Awards

4/10/2024

Three ZHA projects win World Architecture Community (WA) Awards

Recognising remarkable projects that inspire contemporary architectural discourse.

The Chengdu Science Fiction Museum and the Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Arts Centre, together with the Masarycka mixed-use building in Prague have been named ‘Jury winners’ of the 2024 World Architecture Community (WA) Awards. Now in their 48th cycle, the World Architecture Community Awards recognise remarkable projects that inspire contemporary architectural discourse.

The Chengdu Science Fiction Museum and Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Arts Centre were also named the ‘People’s Choice’ of the 2024 WA Awards, selected through the votes of the community members.

Project

Masaryčka

Defined by circulation routes giving access to new civic spaces and vital upgrade to an important transport hub, Masaryčka is located adjacent to the historic railway station on a derelict site that had stood abandoned for several decades.

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Project

Zhuhai Jinwan Civic Arts Centre

Echoing the wing structures of the many migratory birds species that fly in formation over southern China, the latticed steel canopies sheltering each venue are configured through repetition, symmetry and scale variation.

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Project

Chengdu Science Fiction Museum

Creates a journey of discovery that weaves between indoor and outdoor plazas at multiple levels to link the museum’s exhibition galleries, educational facilities, cafes and other amenities.