WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL
HONG NGOC PHUC TRUONG MINH GENERAL HOSPITAL by MPN + Partners
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WORLD ARCHITECTURE FESTIVAL WAF 2022 ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR THE SPECIAL PRIZES, CELEBRATING EXCEPTIONAL ARCHITECTURAL MERIT World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced the 2022 Special Prize shortlist ahead of this year’s festival, set to take place in Lisbon from 30 November - 2 December. The projects shortlisted for the Special Prizes have been selected from across the greater WAF Awards shortlist in order to shine a light on 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. Best Use of Colour Prize 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. The shortlisted projects are: • HONG NGOC PHUC TRUONG MINH GENERAL HOSPITAL by MPN + PARTNERS • Holland Casino Venlo by MVSA BV • Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Youth Entrepreneurship zone by HONGKONG HUAYI DESIGN CONSULTANTS (S.Z) LTD.
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SASIPAWAN WISDOM CENTER by Architects 49 Limited Photo:©Krisda Boonchaleow • The Docks by MEIXNER SCHLÜTER WENDT • Harvard University District Energy Facility by Leers Weinzapfel Associates with RMF Engineering (MEP) and Thornton Tomasetti (Structural) • SASIPAWAN WISDOM CENTER by Architects 49 Limited • John Lewis Elementary School by Perkins Eastman DC • Meadowbank Schools by WOODS BAGOT
