The WAF 2015 shortlist includes entries from 47 countries, with buildings by major international firms including Zaha Hadid Architects, Heatherwick Studio, Foster + Partners, OMA and BIG.
WAF will run concurrently with Inside World Festival of Interiors at Singapore's Suntec Centre from 4 to 6 November and the winners will be announced following live presentations and judging. One project from the list of finalists will be selected by a super jury to become World Building of the Year.
Previous World Building Award winners at WAF include Vietnamese practice a21's The Chapel in Ho Chi Minh and the MAXXI arts centre in Rome by Zaha Hadid.
All the projects selected are, of course, notable. Here are a few that we’ve selected.
Stuor Muorkke (Stora Sjöfallets Nationalpark) by Wingårdh Arkitektkontor.
Vertical Itaim building, Sao Paulo by Studio MK27
Solar Orchid, Singapore by Spark.
Shanghai Natural History Museum, China by Perkins + Will.
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore by Heatherwick Studio.
Sandibe Safari Lodge, Botswana by Michaelis Boyd Associates.
Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Qatar by Qatar Foundation.
Pound Ridge House, Pound Ridge, New York by Kieran Timberlake.
Scrubby Bay, New Zealand by Patterson Associates.
102 Rivonia - EY Head Office, Johannesburg, by Boogertman + Partner.
London Aquatics Centre, London by Zaha Hadid Architects.
Walumba Elders Centre, Australia by Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects.
