There are 536 projects shortlisted in the 2018 World Architecture Festival (WAF) Awards. This year there are 53 Australian projects on the shortlist, which can be viewed here. This article takes a look at some of the shortlist's most impressive completed buildings from around the world.
CULTURE
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design - Zhuhai Opera House, Zhuhai, China
Image: syeint.com
Rojkind Arquitectos - Foro Boca Concert Hall, Boca Del Río, Mexico
Image: Rojkind Arquitectos
CIVIC AND COMMUNITY
Kimmel Eshkolot Architects with Kalush Chechick architects - Mount Herzl Memorial, Jerusalem, Israel
Photography by Amit Geron
DISPLAY
Grimshaw - Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science, Miami, United States of America
Image: Grimshaw Architects
HOUSE
Wutopia Lab - Plain House, Shanghai, China
Image: Wutopia Lab
NEW AND OLD
Youssef Haidar Architecte - Beit Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
Photography by Michele Spatari
RELIGION
Fluid Motion Architects - Vali-e-asr Mosque, Tehran, Iran
Photography by Deed Studio
TRANSPORT
aLL Design - Pioneer Village, Toronto, Canada
Photography by Wade Zimmerman
