This year, the seventh annual World Architecture Festival took place in Singapore, featuring approximately 300 designs but only a handful of winners across various categories.
Below are some of the winners chosen by a panel of architecture experts, including the overall winner which was a chapel on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
BUILDING OF THE YEAR: The Chapel by a21studio, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam:
BEST SMALL PROJECT: The Pinch by Olivier Ottevaere and John Lin, Department of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong, Yunnan Province, China:
FUTURE PROJECT OF THE YEAR: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria by 5468796 Architecture + number TEN architectural group, Victoria, Canada:
BEST OFFICE (FUTURE PROJECT): Agashiyan by Sanjay Puri Architects, Ahmedabad, India:
BEST SCHOOL: Chobham Academy by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, London, England:
BEST HOUSE: House for Trees by Vo Trong Nghia Architects, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam:
BEST IN COMMERCIAL MIXED USE (FUTURE PROJECT): Isfahan Dreamland Commercial Center by Farshad Mehdizadeh Architects, Isfahan, Iran:
BEST OFFICE: Liberty Place by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp, Sydney, Australia:
BEST MASTERPLAN (FUTURE PROJECT): North West Cambridge Masterplan by AECOM, Cambridge, UK:
BEST IN SPORT: Singapore Sports Hub by Singapore Sports Hub Design Team, Singapore: