Launched in WAF’s 10th year, WAFX celebrates international proposals which embrace cutting-edge design addressing major world issues. Ranging from tackling the climate emergency to building community resilience.

About the WAFX Prize

The WAFX Prize awards projects that best use design and architecture to tackle major world issues, including health, climate change, technology, ethics and values.

The winning projects are chosen by our judges from the WAF Future Projects shortlist with no additional cost or material needed from the entrant.

The winning projects for each of the 2023 categories have been revealed and can be seen below. An overall WAFX 2023 winner will be chosen from the all of the winners and announced during the festival in Singapore.

WAFX 2023 Winners:

Ageing and Health

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Building Technology

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Carbon, Climate & Energy

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Cultural identity

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Ethics and Values

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Re-use

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Smart Cities

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Water