Two Australian projects have been recognised on the first day of the two-day World Architecture Festival, being held this year in Berlin.

Australia had 43 project shortflisted for the awards, across 30 categories.

Andrew Burges Architects' East Sydney Early Learning Centre, Sydney, won in the School - Completed Buildings category, and Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp received Highly Commended for its EY Centre, 200 George Street, Sydney.

World Architecture Festival 2017 - Day One Category Winners

House - Completed Buildings

Winner

• Vo Trong Nghia Architects, Binh House, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (pictured below)

Highly Commended

• Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP, Finding Rainbows, Tokyo, Japan (pictured below)

Housing - Completed Buildings

Winner Sponsored by GROHE

• Marc Koehler Architects, Superlofts Houthaven, Amsterdam, Netherlands (pictured below)

Highly Commended Sponsored by GROHE

• Peter Salter Associates, Walmer Yard, London, United Kingdom (pictured below)

Production, Energy & Recycling - Completed Buildings

Winner

• Slash Architects and Arkizon Architects, The Farm of 38-30, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey 

Sport - Completed Buildings

Winner

• HKS, U.S. Bank Stadium , Minneapolis, United States of America​ 

School - Completed Buildings

Winner

• Andrew Burges Architects, East Sydney Early Learning Centre, Sydney, Australia (pictured below)  

Civic & Community - Completed Buildings

Winner

• Eriksson Furunes + Leandro V. Locsin Partners + Jago Boase, Streetlight Tagpuro, Tacloban, Philippines (pictured below) 

Highly Commended

• Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, Suzhou Chapel, Suzhou, China (pictured below)

Competition Entries - Future Projects

Winner

• Pilbrow & Partners, New Cyprus Archaeological Museum, Nicosia, Cyprus 

Highly Commended

• Sweco Architects , Öresund City – a new European metropolis by 2030, Malmö, Sweden

Culture - Completed Buildings

Winner

• Heneghan Peng Architects, The Palestinian Museum, Birzeit, Palestine (pictured below)

Highly Commended

• Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, New Shanghai Theatre, Shanghai, China (pictured below)

Office - Future Projects

Winner

• Vo Trong Nghia Architects, Viettel offsite studio, Hanoi, Vietnam 

Highly Commended

• Pilbrow & Partners, The Market Building, Wood Wharf, London, United Kingdom

Civic - Future Projects

Winner

• edgeARCH, Consulate Building, Staff Housing & School Complex, Karachi, Pakistan

Highly Commended

• Belatchew Arkitekter, Ethiopian Church, Stockholm, Sweden (pictured below)

Infrasructure - Future Projects

• Winner: Sanjay Puri Architects, The Bridge, Ras, India 

Office - Completed Buildings

• Winner: Nikken Sekkei, Co Op Kyosai Plaza, Tokyo, Japan (pictured below)

Highly Commended

• Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp, EY Centre, 200 George Street, Sydney, Australia

New & Old - Completed Buildings

Winner

• The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Post-earthquake reconstruction/demonstration project of Guangming Village, Zhaotong, China (pictured below) 

Highly Commended

• studioMilou, Le Carreau du Temple, Paris, France (pictured below)

Display - Completed Buildings

Winner

• Alison Brooks Architects, The Smile, London, United Kingdom​

Highly Commended

• Batlle i Roig Arquitectura, Insect Hotel, El Masnou, Barcelona, Spain

Health - Future Projects

Winner

• Magi Design Studio, Desa Semesta, Bogor, Indonesia

Highly Commended

• Boogertman + Partners Architects/Geyser Hahn Architects, New Sight Eye Clinic, Quesso, Shanga, Republic of Congo

Experimental - Future Projects

Winner

• 3deluxe Transdisciplinary Design, Sharjah Observatory, Mleiha National Park, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Leisure Led Development - Future Projects

Winner

• Tabanlioglu Architects, Bodrum Loft, Bodrum, Turkey

Highly Commended

• Hypothesis, Krahm Restaurant, Chiang Rai, Thailand

Click here to visit the World Architecture Festival web site.

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