The World Architecture Community has announced the winners of the WA Awards 10+5+X 40th Cycle in the Architecture and Interior Design sections. WA The Awards showcase 43 different winning projects from 17 different countries with a fantastic mix of building types ranging from China to Italy, Turkey to the United Arab Emirates. The winning countries are Vietnam, China, India, Sri Lanka, Italy, the United States, Kazakhstan, Iran, Mexico, Turkey, Moldova, Bangladesh, the United Arab Emirates, Greece, France, Germany and Japan. ADF (NPO Aoyama Design Forum) has continuously supported the award as one of the media partners.

Living The Gardens by Sanzpont Arquitectura (photo credit)courtesy of Sanzpont Arquitectura

In the Architecture-Realised category, Zaha Hadid Architects won the WA award with 2 projects: Infinitus Plaza from China and the 3D-printed Striatus Bridge in Italy, selected by the votes of honorary members and winners of previous cycles in the Realised category and democratically chosen by the votes of the members of the WAC community.

Holiday Retreat At Diyathalawa by Damith Premathilake (photo credit) courtesy of Damith Premathilake

In addition, VTN Architects' Binh House in Vietnam and Srijit Srinivas' Brick Lattice House in India, ROOM + Design & Build's TREE-HOUSE in Vietnam and Damith Premathilake's Holiday Retreat At Diyathalawa in Sri Lanka are among the 40th Cycle winners in the Realised category.

Selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles (10 projects)

Binh House, Vietnam by VTN Architects
Serrangel, China by Chester Goh
Brick Lattice House, India by Srijit Srinivas
Infinitus Plaza, China by Zaha Hadid Architects
Dining Space at DevaDhare, India by Play Architecture
Community Art Gallery of Plum Bossom, China by UAD 9 Studio
The Vibes Co-space, Vietnam by Infinitive Architecture
Holiday Retreat at Diyathalawa, Sri Lanka by Damith Premathilake
Tree-house, Vietnam by ROOM + Design & Byuild
Striatus, Italy by Zaha Hadid Architecture

Selected democratically, through the votes of community members (+5 projects)

Binh House, Vietnam by VTN Architects
Infinitus Plaza, China by Zaha Hadid Architects
Tree-house, Vietnam by ROOM + Design & Byuild
Striatus, Italy by Zaha Hadid Architecture
Parasympathy: A Space of Empathy and Active Compassion, United States by Mona Ghandi

In the Architecture/Designed category, the Amar Villa by Studio Symbiosis in India, the Museum by Alper Aytac DE Bodrum in Turkey and the Museum Of Life by Davood Boroojeni Office in Iran were awarded the WA Awards, selected by the votes of honorary members and winners of previous cycles in the Design category and democratically determined by the votes of the members of the WAC community.

Courtyard Villa by Yazgan Design Architecture (photo credit) courtesy of Yazgan Design Architecture

Moreover, Yazgan Design Architecture's Courtyard Villa in Kazakhstan, Aplus Architects' Tiny Club House in Vietnam have been selected by the Votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles in Designed category and selected democratically, through the Votings of WAC Community Members.

Selected by the votes of Honorary Members and  in earlier cycles (10 projects)Winners


Amar Villa, India by Studio Symbiosis
Nokha Village School, India by Sanjay Puri
Courtyard Villa, Kazakhstan by Kerem Yazgan
Museum of Life, Iran by Davood Boroojeni Office
West Mountain Innovation Valley-Beijing Collaborative Innovation Park, China by CAA Architects
Tiny Club House, Vietnam by Aplus Architects
Living the Gardens, Mexico by Sanzpont Arquitectura
DE Bodrum Museum, Turkey by Alper Aytac
Ensemble of Administrative Building, Moldova by ARCHiTYPE|ARHITIP-PROIECT
Flying Garden Villa, Iran by Ahmand Ghodsimanesh

Selected democratically, through the votes of community members (+5 projects)Amar Villa, India by Studio Symbiosis
Courtyard Villa, Kazakhstan by Kerem Yazgan
Museum of Life, Iran by Davood Boroojeni Office
Tiny Club House, Vietnam by Aplus Architects
DE Bodrum Museum, Turkey by Alper Aytac

In the Architecture/Student category, Faisal Hossain's Celebrating Tea in Bangladesh, Ceren Erguler's Transnational Intersection in Turkey, Chester Goh's Super-Hydro-City! in China, and Shafaq Qamar's ASCENSION: An Elevated Urban Realm in the United Arab Emirates won the WA Awards in the Student category, selected by the votes of honorary members and winners of previous cycles in the Designed category, and determined democratically by the votes of members of the WAC community.

Super-Hydro-City! by Chester Goh (photo credit)courtesy of Chester Goh

Moreover, Myrto Lada's Connection VII: New Additions At The Research Center ‘Demokritos’ in Greece and Keren Shi's FRACTURE OF REVIVAL - Civic Campus Of Brick Library in United States are also among the winners of the 40th Cycle in the Student category.

Selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles (10 projects)


University of Urban Archeology: A Place for Culture, Learning, and Revitalization, Turkey by Mehmet Doruk Topkaya
X City - Under the Moon, Iran by Mohsen Kheirmand Parizi
Transnational Intersection, Turkey by Ceren Erguler
Celebrating Tea, Bangladesh by Faisal Hossain
ASCENSION: An Elevated Urban Realm, United Arab Emira by Shafaq Qamar
Super-Hydro-City!, China by Chester Goh
Connection VII: NEw Additions at the Research Center 'Demokritos', Greece by Mytro Lada
FRACTURE OF REVIVAL- Civic Campus of Brick Library, United States by Keren Shi
Coignet Development Park Paris 2020, France by Jiri Petrzelka
FRESH AIR SCHOOL, Germany by Quang Anh Bui

Selected democratically, through the votes of community members (+5 projects)

X City - Under the Moon, Iran by Mohsen Kheirmand Parizi
Transnational Intersection, Turkey by Ceren Erguler
Celebrating Tea, Bangladesh by Faisal Hossain
ASCENSION: An Elevated Urban Realm, United Arab Emira by Shafaq Qamar
Super-Hydro-City!, China by Chester Goh

Taste Of Dadong- Rhapsody Shanghai by AD ARCHITECTURE (photo credit)courtesy of AD ARCHITECTURE

Moreover, Masahiro Yoshida's Goodman Amenity Space and KAMA-ASA Shop in Japan are also among the winners of the 40th Cycle.

Selected by the votes of Honorary Members and Winners in earlier cycles (10 projects)

Yung Zing Tung Copper Culture Gallery, China by SALONE DEL SALON
Da Dong Gastro Esthetics, China by AD ARCHITECTURE
Chasing Light, China by AD ARCHITECTURE
Central Mansion Sales Center, Yichang, China by GFD
LAIPIC Exhibition Hall, China by Bo Zhang
Taste of Dagong- Rhapsody, Shanghai, China by AD ARCHITECTURE
Goodman Amenity Space, Japan by Masahiro Yoshida
Eternal Abode, India by Space Race Architects
KAMA-ASA Shop, Japan by Masahiro Yoshida
JIANG YIN MANSION Life Aesthetics Pavilion, China by Jinjing Wei

Selected democratically, through the votes of community members (+5 projects)

Yung Zing Tung Copper Culture Gallery, China by SALONE DEL SALON
Da Dong Gastro Esthetics, China by AD ARCHITECTURE
Chasing Light, China by AD ARCHITECTURE
Central Mansion Sales Center, Yichang, China by GFD
LAIPIC Exhibition Hall, China by Bo Zhang

The competition has 2 selection criteria; One by the Votes of its official jury, composed of honorary members and previous' cycle winners, delivering 10 awards, in each of the three categories (Realised, Designed and Student).

Another by the Votes of WAC's registered members who decide to Vote, which makes the +5, a totally democratic selection.

In a category, if there are less than 15 submissions in total, in that case, 2/3 of the submitted projects that have the higher votes by the cycle's official jury and 1/3 of the submitted projects that have the higher votes by the registered members are awarded.

The 41st Cycle of WA Awards is now open for submissions until 8 July 2022.