In Pictures: Spectacular buildings from Singapore's World Architecture Festival

By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN

Updated 0130 GMT (0930 HKT) September 29, 2014

Sitting in the middle of a lake in Cape Tribulation, Australia, Stamp House is a sustainable tropical home and is carbon neutral in operation.<br /><strong>Category: </strong>House<br /><strong>Architects: </strong>Charles Wright Architects (Australia)
Photos: World Architecture Festival
Stamp House, Cape Tribulation (Australia) – Sitting in the middle of a lake in Cape Tribulation, Australia, Stamp House is a sustainable tropical home and is carbon neutral in operation.
Category: House
Architects: Charles Wright Architects (Australia)
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Led by Zaha Hadid Architects, the <a href="http://www.sd.polyu.edu.hk/en/j.c.-innovation-tower/the-architecture" target="_blank">Jockey Club Innovation Tower</a> is the new home for Hong Kong Polytechnic University's School of Design. <br /><strong>Category: </strong>Higher education and research <br /><strong>Architects: </strong>Zaha Hadid Architects (United Kingdom)
Photos: World Architecture Festival
Jockey Club Innovation Tower (Hong Kong) – Led by Zaha Hadid Architects, the Jockey Club Innovation Tower is the new home for Hong Kong Polytechnic University's School of Design.
Category: Higher education and research
Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects (United Kingdom)
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Narigua House boasts a panoramic view in the mountains of El Jonuco, Mexico. The house is elevated and built in zones to preserve a group of old cedar trees on the site. <br /><strong>Category: </strong>House<br /><strong>Architects: </strong>P+0 Architecture (Mexico)
Photos: World Architecture Festival
Narigua House, El Jonuco (Mexico) – Narigua House boasts a panoramic view in the mountains of El Jonuco, Mexico. The house is elevated and built in zones to preserve a group of old cedar trees on the site.
Category: House
Architects: P+0 Architecture (Mexico)
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Until <a href="http://ki.se/en/about/aula-medica" target="_blank">Aula Medica</a> was built, there was no large auditorium at the Karolinska Institutet (a medical university in Solna, Sweden). The building houses a 1,000-seat auditorium and other facilities. <br /><strong>Category: </strong>Higher education and research <br /><strong>Architects: </strong>Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB (Sweden)
Photos: World Architecture Festival
Aula Medica, Solna (Sweden) – Until Aula Medica was built, there was no large auditorium at the Karolinska Institutet (a medical university in Solna, Sweden). The building houses a 1,000-seat auditorium and other facilities.
Category: Higher education and research
Architects: Wingårdh Arkitektkontor AB (Sweden)
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The private Garangula Gallery in Harden, New South Wales, Australia, houses a large collection of aboriginal arts. <br /><strong>Category: </strong>Culture<br /><strong>Architects: </strong>Fender Katsalidis Mirams Architects (Australia)
Photos: World Architecture Festival
Garangula Gallery, Harden (Australia) – The private Garangula Gallery in Harden, New South Wales, Australia, houses a large collection of aboriginal arts.
Category: Culture
Architects: Fender Katsalidis Mirams Architects (Australia)
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The Yalikavak Marina Complex sits on a lagoon in Turkey. The project is an extension of the existing marina complex.<br /><strong>Category: </strong>Shopping<br /><strong>Architects: </strong>EAA-Emre Arolat Architects (Turkey)
Photos: World Architecture Festival
Yalikavak Marina Complex (Turkey) – The Yalikavak Marina Complex sits on a lagoon in Turkey. The project is an extension of the existing marina complex.
Category: Shopping
Architects: EAA-Emre Arolat Architects (Turkey)
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<a href="http://watananda.org.sg/" target="_blank">Wat Ananda Metyarama Thai Buddhist Temple</a> is the only religious center in Singapore that receives royal patronage from the Thai Royal family. <br /><strong>Category: </strong>Religion<br /><strong>Architects: </strong>Czarl Architects (Singapore)
Photos: World Architecture Festival
Wat Ananda Metyarama (Singapore) – Wat Ananda Metyarama Thai Buddhist Temple is the only religious center in Singapore that receives royal patronage from the Thai Royal family.
Category: Religion
Architects: Czarl Architects (Singapore)
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The spaceship-like <a href="http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=1907103" target="_blank">Dongdaemun Design Plaza</a> is a multi-use public venue. It features an exhibition hall, a design museum, a design market and a rooftop park.<br /><strong>Category: </strong>Culture<br /><strong>Architects: </strong>Zaha Hadid Architects (United Kingdom)
Photos: World Architecture Festival
Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul (South Korea) – The spaceship-like Dongdaemun Design Plaza is a multi-use public venue. It features an exhibition hall, a design museum, a design market and a rooftop park.
Category: Culture
Architects: Zaha Hadid Architects (United Kingdom)
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