Jockey Club Innovation Tower, Hong Kong (shortlisted in Higher Education and Research).

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THE WORLD ARCHITECTURE  Festival is one of the largest architecture events in the world, with attendees from 40 different countries presenting their buildings to be judged as the best of the best.

This year’s festival will be held in Singapore next month. Nearly 300 projects made the official 2014 shortlist, and the architects responsible will each have a chance to make their case to a panel of architecture super-judges in October.

Each of the 27 categories can only have one winner, and only one structure can win the prestigious World Building of the Year award. We picked some of our favorite buildings in the running:

Akiha Ward Cultural Center, Niigata, Japan (shortlisted in Culture).

Stamp House, Queensland, Australia (shortlisted in House)

Yalikavak Marina Complex, Bodrum, Turkey (shortlisted in Shopping).

Aula Medica, Solna, Sweden (shortlisted in Higher Education and Research)

Wat Ananda Metyarama Thai Buddhist Temple, Singapore (shortlisted in Religion)

Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul, South Korea (shortlisted in Culture).

Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University Administration Information Building, Suzhou, China (shortlisted in Higher Education and Research)

Spotlight Youth Space, London, England (shortlisted in Civic and Community).

Narigua House, El Jonuco, Mexico (shortlisted in House)

Garangula Gallery, New South Wales, Australia (shortlisted in Culture).

National Australia Bank, Melbourne, Australia (shortlisted in Office).

Botanic Gardens Centre, Christchurch, New Zealand (shortlisted in Display).

Bravo Group Pazhou Mixed use Project, Guanzhou, China (shortlisted in Office).

Salvaged Ring, Nha Trang, Vietnam (shortlisted in Small Projects)

Danish Maritime Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark (shortlisted in Culture).

Abadan Residential Apartment, Abadan, Iran (shortlisted in House).

Acoustic Shells, Littlehampton, West Sussex, UK (shortlisted in Small Projects).

Oxley, Singapore (shortlisted in Housing).

- Alyson Penn