Meet the Shortlisted Filipino Projects for World Architecture Festival 2023

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) has announced the shortlist for this year’s international architecture competition, and 11 Filipino projects and firms made it to the cut. The finalists will compete live at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore from Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 in front of a panel of judges who will decide winners across 44 different categories. Check out the shortlisted Filipino projects below!

WAF Completed Buildings: Hotel and Leisure 

• Kilyawan Farm Resort by Dominic Galicia Architects 
• THE UNFINISHED BASKET by DST DESIGN + BUILD 
• The Hotel Elizabeth Resort and Villas by Carlo Calma Consultancy Inc. 

WAF Completed Buildings: Housing 

• Micro Housing for Ancestral Domains in Highlands by Laurence Angeles, MLA 

WAF Completed Buildings: Office 

• Damosa Diamond Tower by Projects Design Plus Architecture Management Corp. 
• Manta Corporate Plaza by Archion Architects 

WAF Completed Buildings: Sport 

• FERDINAND E MARCOS STADIUM by WTA Architecture and Design Studio 

WAF Future Project: Civic 

• Pangasinan Barangay Centers by Buensalido Architects 

WAF Future Project: Commercial Mixed-Use 

• Carbon Market Cebu’s Trade & Expo Center for Philippine Weaving Crafts by Visionarch - Visionary Architecture, Inc. 

WAF Future Project: Health 

• St. Luke’s Medical Center New Hospital Building by JRS + Partners, ARUP 

WAF Future Project: Leisure Led Development 

• La Terrain by KJHP Design Group

Meanwhile, for the INSIDE World Festival of Interiors 2023 shortlist, Alero Design Studio is the country’s sole representative for the small workplaces category. INSIDE, WAF’s sister festival that celebrates global interior design, will also take place on the same day and at the same venue.

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