{"id":65301,"date":"2018-07-06T08:31:42","date_gmt":"2018-07-06T12:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/?p=65301"},"modified":"2018-07-06T08:31:42","modified_gmt":"2018-07-06T12:31:42","slug":"u-s-projects-make-world-architecture-festival-awards-shortlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionspecifier.com\/u-s-projects-make-world-architecture-festival-awards-shortlist\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. projects make World Architecture Festival Awards shortlist"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, 520 West 28th in New York is among the shortlisted contenders for this year\u2019s World Architecture Festival Awards. <\/span>
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Several U.S. projects are among the shortlisted contenders for this year\u2019s World Architecture Festival<\/a> (WAF) Awards. Now in its 11th<\/sup> year, the international program received more than 1000 entries from 81 countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis has been a terrific year for the WAF Awards, reaching our largest entry total to date,\u201d said Paul Finch, program director. \u201cThis has not resulted in any decrease in quality\u2014if anything the opposite. It has been extremely gratifying to review entries from more than 81 different countries and note the way in which architects are absorbing lessons from contemporaries across the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

The shortlist contains 536 entries across 31 categories. Shortlisted projects represent a variety of building types, including educational institutions, healthcare facilities, hotels, cultural\/civic projects, and landscaping.<\/p>\n

Among the U.S. shortlisted projects is San Francisco\u2019s Studio Dental II<\/a>, which appears in the Health\u2013Completed Buildings category. Designed by Montalba Architects<\/a>, the facility is a redesign of a historical building in the city\u2019s financial district, which features modern amenities and aesthetics, while simultaneously remaining true to its historic base.<\/p>\n

The Form4 Architecture<\/a>-designed Innovation Curve<\/a> in Palo Alto\u2019s Stanford Research Park is cited in the category of Office\u2013Completed Buildings. The project, which also made the shortlist in 2014 in the Future Projects category, is an open, flexible workspace design, which features sweeping metal curves that are intended as architectural metaphors for the ups and downs of exploratory research and development.<\/p>\n

Atlanta\u2019s new Mercedes-Benz Stadium<\/a>, designed by global design firm HOK<\/a>, received mention in the Sport\u2013Completed Buildings category. The 71,000-seat facility features eight triangular ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) \u201cpetals\u201d that move together along 16 individual tracks, allowing the semitransparent roof to open and close like the aperture of a camera.<\/p>\n

Other shortlisted U.S. projects include:<\/p>\n