
Zaha Hadid Architects was among the firms to be shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival awards, Monday. Its Messner Mountain Museum Corones project was built on top of the Kronplatz mountain, 2,275 meters (7,463 ft) above sea level, in northern Italy and was nominated in the Civic category for Completed Buildings (Image courtesy WAF).

The sleek Crossrail Place by Foster + Partners will soon reside beneath the towers of bustling Canary Wharf in London. The railway station will look to see off competition at the WAF in the Future Buildings and Mixed Use categories.

The new Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of La Laguna in Tenerife, Spain, by gpy arquitectos has been nominated in the Higher Research and Education section for Completed Buildings at the WAF awards (Image courtesy WAF).

It will face stiff competition from architecture firms Terroir and Kim Utzon Arkitekter, which created a stylish new facade of glass and aluminum for for the World Maritime University in Malmo, Sweden.

Another Higher Research and Education contender -- and a second shortlisted entry for Zaha Hadid Architects -- is the Investcorp Building for Oxford University's Middle East Centre at St Antony's College in Oxford, England.

The Hanazono Kindergarten and Nursey in Okinawa, Japan, was designed by Hibinosekkei + Youji no Shiro and has been nominated in the Schools category.

Designed by Thailand's Department of Architecture, The Commons in Bangkok has become a hit with local foodies and shoppers. It has been nominated in the Shopping category.

With a swimming pool on the roof and stunning natural surroundings, the Jungle House by MK 27 Studios is a contender for the House award in Completed Buildings.

Another nominee for the House award is the stylish Villa Marittima at St Andrews Beach, Australia, by Robin Williams Architect (Image courtesy WAF).

The New Psychiatric Hospital in Slagelse, Denmark, will compete for the Health category for Completed Buildings (Image courtesy WAF).

An old sugar mill converted into a new culture park, the Ten Drum Sugar Factory in Tainan, Taiwan, is the work of S. T. Yeh Architect and will compete in the Old and New category for Completed Buildings at the WFA awards (Image courtesy WAF).

A more intimate structure than many of its fellow nominees, The Book Stop Project in Makati, Philippines, by WTA Architecture and Design Studio has been selected to compete in the Small Projects category (Image courtesy WAF).

Cermak-McCormick Place Station in Chicago, IL, is the newest station on the city's Green Line. It was designed by Ross Barney Architects and has been nominated in the Transport section of Completed Buildings at the WAF (Image courtesy WAF).

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners have been nominated in Housing for their Y:Cube project in London, England. The ambitious scheme, carried out in conjunction with the YMCA, looks to provide disadvantaged young people in the UK capital with attractive, affordable properties.

The interior of the Bhutan Happiness Centre in Bumthang, Bhutan, designed by 1+1>2 Architects and nominated in the Civic and Community award at the 2016 World Architecture Festival (Image courtesy WAF).



