Australian design teams have more than 50 projects shortlisted in the 2012 World Architecture Festival Awards (WAF).

Large firms Hassell and BVN alone have five and 10 projects projects respectively in the running in what is said to be the largest architectural awards programme in the world.

The shortlisted entrants have to present to panels of juries at the Awards, which will again be a focal point of the World Architecture Festival (WAF) that this year will be held in Singapore from 3 to 5 October.

One of the shortlisted projects, the Concourse building designed by FJMT

Previous entrants have ranged from renowned global architectural firms to small local practices. All entrants go head-to-head as equals in presenting their designs on a global stage.

The interactive format involves shortlisted entrants presenting their projects live to international judging panels and Festival delegates.

The 54 member international judging panel includes highly regarded Australians Kerry Hill, Michael Heenan, Chris Bosse, Dominic Alvaro, Richard Hassell, Donald Bates and Timothy Moore.

Completed Buildings

Civic and community

  • Keast Park Community Pavillion — Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

  • Saltwater Coast Lifestyle Centre — NH Architecture

  • The Concourse — FJMT

Culture

  • Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum — Cox Architecture, Cox Rayner Architects

  • Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) — Fender Katsalidis Architects

  • State Theatre Centre of Western Australia — Kerry Hill Architects

  • The Concourse — FJMT

Display

  • Goodfellow Tree Kangaroo Exhibit, Taronga Zoo — BVN Architecture

Health

  • Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer — Woodhead

  • Robina Hospital Expansion — BVN Architecture

  • St Vincent’s Private Hospital Young Adults Mental Health Unit — Woods Bagot

  • The Royal Children’s Hospital — Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart

Higher education/research

  • Biosciences Research Building — Lyons

Hotel/leisure

  • Etihad Towers — DBI Design

    Hill House. Photographer: Nic Granleese

House

  • Brisbane Street Additions — Rad Architecture

  • Cloud House — McBride Charles Ryan

  • Fairhaven Beach House — John Wardle Architects

  • Harold Street Residence — Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

  • Hill House — Andrew Maynard Architects

  • Seacliff House — Chris Elliott Architects

  • Separation Street — DKO Architecture

Housing

  • Common Ground Sydney — Hassell

  • Fitzgerald Street Housing Development — JCY Architects and Urban Designers

  • Monash University Student Housing, Clayton — BVN Architecture

  • Helios Residences — Guida Moseley Brown Architects

  • Martin No38 — Kerry Hill Architects

New and Old

  • The University of Western Sydney, Boilerhouse Precinct — Tanner Architects

Office

  • Aecom Workplace — BVN Architecture
  • Dandenong Government Services Offices — Hassel
  • Darling Quarter — FJMT

Schools

  • Kerrie Murphy Building — Allen Jack+Cottier

  • Park Lake State School — Suters Architects

  • The Infinity Centre — McBride Charles Ryan

Shopping

  • Chasing Kitsune — Hassell

Sport

  • HMAS Creswell Gymnasium — BVN Architecture

  • Noble Park Aquatic Centre — Suters Architects

Transport

  • Changi Airport Terminal 1 Redevelopment — Woodhead

  • Craigieburn Train Maintenance Facility — HBO+EMTB

Villa

  • Boustred House — Ian Moore Architects

  • Shearer’s Quarters — John Wardle Architects

Landscape Projects

Completed designs — urban

  • North Wharf Promenade, Silo Park and Jellicoe Street — Taylor Cullity Lethlean and Wright + Associates

Future Projects

Competition entries

  • Cronton Colliery Design Competition — Hassell

  • Perry Park — Hassell

  • Route de Meyrin CERN Campus_International Ideas Competition — Hassell

Education

  • University of Sydney Business School — Woods Bagot

Experimental

  • Man-Built Islands Dongqian Lake Concept Design — Hassell

Health

  • South Australian Health and Medical Research Insitutte (SAHMRI) — Woods Bagot

House

  • Davenport/Wilson House — Shane Thompson Architects

Infrastructure

  • Tianjin Binhai Transport Interchange, Public Domain — Hassell

Leisure led development

  • Caxton Street Boutique Hotel — Shane Thompson Architects

Masterplanning

  • GCRT 2031 (Gold Coast Rapid Transit Corridor Study) — Hassell

Residential