Statistically speaking, Australia’s best chance at the 2016 World Architecture Festival Awards will be in the House category where five Australian projects have been shortlisted.

Single dwelling projects from Ian Moore, Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects, Robin Williams Architect and Smart Design Studio have been pitted against 12 others from international architects including the Uk’s Henning Stummel Architects, Poland’s Robert Konieczny and Brazil’s Studio Mk27, among others.

If it were a draw-of-the-hat then Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects (IPHA) would be the most confident leading up to the awards to be announced in November, having two projects shortlisted, both of which are former Sustainability Awards finalists and from Western Australia. But it isn’t, and IPHA’s Nannup Holiday House and CASA31_4 Room House will face strong competition from award winning projects from all over the world, not least Robin Williams Architect’s Villa Marittima, St Andrews Beach house in Victoria, Smart Design Studio’s Indigo Slam, which was recently crowned NSW’s best new residence, and Ian Moore’s McLeod House in Sydney.

Villa Marittima by Robin Williams Architect. Photography by Dean Bradley

Nannup Holiday House by IPHA. Photography by Peter Bennetts

CASA31_4 Room House by IPHA, Photography by Peter Bennetts

McLeod House by Ian Moore Architects. Photography by Daniel Mayne

Indigo Slam by Smart Design Studio. Photography by Sharrin Rees

SHORT OF LAST YEAR'S EFFORTS

Just over 20 Australian projects have been shortlisted across the board for the 2016 WAFs, which is down from last year’s giant effort of 37, but still strong compared to most countries. The biggest causality for Australia in the 2016 program is in the Higher Education and Research category which has only one shortlisted Australian project compared to eight in 2015. Woods Bagot’s University of Sydney Business School in Sydney will be up against 12 other projects in that category.

Other strengths this year for Australia are the Housing Category and the Office and Mixed Use categories which have three, two and two projects shortlisted respectively.

All types and sizes of architectural projects are represented on the 343-strong shortlist, with entries ranging from private homes, shops and schools to large commercial developments and ambitious landscape projects.

The architectural practices behind each project will battle it out in live judging sessions to be held at the World Architecture Festival in Berlin, 16-18 November. All will be hoping to be crowned winners of one of 32 categories and go on to compete for the ultimate accolades of ‘World Building of the Year’ and ‘Future Project of the Year’.

Shortlisted Australian projects and their competition below:

(All images are courtesy of WAF, unless otherwise stated)

CIVIC AND COMMUNITY

The Waterfront Pavilion, Sydney - Australia, by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp

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Bhutan Happiness Centre, Bumthang - Bhutan, by 1+1>2 Architects
Dokk1, Aarhus - Denmark, by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
Multi-aged community centre, Poggio Picenze - Italy, by Burnazzi Feltrin Architects
Qianhai International Convention Center, Shenzhen - China, by Shenzhen Huahui Design
Salburua Civic Centre, Vitoria-Gasteiz - Spain, by IDOM
Te Oro, Glen Innes - New Zealand, by Archimedia
The Library at Willesden Green, London - United Kingdom, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

CULTURE

Australian Army Museum of Military Engineering, Holsworthy, Australia by BVN and Conrad Gargett in association australian_army_museum_of_military_engineering_by_bvn.jpg

Singapore University of Technology and Design, The Future of Us, Singapore by Advanced Architecture Laboratory
Miyahata Jomon Museum, Fukushima, Japan by Furuichi and Associates
New Wings at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore by GreenhilLi Architecture + Design
CKK "Jordanki", Torun, Poland by Menis Arquitectos
Akagane Museum, Niihama City, Japan by Nikken Sekkei
Mu Xin Art Museum, Wuzhen, China by OLI Architecture
Len Lye Centre, Taranaki, New Zealand by Patterson Associates
Montagora Cultural Centre, Barcelona, Spain by Pere Puig Arquitecte
Romsdal Folk Museum, Molde, Norway by Reiulf Ramstad Architects
Silesian Museum, Katowice, Poland by Riegler Riewe Architekten
National Museum in Szczecin - Dialogue Centre Przełomy, Szczecin, Poland by Robert Konieczny- KWK Promes
Dokk1, Aarhus, Denmark by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
City Library Bruges, Bruges, Belgium by Studio Farris Architects
Writers Theatre, Glencoe, USA by Studio Gang
China Pavilion for Expo Milano 2015, Milan, Italy by Studio Link-Arc
MOCA Yinchuan, Yinchuan, China by WAA (We Architech Anonymous)
Messner Mountain Museum Corones, Plan de Corones, Italy by Zaha Hadid Architects

DISPLAY

The Waterfront Pavilion, Sydney, Australia by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp. Photography by Brett Boardman

Butterfly Pavilion – Noor Island, Sharjah, UAE by 3deluxe Architecture
Office of the Future / Future Foundation Pavillion, Dubai, UAE by Killa Design (with Gensler)
Floating, Rizhao, China by Kris Lin International Design
Fusion, Xiamen, China by Kris Lin International Design
Vietnamese Traditional Food Exhibition, Hanoi City, Vietnam by MIA Design Studio
YKK80 Building, Tokyo, Japan by Nikken Sekkei
Airport Pavilion for Hyundi, Sao Paulo, Brazil by Spadoni AA
Port City Talks. Istanbul. Antwerp., Antwerp, Belgium by Tabanlioglu Architects
Inside the CLOUD, Shanghai, China by Team_Bldg

HEALTH

South East Regional Hospital, Bega, Australia by BVN SERH-Bega-projecting-wing-with-accessible-garden-on-right.jpg

Hisham A. Alsager Cardiac Center, Al Sabah Medical Campus, Kuwait by AGi architects
Medical Rehabilitation Complex of SRC, Malacca, Malaysia by Anuar Aziz Architect
South East Regional Hospital, Bega, Australia by BVN
Ng Teng Fong General Hospital & Jurong Community Hospital, Singapore by CPG Consultants in collaboration with HOK & Studio505
Maggie’s at the Robert Parfett Building, Manchester, UK by Foster + Partners
The New Psychiatric Hospital in Slagelse, Denmark (GAPS), Slagelse, Denmark by Karlsson Architects / VLA
New QEII Hospital, Welwyn Garden City, UK by Penoyre & Prasad
Nötkärnan, Gothenburg, Sweden by Wingårdh Arkitektkontor

HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

University of Sydney Business School, Sydney, Australia by Woods Bagot

World Maritime University, Tornhuset, Malmö, Sweden by Terroir & Kim Utzon Architecture

Campus Besos - UPC BcnTech, Barcelona, Spain by Batlle i Roig Architects
CFPA - Automotive Technology Center, Barcelona, Spain by Caas Arquitectes
Drawing Studio, Poole, UK by CRAB Studio
Faculty of Fine Arts, University of La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain by GPY Arquitectos
Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour at UCL, London, UK by Ian Ritchie Architects
Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada by KPMB Architects | HCMA Architecture + Design Architects in joint venture
Piri Reis Maritime University, Istanbul, Turkey by Kreatif Architects
Helmholtz Institute, University of Ulm HIU, Ulm, Germany by Nickl & Partner Architekten
Campus Motor, Barcelona, Spain by Pere Puig Arquitecte
Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership, Kalamazoo, USA by Studio Gang
Investcorp Building for Oxford University's Middle East Centre at St Antony's College, Oxford, UK by Zaha Hadid Architects

HOTEL AND LEISURE

Canberra Airport Hotel, Canberra, Australia by Bates Smart

Earth Village, Ha Giang, Vietnam by 1+1>2 Architects
Fushengyu Hotspring Resort, Mianyang, China by Aim Architecture
The Naka Phuket, Phuket by Duangrit Bunnag Architect
Nakâra 4* Residential Hotel, Cap d'Agde, France by Jacques Ferrier Architecture
Naman Retreat Pure Spa, Danang, Vietnam by MIA Design Studio
Zaborin, Hokkaido, Japan by NA Nakayama Architects
Le Meridien Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China by Neri & Hu Design and Research Office
Grand Hyatt Playa del Carmen Hotel, Playa del Carmen by Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos
Baradari, City Palace Jaipur, Jaipur, India by Studio Lotus
Nobu Ryokan, Malibu, USA by Studio PCH and Montalba Architects
Alila Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia by Urbnarc

HOUSE

McLeod House, Sydney, Australia by Ian Moore Architects

Nannup Holiday House, Nanny, Australia by Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects

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CASA31_4 Room House, Perth, Australia by Iredale Pedersen Hook Architects and Caroline Di Costa Architect

Villa Marittima, St Andrews Beach, Australia by Robin Williams Architect villa_marittima_st_andrews_beach_victoria_3941_australia_by_robin_williams_architect.jpg

Indigo Slam, Sydney, Australia by Smart Design Studio

Field House, Glogow, Poland by Blank Architects
The Red House, Auckland, New Zealand by Crosson Architects
Tin House, London, UK by Henning Stummel Architects
K Valley House, Thames, New Zealand by Herbst Architects
House Juniskär, Sundsvall, Sweden by Hermansson Hiller Lundberg Arkitekter
HOUSE MM, Palma de Mallorca, Spain by OHLAB / Oliver Hernaiz Architecture Lab
Living-Garden House, Izbica, Poland by Robert Konieczny- KWK Promes
Konieczny's Ark, Brenna, Poland by Robert Konieczny- KWK Promes
E-Type House, Auckland, New Zealand by RTA Studio
Keeper's House and Lodge, Tipperary, Ireland by Scott Tallon Walker Architects
Jungle house, São Paulo, Brazil by Studio Mk27
33 Holland Park, Singapore by Studiomilou Architecture

HOUSING

Anadara, Barangaroo, Sydney, Australia by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp anadara_barangaroo_by_francis-jones_morehen_thorp_0.jpg

10 Wylde Street, Sydney, Australia by SJB

XV Pacific Games Village, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea by Warren and Mahoney Architects xv_pacific_games_village_-_papua_new_guinea_by_warren_and_mahoney_architects.jpg

Earth Village, Ha Giang, Vietnam by 1+1>2 Architects
Waterway Terraces, Singapore by Group8asia and Aedas
Mirage by the Lake, Cyberjaya, Malaysia by AK+ Archipedia
Biophilic Boarding House, Surabaya, Indonesia by Andyrahman Architect
Aluminium Tip, Paris, France by Babin+Renaud Architectes
VIA 57 West, New York, USA by BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group
12 Degrees, Toronto, Canada by Core Architects
Kings Gate, London, UK by Lynch Architects
R-House, Tainan City, Taiwan by Q-Lab
Y:Cube Mitcham, London, UK by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Villa Catuçaba, Catuçaba, São Paulo by Studiomk27
SkyVille @ Dawson, Singapore by Woha
d'Leedon, Singapore by Zaha Hadid Architects

MIXED USE

BCEC on Grey Street, Brisbane, Australia by Cox Rayner Architects

New Acton Nishi, Canberra, Australia by Fender Katsalidis Architects

Domaine Ott Winery at Château de Selle, Côtes de Provence, Taradeau, France by Carl Fredrik Svenstedt Architect
Corner House, London, UK by DSDHA
Crossrail Place, Canary Wharf, London, UK by Foster + Partners
The Void, Shinan, South Korea by Hyunjoonyoo Architects
Porto Cruise Terminal, Porto, Portugal by Luís Pedro Silva, Arquitecto
Apartment Building 'Kurkowa 14' & Office Building 'Dubois 41', Wroclaw, Poland by Maćków Pracownia Projektowa
Malmö Live, Malmö, Sweden by Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects
131 Sloane Street, London, UK by Stiff + Trevillion
One Tower Residence, Ankara, Turkey by Tabanlioglu Architects
Oasia Hotel Downtown, Singapore by Woha

NEW AND OLD

The Brewery Yard, Sydney, Australia by Tzannes

Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, UK by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Triangulo Corona, Naucalpan, Mexico by Arqmov Workshop
Academic Wing, Oxford, UK by Berman Guedes Stretton
Cattle back Mountain Volunteer House, SiChuan, China by DEEP Architects
Live Works, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK by Flanagan Lawrence
Montforthaus, Feldkirch, Austria by Hascher Jehle Architektur
Skjern River Pump Stations, Skjern, Denmark by Johansen Skovsted Arkitekter
Re-born from ruins into culture Park, Tectonics of Ten Drum Sugar Factory, Tainan, Taiwan by S. T. Yeh Architect
Haveli Dharampura, Delhi, India by Spaces Architects@ka
Canada House, London, UK by Stantec
The Garden Building, Lincoln College, Oxford, UK by Stanton Williams
National Gallery Singapore, Singapore by Studiomilou Singapore and CPG Consultants
Beyazit State Library, Istanbul, Turkey by Tabanlioglu Architects
Deirdre Dyson Gallery, London, UK by Timothy Hatton Architects
Boathouse 4, Portsmouth, UK by Walters & Cohen Architects
Niven Road Studio, Singapore by Wow Architects

OFFICE

Transgrid Headquarters, Sydney, Australia by Bates Smart

Novartis Building, Sydney, Australia by HDR

Sina Plaza, Beijing, China by Aedas
Deg 42, Oslo, Norway by A-lab
City Business Centre Timisoara - final ensemble (C-D-E buildings and public space), Timisoara, Romania by Andreescu & Gaivoronschi
TransGrid Headquarters, Sydney, Australia by Bates Smart
184 Shepherds Bush Road, London, UK by Collado Collins
Omicron Campus, Klaus, Austria by Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten
Hachette Livre Headquarters, Paris, France by Jacques Ferrier Architecture
APAC Center, Singapore by The Philips
Torre BBVA Bancomer, Mexico City, Mexico by LegoRogers
The Zig Zag Building, London, UK by Lynch Architects
The Hiscox Building, York, UK by Make Architects
Shinsegae International, Seoul, South Korea by Olson Kundig
Puma Energy El Salvador Headquarter, San Salvador, El Salvador by Ruiz Pardo & Nebreda
Zorlu Levent Office, Istanbul, Turkey by Tabanlioglu Architects

SPORT

Abbotsleigh Multi-Purpose Sports Hall, Sydney, Australia by Allen Jack+Cottier abbotsleigh_multi-purpose_sports_hall_by_allen_jack_cottier.jpg

AEP Fitness Centre, Oklahoma City, United States by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
GAME Streetmekka, Esbjerg, Denmark Effekt
Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre, Surrey, Canada by HCMA Architecture + Design
Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France by Populous
Estadio BBVA Bancomer, Monterrey, Mexico by Populous

TRANSPORT

Brisbane Ferry Terminals Flood Renewal, Brisbane, Australia by Cox Rayner Architects in association with Aurecon brisbane_ferry_terminals_flood_renewal_by_cox_rayner_architects-1.jpg

Rosa Parks Station (RER E line), Paris, France by Arep
Byens Bro, Foot and Cycle Bridge, Odense, Denmark by Gottlieb Paludan Architects
Taiwan High Speed Rail Changhua Station, Changhua, Taiwan by Kris Yao | Artech
Light Path AKL, Auckland, New Zealand by Monk Mackenzie Architects + LandLab
Wehrhahn Line, Düsseldorf, Germany by Netzwerkarchitekten
Car Park P1, Hamburg Airport, Hamburg, Germany by Riegler Riewe Architekten
CTA Cermak-McCormick Place Station, Chicago, USA by Ross Barney Architects
Bridge in Rinkeby, Stockholm, Sweden by Rundquist Arkitekter
South Entrance, Helsingborg, Sweden by Tengbom Architects

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