![“Design Orchard” Incubator / WOHA - Exterior Photography, Shopping Centers, Facade, Cityscape](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5d31/d0d1/284d/d127/9300/05bf/medium_jpg/_DS20195_EDIT.jpg?1563545765)
“Design Orchard” Incubator / WOHA
Botanica House / Guz Architects
![Botanica House / Guz Architects - Exterior Photography, Houses](https://snoopy.archdaily.com/images/archdaily/media/images/5d1c/1b81/284d/d1b1/8300/011a/slideshow/Botanica_01.jpg?1562123093&format=webp&width=640&height=580)
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Architects: Guz Architects
- Area: 1308 m²
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Novelis, Stion
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Professionals: Nyee Phoe Flower Garden Pte Ltd, Tenwit Consultants, FCL Engineering Consultants
Concrete Lace / G8A Architecture & Urban Planning
![Concrete Lace / G8A Architecture & Urban Planning - Sustainability, Facade](https://snoopy.archdaily.com/images/archdaily/media/images/5c24/2002/08a5/e5ce/9e00/0040/slideshow/G8A_concrete_lace_08_Nguyen_Duy_Thanh.jpg?1545871348&format=webp&width=640&height=580)
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Architects: G8A Architecture & Urban Planning
- Year: 2016
The World Architecture Festival Announces Day Two Winners
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The 2018 World Architecture Festival has announced the second-day winners of this year’s edition, featuring works from such diverse firms as SeARCH, Sordo Madaleno, NextOffice, and Grimshaw.
The second day’s judging categories spanned a wide area, from future masterplanning visions to completed religious structures. The festival, held this year in Amsterdam, will culminate Friday 30 November with the World Building of the Year and Future Project of the Year Awards. These awards, selected from the festival’s list of category winners, will be selected by the festival’s “super jury”: Nathalie de Vries, Frederick Cooper Llosa, Lesley Lokko,Li Xiaodong, and Manuelle Gautrand.
Kampung Admiralty / WOHA
![Kampung Admiralty / WOHA - Exterior Photography, Buildings, Facade, Cityscape](https://snoopy.archdaily.com/images/archdaily/media/images/5bd1/056e/f197/cc96/d000/02d2/slideshow/_DS30124.jpg?1540425054&format=webp&width=640&height=580)
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Architects: WOHA
- Year: 2017
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Professionals: AECOM, Davis Langdon, Lum Chang Building Contractors Pte Ltd, NIL, Ramboll, +1
The Ficus House / Guz Architects
![The Ficus House / Guz Architects - Houses, Garden, Facade](https://snoopy.archdaily.com/images/archdaily/media/images/5bb2/757a/f197/cc56/4e00/0150/slideshow/Ficus_House_08.jpg?1538422086&format=webp&width=640&height=580)
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Architects: Guz Architects
- Area: 1541 m²
- Year: 2017
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Professionals: MSE Consultants, Nyee Phoe Flower Garden Pte Ltd, Herizal Fitri Consultants
Dalvey Road House / Guz Architects
![Dalvey Road House / Guz Architects - Housing, Stairs, Facade, Handrail, Beam](https://snoopy.archdaily.com/images/archdaily/media/images/5b89/9794/f197/cc41/9300/01a8/slideshow/DALVEY_1-2014_PBH_005.jpg?1535743879&format=webp&width=640&height=580)
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Architects: Guz Architects
- Area: 1140 m²
- Year: 2012
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Professionals: MSE Consultants, Watermount Gardens Pte Ltd, Herizal Fitri Consultants
Willow House / Guz Architects
![Willow House / Guz Architects - Housing](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5b88/32fb/f197/cc41/9300/005e/newsletter/CLUNY_PARK_2013_PBH_002.jpg?1535652554)
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Architects: Guz Architects
- Area: 891 m²
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: Herizal Fitri Consultants, MSE Consultants, Nyee Phoe Flower Garden Pte Ltd
CTBUH Reveals Best Tall Building Worldwide and Winners of 2018 Tall Building Awards
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The Council on Tall Building and Urban Habitat have announced the winners of the 16th edition of the CTBUH Tall Building Awards. From over 48 finalists in 28 countries, the best buildings from four regions – the Americas, Asia & Australasia, Europe, and Middle East & Africa – were selected, along with recipients of the Urban Habitat Award, the Innovation Award, the Construction Award and the 10 Year Award. From these finalists, the CTBUH has also awarded the Best Tall Building Worldwide to the Oasia Hotel Downtown by WOHA.
The towers were chosen by a panel of architects from world-renowned firms and were judged on every aspect of performance, looking in particular for those which “have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement of tall buildings and the urban environment, and that achieve sustainability at the highest and broadest level.”
Huaku Sky Garden / WOHA
The 50 Most Popular Architecture Photographs of 2017
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At ArchDaily, we're lucky enough to know a fantastic network of architecture professionals, allowing us to share the world's best architecture with our audience. But our articles wouldn't be the same without the many photographers who dedicate themselves to making incredible, inspiring images. For that reason, here we present the 50 most popular architecture images of 2017.
Interview with Neil Durbach: “You Don't Want to do the Same Thing Again; You Want to do Better!"
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Alongside Camilla Block and David Jaggers, Neil Durbach of Durbach Block Jaggers has carved out a unique place in Australian architecture. Known primarily for their carefully sculpted modernist houses, the firm's architecture is simultaneously rich in architectural references and thoroughly original. In this interview, the latest in Vladimir Belogolovsky's “City of Ideas” series, Durbach explains the true inspirations behind their work, why these inspirations have little to do with the public descriptions of their projects, and why for him, the intention of all of his architecture “is to win Corb’s approval.”
Vladimir Belogolovsky: You came to Australia while the Sydney Opera House was still under construction. Does this mean you were here even before going to the US?
Neil Durbach: Yes, I first came to Australia as an exchange student while still in high school.
VB: So you have seen the Opera under construction then. How special was that? Did that building change anything in particular in you?
ND: Well, at that time I wanted to be an artist. A friend took me on a boat to see it. It was kind of staggering... And I thought – you know, this is much more interesting than art. And I felt – maybe architecture is what I should pursue.
Oasia Hotel Downtown / WOHA
![Oasia Hotel Downtown / WOHA - Hotels, Lighting, Cityscape](https://snoopy.archdaily.com/images/archdaily/media/images/5845/de59/e58e/ceb5/1900/0152/slideshow/DSC00881.jpg?1480973906&format=webp&width=640&height=580)
Interview with WOHA: “The Only Way to Preserve Nature is to Integrate it into Our Built Environment”
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Driven by the hyper-density of the city-state from which they operate, WOHA have emerged as Singapore's quintessential architects. Combining a locally-specific approach to climate control and spatial planning with an international approach to form and materials, their work holds lessons that can be instructive to architects in all climates. In this interview, the latest in his “City of Ideas” column, Vladimir Belogolovsky speaks to WOHA founders Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell about their environmental approach and the future of our global cities.
Punggol Waterway Terraces / G8A Architecture & Urban Planning + Aedas
![Punggol Waterway Terraces / G8A Architecture & Urban Planning + Aedas - Housing, Facade](https://snoopy.archdaily.com/images/archdaily/media/images/5737/1ee1/e58e/ce74/1b00/0083/slideshow/group8asia_punggol_waterway_terraces_15_Darren_Soh.jpg?1463230159&format=webp&width=640&height=580)
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Architects: Aedas, G8A Architecture & Urban Planning
- Area: 258000 m²
- Year: 2015
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Professionals: Aedas, Beca Carter Hollings, Davis Langdon & Seah, ICN Design International
Happy World Architecture Day!
Created by the Union International des Architects (UIA) in 2005, World Architecture Day is celebrated on the first Monday of October with the aim of reminding the world about the collective responsibility of architects in designing our future cities and settlements.
This year, the UIA has selected “Architecture, Building, Climate” as the theme of the day, seeking to highlight the essential role that architecture, design and urbanism have in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. With international climate treaty negotiations set to happen later this year, the “UIA members, working bodies and partners will mobilize on 5 October to promote actions and solutions that apply the enormous power of architecture and urban design in coping with global climate change, one of the greatest challenges of our time.”
Through small actions architects can collectively make a big difference and create significant changes. To celebrate World Architecture Day, we have rounded up a selection of projects that have taken steps towards the challenge of protecting our environment.