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WAFVirtual 2020: World Architecture Festival
18 Aug 2020
World Architecture Festival Goes Virtual in December, Returning as Live Event in June 2021

image : Ben van Berkel of UNStudio and Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang
18th of August 2020 – We are delighted to announce the launch of WAFVirtual from 30 November ? 4 December 2020, where the worldwide architectural community can engage in a week of live content, special prizes, talks, panel discussions and networking opportunities with peers and our WAF partners. Registration will be free for architects and design professionals.
Headline speakers will include Sir Peter Cook, Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang and Ben van Berkel of UNStudio. A series of talks will discuss pressing international topics including living with pandemics and winning new business in a post-Covid world, as well as looking at the very latest developments in product design, technical innovation, and emerging architects. US architect Jeanne Gang, Chicago:

photo © Saverio Truglia
There will also be coverage of special prizes including the WAF/ PechaKucha ?Isolation Transformed? competition, The Architecture Drawing Prize, and the GROHE Water Research Prize, entry details below.
In addition, the first edition of WAF China will take place at the end of November, including online awards judging, talks, and a live ceremony in Chengdu. More details soon to be announced.
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