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The World Architecture Festival has announced the 2022 Special Prize shortlist, ahead of this year’s festival which takes place in Lisbon from 30 November - 2 December.
The projects shortlisted for the Special Prizes are selected from across the greater WAF Awards shortlist to shine a light on the submissions that exhibit an outstanding use of Engineering, Colour, Natural Light and Certified Timber, as well as the best Small Project of the Year Prize.
This year sees two inaugural new prizes, The Futureglass Prize supported by Aestech and The Royal Fine Art Commission Trust International Building Beauty Prize supported by Ballymore.
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Best Use of Colour Prize
Holland Casino Venlo by MVSA Architects. Image © Corné Clemens
HONG NGOC PHUC TRUONG MINH GENERAL HOSPITAL by MPN + PARTNERS. Image © MF Pictures
John Lewis Elementary School by Perkins Eastman DC. Image © Joseph Romeo
The Best Use of Colour Prize celebrates the creative use of colour in architecture, both inside and out.
The eight finalists for the Prize employ bright and bold colours innovatively to catch the eye, to provide a wayfinding tool or to create joyful spaces for its users.
Best Use of Natural Light Prize supported by VELUX
Sara Culture Centre by White Arkitekter AB. Image © Jonas Westling
Dobra 55 The Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics building by Kuryłowicz Associates. Image © Nate Cook Photography
Jakoba Mulderhuis by Powerhouse Company. Image © Sebastian van Damme
The Best Use of Natural Light Prize, supported by VELUX, recognizes the best use of natural light in completed buildings in particular to enhance human well-being, performance and joy.
The eight projects shortlisted for this Prize are all public and semi-public spaces, designed to maximise natural daylight to engage with their surroundings and create dynamic spaces for their visitors. The shortlisted projects are:
The Futureglass Prize supported by Aestech
Biodome Science Museum by KANVA. Image © Marc Cramer
Australia 108 by Fender Katsalidis. Image © Peter Bennetts
Agrotopia by van Bergen Kolpa architects + META architectuurbureau. Image © Filip Dujardin
Including both completed and future projects The Futureglass Prize, supported by Aestech, is awarded to the project that best demonstrates new ways in which glass and glass technology can be deployed.
The finalists for the inaugural Prize range from chameleonic glass-paneled buildings to innovative glass interventions in existing structures, showcasing the breadth of how glass and glass technology can be used in new and inventive ways.
Best Use of Certified Timber Prize supported by the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC)
EDGE Suedkreuz Berlin by TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten. Image © Ilya Ivanov
Paseo Mallorca 15 by OHLAB. Image © José Hevia
Timber Bridge in Gulou Waterfront by LUO studio. Image © Jin Weiqi
This Prize is supported by the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC). A special jury including a PEFC representative have identified entries which have used certified timber in an innovative, educational or artistic manner.
The eight finalists for the Timber Prize represent a mix of the world’s largest timber buildings and smaller structures that reflect local culture through the use of traditional materials, both embracing how wood can be used to push the envelope of modern construction.
Small Project of the Year Prize
The Chamber Church by Büro Ziyu Zhuang. Image © Shengliang Su
Palanga Goat Shelter by Erginoglu & Calislar Architects. Image © Hasan Çalışlar, PAAF, Metin Çavuş, Dilara Demiralp, Aram Tufan
Yao-Fang-Men Park Church by SUYI and W2 Architects. Image © Chao Shen
The Small Project of the Year Prize is awarded to the best completed project that is small for its type. These finalist projects represent the ingenuity and craftsmanship of architects designing within restricted parameters. The Prize celebrates projects small in scale but big on innovation.
Expo 2020 Thematic Districts by Hopkins Architects. Image © Marc Goodwin
SoFi Stadium by HKS Architects. Image © Kevin Korczyk
Secure Sanand by Studio SAAR. Image © Ankit Jain
The esteemed Engineering Prize is awarded by a specialist jury to a project that marries great architecture and engineering to push the envelope in building design.
The nine finalist projects showcase the most striking, unique and sophisticated structures, whose complex engineering enhance the user experience and provide sustainable solutions in an ambitious way.
This year celebrates the inaugural Royal Fine Art Commission Trust International Building Beauty Prize supported by Ballymore, this Prize will be awarded to a completed building which ‘raises the spirits’ through architecture.
WAF will announce finalists within the coming weeks.
The finalists for the Special Prizes will go on to compete live at WAF Lisbon and the overall winner of each will be revealed at the Gala Dinner.
Other prizes to be announced at WAF include The Lisbon Prize, which is supported by kreon to recognise and celebrate the best building in the city WAF is being held, The Visualisation Prize, supported by Lumion which celebrates this year’s best architectural render, WAFX, which celebrates the best of this year’s future projects, and The Architecture Drawing Prize, curated by Make Architects, Sir John Soane's Museum and WAF, and supported by Iris Ceramica Group.
You can also see WAFX 2022 Shortlist, presenting 20 Future Projects addressing societal and environmental challenges. Meanwhile, see the full shortlisted projects for WAF 2022 and INSIDE 2022.
Top image: Sara Culture Centre by White Arkitekter AB. Image © Jonas Westling.