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World Architecture Festival Awards 2015

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- 07 April 2015
- Datum Editorial
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Step onto the world stage

Winning a WAF award is your passport to the international architecture scene. Both professionally and personally transformational, the WAF awards are your gateway to global exposure, recognition and success.

4 - 6 November 2015

Suntec Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore

WAF Awards, the ‘Oscars of Architecture’, sit at the heart of the Festival, the foremost conference and exhibition event in global architecture. In a unique format, keynote talks from the industry’s leading lights sit alongside presentations from award finalists, live judging and multiple conference sessions. And it’s all enjoyed by the WAF community of 2,000 delegates from around the world.

Benchmark with the world’s best. Becoming a WAF finalist is an illustrious achievement when you are competing with hundreds of other architects of all sizes from across the globe.

Take the next step. Winning at WAF opens the door to global media coverage, peer and client recognition and the potential for exciting new commisions.

Transform your career. Category winners go on to compete for the ultimate accolades of World Building Building of the Year and Future Project of the Year, accolades which transform careers, promoting you to a global design elite

Enter Now

https://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/enter

Contact the WAF team:
info@worldarchitecturefestival.com

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