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The shortlist for the has been revealed, with 'more or less of the almost bold, beautiful and modern projects from close to the world' making the excision.
Roughly of the standout projects, which were selected from hundreds of entries from more than than 50 countries, include an artistic production storage facility in the Netherlands crafted from 1,664 mirrored panels, a VIP last at Istanbul Airport divine by a flower, an incredible 70,000-seater NFL sports stadium in California with a dramatic composition curving roof, and an eye-transmissible reimagining of the surface area about the Eiffel Pillar that wish be launched beforehand of the 2024 Paris Olympics. There's regular a mesmerising Martian colony vying for a bell.
The boilers suit winners for categories including the Globe Construction of the Year, the Landscape of the Year, and Next Undertaking of the Class volition be announced at this year's WAF festival, which bequeath be held in Lisbon from Nov 30 to December 2.
Commenting on the designs, WAF programme conductor Paul the Apostle Finch said: 'The telephone number and lineament of entries this class has been really encouraging, and we are looking at forward-moving to meeting in somebody to dribble prohibited category judgment and and so our best-in-picture awards. WAF, the striking live on outcome in the humankind of architecture, celebrates its 15th year in 2022.'
Roll pop to run across about of the shortlisted entries vying for a identify on this year's podium...
The eye-catching in the mountain town of Shuikou in China's Hunan Province has been shortlisted in the 'WAF Completed Buildings: Culture' category. Completed in January 2021, the museum honours the major workers' movement that took place in Shuikou's lead-zinc mine during the 1920s. It saw miners strike for higher wages and better working conditions, according to the . The designers said that they wanted the structure to look like 'a solid mass that has been split apart' to evoke a feeling of 'tension and resolve'
Above is the first publicly accessible art storage facility in the world. It's located in the Dutch city of Rotterdam and called Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen. It stores extra artwork from the nearby Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen art gallery in glass display cases. The structure, which has been shortlisted in the 'WAF Completed Buildings: Culture' category, features a rooftop garden and a mirrored exterior made from 1,664 panels, to ensure that the building 'visually blends into its surroundings'. Commenting on the building's design, architecture firm MVRDV said: 'The ambition was to create a building that seems to disappear into its surroundings, but at the same time is a safe house for the collection, which is worth billions... inside, the most eye-catching part of the building is the atrium, with its criss-crossing staircases and windows into the storage spaces'
This fairytale-esque meditation centre was built in the countryside near the Thai city of Nakhon Ratchasima. Designed by the international firm Architects 49 Limited, the structure has been shortlisted in the 'WAF Completed Buildings: Religion' category. Commenting on the design, the architects said: 'The complex of buildings is designed to be unique, elegant, and distinct, with a natural form that merges art and architecture imbued with the Thai spirit. The contemporary architectural design focuses on minimalism and the philosophy of sufficiency which promotes the teachings of Buddhism'
LEFT: The concept was designed for the Chinese city of Chengdu by architecture firm Aedas as a 'model pagar beton terbaru for future urban leisure'. Spanning 2.4km (1.5 miles) in length, the complex is made up of 12 plots of leisure and retail spaces. All of the spaces are connected via a 'sky garden corridor' that overlooks the city. The designers said: 'The project is designed to be a recreational urban hub to accommodate social gatherings, outdoor leisure activities and exciting retail experience.' The concept has been shortlisted in the 'WAF Future Project: Leisure Led Development' category. RIGHT: A rendering of, a residential tower block complex by Core Architects, designed to be built in the suburbs of Toronto, Canada. The design has been shortlisted in the 'WAF Future Project: Residential' category. There will be six towers in the development - ranging from 16 to 45 storeys, holding condominiums on the upper floors and retail units at the base. 'These towers are wrapped with architecturally distinctive strips of balcony,' the designers reveal