World Architecture Festival 2014: the shortlist for this year's World Architecture Festival awards has been announced, including a cyclone-proof house, an Australian plant archive, an underground maritime museum by BIG and OMA's colossal De Rotterdam skyscraper (+ slideshow).

The World Architecture Festival (WAF) shortlist includes completed buildings and future projects from over 50 countries, with buildings by Zaha Hadid, Studio Gang and Foster + Partners as well as many projects by emerging practices, submitted across 30 categories.

Other shortlisted projects include Europe's largest public library by Mecanoo, a Buddhist temple in Singapore, and a hotel by Neri&Hu in a 3,000-year-old Chinese city.

"From small structures to industrial complexes, the breadth of projects shortlisted this year reveals the diversity and strength of global architectural design," WAF programme director Paul Finch told Dezeen.

"It also demonstrates the creativity and tenacity of the international architectural community in creating these truly remarkable schemes."

The awards have received a surge in entries from Asia, with a large number of projects based in Malaysia, Vietnam and China, by architects including Vo Trong Nghia, Neri&Hu and OMA.

A small projects category has also been added this year, as the award judges expressed the need to highlight design skill that had a disproportionate relationship to the physical size of a project.

Overall category winners will be announced during the festival, which takes place from 2 to 4 October at the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore. One project will also go on to win the World Building of the Year, decided by a super jury led by British architect Richard Rogers.

As the official media partner, Dezeen will be bring you the key highlights from the speaker programmes and interview the category winners. Watch all our movies from the 2013 festival »

Scroll on for the full shortlist:

Completed Buildings:

Civic and Community

» TOKKO Youth Space, United Kingdom by Astudio
» WMS Boathouse at Clark Park, United States, by Studio Gang
» AGL Lakeside Pavilion, Australia, by Kennedy Associates Architects
» The Chapel, Vietnam, by a21studio
» Spotlight Youth Space, United Kingdom, by Astudio

Culture

» Akiha Ward Cultural Center, Japan, by Chiaki Arai Urban and Architecture Design
» Danish Maritime Museum, Denmark, by BIG
» OSU Postal Plaza Gallery, United States, byElliott + Associates Architects
» Bombay Arts Society, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects
» Bankstown Library and Knowledge Centre, Australia, by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
» Garangula Gallery, Australia, by Fender Katsalidis Mirams Architects
» Library of Birmingham integrated with the Repertory Theatre, United Kingdom by Mecanoo
» Dongdaemun Design Plaza, South Korea, by Zaha Hadid Architects
» Opera Florence, Italy, by ABDR Architetti Associati
» Lenbachhaus Museum, Germany by Foster + Partners

Display

» Te Kaitaka 'The Cloak', New Zealand by Fearon Hay Architects
» Buk Seoul Museum of Art, SeMA, South Korea, by Samoo Architects & Engineers
» Christchurch Botanic Gardens Centre, New Zealand, by Patterson Associates
» Cellular Tessellation, Australia, by Abedian School of Architecture, by Bond University

Health

» Chris O'Brien, Lifehouse, Australia, by HDR Rice Daubney
» Whyalla Regional Cancer Centre Redevelopment, Australia, by Hames Sharley
» SOCSO Rehabilitation Centre, Malaysia, by Anuar Aziz Architect
» Dandenong Mental Health Facility, Australia, by Bates Smart Architects (in association with The Irwin Alsop Group)

Higher Education And Research

» Australian PlantBank, Australia, by BVN Donovan Hill
» Medical Science 2, University of Tasmania, Australia, by Lyons
» University of Paris IV-Sorbonne's Clignancourt Centre, France, by GPAA
» Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Administration Information Building, China, by Aedas
» Aula Medica, Sweden, by Wingårdh Arkitektkontor
» Dalarna Media Library, Sweden, by ADEPT
» Manchester School of Art, United Kingdom, by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
» Vol Walker Hall & the Steven L Anderson Design Center, United States, by Marlon Blackwell Architect
» Jockey Club Innovation Tower, Hong Kong, China, by Zaha Hadid Architects
» The Bank 82 Learning Centre, Japan, by Nikken Sekkei
» Deakin University, Burwood Highway Frontage building, Australia, by Woods Bagot
» Library and Learning Centre, University of Economics, Austria, by Zaha Hadid Architects
» Sustainable Industries Education Centre, Tonsley Tafe, Australia, by MPH Architects
» Departments Of Law And Central Administration, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria, by Cook Robotham Architectural Bureau
» Abedian School of Architecture, Bond University, Australia, by Cook Robotham Architectural Bureau
» Griffith University: Rescuing the Declining Campus, Australia, by Cox Rayner Architects

Hotel And Leisure

» Son La Restaurant, Vietnam, by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
» Langham Place, Guangzhou, China by Aedas International
» DOTS, Vietnam, by Group8asia Singapore
» The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto, Japan, by Nikken Sekkei
» Creative Nature Restaurant and Teahouse at Narada Resort and Spa Qixian Mount, China, by Verse Design
» Holiday Inn Express Clarke Quay, Singapore, by RSP Architects Planners & Engineers
» Xi'an Westin Museum Hotel, China, by NeriHu Design and Research Office
» Crown Mahogany Room, Australia, by Bates Smart Architects
» KC Grande Resort & Spa-Hill Side, Thailand, by Foundry of Space Co.
» Orchard Spa, United Kingdom, by De Matos Ryan
» The Tent, Vietnam, by a21studio

House

» Shams Villa, Iran, by Karand Group
» Ssangdalri House, South Korea, by Hyunjoon Yoo Architects
» Narigua House, Mexico, P+0 Architecture
» Sharifi-ha Houe, Iran, by NextOffice
» House for Trees, Vietnam, Vo Trong Nghia Architects
» Binh Thanh Housem Vietnam, by Vo Trong Nghia Architects + Sanuki Nishizawa Architects
» Pittwater House, Australia, by Andrew Burges Architects
» Aperture House, Australia, by Cox Rayner Architects & Twofold Studio
» Private Library, Malaysia, by Unit One Design Sdn Bhd
» Abadan Residential Apartment, Iran, by Farshad Mehdizadeh Architects
» Villa Stamerbos, Netherlands, by 70F architecture
» Casa Lapis, Malaysia, by Architron Design Consultants S/B
» Stamp House, Australia, by Charles Wright Architects
» The Overlapping Land/House-Cluny House, Singapore, by Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
» HOME 2.0, Netherlands, by 70F architecture
» Moor House, Australia, by Andrew Maynard Architects
» Garden House, United Kingdom, by De Matos Ryan

Housing

» Goodwood Residence, Singapore, by WOHA
» The Carve, Norway, by A-lab (Arkitekturlaboratoriet AS)
» Magma Towers, Mexico, by GLR arquitectos
» Constance Street Public Housing, Australia, by Cox Rayner Architects
» Oxley, Singapore, by LAUD Architects
» Six50 King, Canada,  by CORE Architects Inc.
» Suhe Center China WSP ARCHITECTS
» Striped Living, Switzerland, by Group8asia Singapore
» SCADpad, United States, by Savannah College of Art and Design
» SILT, Australia, by bureau^proberts
» NoXX Apartment, Turkey, by CM Architecture
» William Street Quarter, United Kingdom, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris / Maccreanor Lavington
» Seven Crescent, Singapore, by MKPL Architects
» Dogarilor Apartment Building, Romania, by ADN BA
» Rhombus, Malaysia, by Unit One Design
» Vicem Bodrum Residences, Turkey, by EAA-Emre Arolat Architects

New and Old

» National Design Centre, Singapore, by SCDA Architects
» Office building, Lithuania, by Hackel-Kaape Trimonis Architekten
» Factory Office Renovation, Vietnam, by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
» Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Australia, by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
» Simonsland Textile Fashion Center, Sweden, by Sweco Architects
» De Rotterdam, Netherlands, by OMA
» Sishane Park, Turkey, by SANALarc
» Sustainable Industries Education Centre, Tonsley Tafe, Australia, by MPH Architects
» Regent Street Block W4, United Kingdom, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
» Rethinking the Split House, China, by Neri&Hu Design and Research Office
» Lenbachhaus Museum, Germany, by Foster + Partners
» Documentary Film Centre, Moscow, Russia, by Wowhaus

Office

» Grand Front Osaka, Japan, by Nikken Sekkei, Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei and NTT Facilities
» Massimo Dutti Headquarters, Spain, by Battle & Roig Architect
» Shenzhen Stock Exchange, China, by OMA
» Vishranthi Office, India, by KSM Architecture
» National Australia Bank, 700 Bourke St, Melbourne, Australia, by Woods Bagot
» Centra Metropark, United States, by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
» ASB North Wharf, New Zealand, by BVN Donovan Hill in association with Jasmax
» 41X, Australian Institute of Architects Australia, by Lyons
» 348 Sentral, Malaysia, by Hijjas Kasturi Associates Sdn
» Sandcrawler, Singapore, by Aedas International
» Sweco Building Stockholm, Sweden, by Sweco Architects
» Liberty Place, Australia, by Francis-Jones Morehen Thorp
» Healthouse @ krokslätt, Sweden, by Wingårdh Arkitektkontor
» Swedbank Headquarters, Sweden, by 3XN
» 240 Blackfriars, United Kingdom, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
» Alconbury Incubator, United Kingdom, by Allford Hall MonaghanMorris
» Selcuk Ecza HQ, Turkey, Tabanlioglu Architects

Production Energy And Recycling

» OSU South Campus Chiller, United States, by Ross Barney Architects
» TSMC Fab 15, Taiwan, J. J. Pan & Partners, by Architects & Planners
» Earth Wind and Fire, France, by Atelier Arcau
» Sir Samuel Griffith Centre, Australia, by Cox Rayner Architects
» G-Star RAW HQ, Netherlands, by OMA
» Haneda Chronogate, Japan, by Nikken Sekkei
» Factory on the Earth, Malaysia, by Ryuichi Ashizawa Architect & Associates
» Lune de Sang Sheds, Australia, by Chrofi

Religion

» Abraham's well, Israel, by Armon Architects & Town Planners
» La Ascensión del Señor church, Spain, by AGi architects
» Moravian Church Amsterdam ZO, Netherlands, 70F architecture
» Wat Ananda Metyarama Thai Buddhist Temple, Singapore, by Czarl Architects
» Christ Methodist Church, Singapore, by K2LD Architects

Schools

» Redevelopment and Expansion of King George V School – Performing Arts, Hong Kong, China, by Ronald Lu & Partners
» School 't Hofke, Netherlands, by UArchitects: Misak Terzibasiyan and Emile van Vugt
» Farming Kindergarten, Vietnam, by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
» William Jones College Preparatory High School, United States, by Perkins + Will
» Chobham Academy, United Kingdom, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
» Branksome Hall Asia Campus, South Korea, by MKPL Designs

Shopping

» Gaziantep Prime Mall Shopping Center, Turkey, by Erginoğlu & Çalışlar Architecture
» Center 66, China, by Aedas
» Cultura Bookstore, Brazil, by studio mk27
» Yalikavak Marina Complex, Turkey, by EAA-Emre Arolat Architects
» Westgate, Singapore, by Benoy (as Design Consultant)
» Chengdu IFS, China, by Benoy

Sport

» Hong Kong Velodrome, Hong Kong, China, by P&T Architects and Engineers
» Luanda Multisport Pavilion, Angola, by Berger Architects
» NTFSH Gymnasium, Taiwan, by QLAB
» Singapore Sports Hub, Singapore, by Sports Hub Design Team
» WMS Boathouse at Clark Park, United States, by Studio Gang
» The Concrete Cloud, Bayan Club Malaysia, by S.Pin Architect

Transport

» Regional Terminal at Christchurch Airport, New Zealand, by BVN Donovan Hill in association with Jasmax
» Scale Lane Bridge, United Kingdom, by McDowell+Benedetti
» Queen Alia International Airport, Jordan, by Foster + Partners
» Olympic Park Railway Station, Russia, by Studio 44 Architects
» Skyttelbron, Shuttle Bridge in Lund, Sweden, by Sweco Architects

Villa

» Offset Shed House, New Zealand, by Irving Smith Jack Architects
» Dune House, New Zealand, by Fearon Hay Architects
» Villa Marina, Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines, by Emmanuel A. Miñana & Associates
» Emerald Bluffs House, New Zealand, by RTA Studio

Future Projects:

Commercial Mixed-Use

» Vanke Jiugong Mixed-Use Development, China, by Spark
» Agashiyan, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects
» Hengqin International Financial Center, China, by Aedas
» Wellness Center, Russia by Blank Architects
» Isfahan Dreamland Commercial Center, Iran, by Farshad Mehdizadeh Architects
» 500 Broadway, United States, by Koning Eizenberg
» Nansha JinZhuWan Comprehensive Development, China, by Ronald Lu & Partners
» Takson Plaza, China, by Ronald Lu & Partners
» Hong Kong Arcology SkyScraper, Hong Kong, China, by Studio Cachoua Torres Camilletti
» Halaskargazi Mixuse, Turkey, by Tabanlioglu Architects
» Straume Town Centre, Norway, by Haptic Architects
» Qianhai Mixed-Use Development, China, by TFP Farrells Limited
» Mapletree Minhang Business City & VivoCity, China, Aedas
» Rive Droite, China, by Atelier Arcau

Competition Entries

» Z15, China, by TFP Farrells Limited
» Shanghai Shibei Hi-Tech Service District Plot 4, China, by SPARK
» Orange Shelter Project, Indonesia, by PHL Architects
» Crashing Waves, Tongyeong Concert Hall, South Korea, by Form4 Architecture
» Sanguine Lily: 1916 Centenary Chapel at Glasnevin Cemetery, Ireland, by Form4 Architecture
» Glass Butterfly, Denmark, by Form4 Architecture
» Redevelopment of Island School, Hong Kong, China, by Ronald Lu & Partners
» "Udarnik" Centre for Contemporary Arts, Moscow, Russia, by Blank Architects/ John McAslan + Partners/ Ralph Appelbaum  Associates
» ITO Passage & Public Square, Turkey, by Tabanlioglu Architects & NSMH
» Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Canada, by 5468796 Architecture + number TEN architectural group
» Shanghai Planetarium, China, by Perkins + Will
» A Museum of Civilisations, Lebanon, by GM Architects
» Return – The storage of natural life, Vietnam, by Ho Chi Minh University of Architecture

Culture
» Hindu Temple, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects
» Bergama Cultural Center, Turkey, by EAA-Emre Arolat Architects
» MAU Religious Complex, Turkey, by EAA-Emre Arolat Architects
» Renovation of Tianjin Textile Mill, China, by Tianhua Architecture Planning & Engineering
» Sugar Mill Chapel, Brazil, by AMZ Arquitetos
» The Bamboo Playhousem Malaysia, by Eleena Jamil Architect
» Dakar Congress Center, Senegal, by Tabanlioglu Architects
» Nanjing Light House, China, by Archiland Consultant International
» Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Centre, Kuwait, by SSH
» Freedom of the Press Monumnet, Brazil, by Gustavo Penna Arquiteto & Associados
» Acoustic Shells, United Kingdom, by Flanagan Lawrence

Education

» FPT Technology Building, Vietnam, by Vo Trong Nghia Architects
» The Cam An communal house, Vietnam, by Vo Trong Nghia architects
» SDS School, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects
» Karura Forest Educational Centre, Kenya, by Boogertman + Partners Architects
» Children square Iguatemi, Brazil, by studio mk27
» METU Research Center, Turkey, by EAA-Emre Arolat Architects
» Spiral School in Manila, Philippines, by Tezuka Architects
» vSyracuse University Energy Campus, United States, by Rogers Partners Architects + Urban Designers

Experimental

» Bubbles, China, by Orproject
» IDE [Instant Domestic Enclosure] Project, Philippines, by Architecture Project
» Flux City, United Arab Emirates, by Desitecture
» Skyfarm, Italy, by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners and Arup Associates

Health

» Hisham A. Hamad Alsager Cardiac Center, Kuwait, by AGi architects
» Health City Novena, Singapore, Surbana International Consultants Pte Ltd and Broadway Malyan Asia Pte Ltd
» The Extension of The People's Hospital of Futian, Shenzhen, China, by Leigh & Orange

House

» 62_2594 Eton Street, Canada, by Omer Arbel Office
» Crescent Villa, United Arab Emirates, by Spark
» The Houseboat, United Kingdom, by Mole Architects
» The Quest, United Kingdom, by Strom Architects
» House in Tulum, Mexico, by Domaine Public Architects
» Folding House, Lebanon, by Domaine Public Architects
» Three Chimneys House, Australia, by Allen Jack+Cottier Architects

Infrastructure

» Linköping Central Station, Sweden, by Sweco Architects
» PVG Shanghai Airport Satellite Concourse, China, by Corgan
» Cukurova Regional Airport Complex, Turkey, by EAA-Emre Arolat Architects
» Next Generation Container Port, Singapore, by Osamu Morishita Architect & Associates
» Vision for Gatwick, United Kingdom, by Farrells
» New High Speed Railway Station of Casablanca, Morocco, by ABDR Architetti Associati + Yassir Khalil Studio
» Astana Train Station,Kazakhstan, by Tabanlioglu Architects
» Istanbul Grand Airport,Turkey, by Nordic Office of architecture

Leisure-Led Development

» Wall Stadium, Qatar, by MZ Architects
» Polour Rock Climbing Hall, Iran, by New Wave Architecture-Lida Almassian / Shahin Heidari-
» Summer Homes, India, by ARKIND
» Koh Talu Island Resort, Thailand, by VaSLab
» Potato Head Canggu beach club hotel, Brazil, by studio mk27
» Hyatt Serenity Coast, China, by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
» Antakya Museum Hotel, Turkey, by EAA-Emre Arolat Architects
» Bürchen Mystik, Switzerland, by Menis Arquitectos S.L.P.
» Fahua Longshan Cultural Tourism Project, China, by HWCD
» District open space, sports centre and library in Area 74, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, China, by Ronald Lu & Partners
» Gocek Holiday Village, Turkey, by EAA-Emre Arolat Architects
» Moganshan Gowin Golf Manor, Hangzhou, China, by Rocco Design Architects

Masterplanning

» Xiamen Zhongshan Park Station Transit-Oriented Development, China, by CPG Consultants
» Ga Mashie, Ghana, by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
» Taizhou Wanglinyang Island, China, by SPARK
» Royal Albert Dock Masterplan, United Kingdom, by Farrells
» Back ... to the future, Vietnam, by Minh Nhut Nguyen
» DreamCenter Masterplan, China, by Benoy Ltd (as Masterplanner)
» Sino Singapore Tianjin Eco City, China, by Archiland Consultant International
» Bandar Malaysia, Malaysia, by Broadway Malyan
» North West Cambridge Masterplan, United Kingdom, by AECOM Design & Planning
» Weddell's First Neighbourhoods - Urban Design Concept, Australia, by Troppo Architects with Taylor Cullity Lethlean

Office

» The Innovation Curve, United States, by Form4 Architecture
» 1021 West Hastings, Canada, by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
» Bravo Group Pazhou Mixed-use Project, China, by Aedas
» Baidu Research & Development Headquarters, Beijing, China, by WSP Architects
» Garanti Bank Regional Headquarters, Turkey, by Ozer+Tulgan Architects
» Qian Tan Office Park, China, by Benoy
» Scotland Yard, United Kingdom, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
» ICI Plant & Headquarters, Turkey, by IGLO Architects

Residential

» The Olive Grove, Australia, by Ian Moore Architects
» Tao Zhu Yin Yuan, Taiwan, by Vincent Callebaut Architects
» The Village, India, by Sanjay Puri Architects
» R J Marfa, United States, by Elliott + Associates Architects
» Mongkok Residence, Hong Kong, China, by Aedas
» Wentworth Park Competition, Australia, by Fox Johnston-NettletonTribe
» Grove Towers, India, by 3XN
» Ons Incek Residences, Turkey, by Yazgan Design Architecture
» Riviera-Reshuffling the neighborhood, Ivory Coast, by Domaine Public Architects
» Nanyang Grove Faculty Housing, Singapore, by MKPL Architects
» Glover 57, Nigeria, by Domaine Public Architects
» Earls Court Housing, United Kingdom, by Farrells
» Almost invisible eco-tourism resort, Turkey, by nabil gholam architects
» Incek Loft, Turkey, by Tabanlioglu Architects
» Doha Tower, Qatar, by Tabanlioglu Architects
» 62M, Canada, by 5468796 Architecture
» Iliv, Singapore, by A. M. Associates

Landscape

» Morph 38 Condominium, Thailand, by Shma Company Limited
» Slow Down: Liupanshui Minghu Wetland Park, China, by turenscape
» National Arboretum Canberra, Australia, by Taylor Cullity Lethlean
» Waterfront Landscape Park along AiYi River in Yinchuan, China, by BLVD International
» Jim Stynes Bridge, Australia, by Cox Architecture
» Top Ryde City Living, Australia, by Taylor Brammer Landscape Architects
» Zorlu Center, Turkey, by EAA-Emre Arolat Architects
» Flinders Street: Reviving Main Street, Australia, by Cox Rayner Architects
» Griffith University: Rescuing the Declining Campus, Australia, by Cox Rayner Architects
» Physic Garden, Novartis, Basel, Switzerland, by Sweco Architects
» The Amazing Vertical Garden, Vietnam, by Ta Landscape Architecture

Small Projects

» Acoustic Shells, United Kingdom, by Flanagan Lawrence
» Salvaged Ring, Vietnam, by a21studio
» Strömkajen Ferry Terminals, Sweden, by Marge Arkitekter
» Alex Monroe Studio, United Kingdom, by DSDHA
» Sydney Harbour Ferry Wharves Upgrade, Australia, by GroupGSA
» Loreto Archives Centre, Australia, by Gray Puksand
» Scaletta, Japan, by nA Nakayama Architect co.
» The Pinch, China, by Department of Architecture The University of Hong Kong
» Cook Park Amenities, Australia, by Fox Johnston
» Kiosks in Shells for Sparrow Hills, Russia, by Wowhaus
» Malapa, Hominid Fossil Site Cover and Visitors' Platform, South Africa, by Krynauw Nel Associates