The Philippines will once again take the world stage as 12 Filipino projects have been shortlisted in various categories at the prestigious World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2023, all set to happen from November 29 to December 1, 2023 in Singapore. The Philippines has once again broken its record with this year being its largest showing yet, both in project number and participating firms.

WAF 2023 Filipino finalists took part in the annual Live Practice Crit sessions organized by WAF’s founding partner GROHE.

This year’s Filipino WAF finalists is a mix of newcomers and veterans who will  compete live at the festival where they will present their projects in front of an esteemed panel of judges.

New to the shortlist stage are five participants including Pampanga-based KJHP Design Group whose project, La Terrain made it under the Future Projects, Leisure-led Development category; Archion Architects who made it to the Built Project, Office category with its Manta Corporate Plaza project; PDP Architects where its Damosa Diamond Tower project was shortlisted under the Built Projects, Office category; Dominic Galicia Architects with its Kilyawan Farm Resort who made it to the Built Project, Hotel and Leisure category; and Davao-based Laurence Angeles of MLA At Home with the Microhomes for Ancestral Domains qualified in the Built Project, Housing category.

La Terrain by KJHP Design Group
Manta Corporate Plaza by Archion Architects
Damosa Diamond Tower by PDP Architects

Meanwhile, set to make their WAF comeback are seasoned firms Visionarch for its Carbon Cebu Trade and Expo Center which qualified under the Future Project, Commercial Mixed-Use category; Carlo Calma Consultancy for the Hotel Elizabeth Resorts and Villas under the Built Project, Hotel and Leisure; WTA Architecture and Design Studio with FEM Stadium under the Built Projects, Sport category.

Kilyawan Farm Resort by Dominic Galicia Architects
Microhomes for Ancestral Domains by Laurence Angeles of MLA At Home
Carbon Cebu Trade and Expo Center by Visionarch
Hotel Elizabeth Resorts and Villas by Carlo Calma Consultancy
FEM Stadium by WTA Architecture and Design Studio

Also continuing their shortlist streak are Buensalido + Architects for the Pangasinan Barangay Centers in Future Projects, Civic category; JRS + Partners with the St. Luke’s Medical Center New Hospital Building (NHB), done in close collaboration with ARUP, under the Future, Healthcare category; the DST Design + Build whose Unfinished Basket project was made it to the Built Project, Hotel and Leisure category; and the Alero Design Studio who was shortlisted in the Workplace (Small) category for its Alero Rebel Base project.

To get these designers ready for the competition, the finalists took part in the Live Practice Crit Sessions organized by WAF’s founding partner, GROHE, in partnership with Wilcon Depot and Kanto. The annual Practice Crit Session is an opportunity for the designers to gain valuable insights from the panel of judges consisting of world-renowned architects and designers.

Pangasinan Barangay Centers by Buensalido + Architects
St. Luke’s Medical Center New Hospital Building by JRS + Partners
Unfinished Basket by DST Design + Build
Alero Rebel Base by Alero Design Studio

“GROHE Philippines is proud to witness 12 Filipino entrants in the World Architecture Festival 2023. This is just proof that the ingenuity and creativity of Filipinos can compete on a global scale. And we at GROHE Philippines continue to show our unyielding support to these Filipino firms through a series of activities and events to get them ready for the competition,” concluded Hermie Limbo, country leader, Philippines, LIXIL Water Technology APAC.

To know more about the designers, follow GROHE’s official Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/GrohePacific. To know more about the World Architecture Festival 2021 visit https://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/.

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