The 2025 World Architecture Festival (WAF) will be hosted by the United States for the first time in the festival’s 18-year history.
Set to take place in Miami, the theme for the 2025 festival is Hearts and Minds. As such, the festival will feature an events program that explores “the interplay of architecture and design as a product of the mind and as an appeal to the senses and emotions,” stated WAF in a release.
Singapore was selected as the host nation for the 2023 and 2024 editions of the festival where several Australian practices received awards and commendations. Past winners include Darlington Public School by FJC, which was awarded the 2024 World Building of the Year, and Parramatta Aquatic Centre by Grimshaw and Andrew Burges Architects with McGregor Coxall, which earned the top gong in the 2024 Sport category. Additionally, SJB was a triple winner at the 2023 festival for 19 Waterloo Street and a temporary installation titled Eucalyptusdom.
The 2025 edition will be held at Miami Beach Convention Centre across 12–14 November.
Projects can now be entered into any of the 45 WAF and Inside awards categories until 25 April. The shortlist will be announced in July 2025 on the WAF website.
To view the full list of 2024 winners, visit day one here and day two here.
