Closing Date: 31 December 2009
Winner announced: 1 February 2010

WAN Residential 2009
If you have designed a residential project, whether an apartment block, housing estate or other multi-family / multi-occupancy units, including refurbishment and conversions, that has been completed during the last three full calendar years, (on or after January 1st 2006), you can now enter for the WAN Residential Award 2009.

WAN House of the Year 2009
If you have designed a single-family house that has been completed during this calendar year only, you can now enter for WAN House of the Year 2009.

Celebrating Architecture sustainably
Competitions and awards have always been an intrinsic element of winning new work for architects, but now, under the present economic cloud, it has become ever more important. The value of an award is determined not only by the quality of the jury panel but also by the number and calibre of participants.

Using the WAN database and contacts around the world, WAN acclaims to be able to pull together an unprecedented fusion of high quality architecture and internationally acclaimed judges drawn from both top architectural practices and experts from each sector.

WAN has driven architectural news into the 21st century and now with these awards, they are seeking to break the traditional mould of an annual award with a lavish dinner at the end. Whilst this format can work well at a national level, it is unpractical and unsustainable on a global scale. Taking a fresh approach, the WAN Awards are run on bi-monthly rolling programme by sector culminating in an EXPO early in the next year hosted in a capital city, this will move around the world year by year.

As a result of the logistical complexities of organising a truly global competition, the new rolling programme enables a better cooperation with specialist international panels experienced in the appropriate sector throughout the year and give more attention to and gain a better understanding of the projects.

Schedule of the WAN Awards sectors with the successive deadlines.

A summit is held at the EXPO city where a selection of prominent judges discuss the entries in the backdrop of the local architecture. The video is broadcast around the world through the WAN network providing the highest exposure for the participants with the smallest carbon footprint.

Judging Criteria
The jury will judge entries on a number of factors including originality, innovation, form and special quality, sustainability and context.

You are invited to submit your entry online - you can do this via the 'Visit Backstage' button on the WAN homepage: www.worldarchitecturenews.com. Please email submissions / additional images and direct any questions or problems regarding entries / registration to: james.forryan@wantoday.com.

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