In pictures: World Architecture Festival 2013 Awards

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More than 300 projects from 50 countries have been shortlisted in 29 categories in the World Architecture Festival Awards. They will be judged over the course of the three-day festival in Singapore in October. The Heydar Aliyev Centre in Azerbaijan is by Zaha Hadid Architects<noscript></noscript>

The Fazenda Boa Vista spa in Brazil is a low-rise construction designed by Isay Weinfeld architects

Designed by Laud Architects, the new Bethel Assembly of God Church sits on the site of the former New City Cinema at Geylang East Central, Singapore.

Cheapspeake Building 12 in the US is an office designed by Elliott and Associates Architects to take advantage of a curved site by the side of creek.

Located in Hyllie, Malmo - within a box, following the urban pattern of the area - is Emporia, a retail space designed by Wingardh Arkitktkontor AB

Benson Radiology by Tridente Architects in Australia is entered in the new and old category of completed buildings.

Kontum Indochine Cafe is designed as a part of a hotel complex along the Dakbla River in Kontum City, Vietnam. Vo Trong Nghia Architects designed the restaurant without any walls, allowing uninterrupted views across the surrounding shallow pools of water.

Located in Shanghai's Chang Ning District, L'Avenue Shaghai is a 24-storey commercial development by Leigh & Orange.

Inspired by shapes found in nature, Denmark's new national aquarium, the Blue Planet, is shaped like a huge whirlpool. The building, by 3XN, is located on an elevated headland facing the sea, north of Kastrup Harbour.

The Janamani Visitor Centre, a monastery by Teamminus, consists of a square building with a courtyard in the centre, surrounded by 11 observation decks. The central square has a typical Tibetan layout.

Located in Chicago, Illinois, the Rush University Medical Center New Hospital Tower by Perkins and Will is a centre for clinical research.

The 25-storey twin office towers in the United Arab Emirates, Al Bahr by Aedas Ltd, will each accommodate between 1,000 and 1,100 employees.

Designed by Formwerkz architects, this four-storey house in Singapore features a sunken courtyard and swimming pool.​

 

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