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Maggie’s Leeds wins in World Architecture Festival 2021 Awards
TheWorld Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced the winners of theWAF Awards in a virtual ceremony held in December. Prize winners are selected from a shortlist of projects that exhibited “outstanding use of engineering, colour, natural light, timber and ‘building visualisation,’” said the organisers. Maggie’s Leeds by Heatherwick Studio, a
centre providing support for people affected by cancer, won the Best Use of Natural Light Prize, the judges commenting: “The biophilic design creates a unique experience that connects with its users.” The prize, supported by Velux, is awarded to projects that provide “human wellbeing, performance and joy.” Majara Residency by ZAV Architects
won the Best Use of Colour Prize for a holiday community of 200 brightly coloured domed residences on an island in Iran overlooking the Persian Gulf. The judges commented: “The domes provide an impressive visual treat to an otherwise desolate area.” Nikken Sekkei picked up The Engineering Prize for Ariake Gymnastics Centre, a 12,000-capacity timber structure building designed for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games. The judges admired the structural use of timber spanning 90 metres, with “elegantly resolved geometry
Maggie’s Leeds by Heatherwick Studio © Hufton + Crow
and detailing.” The building is also designed for a “second life” as an exhibition hall. Atelier Sérgio Rebelo won the
Visualisation Prize, supported by Lumion, for a presentation of Alto DouroWinery and Hotel, a concept celebrating Port production in Portugal’s Douro Valley. “The video offers a serene visualisation that explores the buildings, their locations and their spaces,” commented the judges. Finally, RTA Studio and Irving Smith Architects won Best Use of Certified Timber
Majara Residency by ZAV architects © Tahmineh Monzavi
Prize, supported by the Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), for Scion Innovation Hub, Te Whare Nui o Tuteata – a workplace located on the edge of the redwood forest in Whakarewarewa Forest Park, New Zealand. The judges noted that the building achieved embodied carbon zero at the time of completion, awarding the prize, for “innovative, educational and artistic use of timber within architecture.”
Ariake Gymnastics Centre by Nikken Sekkei Ltd + Shimizu Corporation © Ken_ichi Suzuki
Alto Douro Winery and Hotel by Atelier Sergio Rebelo © MIR
Scion Innovation Hub © Patrick Reynolds
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