Innovative ideas of world architecture: winners of the 2014 architecture festival in Singapore

Last week, Singapore hosted the 7th annual World Architecture Festival, where more than two dozen new buildings and projects to be completed received awards for fresh ideas and innovative design. This time, the official shortlist of the competition included 300 projects, and a group of architecture experts selected the winners in various categories.

We invite you to get acquainted with the best architectural structures-winners from around the world.

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1. Building of the Year Award (Civil Projects and Society): Chapel, a21studio, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

2. Small Project Award: The Pinch Public Library and Community Centre, architects Olivier Ottewaer and John Lee, Department of Architecture, University of Hong Kong, Yunnan Province, China (project is part of the September 2012 Earthquake Relief Program).

3. Landscape category: Canberra National Arboretum, architects Taylor Letlin and Tonkin Greer, Canberra, Australia.

4. Future Project Award: Greater Victoria Art Gallery, 5468796 Architecture + number TEN, Victoria, Canada.

5. Nomination "Innovative use of color in the exterior": the building of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Cook Robotham Architectural Bureau, Vienna, Austria.

6. Nomination "Office building" (project of the future): Agashiyan, architect Sanjay Puri, Ahmedabad, India.

7. Outstanding Achievement in Timber Construction Award: Alex Monroe Studio, DSDHA Bureau, Snow Plains, UK.

8. Leisure Development Award (Future Project): Antakya Museum Hotel, EAA Emre Amrolat Architects, Antakya, Turkey.

9. School Award: Chobham Academy, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, London, England.

10. Higher Education and Research Award: Dalarna Media Library, ADEPT Architectural Studio, Dalarna, Sweden.

11. Culture Award (Project of the Future): Press Freedom Monument, Gustavo Penna and Arquiteto & Associates, Paranoa, Brazil.

12. House Award: Tree House, Vo Trong Nghia Architects, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

13. Multi-Use Commercial Property (Future Project): Dreamland Isfahan Business Center, Farshad Mehdizadeh Architects, Isfahan, Iran.

14. Nomination "Religion": Church of La Ascension del Senor, architectural bureau AGI Architects, Seville, Spain.

15. Office Building Award: Liberty Place, architect Francis-John Moren Thorpe, Sydney, Australia.

16. Infrastructure category (project of the future): Linköping Central Station, Sweco Central Architects, Linköping, Sweden.

17. Nomination "Best General Plan" (project of the future): the general plan of North-West Cambridge, AECOM, Cambridge, UK.

18. Display Award: Te Kaitaka (The Cloak) Façade, Fearon Hay Architects, Auckland, New Zealand.

19. Nomination "Multi-storey building": 15-storey complex Carve, company A Lab, Oslo, Norway.

20. Health Care Award (Future Project): Futian Hospital Expansion, Leigh & Orange Architectural Group, Shenzhen, China.

21. Nominated "House" (project of the future): "Olive Grove", architect Ian Moore, Hunter, Australia.

22. Nomination "Shopping Center": Marine Station Complex, Emre Arolat Architects, Yalikavak, Turkey.

23. Healthcare Award: Prince Alfred Hospital Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, HDR Rice Daubney, Sydney, Australia.

24. Nomination "Culture": Danish National Museum of Navigation, architectural bureau BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group, Helsingør, Denmark.

25. Villa Award: Dune House Villa, Fearon Hay Architects Ltd., North Island, New Zealand.

26. Production, Energy and Recycling Award: Lune de Sang Canopy, CHROFI Studios, New South Wales, Australia.

27. Nomination "New and Old": Rethinking the traditional multi-level house with mezzanine, Neri & Hu Design and Research Office, Shanghai, China.

28. Transport category: Scale Lane footbridge, architects Jonathan McDowell and Renato Benedeti, Kingston upon Hull, UK.

29. Sports Category: Singapore Sports Complex, Singapore Sports Hub Architects Team.

30. Education Award (Future Project): FPT Technology Building, Vo Trong Nghia Architects, Hanoi, Vietnam.

31. Pilot Project of the Future Award: Skyfarm Vertical Farm for Expo 2015, Rogers Stirk Harbor + Partners and Arup Associates, Milan, Italy.

32. Nomination "Hotel and leisure": restaurant SonLaRestaurant, VoTrongNghiaArchitects studio, Son La province, Vietnam.