Fahad Al TamimiArchitecture

Top picks for theWorld Architecture

Festival 2014 shortlist

Projects from more than 50 countries have been shortlisted in the 2014 World

Architecture Festival Awards.

The Akiha Ward Cultural Centre in Niigata City, Japan, was submitted in the culture

category by Chiaki Arai Urban and Architecture Design.

The winners will be judged over the course of the three-day festival in Singapore in October. The Stamp House, a residence in Cape Tribulation,

Australia, is designed by Charles Wright Architects.

This year’s jury, led by British architect Lord Richard Rogers, includes some of the world’s leading architects and designers, such as Rocco Yim (Hong Kong), Julie Eizenberg (USA), Enric Ruiz Geli

(Spain) and Peter Rich (South Africa). The Yalikavak Marina Complex in Bodrum, Turkey, by EAA-Emre Arolat Architects was

submitted in the shopping category.

The Aula Medica at the medical university Karolinska Institutet in Sweden was designed

by Wingardh Arkitektkontor AB.

This renovation design for the Wat AnandaMetyarama Thai Buddhist Temple in Singapore, by Czarl Architects, is a future project submitted in

the culture category.

The Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, South Korea, was designed by the established global practice Zaha

Hadid Architects.

The Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Administration Information Building in Suzhou, China, was designed by Aedas.

The Spotlight Youth Space in London "offers free, state-of-the-art sound, film, design, art and broadcasting facilities, alongside performance, dance, boxing, fashion, styling and chill areas" and was designed by Astudio.

With many of the world’s leading architects

included in this year’s nominations,

the winner promises to be a worthy recipient of this prestigious award