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UK firms have most shortlisted projects in World Architecture Festival Awards
UK architects have the highest number of projects on this year’s World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2016 shortlist. A futuristic London tube station, a ‘Happiness Centre’ in
Bhutan, a miniature library in the Philippines and a former Stalinist expo centre turned urban farm are among the array of projects chosen. The 343-strong shortlist features entries from 42 different nations with projects based across 58 countries. Paul Finch, programme director of the World Architecture
Festival, commented on this year’s crop: “This is a very exciting year for us, with a record entry and a very high overall standard. We look forward to meeting the shortlisted architects in Berlin in November." Major UK practises in contention for the prizes include
Foster + Partners, Zaha Hadid Architects, Rogers Stirk Harbour and Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. The international practices in the shortlist include
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International design competition opened to architects for the first time
Leading roof window manufacturer Fakro is opening its international design competition to architectural students for the first time. Entitled ‘Space for New Visions’ in
2016, the competitions run by the company require practicising architects to produce a concept for the renovation of a public building, and architectural students entering will now be tasked with designing a residential project. The competitions now attract
entries from throughout the world. Entrants have to demonstrate innova- tive use of Fakro products in their sub- missions; evidence must be provided of “design practicality, energy-efficiency and sustainability.”
The winning architect will receive
5,000 Euros, the runner up 3,000 and third place 2,000. The two student projects judged the best will receive an AutoCad Revit licence and a visit to Fakro Poland. Closing date for entries is 12
September and more information can be found at
www.fakro.com A major global developer and man-
ufacturer of roof windows, Fakro holds over 100 patents. In addition to wooden pivot windows it also pro- duces PVC pivot windows with raised axis of rotation, top hung, pivot and balcony windows, as well as “super energy efficient” windows and prod- ucts designed for flat roofs.
Ingenhoven Architects (Germany), Coop Himmelb(l)au (Austria), Nikken Sekkei ( Japan), Turenscape (China) and Studio Milou (France), as well as Sanjay Puri Architects (India), WOW Architects (Singapore), Nabil Gholam Architects (Lebanon), Neri & Hu Design and Research Office (China), Cox Rayner and Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp (Australia) and BIG-Bjarke Ingels Group (Denmark).
Messner Mountain Museum, by Zaha Hadid Architects © Hufton+Crow
The architectural practices behind each project will battle it
out in live judging sessions to be held at the festival in Berlin, 16-18 November. The 32 winning projects will then compete for the ultimate
accolades of ‘World Building of the Year’ and ‘Future Project of the Year’. This year’s judging panel will feature Ole Scheeren of The
Interlace, Louisa Hutton of Sauerbruch Hutton, Christoph Ingenhoven of Ingenhoven Architects and David Chipperfield of David Chipperfield Architects.
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