The shortlist for the 2016 World Architecture Festival Awards has been announced. More than 300 projects from 58 countries have been shortlisted. Among them are 24 Australian projects and additional international projects by Australian practices.
This year, the most populous category for Australian projects was House, in which five of the 17 houses shortlisted were local.
Architects of the shortlisted projects will be invited to present to the panel of jurors in Berlin during the World Architecture Festival, 16-18 November 2016.
A winner will be selected from each category and the 2016 World Building of the Year will be crowned from among the category winners.
The shortlisted Australian projects are:
Completed Buildings
Civic and Community
The Waterfront Pavilion – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Culture
Australian Army Museum of Military Engineering – BVN and Conrad Gargett in association
Display
The Waterfront Pavilion – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
Health
South East Regional Hospital – BVN
Higher Education and Research
University of Sydney Business School – Woods Bagot
World Maritime University (Sweden) – Terroir and Kim Utzon Architecture
Hotel and Leisure
Canberra Airport Hotel – Bates Smart
House
McLeod House – Ian Moore Architects
Nannup Holiday House – Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects
CASA31_4 Room House – Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects and Caroline Di Costa Architects
Villa Marittima – Robin Williams Architect
Indigo Slam – Smart Design Studio
Housing
Anadara – Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
10 Wylde Street – SJB
Mixed Use
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on Grey Street – Cox Rayner
New Action Nishi – Fender Katsalidis Architects
New and Old
The Brewery Yard – Tzannes
Office
TransGrid Headquarters – Bates Smart
Novartis Building – HDR Rice Daubney
Sport
Abbotsleigh Multi-Purpose Sports Hall – Allen Jack + Cottier
Transport
Brisbane Ferry Terminals Flood Renewal – Cox Rayner Architects in association with Aurecon
Future Buildings
Commercial Mixed Use
Quay Quarter Tower – 3XN Architects
Trousdale Mixed-Use Development (Malaysia) – BDA in collaboration with AECOM Landscape
Culture
East Perth Power Station – Hassell
Education
Green Square Childcare Centre – Fox Johnston
South Melbourne Primary School – Hayball
House
Flood House – Cox Rayner
Office
KACST Knowledge Center (Saudi Arabia) – LAVA Laboratory for Visionary Architecture
Landscape
The Goods Line – Aspect Studios with CHROFI
Small Projects
Brisbane Ferry Terminals Flood Renewal – Cox Rayner Architects in association with Aurecon
The 2016 World Architecture Festival is co-located with the 2016 World Festival of Interiors. See the Australian projects shortlisted in the Inside World Festival of Interiors Awards here.