From 4 to 6 November, the World Architecture Festival (WAF) awards were presented in Singapore. The Studio 44 architectural bureau submitted three projects to the WAF competition, two of which: the Concept for the Development of the Historical Center of Kaliningrad (2014) and the Boris Eifman Academy of Dance (2012), won in the categories, respectively, “Projects. Master plan "and" Buildings. School". The third object, the State Hermitage Museum Complex in the East Wing of the General Staff Building (2014), was shortlisted for the award. The festival has existed since 2008 and is one of the largest international architectural events. Unlike the Pritzker Prize - the "architectural Nobel Prize", the WAF is called the "Architectural Oscar", because awards are presented here not on the basis of a combination of merit, but for specific projects and buildings completed over the past two years. The competition is held in 30 nominations, annually about 2000 architects from 60 countries of the world take part in it. From 2008 to 2015, Russian companies submitted more than 80 projects to the WAF competition, 30 of them made it to the final, but only Studio 44 achieved the final victory in their nominations. Participants of the festival shared their impressions of the WAF - 2015 competition: architect, professor of the Moscow Architectural Institute Oleg Igorevich Yavein (Museum Complex of the State Hermitage in the Eastern Wing of the General Staff Building), architects Georgy Snezhkin (building of Boris Eifman's Dance Academy) and Ivan Kozhin (Concept for the development of the historical center of Kaliningrad) ... The first two days of the festival were dedicated to the selection of winners in each of the thirty categories. An international jury of three, which included the laureate of past years, assessed the projects based on a ten-minute presentation by their authors and subsequent answers to questions. Ivan Kozhin noted that the jury's decision largely depended on the quality of the project presentation: "A new presentation culture is being formed in the modern architectural community, the tone is set here by BIG and OMA, turning the project presentation into a fascinating story that has a certain emotional impact on the audience." World Architecture Festival (WAF). November 2015 Elena Solovieva. The Studio 44 architectural bureau submitted three projects to the WAF competition, two of which won in their categories. Dog. RU. June 2011 Interview with Oleg and Nikita Yavein In December, the brothers presented the first stage of the reconstruction of the eastern wing of the General Staff Building. Tatlin MONO. November 2010 Evgeny Bakhturova. Interview with Nikita Yavein I internally resist fashion fads. Projects The Bureau news Contacts