World Architecture Festival 2023

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World Architecture Festival and INSIDE World Festival of Interiors will take place at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, on the 29 November – 1 December 2023.

WAF is the world’s largest annual, international, live architectural event. It includes the biggest international architectural awards programme in the world, dedicated to celebrating excellence via live presentations to an audience of high-profile delegates and international juries.

The 2023 World Architecture Festival (WAF) comprises:
- Events programme and keynote talks
- Live judging of finalists’ projects
- Gallery of all award entries
- Exhibition area
- Networking and social events including partner fringe events
- Gala dinner announcing the overall winners

This year’s programme theme is ‘Catalyst’. Architecture and design can be catalysts for beneficial change because they can enable, accelerate, or inspire interaction across our entire built environment, to the benefit of both individuals and institutions.

‘Catalyst’ will explore the potential for people to find opportunities for fulfilment, personally and collectively, through multiple and varied interactions with community, ideas, experiences, and place.

The Festival Hall Stage comprises technical sessions, talks, discussions and a showcase of the WAFX Award winners celebrating international proposals which embrace cutting-edge design approaches to address major world issues ranging from tackling the climate emergency to building community resilience.

WAF and its co-located event, Inside World Festival of Interiors, will welcome the world’s leading architects and designers for three days of talks programmes, awards, exhibitions and fringe events, showcasing leading international practices, the best new projects, and most pressing live debates.

Speakers at World Architecture Festival 2023 will include -
Charu Kokate - Senior Partner/Director, Safdie Architects
Wim Walschap - Partner, Herzog & de Meuron
Kelley Cheng - Creative Director, The Press Room
Patrick Bellew - Founder and Executive Chairman, Atelier Ten
Honor Harger - Vice President, ArtScience Museum Singapore
And more