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World Building of the Year 2022 – WAF
3 December 2022
Quay Quarter Tower wins World Building of the Year Award at World Architecture Festival 2022
Day Three Winners of International Architectural Awards Announced
Quay Quarter Tower (QQT) in Sydney, Australia has been declared the World Building of the Year 2022 this evening at the fifteenth annual World Architecture Festival (WAF), held in Lisbon.
It was announced amongst other ultimate accolades including World Interior of the Year, Future Project of the Year and Landscape of the Year, at a glittering gala dinner held at the Convento Do Beato, a former Portuguese convent dating back to the 16th century, located in a historic part of Lisbon. World Building of the Year 2022 Winner
Quay Quarter Tower in Sydney design by 3XN Architects, Denmark:

photograph © Phil Noller
The World Building of the Year went to Quay Quarter Tower (QQT), designed by 3XN Architects.
The 206-metre tower, located close to the Sydney Opera House, is an office building arranged as a vertical village, creating a sense of community and providing spaces that focus on collaboration, health, well-being and external terraces.

photo © Phil Noller
Constructed of five stacked shifting volumes, 3XN employed a radical sustainability strategy which involved upcycling the existing tower. The series of stacked atria create a social spine with exceptional...