02/10/2012 15:12 | By Poorna Bell, senior editor, MSN Travel
Breathtaking buildings: World Architecture Festival 2012 Awards

Soundforms, UK

Soundforms, UK (© BFLS_WAF 2012 Awards)
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The World Architectural Festival kicks off in Singapore today, during which a shortlist of over 300 projects in 33 categories will be judged for the grand prize. We're suckers for an amazing building, and some of these beauties are like great fireworks on display - you can only ooh and aah. Soundforms, pictured, is actually a shell intended to host open-air performances - it's meant to enhance the sound of classical and orchestral music in its London Docklands setting.

Among our favourites are an Iranian ski resort that resembles a pure white honeycomb, a round green dome that looks as if it is about to fly back to the mother ship at any moment and a house shaped like a cloud. We'd love to know your personal winner!

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Shieldwolf D.
04/10/2012 12:27
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OMG Side view of the Star Trek insignia! :O
fouzia ansar
03/10/2012 18:56
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breathtakingly beautiful

 

Someone
03/10/2012 18:54
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This really looks like a building in the video game GTA:Vice city
Adele figaro (petal215)
03/10/2012 18:11
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Wow!! Amazing buildings, breathtaking and very different.

Makes a change from the ordinary and traditional English buildings.

dennis picken
03/10/2012 11:38
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.... gud t c globally things r coming on aesthetically .... just goes to show there r some clever people around with money to spend on their ideas .... ( let those wealthy possibilities proceed ! )
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