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Changi Jewel vies for architecture prize

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The crown Jewel of Singapore has been shortlisted for this year’s World Architecture Festival (WAF), an annual competition considered the Oscars of the architectural world.

Jewel Changi Airport, which opened to the public in April, has been nominated for the Transport Completed Buildings category at the awards. It will go up against eight other projects, including the Hong Kong West Kowloon Station and Barangaroo Ferry Wharf in Sydney, Australia.

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