World Architecture Festival 2012: architects Arcau won the civic and community category at the World Architecture Festival this week for a community building in the French town of Pornic that references traditional local storehouses for salt. More »
WAF 2012
Slideshow: Solarge Town and
Slideshow: Fazenda Boa Vista
Golf Clubhouse by Isay Weinfield
World Architecture Festival 2012: here's a slideshow of images of the Fazenda Boa Vista Golf Clubhouse by Brazilian architect Isay Weinfield, which was named World's Best Sport Building at the World Architecture Festival this week. More »
Slideshow: Shearer's Quarters
by John Wardle Architects
World Architecture Festival 2012: here's a slideshow of the winner in the villa category at the World Architecture Festival, which is a house on a working sheep farm on North Bruny Island, Tasmania, by John Wardle Architects. More »
Movie: Wilkinson Eyre Architects on winning
World Building of the Year
World Architecture Festival 2012: Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs talks to Wilkinson Eyre Architects' Paul Baker in this interview filmed just moments after the firm's Gardens by the Bay project in Singapore was named World Building of the Year at the World Architecture Festival today. More »
Landscape of the Year announced
at World Architecture Festival
World Architecture Festival 2012: the Kallang River Bishan Park in Singapore by landscape designers Atelier Dreiseitl has been given the title Landscape of the Year at the World Architecture Festival (+ slideshow). More »
Future Project of the Year winner announced
at World Architecture Festival
World Architecture Festival 2012: Heart of Doha, a 31-hectare masterplan designed by AECOM for the gateway to Inner Doha has been named Future Project of the Year at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore. More »
World Building of the Year
winner announced
World Architecture Festival 2012: the Gardens by the Bay tropical garden in Singapore has been awarded the World Building of the Year prize at the World Architecture Festival in Singapore. More »
World Architecture Festival 2012
day two winners announced
World Architecture Festival 2012: it's day two of the World Architecture Festival in Singapore and today 17 more award winners have been announced, including a house for New Zealand, a school with caged balconies and three projects by architects Hassell. More »
Dezeen Watch Store at the World
Architecture Festival 2012
Our latest Dezeen Watch Store pop-up has a stand at the World Architecture Festival, taking place in the Marina Bay Sands hotel and conference centre in Singapore until tomorrow. More »
World Architecture Festival 2012
day one winners announced
World Architecture Festival 2012: Dezeen is in Singapore for the fifth annual World Architecture Festival and today the winning projects in 12 of the awards categories have been announced, including a library clad with firewood, a house covered in plants and three projects in Singapore. More »
World Building of the Year 2012
shortlist announced
Dezeen Wire: over 300 buildings have been shortlisted for awards at this year's World Architecture Festival, which will take place from 3-5 October. More »
World Architecture Festival 2012: Media-ICT
by Cloud 9
World Architecture Festival 2012: in the final movie from our series announcing the call for exhibitors at this year’s World Architecture Festival in Singapore from 3-5 October, programme director Paul Finch discusses why an experimental office building with an inflatable facade was named World Building of the Year in 2011. More »
World Architecture Festival 2012: MAXXI
by Zaha Hadid
World Architecture Festival 2012: Zaha Hadid's MAXXI National Museum of the XXI Century Arts is the focus of our next movie about the World Architecture Festival, as programme director Paul Finch explains why the jury unanimously voted for it to win the festival’s World Building of the Year award in 2010. More »
World Architecture Festival 2012: Mapungubwe
Interpretation Centre by Peter Rich Architects
World Architecture Festival 2012: in the next movie from our series running up to this year's World Architecture Festival, programme director Paul Finch tells us how the jury were "bowled over" by the hand-constructed Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre by Peter Rich Architects, winner of the festival's World Building of the Year award in 2009. More »
World Architecture Festival 2012: Universita
Luigi Bocconi by Grafton Architects
World Architecture Festival 2012: in our second movie celebrating this year's World Architecture Festival in Singapore from 3-5 October, WAF programme director Paul Finch explains why the super-jury headed by architect Robert Stern selected the Universita Luigi Bocconi by Grafton Architects as World Building of the Year 2008 in the festival's inaugural year. More »




