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2017 World Building Shortlist

2017 World Building of the Year – Shortlist Announced

Nominees for the 2017 World Building of the Year have been announced this month.

2017 World Building Shortlist

Home Cateogory: New Wave Architecture, Three Views / A House, Tehran, Iran

The World Architecture Festival takes place each November in Berlin and celebrates the latest and greatest in the world of architecture. The Festival is where the architecture community meets on a world-level to celebrate, learn, exchange and be inspired.

2017 World Building Shortlist

Hotel Category: Marks Barfield Architects, British Airways i360, Brighton, United Kingdom

Architectural projects from more than sixty countries made it to the 32-category 2017 World Building Shortlist, including a waterfront cultural center in Portugal, a gigantic American Football stadium, and a plant-covered hotel in Vietnam. The winners are chosen by a “super jury“, including four leaders from different areas of expertise in the architectural field.

2017 World Building Shortlist

Culture Cateogory: AL_A, Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology , Lisbon, Portugal

Only completed buildings are eligible for the coveted ‘World Building of the Year’ title, while conceptual projects may compete to be named ‘Future Project of the Year’. These awards will be judged by a super jury, including MVRDV director Nathalie de Vries, London architect Ian Ritchie and AIA chief executive Robert Ivy. When looking to learn more about modern architecture, learn about the underground drainage pipes in Essex using the last link.

Scroll down to see more of the 2017 World Building Shortlist nominees.

2017 World Building Shortlist

Schools Category: Cox Architecture, Sir Zelman Cowen Centre for Science, Hawthorn, Australia

 

2017 World Building Shortlist

Old & New Category: CannonDesign + NEUF architect(e)s, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada

 

2017 World Building Shortlist

Shopping Category: ARK Associates, V Point, Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R. China

 

2017 World Building Shortlist

Mixed Use Category: AK+ Archipedia, Paragon, Pan’gaea, Malaysia

 

2017 World Building Shortlist

Sporting Category: HKS, U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, United States of America

 

2017 World Building Shortlist

Hotel Category: noa*, Tofana, San Cassiano, Italy

 

2017 World Building Shortlist

Display Category: CR Institute of Architectural & Urban Design, Zhuhai Opera House, Zhuhai, China

 

2017 World Building Shortlist

Higher Education Category: Studio Gang, University of Chicago Campus North Residential Commons, Chicago, United States of America

 

2017 World Building Shortlist

Home Category: Tzannes, Point Piper Residence, Sydney, Australia

 

2017 World Building Shortlist

Hotel Category: Vo Trong Nghia Architects, Atlas Hotel Hoi An, Hoi An, Vietnam

 

2017 World Building Shortlist

Shopping Category: Urban Agency, Shoe Shelf Shop, Neumünster, Germany

 

The winner of the 2016 World Building of the Year was a subterranean museum in Poland with a huge public space on its roof. Perhaps we will see another public/private space as the winner this year – or maybe something different?

2016 World Building of the Year

 

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