World Architecture Festival

World Architecture Festival WAF 2026 will take place in Fort Lauderdale, USA, on the 18 - 20 November.

Bringing together a global community of visionary architects, designers, and industry leaders. World Architecture Festival offers a unique platform to celebrate design excellence, exchange groundbreaking ideas, and forge invaluable connections. Previous editions of the festival have taken place in Barcelona, Berlin, Amsterdam, Lisbon, and Singapore. WAF includes:
Live-judged awards featuring 500 finalists
Over 1,800 attendees and 140 international judges
Engaging talks and seminars
Networking events across four evenings and three days
Exhibition of cutting-edge products
Fringe activities including architectural tours

10/09/2026

“There’s something in a project that makes you think…wow!"

Returning to , judge Annette Amanda Oyèkúnlé Fisher spoke to us about why she’s always glad to spend time with her contemporaries, why the festival is important and what makes a project stand out to judges.

🌳 Discover projects from the 2026 World Architecture Festival that are rooted in nature and the wilderness > https://lnk...
09/09/2026

🌳 Discover projects from the 2026 World Architecture Festival that are rooted in nature and the wilderness > https://lnkd.in/e5zHHHXX

Lost Villa, Huanglong Island Lighthouse Hotel, WJ STUDIO 📸 © Fangfang Tian
Chatham Residence, Desai Chia Architecture PC 📸 © Paul Warchol
ES House, Jacobsen Studiom 📸 © Fernando Guerra
Mae on Art Forest, Ekar Achitects 📸 © Dsignsomething

“Tell a clear story. Lead with the one idea that drives the project and show how it survived contact with reality.”We sp...
08/09/2026

“Tell a clear story. Lead with the one idea that drives the project and show how it survived contact with reality.”

We spoke to Tomas Stokke of about how entrants at can stand out during their crits!

🏗️ World Architecture Festival 2026 Charity Partner Spotlight: Article 25.For the second year running, we're proud to an...
02/09/2026

🏗️ World Architecture Festival 2026 Charity Partner Spotlight: Article 25.

For the second year running, we're proud to announce Article25, the UK's leading humanitarian architecture NGO, as WAF's official charity partner.

www.article-25.org

Taking architecture to new heights! Discover some of the tall buildings that elevate the shortlist 👇Cielo by Sanjay Pu...
01/09/2026

Taking architecture to new heights! Discover some of the tall buildings that elevate the shortlist 👇

Cielo by Sanjay Puri Architects 📸 © Vinay Panjwani
Wuhan Alibaba Center by Benoy
Chengdu Haiyang Road Middle School by Changwu Architects 📸 © Right Angle
Omni Fort Lauderdale Hotel by NMD Architects Ltd 📸 © Omni Hotels
Barceló Tower by batlleiroig 📸 © Javier Márquez
Museum House by Perkins&Will 📸 © Kevin Scott
Spot Amsterdam by MK Associates and Mei architects and planners 📸 © Ossip van Duivenbode
The Butterfly + First Baptist Church Complex by Revery Architecture Inc. 📸 © Ema Peter
Y Suites on Margaret by Antoniades Architects 📸 © Tyrone Brannigan
Jing'An Investment Center by Nikken Sekkei Ltd 📸 © MINTWOW

Find out more > https://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com

🏅Discover the next generation of architectural talent via the Student Charette Prize at !After an incredible array of s...
28/08/2026

🏅Discover the next generation of architectural talent via the Student Charette Prize at !

After an incredible array of submissions from architecture schools around the world, we are delighted to reveal the eight shortlisted teams selected by our judges.

This year teams were invited to submit ideas for buildings or programmes where water is essential to the design idea – this could be how water might be used in a building or complex, how a proposal might respond to a water-related condition, or a proposal of regeneration or reclamation involving water.

The eight shortlisted teams will now compete live at the Festival in Fort Lauderdale this November, presenting their designs to some of the world's most influential architects and designers – our warmest congratulations to the shortlisted teams:

Columbia University
Institute of Architecture and Planning, Nirma University
Università Iuav di Venezia
Kingston University
MIU City University Miami
Pratt Institute
University of Toronto

Find out more about the Student Charette > https://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/WAF2026/en/page/student-charrette

💧Congratulations to our finalists on the GROHE Water Prize shortlist and thank you to GROHE for the continued support of...
26/08/2026

💧Congratulations to our finalists on the GROHE Water Prize shortlist and thank you to GROHE for the continued support of the prize 🌊

See all the finalists here: https://bit.ly/4be5TTW

📸© Projecto Vito: Designing a Self-Sufficient Water Source for an Arid Volcanic Island. Studio Ma (Applicant) with Associação Projecto Vitó — NGO co-applicant, Christiana Moss, FAIA

📸© Lo—TEK Water, A Field Guide for TEKnology. Julia Watson LLC

📸© Glasgow Bath Commons: Water as Civic Architecture. Lap Shing Sy

📸© Bio inspired Architectural Terra Cotta for SUstainable Water Harvesting. Carnegie Mellon University, Laura Garofalo

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