The first award winners of the 2023 World Architecture Festival have been revealed after the inaugural day of dynamic presentations at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.

Numerous projects, shortlisted from across the globe, were showcased by various architectural practices. Noteworthy winners in today’s category awards at the world’s premier live-judged international architectural event include Grimshaw, MK27, Mario Cucinella Architects, MAD Architects, Woods Bagot, EAA-Emre Arolat, Nextoffice, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, Morphogenesis, and Concrete Amsterdam.

Let’s discover all the winners of DAY 1 at the 2023 World Architecture Festival in the Completed Buildings, Future Projects and Interior categories.

Category Award Winners: Completed Buildings

Civic and Community: Taiwan – Reyhanli Centre for World Citizens by Chen-Yu Chiu and the team of Studio Cho in Turkey

Tower Hamlets Town Hall by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris in the United Kingdom was also highly commended in the Civic and Community category

Creative Re-use: Kaomai Museums and Tea Barn by Pava architects in Thailand

Culture: Ravenscar House by Patterson Associates Architects in New Zealand

Melbourne Holocaust Museum by Kerstin Thompson Architects in Australia and Art Museum of Fondazione Luigi Rovati by Mario Cucinella Architects in Italy were also highly commended in the Culture category

Display: Turrell Pavilion by Studio MK27 in the Maldives

Turrell Pavilion by Studio MK27 | Photography: Fernando Guerra

House and Villa, sponsored by Grohe: Veil House by 5468796 Architecture in Canada

Veil House by 5468796 Architecture | Photography: James Brittain

Casa Ward by Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architect in Italy was also highly commended in the House and Villa category

Housing, sponsored by GROHE: 547 West 47th Street – The West Residential by Concrete Amsterdam in United States

Ivankhaneh by Dida office in Iran was also highly commended in the Housing category

Office: Surat Diamond Bourse by Morphogenesis in India

Metallic Bellows by KSM Architecture in India and Montacute Yards by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris and Ben Adams Architects in United Kingdom were also highly commended in the Office category

Production, Energy and Logistics: The courtyard ccr lab by Sanjay Puri Architects in India

Center Of Excellence For Forest Conservation By Architects 49 was also highly commended in the Production, Energy and Logistics category

School: Huizhen High School by Approach Design Studio/Zhejiang University of Technology Engineering Design Group Co. Ltd in China

Penna Foundation Rural School by collectiveproject and Lapalala Wilderness School by Local Studio in South Africa were also highly commended in the School category

Sport: Quzhou Stadium by MAD Architects in China

Quzhou Stadium by MAD Architects | Photography: CreatAR Images

Ferdinand E Marcos Stadium By WTA Architecture And Design Studio in the Philippines was also highly commended in the Sport category

The judges of this year’s Completed Buildings categories praised the high quality of this year’s projects. Overall, they were impressed with the level of local community enablement and client collaboration. Judges felt that these exemplar projects sensitively referenced history of sites and retained vernacular cues whilst giving thought for future development.?Many winning projects considered the meaning of ‘waste’ through the use of found local materials, innovative recycled construction systems and even the transformation of ‘wasted’ time.

Category Award Winners: Future Projects

Civic: Border Village Community Center by Nextoffice, Studio of Architectural Research & Design in Iran

Pangasinan Barangay Centers by Buensalido Architects in the Philippines was also highly commended in the Civic category

Infrastructure: Shenzhen Airport East Integrated Transport Hub by Grimshaw in China

Shenzen Airport East Integrated Transport Hub by Grimshaw | Credit: Grimshaw

Sinterbecken by Metaform in Luxembourg was also highly commended in the Infrastructure category

Leisure-led Development: Shiraz Cultural and Recreational Complex: The Thickened Earth by Nextoffice, Studio of Architectural Research & Design in Iran

Flora – Street Market Reinvented by 3XA in Poland and White Roads Resort by EAA-Emre Arolat Architecture in Albania was also highly commended in the Leisure-led Development category

Masterplanning: Green City Kigali by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios in Rwanda

Green City Kigali by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios | Credit: FCBStudios

We!Park by Shma Company Limited in Thailand was also highly commended in the Masterplanning category

Office: United Nations International Office of Migration by Sharon Davis Design, NOMOS, Marvel Design and Buro Happold in Switzerland

The Code – Luxor Post office Adaptive Reuse by Verform & DMI in United Arab Emirates was also highly commended in the Office category

Competition Entries: Hormuz Eco Resort by Nextoffice, Studio of Architectural Research & Design in Iran

Discussing the Future Projects, 2023 World Architecture Festival judges praised the consideration of social enterprise hand in hand with visionary applications of design ideas. This year’s category winners resonated with the jury as authentic solutions that would elevate the everyday to create experiences.

Category Award Winners: INSIDE – for best Interior

Health and Fitness: Murrenda Residential Aged Care Home by STH in Australia

Hotels: Royal Tulip Warsaw Apartments by Tremend Sp. Z o.o. In Poland

Royal Tulip Apartments Warsaw Poland | Photography: Piotr Gesicki

Boatyard Hotel by WJ Studio in China was also highly commended in the Hotels category

Workplace (Large): M&C Saatchi by Woods Bagot in Australia

Montagne du Parc by ncbham in Belgium was also highly commended in the Workplace (Large) category

Workplace (Small): Link Lab creative offices by Stay – Markland – Link Lab in Belgium

Link Lab creative offices by Stay – Markland – Link Lab | Photography: Cafeine

35 by Shid Architects in Iran was also highly commended in the Workplace (Small) category

The judges were impressed by the level of care across the Inside category winners and highlighted the attention to detail and deep understanding of project briefs. Each winning studio approached their projects with refined skill and craft, with a particular focus on the use of materials and creating a sense of place.

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Cover image: Surat Diamond Bourse by Morphogenesis | Photography: Edmund Sumner