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The World Architecture Festival is an international festival dedicated to architecture. The festival started in 2008 in Barcelona. It has since then has been held in Singapore.

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2010 Award winner: ONCE Foundation Award for Accessibility (Two joint winners) Category: Sport. Aviva Stadium, Ireland, Dublin by Populous in association with Scott Tallon Walker
2008 Culture of the Year: Oslo Opera House, Norway, by Snøhetta
2010 Category Winner: Completed Buildings, Transport, The Helix Bridge, Singapore, by Cox Rayner Architects & Architects 61
2011 Transport of the Year: Kurilpa Bridge, Brisbane, Australia, by Cox Rayner Architects
2012 Award winner: Future Project of the Year, Landscape (Projects), urban (Completed designs): Kallang River Bishan Park, Singapore by Atelier Dreiseit
2010 Award winner: World Building of the Year and winner of category culture: MAXXI, National Museum of XXI Century Arts, Italy, Rome by Zaha Hadid Architects
2010 Award winner: Interiors and Fit Out Overall Winner, Interiors and Fit Out of the Year: ANZ Centre, Melbourne by Hassell
2010 Award winner: Structural Design of the Year, Structural Design - Glass (where used structurally): Medieval & Renaissance Galleries, United Kingdom, London by MUMA
2010 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Display: Spanish Pavilion for Shanghai World Expo 2010, China, Shanghai by Miralles Tagliabue EMBT & Benedetta Tagliabue, Miralles Tagliabue EMBT
2010 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Holiday: Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali Indonesia, Indonesia, Bali by WOHA
2010 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Learning: School of the Arts, Singapore, Singapore, Republic of, Singapore by WOHA
2010 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Sport: Soccer City, National Stadium - 'The Melting Pot' , South Africa, Johannesburg by Boogertman + Partners (in association with Populous)
2010 Category Winner: Completed Buildings, Transport, The Helix Bridge, Singapore, by Cox Rayner Architects & Architects 61
2010 Category Winner, Future Projects, Infrastructure, Future Projects: West Kowloon Terminus, Hong Kong by Aedas
2010 Commendation, Completed Buildings, Display: Danish Pavilion - Shanghai World Expo 2010 in China, Shanghai by BIG
2010 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Civic and community: City of Justice, Spain, Barcelona by David Chipperfield Architects and b720 Arquitectos
2011 Award winner: World Building of the Year, Category, Completed Buildings: Office (inc mixed use): Media-ICT, Spain, Barcelona by Cloud 9
2011 Award winner: Structural Design of the Year, Structural Design - Towers: Eight Spruce Street, United States of America by Gehry Partners, LLP
2011 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Housing (inc mixed use): 8 House, Denmark, Copenhagen by Bjarke Ingels Group
2011 Category Winner, Completed Buildings: Learning: Sainsbury Laboratory, United Kingdom, Cambridge by Stanton Williams
2011 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Sport: SPEEDSKATING STADIUM INZELL - MAX AICHER ARENA, Germany, Inzell by BEHNISCH Architekten
2011 Category Winner, Future Projects, Masterplanning, Future Projects: West Kowloon Cultural District Conceptual Plan, Hong Kong by Rocco Design Architects Ltd
2011 Category Winner, Completed Buildings, Display: Norwegian Wild Reindeer Center Pavilion, Norway, Hjerkinn by Snøhetta
2013 World Building of the Year Culture & Culture - Galleries: Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp + Archimedia - Architects in Association
Landscape Projects - Completed designs Category winner: The Australian Garden, Cranbourne by Taylor Cullity Lethlean + Paul Thompson

See also

In Spanish: World Architecture Festival para niños

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