World Architecture Festival shortlist
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All types and sizes of architectural projects are represented on the shortlist for this year's World Architecture Festival (WAF) awards. The Villa Marittima St Andrews Beach, Australia, by Robin Williams Architect, was shortlisted in the House: Completed Buildings category.
The awards showcase entries ranging from private homes, shops and schools to large commercial developments and ambitious landscape projects. The World Maritime University, Tornhuset, by Terroir Pty Ltd, was selected in the Higher Education and Research: Completed Buildings category.
This design creates an extension of the University of La Laguna's Tenerife campus. Created by GPY Arquitectos, the construction was also shortlisted in the Higher Education and Research Completed Buildings category.
Zaha Hadid Architects' Investcorp Building for Oxford University's Middle East Centre at St Antony's College was one of the practice's shortlisted entries.
Another by Zaha Hadid Architects, the Messner Mountain Museum, Corones, in Italy, was submitted in the Culture: Completed Buildings category.
The Jungle House, by Studio MK27, projects out from the mountain on the Paulista shore of rainforest in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners have developed an economical and innovative housing solution in Y: Cube, which provides self-contained and affordable starter accommodation for young people.
Bhutan Happiness Centre, by 112 Architects, was one of the entries in the Civic and Community category. The competition will be judged at the World Architecture Festival, in Berlin, 16-18 November 2016.