A house that looks like a cloud, the world’s tallest tower, and a honeycombed ski resort in Iran are among the 300 projects that have been shortlisted for the 2012 World Architecture Festival Awards – the world’s biggest architectural awards programme.
Cloud House, McBride Charles Ryan, Fitzroy North, Australia
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This year’s festival is being held in Singapore for the first time, prompting in a big increase in entries from Asia and Australasia, particularly Australia and Singapore, but also from China, India and Japan. Now in its fifth year, the WAF Awards have attracted more than 500 entries from almost 50 countries. This year’s entries have come from as far south as New Zealand to as far north as Norway, with projects in countries including Angola, Azerbaijan, Equatorial Guinea and Brunei alongside entries from USA, UK and Scandinavia, which all have significant presence on the shortlist.
Barin ski resort, RYRA Studio, Iran
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The World Architecture Festival will take place in Singapore from 3 – 5 October, and will include conference sessions, seminars and an exhibition featuring all the awards entries.
Gardens by the Bay, Grant Associates, Singapore
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iGuzzini Illuminazione Iberica Headquarters, Josep Miàs, Spain
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Soweto Theatre, Afritects, South Africa
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Reflections at Keppel Bay, Studio Daniel Libeskind and DCA Architects PTE LTD, Singapore
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Busan Cinema Centre, COOP HIMMELB(L)AU Wolf D. Prix & Partner ZT GmbH, South Korea
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Wuxi Grand Theatre, PES-Architects, China
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P House, Czarl Architects, Singapore
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Vanke Triple V Gallery, Ministry of Design Pte Ltd, China
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Soundforms, BFLS, United Kingdom
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Tokyo Skytree, Mr Shigeru Yoshino & Nikken Sekkei Ltd, Tokyo, Japan
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‘A Holiday Home on Easter Island’ – conversion of a fish farm pumping station, Zaigas Gailes Birojs, Kaltene, Latvia

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