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World Architecture Festival Awards : 2009, Barcelona

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World Architecture Festival Awards 2009 - including the Shortlist

Building of the Year 2008
Universita Luigi Bocconi, Italy
Grafton Architects

Federico Brunetti
University Luigi Bocconi

World Architecture Festival category winners from 2008

Civic
Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center, China
Buro II

Culture
Oslo Opera House, Norway
Snøhetta

Energy, Waste and Recycling
Landscape restoration of the Controlled Rubbish Dump “La Vall d'en Joan”, Spain
Batlle & Roig Architects

Health
Centre pour le Bien-être des Femmes et la prévention des mutilations génitales féminines 'G.Kambou', Burkina Faso
FAREstudio

Holiday
Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Centre, Canada
Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden Architects

Housing
Mountain Dwellings, Denmark
BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group

Learning
Universita Luigi Bocconi, Italy
Grafton Architects

Nature
Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle Art Museum, United States of America
Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism

New & Old
Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian Institution, USA
Foster + Partners

Office
Duoc Corporate Building, Chile
Sabbagh Arquitectos

Pleasure
Sheep Stable, Netherlands
70F Architecture

Production
BMW Welt - Event, Exhibition and Automobile Delivery Center, Germany
Coop Himmelb(l)au

Religion & Contemplation
Dornbusch Church, Germany
Meixner Schlüter Wendt Architekten

Sport
Sports Hall Bale, Croatia
3LHD Architects

Shopping
K:fem, Sweden
Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB

Private Houses
Final Wooden House, Japan
Sou Fujimoto Architects

Transport
Nordpark Cable Railway, Austria
Zaha Hadid Architects

These projects were re-presented to the super-jury on 24 Oct 2008, chaired by Robert Stern, competing for World Building of the Year

World Architecture Festival Awards - Culture Category
Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, UK
Fuglsang Kunstmuseum, Denmark
Shanghai Information Center, China
Kalmar Museum of Art, Sweden
Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, USA
New Shetland Museum and Archives, UK
Oslo Operahouse, Norway
Petter Dass Museum, Norway
Pinnacles Interpretive Centre, Australia
Theatre Agora, Netherlands
U Centre Aalborg, Denmark
Uppsala Concert & Congress Hall, Sweden

World Architecture Festival Awards - Learning Category
EWHA Campus Complex, South Korea
Fuji Kindergarten, Japan
Hazelwood School for the Multiple Sensory Impaired, UK
John Madejski Academy, UK
John Wheatley College, Glasgow, UK
Nigel Peck Centre for Learning & Leadership, Melbourne Grammar School, Australia
Oslo International School, Norway
School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Australia
The Hong Kong Community College Hung Hom Bay Campus
Vidyalankar Institute of Technology, India

World Architecture Festival Awards - Civic Category
Ave Fenix Fire Station, Mexico
Maasberg Overloon, Netherlands
Main Firestation Bergen, Norway
Manchester Civil Justice Centre, UK
Monaco House, Australia
SOS Children's Village Community Center, USA

World Architecture Festival Awards - Energy, waste & recycling Category
Covent Garden, Belgium
Digital Beijing, China
GreenPix, Zero Energy Media Wall, China
Orange County Groundwater Replenishment System, USA
Public Restroom, USA

World Architecture Festival Awards - Health Category
Animal Refuge Centre, Netherlands
Centre pour le Bien-être des Femmes et la prévention des mutilations
Nuovo Ospedale di Mestre, Italy
Pictou Landing Health Center, Canada
Ravelo Medical Clinic, Spain
The New Martini Hospital, Netherlands

World Architecture Festival Awards - Holiday Category
ATARIA - Centro de Interpretación de la Naturaleza de Salburúa, Spain
C42 Citroen Flagship Showroom, France
Dolder Grand Hotel, Switzerland
Gate and Canopy at Astir Palace, Greece
Müritzeum, Germany
Nørre Vosborg - New Hotel, Denmark

World Architecture Festival Awards - Home, Housing Category
Adelaide Wharf, UK
Apartment House Gradaska, Slovenia
Mountain Dwellings, Denmark
Newton Suites, Singapore
Regent Place, Australia

World Architecture Festival Awards - Home, Private Houses Category
Aatrial House, Poland
Boukyo, Japan
Casa Kiké, Costa Rica
Four Houses, Greece
IJburg house, Netherlands
Industrial Designer House, Japan
Loblolly House, USA
Mai Mai, New Zealand
Mountain Retreat, New Zealand
Permanent Camping, Australia
VilLA NM, USA

World Architecture Festival Awards - Nature Category
Centre for the Interpretation of Rivers, Spain
GeoCenter Møns Klint, Denmark
Juniper house, Sweden
Kielder Observatory, UK
School Garden, Mexico
The Freedom Park, South Africa

World Architecture Festival Awards - New & Old Category
11 March Memorial, Spain
Bookstore Selexyz Dominicanen Maastricht, Netherlands
Children's Activity Centre, Australia
De La Warr Pavilion, UK
Fort Dunlop, UK
Potters Field Park Pavilions, UK
Private Library, UK
Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard, Smithsonian Institution, USA
The Bluecoat, UK
The Bread Museum, Brazil
The O2 Arena, UK

World Architecture Festival Awards - Office Category
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority Headquarters - ADIA, United Arab Emirates
Cocoon - Exclusive Office Headquarter, Switzerland
Google - EMEA Engineering Hub, Switzerland
New Headquarters of Gas Natural, Spain
Rumah Kindah Office, Indonesia
TBWA\Hakuhodo, Japan
Viken skog AB, Norway
Yellow Building, UK

World Architecture Festival Awards - Pleasure Category
Ahmanson Founders Room, USA
BIKO, Mexico
Egan's Coffee Bar & Roof Terrace, Ireland
Elephant House, Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark
KILLKA - Espacio Salentein, Argentina
Royal Danish Yachtclub KDY, Denmark
Sheep Stable, Netherlands

World Architecture Festival Awards - Production Category
Arade Congress Centre, Portugal
Arena and Convention Centre Liverpool, UK
BMW Welt - Event, Exhibition and Automobile Delivery Center, Germany
CP Parenterals Organon Oss, Netherlands
Cristalchile - Glass Bottling Factory, Chile
Ipekyol Textile Factory, Turkey
Leonardo Glass Cube, Germany
O. Fournier Winery, Argentina
Paykar Bonyan Panel Factory, Iran

World Architecture Festival Awards - Religion and Contemplation Category
Congregation Beth Sholom, USA
Cooroy Art Temple, Australia
La Estancia Chapel, Mexico
Zhongguancun Christian Church, Haidian District, China

World Architecture Festival Awards - Shopping Category
65 Croisette, France
K:fem, Sweden
Micasa_vol.B, Brazil
Reiss Store and HQ, UK

World Architecture Festival Awards - Sport Category
3W's Pavilion, Kensington Oval, Barbados
Birkerød Sports & Leisure Centre, Denmark
Mata do Cabo Swimming Pool, Portugal
Sports Hall Bale, Croatia
The Michael Hill Clubhouse, New Zealand
Watercube, China
Wembley National Stadium, UK

World Architecture Festival Awards - Transport Category
Amsterdam Bijlmer ArenA Station, Netherlands
Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3, China
Castleford Bridge, UK
Henderson Waves, Singapore
Nordpark Cable Railway, Austria
Southern Cross Station, Australia
Stadium Mass Rapid Transit Station, Singapore
Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion, Spain

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Stirling Prize

WAF Awards : 2008

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