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

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Rojkind Arquitectos - Foro Boca Concert Hall, Boca Del Río, Mexico

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Image: Rojkind Arquitectos 

CIVIC AND COMMUNITY

Kimmel Eshkolot Architects with Kalush Chechick architects - Mount Herzl Memorial, Jerusalem, Israel  

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DISPLAY

Grimshaw - Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science, Miami, United States of America

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Image: Grimshaw Architects

HOUSE

Wutopia Lab - Plain House, Shanghai, China

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NEW AND OLD

Youssef Haidar Architecte - Beit Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

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RELIGION

Fluid Motion Architects - Vali-e-asr Mosque, Tehran, Iran

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Photography by Deed Studio

TRANSPORT

aLL Design - Pioneer Village, Toronto, Canada   

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