Best architecture of 2017 revealed at day one of World Architecture Festival
A huge smile-shaped structure in London and a study centre in the Philippines are among today's category winners at the World Architecture Festival 2017 awards.
Now in its tenth edition, the World Architecture Festival (WAF) showcases the best architecture built around the world in the last year.
Further category winners will be revealed tomorrow, with the winner of each category put forward for the title of World building of the Year, which will be selected on Friday.
Dezeen is media partner for both the WAF and Inside festival of interiors, which are taking place at Arena Berlin in Germany until 17 November.
Here are the full details of category winners from WAF day one:
Civic and Community: Streetlight Tagpuro, Tacloban, Philippines, by Eriksson Furunes + Leandro V Locsin Three architecture students worked with NGO Streetlight to build an orphanage and study centre in the Philippines back in 2010. Just three years later, the complex was completely destroyed in a major typhoon ? so the trio returned to build new structures.
They chose locally available materials and regional construction techniques, creating buildings that combine heavy concrete walls with lightweight timber roof structures.
Display: The Smile, London, United Kingdom, by Alison Brooks Architects
British architect Alison Brooks created this cross-laminated timber installation named The Smile for London Design Festival. The tubular structure made using engineered tulip wood curved to lift both e...
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