Also out of the Melbourne studio, 405 Bourke Street has been shortlisted in the highly competitive Commercial – Offices and Studios category. Known as ‘the lantern’, 405 Bourke Street’s softly glowing façade visually activates the urban fabric of Melbourne CBD, by creating an inviting landmark that adds character and a sense of simple elegance to the bustling part of the city.

With Woods Bagot responsible for two of the seven projects competing in the Commercial category, Sunshine Financial Center from the Beijing studio has also been recognised.

Located in the core area of Beijing CBD, the 120,000 sqm Sunshine Financial Center tower meets the ground as a square, but morphs gradually into an ellipse as it ascends skyward, twisting and tapering on the way up. Similar to a traditional Chinese landscape painting, the glass gradually turns light blue as the tower climbs.

AI Plaza out of the Hong Kong studio has been shortlisted in the Specialist – Façade category. The design team transformed the plaza into a welcoming and exciting retail destination with the most efficient means — the new façade used a “box of surprises” as the design concept. The new design successfully turned the façade into a Vertical Gallery, echoing the surrounding cultural atmosphere and, at the same time, increasing advertisement opportunities.

This year, World Architecture News is hosting the awards digitally on the 16th and 17th November. Tune in then to find out the winners.

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