WAF represents the world’s largest live-judged architectural awards programme and amongst this year’s shortlist of 420 projects (selected from hundreds of entries from over 50 countries) are 11 from Aotearoa New Zealand.
The shortlist celebrates the best new Completed Buildings and Landscapes, ranging from rural and coastal villas to contemporary religious buildings to the very latest healthcare buildings completed since the pandemic. It also includes Future Projects, showcasing the most inspiring new architectural concepts.
Congratulations to the following local practices, whose projects have all been shortlisted in the Completed Buildings category:
Civic and Community
Te Pae by Crosson Architects
Ravenscar House by Patterson Associates
HomeGround – Auckland City Mission by Stevens Lawson Architects
Te Ara Ātea – Rolleston Town Centre and Library by Warren and Mahoney
House and Villa – (Rural/Coastal)
Feather House by Irving Smith Architects
Black Peak Mount Burke House by Patterson Associates
Office
Foodstuffs North Island Headquarters by Monk Mackenzie
Religion
Tuvalu Christian Church by South Pacific Architecture
The Chapel of St Peter by Stevens Lawson Architects
Shopping
Commercial Bay by Warren and Mahoney
Transport
Te Hono – New Plymouth Airport Terminal by Beca
This year’s entrants range will be live pitching against projects from major world architects, including Foster + Partners, 3XN, Zaha Hadid Architects, Studio Gang, Nikken Sekkei, Mecanoo and White Arkitekter, in Lisbon from 30 November – 2 December.
The international judging panel includes Mario Cucinella, Tracy Meller, Sanjay Puri, Gonka Arik Caliskan, Sir Peter Cook, Yui Tezuka, Shane O’Toole, Eva Jiricna, Issa Diabaté, Nadia Tromp, Jo Noero, Ann Lau and Nigel Coates.
For the full shortlist of 420 projects across three categories, see here.
