Pictures: The Best New Buildings on the Planet You have to see the innovative designs from this year's winners of the World Architecture Festival.
By Julie Zeveloff •
This story originally appeared on Business Insider
The seventh annual World Architecture Festival wrapped up in Singapore last week, and more than two dozen new buildings and planned projects received awards for their innovative design.
The overall winner was a chapel on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with space for multiple uses that incorporated materials from the owners' previous projects.
Nearly 300 projects made the official 2014 shortlist, and a panel of architecture experts selected the winners across various categories.
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalBUILDING OF THE YEAR: The Chapel by a21studio, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (also best in civic and community)
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalBEST SMALL PROJECT: The Pinch by Olivier Ottevaere and John Lin, Department of Architecture at the University of Hong Kong, Yunnan Province, China
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalBEST LANDSCAPE: National Arboretum Canberra by Taylor Cullity Lethlean and Tonkin Zulaikha Greer, Canberra, Australia
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalFUTURE PROJECT OF THE YEAR: Art Gallery of Greater Victoria by 5468796 Architecture + number TEN architectural group, Victoria, Canada
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalINNOVATIVE USE OF COLOR ON EXTERIOR: Departments Of Law And Central Administration at Vienna University of Economics and Business by Cook Robotham Architectural Bureau LTD, Vienna, Austria
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalBEST OFFICE (FUTURE PROJECT): Agashiyan by Sanjay Puri Architects, Ahmedabad, India
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalWOOD EXCELLENCE PRIZE: Alex Monroe Studio by DSDHA, Snowsfields, UK
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalBEST LEISURE DEVELOPMENT (FUTURE PROJECT): Antakya Museum Hotel by EAA Emre Amrolat Architects, Antakya, Turkey
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalBEST SCHOOL: Chobham Academy by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, London, England
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalBEST IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH: Dalarna Media Library by ADEPT, Dalarna, Sweden
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalBEST IN CULTURE (FUTURE PROJECT): Freedom of The Press Monument by Gustavo Penna Arquiteto & Associates, Paranoá, Brazil
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalBEST HOUSE: House for Trees by Vo Trong Nghia Architects, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalBEST IN COMMERCIAL MIXED USE (FUTURE PROJECT): Isfahan Dreamland Commercial Center by Farshad Mehdizadeh Architects, Isfahan, Iran
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalBEST RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE: La Ascension del Senor Church by AGi Architects, Seville, Spain
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalBEST OFFICE: Liberty Place by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp, Sydney, Australia
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalBEST INFRASTRUCTURE (FUTURE PROJECT): Linköping Central Station by Sweco Central Architects, Linköping, Sweden
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalBEST MASTERPLAN (FUTURE PROJECT): North West Cambridge Masterplan by AECOM, Cambridge, UK
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalBEST DISPLAY: Te Kaitaka ("The Cloak") by Fearon Hay Architects, Auckland, New Zealand
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalBEST HOUSING: The Carve by A Lab, Oslo, Norway
Courtesy of World Architecture FestivalBEST IN HEALTH (FUTURE PROJECT): The Extension of The People's Hospital of Futian by Leigh & Orange, Shenzhen, China
Courtesy of the World Architecture FestivalBEST HOUSE (FUTURE PROJECT): The Olive Grove by Ian Moore Architects, Hunter Valley, Australia
Courtesy of the World Architecture FestivalBEST SHOPPING: Yalikavak Marina Complex by Emre Arolat Architects, Yal?kavak, Turkey
Courtesy of the World Architecture FestivalBEST IN HEALTH: Chris O'Brien Lifehouse by HDR Rice Daubney, Sydney, Australia
Courtesy of the World Architecture FestivalBEST IN CULTURE: Danish Maritime Museum by BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group, Helsingør, Denmark
Courtesy of the World Architecture FestivalBEST VILLA: Dune House by Fearon Hay Architects Ltd., North Island, New Zealand
Courtesy of the World Architecture FestivalBEST IN PRODUCTION ENERGY AND RECYCLING: Lune de Sang Sheds by CHROFI, New South Wales, Australia
Courtesy of the World Architecture FestivalBEST IN 'NEW AND OLD': Rethinking the Split House by Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, Shanghai, China
Courtesy of the World Architecture FestivalBEST IN TRANSPORT: Scale Lane Bridge by McDowell+Benedetti, Kingston-upon-Hull, UK
Courtesy of the World Architecture FestivalBEST IN SPORT: Singapore Sports Hub by Singapore Sports Hub Design Team, Singapore
Courtesy of the World Architecture FestivalBEST IN EDUCATION (FUTURE PROJECT): FPT Technology Building by Vo Trong Nghia Architects, Hanoi, Vietnam
Courtesy of the World Architecture FestivalBEST EXPERIMENTAL FUTURE PROJECT: Skyfarm by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and Arup Associates, Milan, Italy
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