Organizers of the World Architecture Festival have revealed the shortlist for the 2022 Inside World Festival of Interiors Awards.
Among the 65 projects shortlisted globally, eight projects are Australian, half of which are in the Workplace (Large) category.
WAF program director Paul Finch said, “We reviewed everything from the fabulous to the austere, and found much to admire. Trends in this year’s entries ranged from the small to the large scale and included the increasing deployment of wood in both structural and decorative ways; the use of spiral staircases to improve circulation; insertion of nature, including use of internal trees; and an increasing interest in the creative re-use of historic buildings, many of them industrial.”
The Inside Festival is co-located with the World Architecture Festival, which will this year be held in Lisbon from 30 November until 2 December as the first in-person event since 2019. The festival, organized under the theme “Together”, will include a speaker series exploring how architecture is responding to a post-pandemic world, as well as how it is adapting in the face of climate change.
The shortlisted Australian projects are:
Public Buildings
Victorian Pride Centre – BAU GAA Brearley Architects and Urbanists and Grant Amon Architects
Te Ao Marama South Atrium – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Workplace (Large)
Midtown Workplace – Cox Architecture
NAB 3 Parramatta Square – Woods Bagot
The Hayesbery – Woods Bagot
Yirranma Place – SJB
Workplace (Small)
Sculptform Design Studio – Woods Bagot
Bars and Restaurants
Shell House – Woods Bagot
