Seven New Zealand projects shortlisted at 2013 World Architecture Festival
A giraffe house in New Zealand, a monastery in Taiwan, a treehouse in the USA and a research station in Antarctica are among the 302 projects that have been shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival Awards 2013. Full list of short-listed projects can be found here.
Short-listed New Zealand projects are:
WAF COMPLETED BUILDINGS:
Culture
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki by FJMT + Archimedia
Display
Auckland Zoo Giraffe House by Glamuzina Paterson Architects and Hamish Monk Architecture
Housing
387 Tamaki Drive by Ian Moore Architects
New and Old
Whakatane Library & Exhibition Centre by Irving Smith Jack Architects
Shopping
Mackelvie Street by RTA Studio
Villa
Alexandra Tent House by Irving Smith Jack Architects
WAF FUTURE PROJECTS:
Leisure led development
Ice Hotel by RTA Studio and Spi.rus
Practices will compete across 29 individual award categories, presenting their short-listed designs live to international judging panels and festival delegates.
The World Architecture Festival is co-located with INSIDE World Festival of Interiors and is being held in Singapore for the second time.
Architecture New Zealand magazine is a media partner of the 2013 World Architecture Festival and the festival awards jury includes AGM Publishing’s Michael Barett. Michael is currently the editor of Interior and Landscape Architecture New Zealand magazines, and has contributed to Architecture New Zealand, Houses, Urbis and online at architecturenow.co.nz. Prior to Interior’s inception in 2011, he was editor of ProDesign, a graphic, industrial and interior design title. Michael was convener of judges for the inaugural Interior Awards in 2012, a role he reprised at the 2013 awards.
More information on the awards programme at www.worldarchitecturefestival.com