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World Architecture Festival coming to London
POSTED 11 Mar 2015 . BY Katie Buckley
Winner of Completed Buildings 2014 - Shopping: Yalikavak Marina Complex, Turkey, by EAA-Emre Arolat Architects Credit: WAF and EAA-Emre Arolat Architects
For the first time ever, the World Architecture Festival (WAF) is coming to London in June.

WAF, a high-profile architecture festival, will put on an exhibition during the London Festival of Architecture, which runs from 1-30 June 2015.

An exclusive exhibition, hosted by WAF, will showcase its 2015 finalists on 24-27 June, in London, prior to the announcement of the winners of the sought after World Architecture Awards.

The exhibited projects will then go in front of an international jury at WAF in Singapore in early November.

Last year's awards were dominated by leisure projects. In a statement at MIPIM, programme director Paul Finch commented: “This is a new chapter for WAF and it is the first in a series of exciting global initiatives that are currently in development to significantly raise the profile of the global architectural communities.”
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World Architecture Festival coming to London
POSTED 11 Mar 2015 . BY Katie Buckley
Winner of Completed Buildings 2014 - Shopping: Yalikavak Marina Complex, Turkey, by EAA-Emre Arolat Architects Credit: WAF and EAA-Emre Arolat Architects
For the first time ever, the World Architecture Festival (WAF) is coming to London in June.

WAF, a high-profile architecture festival, will put on an exhibition during the London Festival of Architecture, which runs from 1-30 June 2015.

An exclusive exhibition, hosted by WAF, will showcase its 2015 finalists on 24-27 June, in London, prior to the announcement of the winners of the sought after World Architecture Awards.

The exhibited projects will then go in front of an international jury at WAF in Singapore in early November.

Last year's awards were dominated by leisure projects. In a statement at MIPIM, programme director Paul Finch commented: “This is a new chapter for WAF and it is the first in a series of exciting global initiatives that are currently in development to significantly raise the profile of the global architectural communities.”
RELATED STORIES
Leisure architecture celebrated at World Architecture Festival


The World Architecture Festival, held in Singapore from 1 to 3 October, ended on a high note, with awards distributed to firms from all over the world. The awards are some of the most prestigious in the industry. Here’s our pick from leisure architecture’s big winners.
Second batch of WAF Award winners revealed


Jordan's Wadi Rum Resort and China's Zhang Da Qian Museum have been named among the second batch of winners at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2011.
UK schemes miss out on 2011 WAF Award


UK sports and cultural schemes have missed out at the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2011, following the announcement of the first 12 winners from this year's event.
WAF Awards 2011 shortlist announced


A soccer school in Soweto, South Africa, and a tree hotel in Sweden are among some of the schemes to be shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards 2011.
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