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🌊The #WAF26 talks programme is now live! This year, speakers will explore the theme of Water: how it shapes the creation and management of the built environment, from energy and food production to flood, drought and infrastructure > worldarchitecturefestival.co…
Welcome to Della Townships - the new Strategic Future Cities Partner for #WAF26!
At the Festival, Della Townships will showcase design futurist Jimmy Mistry's vision of India as a living laboratory >
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As we get closer to the opening of #WAF26, it's time to say a big thank you to the organisations and individuals whose support is so key to the Festival, including @archi_hunters and @Dyson > worldarchitecturefestival.co…
💦 Dive in! Enjoy this aqueous array of projects from the #WAF26 shortlist where water features prominently > instagram.com/p/Dew7brzF7YG/…
Saha Casa Boutique, @HoKhue_Architects 📸 ©Trieu Chien
🌟 Meet the partners powering #WAF26!
From AI to engineering and design, sustainability to innovation — these organisations make the World Architecture Festival possible:
🧱Discover projects on the #WAF26 shortlist where architects have been building beautifully with brick > instagram.com/p/DeeNN4jFxJ4/…
Self-Sustaining Farmhouse by @manoj_patel_designstudio 📸 © pixellus photography
“The exchange between people is often as inspiring as the projects themselves.”
We spoke to #WAF26 judge Rosan Bosch about why the World Architecture Festival is so important, and how entrants can prepare to present their work.
The design of Lakeside Villa by WJ Studio allows for a ‘borrowed landscape’, facilitating a subtle osmosis between lakeside greenery and the interior’s quietude > worldarchitecturefestival.co…
🚶Walk this way…with a selection of projects shortlisted for #WAF26 that feature bridges and walkways > lnkd.in/ek4fJ3Y9
Sentry Bridge by Snøhetta 📸 © @snohetta, PLOMP
⚪ Cool tones abound in this selection of projects shortlisted for #WAF26 where the colour white features prominently > instagram.com/p/Dd8iisDFzus/…
📸 Dasha River Culture & Sports Center by Studio Link-Arc
‘That moment when an architect stops presenting and starts thinking out loud, that's where you actually meet the project’
We spoke to @thomascoldefy about how entrants to WAF can stand out during their crits > instagram.com/worldarchfest/…
‘Proposals…to restore and repair urban fabric but also - help people heal psychologically’
We spoke to Karen Cook, co-founder of Spice Design and #WAF26 judge, about the key moments and trends she noticed in this year’s shortlist!
🏞️ Located in Belem, Brazil, Natureza Urbana’s regeneration of the Doca Linear Park is a strategic urban intervention that integrates infrastructure, landscape, and memory to reconnect the city to its water > worldarchitecturefestival.co…
💭“WAF is a unique stage where architecture is… an open exchange between diverse cultures and design philosophies.”
Ahead of the Festival, we spoke to judge Atelier Sérgio Rebelo. Read more > instagram.com/p/DdoLTYFDSvu/…
🤸🏻“Sometimes the value in the project is in the hurdles!”
We spoke to #WAF26, judge Annette Amanda Oyèkúnlé Fisher FNIA RIBA to find out her top tips for architects presenting their projects at the Festival!
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🚨FINAL CALL – don’t miss your chance to submit your entry for the Architecture Drawing Prize at #WAF26 : worldarchitecturefestival.co…
Deadline: 25 September 2026
🎨Have you entered the Architecture Drawing Prize?
There are just over two weeks left until the deadline, 11 September 2026!
Find out more >
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📷 The Tales of Liminality © Anna Pang
Parque Quintana Roo, by @AIDIA_STUDIO is a newly-developed venue for an annual livestock and agricultural fair hosted by the city of Chetumal.
Explore the shortlist for #WAF24 >
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〰️ Cast your eyes around projects from the #WAF26 shortlist where curves and circles feature prominently > instagram.com/p/DdT0fVQHDjx/…
Bisate Sanctuary by Black Sable 📸 © FLINK Studios
⏰ Ready for #WAF26? The delegate guide is now live!
This November, the widely-acclaimed World Architecture Festival lands in Fort Lauderdale for three full days, explore the schedule > worldarchitecturefestival.co…
🚨FINAL CALL – don’t miss your chance to be part of the 40 Under 40 at #WAF26 👇
“There’s something in a project that makes you think…wow!"
Returning to #WAF26, 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.