World architecture festival 2012 shortlist

World architecture festival 2012 shortlist


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‘cloud house’ by mcbride charles ryan, melbourne, australia image © john gollings the world architecture festival has just released the 2012 shortlist of projects in the running for


selection as ‘world building of the year’, to be officially unveiled october 3rd-5th at the marina bay sands in singapore. the list includes completed buildings under the categories of civic


and community, culture, display, health, higher education/research, hotel/leisure, house, housing, new and old, office, production/energy/recycling, schools, shopping, shopping centres,


sport, transport and villa. completed urban landscape projects along with future projects in the competition, culture, education, experimental, health, house, infrastructure, landscape,


leisure led development, masterplanning, mixed use, office and residential categories are represented. congratulations to each of the nominees! designboom is a media partner for the world


architecture festival and will be following the events as they unfold. COMPLETED PROJECTS CIVIC AND COMMUNITY C spot, angola – segmento urbano arquitectos     forest chapel, japan – hironaka


ogawa & associates keast park community pavilion, australia – jackson clements burrows architects, jacksonclementsburrows pty ltd architects martin luther church, austria – coop


himmelb(l)au wolf d. prix & partner ZT GmbH ping shan tin shui wai leisure and cultural building, china – architectural services department salorge / town community, france – ARCAU    


saltwater coast lifestyle centre, australia – NH architecture     santa lucía security centre, spain – GPY arquitectos     sipopo congress center, equatorial guinea – tabanlioglu architects


siu sai wan complex, hong kong – ronald lu and partners     stadshuis nieuwegein, netherlands – 3XN sven-harry’s (art museum), sweden – wingårdh arkitektkontor AB the concourse, australia –


francis-jones morehen thorp FJMT tokyo skytree, japan – nikken sekkei ltd. vaughan city hall, canada – kuwabara payne mckenna blumberg architects ‘martin luther church hainburg’ by coop


himmelb(l)au, hainburg, austria image © duccio malagamba CULTURE australian age of dinosaurs museum, australia – cox architecture, cox rayner architects bronks youth theatre brussels –


belgium, mdma l martine de maeseneer architects busan cinema center, korea south – coop himmelb(l)au wolf d. prix & partner zt gmbh liyuan library, china – li xiaodong atelier    museum


of old and new art (mona), australia – fender katsalidis architects, fender katsalidis open air cinema in gorky park, russia – wowhaus    poetry foundation, united states of america – john


ronan architects royal welsh college of music and drama, united kingdom – BFLS soundforms, united kingdom – BFLS    soweto theatre, south africa – afritects    state theatre centre of


western australia – australia – kerry hill architects pte ltd the concourse, australia – francis-jones morehen thorp FJMT the hive, united kingdom – feilden clegg bradley studios LLP,


feilden clegg bradley studios wuxi grand theatre, china – PES-archltects yurihonjo city cultural center, kadare, japan – chiaki arai urban and architecture design zanis lipke memorial


museum, latvia – zaigas gailes birojs ‘tokyo skytree’ by nikken sekkei, tokyo japan images courtesy of tokyo skytree DISPLAY brancott estate heritage centre, new zealand – fearon hay


architects ltd. cooled conservatories at gardens by the bay, republic of singapore – wilkinson eyre architects earth bricks, japan – atelier tekuto   goodfellow tree kangaroo exhibit,


taronga zoo, australia- BVN architecture ireo sales gallery, india – matra architects and rurban planners kale kilit security center, turkey – ‘I-AM’ associates istanbul seaplane harbour,


estonia- KOKO architects tåkern visitor centre, sweden – wingårdh arkitektkontor AB uol edge gallery, republic of  singapore – ministry of design pte ltd vanke triple v gallery, china-


ministry of design pte ltd ‘earth-bricks’ by atelier tekuto, chiba, japan images © toshihiro sobajima health flinders centre for innovation in cancer, australia – woodhead korogwe research


laboratory, tanzania  – ingvartsen architects landplan-icon, dar es salam robina hospital expansion, australia – BVN architecture st vincent’s private hospital young adults mental health


unit, australia – woods bagot the royal children’s hospital, australia – billard leece partnership and bates smart ‘earth-bricks’ by atelier tekuto, chiba, japan images © toshihiro sobajima


HIGHER EDUCATION/RESEARCH biosciences research building, australia – lyons CIGI campus, canada – kuwabara payne mckenna blumberg architects kantana film and animation institute, thailand  –


bangkok project studio manchester metropolitan university – business school and student hub, united kingdom – feilden clegg bradley studios LLP, feilden clegg bradley studios    NOMA lab,


denmark NUS university town cinnamon & tembusu residential colleges, republic of singapore – DP architects pte ltd okinawa institute of science and technology, japan – nikken sekkei


ltd.l komberg associates, kuniken universidade agostinho neto, angola – perkins+will    university of the arts london campus for central saint martins at king’s cross, united kingdom –


stanton williams HOTEL/LEISURE barin ski resort, iran- RYRA studio    conrad resorts & spa, thailand – eco.id architects pte ltd    etihad towers, united arab emirates – DBI design


fasano boa vista hotel, brazil – isay weinfeld    gorukana, india – gayathri & namith architects pvt. ltd. i-resort, vietnam – a21studio innhouse, china – the oval partnership limited le


meridien istanbul etiler, turkey – EAA-emre arolat architects oasia hotel & novena specialist center – republic of singapore – DP architects pte ltd rasa resorts, india – urban studio


taj vivanta yeshwanthpur, india – WOW architects the oberoi hotel, india – RSP design consultants (india) pvt. ltd. victoria tower, sweden – wingårdh arkitektkontor ab, n/a    yalikavak


marina, turkey – EAA-emre arolat architects ‘seacliff house’ by chris elliott architects, sydney, australia image © richard glover HOUSE 36BTrd, republic of singapore – DP architects pte ltd


9 leedon park, republic of singapore – ip:li architects a vacation home on easter island – conversion of a fish-farm pumping station, latvia- zaigas gailes birojs a21house, vietnam –


a21studio brisbane street additions, australia- rad architecture cloud house, australia – mcbride charles ryan deck house, brazil – isay weinfeld fairhaven beach house, australia – john


wardle architects gf house, indonesia – willis kusuma architects harold street residence, australia- jackson clements burrows architects haus bavaria, germany – carlo berarducci architecture


hill house, australia – andrew maynard architects house V4, brazil – studio MK27    joo chiat shophouse, republic of singapore – chang architects seacliff house, australia – chris elliott


architects separation street, australia – dKO architecture stacking green, vietnam – vo trong nghia architects the armadillo house, republic of singapore – formwerkz architects HOUSING ‘M’


building, france – agence sm bloc_10, canada – 5468796 architecture inc. brick pattern house, iran – batis, allireza mashhadimirza common ground sydney, australia – hassell cubuklu vadi


residences, turkey – EAA-emre arolat architects danial, iran – the dynamic continuous office, TDCoffice fitzgerald street housing development, australia – JCY architects and urban designers


helios residences, republic of singapore – guida moseley brown architects kiral apartments, mexico – arquitectura en movimiento workshop, arqmov workshop martin no 38, republic of singapore


– kerry hill architects pte ltd monash university student housing, clayton, australia – BVN architecture reflections at keppel bay, republic of singapore – studio daniel libeskind shelford


suites, republic of singapore – new space architects pte ltd the apple orchard, sweden – white arkitekter AB    the troika, malaysia  – foster + partners watten residences, republic of


singapore – ip:li architects ‘reflectins at keppel bay’ by daniel libeskind, singapore image courtesy of keppel bay pte ltd NEW AND OLD 14 social housing units, municipal facility and


rehabilitation of can bisa house, spain – batlle & roig architects 19 sunset place, republic of singapore – ip:li architects 3 lermit road, republic of singapore – ip:li architects idom


headquarters, spain – acxt idom joo chiat shophouse, republic of singapore – chang architects la muna, united states of america – oppenheim architecture + design lui seng chun chinese


medicine centre, hong kong – agc design ltd oppenheim europe + kirchplatz residence, switzerland – oppenheim architecture + design plaza españa in adeje, spain – menis arquitectos slp


reconstruction of ptuj theatre, slovenia – plan b d.o.o. roch castle retreat, united kingdom – acanthus holden    seaplane harbour, estonia – koko architects shanghai museum of glass, china


– logon urban.architecture.design space asia hub, singapore, republic of singapore – woha the imperial buildings, new zealand – fearon hay architects, fearon hay architects ltd. the


university of western sydney, boilerhouse precinct, australia – tanner architects transit corridor renewal, canada – sturgess architecture, gec architecture ‘shanghai museum of glass’ by


logon architects + coordination asia, shanghai, china image courtesy of coordination asia / © diephotodesigner.de ‘shanghai museum of glass’ by logon architects + coordination asia,


shanghai, china image courtesy of coordination asia / © diephotodesigner.de OFFICE AECOM workplace, australia – BVN architecture    bank saint petersburg headquarters, russia – nps tchoban


voss GmbH & co. KG dandenong government services offices, australia – hassell darling quarter, australia – francis-jones morehen thorp FJMT geyser, new zealand – patterson associates ltd


idom headquarters, spain – ACXT IDOM iguzzini illuminazione ibérica headquarters, spain- josep miàs KPMG, denmark – 3XN mini-studio, mexico – FRENTE arquitectura office building,


switzerland – christ & gantenbein office for an advertising film production company, india – SJK architects poetry foundation, united states of america – john ronan architects samara,


mexico – diametro arquitectos solaris, republic of singapore – CPG consultants pte ltd sony corporation sony city osaki, japan – nikken sekkei ltd.    steelband / offices & architecture


studio, france – ARCAU PRODUCTION/ENERGY/RECYCLING 9@tagore, republic of singapore – SCDA architects, SCDA architects pte ltd hexagon / aron R&D center, japan – osamu morishita architect


& associates pharmaceutical factory marifarm, slovenia – PLAN B d.o.o. pulver campus conta plant, turkey – nevzat sayin mimarlik hizmetleri (NSMH) sony corporation sony city osaki,


japan – nikken sekkei ltd., nikken sekkei ltfd ‘saltwater coast lifestyle centre’ by NH architecture, point cook, australia image © dianna snape SCHOOLS binh duong school, vietnam – vo trong


nghia architects dagenham park church of england school, united kingdom – allford hall monaghan morris kerrie murphy building, australia – allen jack+cottier park lake state school,


australia – suters architects pre-school centre in barcelona’s jardins de màlaga, spain – batlle & roig architects rebuild future out of rubble, taiwan – bio architecture formosana


rikubetsu elementary school, japan – nikken sekkei ltd. showa gakuin kindergarten, japan – nikken sekkei ltd. teton county children’s learning center – ‘the ranch’, united states of america


– ward+blake architects the infinity centre, australia – mcbride charles ryan SHOPPING chasing kitsune, australia – hassell crystal bridges museum of american art, museum store, united


states of america – marlon blackwell architect livraria da vila (JK iguatemi mall), brazil – isay weinfeld livraria da vila (patio higienopolis mall), brazil – isay weinfeld shibuya hikarie,


japan – nikken sekkei and tokyu architects and tngineering, inc. JV T-site, japan – klein dytham architects xtra-herman miller shop in shop, republic of singapore – P.A.C. pte ltd, PAC


SHOPPING CENTRES buyaka, turkey – uras x dilekci architects e5, turkey – tabanlioglu architects myvillage @ serangoon garden, republic of singapore – dp architects pte ltd tokyu plaza


omotesando harajuku, japan – hiroshi nakamura & nap + takenaka corporation, hiroshi nakamura & nap, takenaka corporation ‘crystal bridges museum store’ by marlon blackwell architect,


bentonville, arkansas image © tim hursley SPORT fazenda boa vista | equestrian center clubhouse, brazil – isay weinfeld fazenda boa vista | golf clubhouse, brazil – isay weinfeld HMAS


creswell gymnasium, australia – BVN architecture noble park aquatic centre, australia – suters architects TRANSPORT bodrum international airport, turkey – tabanlioglu architects bus station,


croatia – rechner d.o.o. changi airport terminal 1 redevelopment, republic of singapore – woodhead, architects61 craigieburn train maintenance facility, australia – hbo+emtb integrated tram


and train stop for euro 2012, poland – mackow pracownia projektowa, studio architektoniczne ozone marina bay station, republic of singapore – aedas limited, AEDAS pte limited urban


regeneration in shenzhen futian district, china – leigh & orange ltd. VILLA boustred house, australia – ian moore architects casa cubo, brazil – isay weinfeld case study house in mill


valley, united states of america – koji tsutsui & associates geneses house, brazil – isay weinfeld house in hanareyama, japan – kidosakiarchitectsstudio hut on sleds, new zealand –


crosson clarke carnachan architects auckland ltd island retreat, new zealand – fearon hay architects, fearon hay architects ltd. nakahouse, united states of america – XTEN architecture


shearer’s quarters, australia – john wardle architects the courtyard house, india – sanjay puri architects pvt. ltd. the winged house, republic of singapore – K2LD architects pte ltd


toblerone house, brazil – studio MK27 waterberg observatory, south africa – silvio rech and lesley carstens weekend house at alibaug, india – SJK architects LANDSCAPE PROJECTS COMPLETED


DESIGNS – URBAN 158 cecil street, republic of singapore – tierra design (s) pte ltd, agfacadesign a landscape for climate adaptation, arkadien winnenden, germany – atelier dreiseitl gmbh


gardens by the bay, republic of singapore – grant associates, cpg, wilkinson eyre kallang river bishan park, republic of singapore – atelier dreiseitl life @ ladprao 18 condominium garden,


thailand – shma company limited multifunction structure for ephemeral events in the ‘saló central’ area, sant boi de llobregat (barc, spain – batlle & roig architects my waterway @


punggol, republic of singapore – surbana international consultants pte. ltd. north wharf promenade, silo park and jellicoe street, new zealand – taylor cullity lethlean north wharf building


– feron hay punggol promenade, republic of singapore – look architects pte ltd ‘bay south – gardens by the bay’ by grant associates + wilkinson eyre, singapore image © designboom FUTURE


PROJECTS COMPETITION ENTRIES 2016 olympic park, brazil – AECOM cronton colliery design competition, united kingdom – hassell king rama ix museum & learning centre (larnchaleomphrakiat),


thailand – shma company limited metro donostialdea, spain – studio MK27 moreira salles institute, brazil – studio MK27 perry park, australia – hassell route de meyrin cern


campus_international ideas competition, switzerland – hassell school of planning and architecture, india – ads designs pvt. ltd., abin design studio the field of becoming – seoul performing


arts center, south korea – national university of singapore, department of architecture the rock stadium, united arab emirates – mz architects vehbi koç foundation koç primary school indoor


swimming pool, turkey – erginoglu&calislar architects, [inter.national.design] yenikapi transfer point and archaeo-park, turkey – tabanlioglu architects CULTURE a gateway to petra,


jordan – maisam architects & engineers, maisam beijing artist village gallery project, china – aedas limited, aedas beijing limited chapel at murcia, spain – sanjay puri architects pvt.


ltd. mehmet kavuk mosque, turkey – nevzat sayin mimarlik hizmetleri (nsmh) samaranch memorial, china – archiland associate architectural consultant (tianjin) ltd. the presidential archives


in multi-functional administrative city, south korea – samoo architects & engineers wat ananda metyarama thai buddhist temple, republic of singapore – czarl architects yasamkent mosque,


turkey – a architectural design yesilova neolithic settlement visitor center and archeological research facility, turkey  – steb – studio evren basbug, scra, steb zoomlion headquarters


exhibition center, china – amphibianarc EDUCATION abdullah gül university campus, turkey – cirakoglu architects agu city campus, turkey – eaa-emre arolat architects border school thailand,


eleena jamil architect c spot, angola – segmento urbano arquitectos desertcreat college, united kingdom – perkins+will qatar faculty of islamic studies, qatar – mangera yvars architects


raffles american school, malaysia – skidmore, owings & merrill llp shambunath institute, india – p.a.c pte ltd smu school of law, republic of singapore – mkpl architects pte ltd


sustainable kindergarten in dong nai, vietnam – vo trong nghia architects the rajasthan school, india – sanjay puri architects pvt. ltd. university of sydney business school, australia –


woods bagot ‘liyuan library’ by li xiaodong atelier, huairou, china EXPERIMENTAL agricultural eco valley master plan, china – moore ruble yudell architects & planners, pure design


airhive, brazil – desitecture cyclonic urbis, republic of singapore – desitecture man-built islands dongqian lake concept design, china – hassell zcb zero carbon building, hong kong – ronald


lu and partners HEALTH livsrum – cancer counselling centre, denmark – EFFEKT rigshospitalet – the north wing, denmark – 3XN, aarhus arkitekterne, nickl & partner architechten SK yee


healthy life centre, hong kong – ronald lu and partners south australian health and medical research institute (SAHMRI), australia – woods bagot south glasgow hospital, united kingdom –


nightingale associates whanau ora centre, new zealand – the flood HOUSE C house, republic of singapore – czarl architects C3 house, new zealand – RTA studio davenport / wilson house,


australia – shane thompson architects doyle residence, united states of america – sharon davis design the bali house, indonesia – RT+Q architects pte ltd INFRASTRUCTURE istanbul sabiha


gokcen air traffic control tower, turkey – arup associates the ohio state university, east regional chilled water plant, united states of america – leers weinzapfel associates tianjin binhai


transport interchange – public domain, china – hassell LEISURE LED DEVELOPMENT caxton street boutique hotel, australia – shane thompson architects conference center, king abdullah financial


district, saudi arabia – skidmore, owings & merrill llp copenhagen arena, denmark – 3xn, hks architects fusionopolis 5, republic of singapore – surbana international consultants pte ltd


gunoot eco resort, oman  – dar ssh international engineering consultants, california institute of earth architecture, ssh international K11 art mall, wuhan, china – agc design ltd, agc


design limited king abdullah sports city stadium, saudi arabia – arup associates piazza at queens beach, montenegro, serbia and montenegro – sanjay puri architects pvt. ltd. star performing


arts centre, republic of singapore – aedas limited steyn city urban development – club house, south africa – boogertman + partners architects ‘sipopo congress center’ by tabanlioglu


architects, malabo, equatorial guinea image © emre dörter MASTERPLANNING 2016 olympic park, brazil – AECOM agu city campus, turkey – eaa-emre arolat architects dong qian lake town center


detailed master plan, china – n/a downtown mumbai urban design, india – surbana international consultants pte. ltd. fayetteville 2030: transit city scenario, united states of america –


university of arkansas community design center gcrt 2031 (gold coast rapid transit corridor study), australia – hassell kigali cbd master plan, rwanda – surbana international consultants


pte. ltd. msheireb – heart of doha, qatar – AECOM, adjaye associates, allies and morrison, eric pary architects, gensler, HOK, john mcaslan and partners, mangera yvars architects, mossessian


& partners, squire & partners place lalla yeddouna, morocco – mossessian & partners singapore-sichuan innovation city, china – surbana international consultants pte. ltd.


taichung greenbelt – calligraphy greenway, taiwan – n/a the valley city – qatar, qatar – mz architects vadinar township, india – urban design associates yenikapi transfer point and


archaeo-park, turkey – tabanlioglu architects MIXED USE istanbul inn ikitelli, turkey – mental designworks jst product complex, japan – osamu morishita architect & associates number one


oxford street, united kingdom – allford hall monaghan morris the grayston mixed use development, johannesburg, south africa – boogertman + partners architects the united states embassy,


helsinki, finland – moore ruble yudell architects & planners wenzhou binjiang plaza, china – BAKH_architecture OFFICE 120 fenchurch street, united kingdom – eric parry architects 240


blackfriars, united kingdom – allford hall monaghan morris bond tower, canada – 5468796 architecture inc. ernst & young head office johannesburg, south africa- boogertman + partners


architects mapfre insurance building complex, turkey – kreatif, kreatif architects no. 1 angel square, united kingdom – 3dreid project h2 zagreb, croatia – nop studio, NOP studio d.o.o.


selcuk ecza headquarters, turkey – tabanlioglu architects RESIDENTIAL affordable residential development, chennai-india, RMJM ala residences, turkey – suyabatmaz demirel architects amantra,


india – HOK design and planing services caledonian somosaguas, spain – studio MK27 doga dragos, turkey – erginoglu&calislar architects ireo victory valley, india – WOW architects


olympia-merlin reflection, india – RSP design consultants (india) pvt. ltd. praxair, india – ads designs pvt. ltd., abin design studio primanti, india – kohn pederson and fox (international)


pa architects and planning consultants, kohn pederson and fox shenzhen affordable housing, china – hassell terasa 153, montenegro, serbia and montenegro – sanjay puri architects pvt. ltd.


the micro, australia – degenhartSHEDD, degenhartSHEDD architecture+urban design touching the loire / 85 housing units & offices, france – ARCAU varyap bodrum residences, turkey –


EAA-emre arolat architects ‘nakahouse’ by XTEN architecture, hollywood hills, california image © steve king