space are woven within the structure of buildings that evolve from their surroundings to engage and connect with their communities. Receiving the highest honours from institutions worldwide, Z...
Healthy Villages of WuYuan
Architectural Design & Research Institute of Tsinghua University CO.,LTD
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Founded in 1958, the Architectural Design & Research Institute of Tsinghua University (THAD) is a leading architectural design institute based in Beijing. As the leading provider of comprehensive design solutions, THAD engages in a wide range of design & consulting business, including various types of architectural engineering design f...
Zhejiang Disability Services & Support Centre
The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD)
Copyright details: Chen Jun
The Architectural Design & Research Institute of Zhejiang University Co., Ltd. (UAD) was established in 1953. The mission of UAD is to seek “harmonious environment, global vision, design-teaching-research integration and innovation, and the highest professionalism”. UAD adopts the development strategy of “high-grade culture, broad visi...
Innovation
Judges choice
Outstanding Project
The Panda Pavilions
Atelier Ping Jiang | EID Arch
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The Panda Pavilions is a convergence of landscape, architecture, and land art, it’s been a great journey. We are very grateful for the recognition and support we ‘ve received so far.
Rising Star
Shanshui Firewood Garden
MIX Architecture
Copyright details: Photography: Arch-Exist Video: Xiaobin Lu
Founded in 2016, Mix Architecture is committed to exploring the possibility of architecture in various contexts to respond to the most primitive emotional and spiritual needs of human beings. By connecting imagination and reality, Mix Architecture creates space that enters deep consciousness through the exploration of the spirit of the...
Practice
Amstel Design District
Mecanoo
Copyright details: All images done by Mecanoo.
Mecanoo, officially founded in Delft in 1984, is made up of a highly multidisciplinary staff of creative professionals from 25 countries. The team includes architects, interior designers, urban planners, landscape architects as well as architectural technicians and support staff. Mecanoo is led by Francine Houben (Creative Director &...
