

GROHE is proud to continue honoring its commitment to architectural and design excellence as a World Architecture Festival founding partner since the festival’s inception in 2008.
The World Architecture Festival (WAF) is the largest global live awards event that gathers top architects and designers to celebrate their work. As a founder partner, GROHE has played a key role in establishing this respected platform, which attracts thousands of delegates each year. This long-standing collaboration supports industry recognition, fosters networking opportunities, and promotes discussions on critical trends such as health, sustainability, and urbanization.
World Architecture Festival 2025 will make its debut in the USA, taking place at the Miami Beach Convention Center from November 12–14. At the heart of the festival sits a unique awards programme. All finalists will present their project live at the event in front of a panel of expert judges and their peers.
The Heart of Architecture & Design,
Presented by GROHE & WAF
Embracing the WAF 2025 Theme: "Hearts & Minds"
GROHE is honored to host esteemed guests and panelists at a special kickoff event to celebrate WAF 2025. The event, taking place in the brand-new Lixil Water Experience Center in NYC, will feature three panels bringing together distinguished, world-renowned architects, interior designers and industry leaders to navigate and explore the future of design. Panels will be hosted by Jean-Jacques L'Henaff, Leader of LIXIL Global Design Americas.
The theme of WAF 2025 is "Hearts and Minds", and panelists will thoughtfully embrace this theme, touching upon how architecture and design affect how you think, feel and live, as well as delivering more functional and sustainable outcomes. To learn more about WAF 2025, click here
Panel 1 - Hearts and Minds: How WAF Helps inspire Architects to Balance Form and Feeling

Paul Flowers
Chief Design Officer, LIXIL

Paul Finch
Programme Director, WAF
Panel 2 - Bridging Borders with Design: Unity Through Architecture

Kai Bergmann
Partner, BIG

Danny Forster
Partner, Danny Forster & Architecture
Panel 3 - Interior Alchemy: Elevating Design with Architectural Influence

Vanessa Deleon
Principal, VDA Designs

Daun Curry
Principal, Daun Curry Design Studio

Corey Damen Jenkins
Principal & CEO, Corey Damen Jenkins & Associates

Serving throughout 2025; The Exclusive GROHE Wave Cocktail!
Ingredients:
• 1 part Curacao
• 3 parts Prosecco Brut (chilled)
• 1 part lemon juice (chilled)
• 2 parts Lychee Flavored Aperitif Liqueur (has to be SOHO brand )
• 2 parts sparkling water from the GROHE Blue faucet
• lemon peel gracefully garnishing the drink
Instructions:
1. Shake Curacao, lemon juice and Lychee Aperitif Liqueur over ice to chill
2. Pour into a martini glass
3. Add chilled Prosecco Brut and sparkling water from your GROHE Blue faucet
4. Stir once to combine
5. Add a lemon peel to gracefully garnish your GROHE Wave Cocktail
6. Enjoy!
Recalling WAF 2024: The GROHE Water Prize
Aligned with GROHE brand pillars of quality, technology, design, and sustainability, the GROHE Water Prize honors exceptional achievements in water innovation and environmental stewardship. This prestigious award celebrates projects that advance sustainability within the built environment, reflecting our commitment to pushing the boundaries of innovation and design.
The GROHE Water Prize recognizes initiatives that tackle new or under-researched challenges in design and water, focusing on areas such as storage, management, distribution, use, or recycling. It acknowledges research that enhances our understanding of water in the built environment, provides innovative solutions, and outlines how the award will help achieve these transformative goals.
Winning Project: Turenscape's Green Distillation: Maotai's Pioneering Eco-Metaverse Project
Maotai’s Green Distillation is a groundbreaking research and development initiative by Turenscape, aimed at transforming sustainability in the liquor industry. Set on an 8-hectare site, it is designed to manage and handle output of 7,000 tons of sewage and industrial wastewater daily. With the creation of a fully integrated ecosystem that recycles water, nutrients, carbon, and energy, Green Distillation addresses the direct and immediate environmental impacts of distillery operations.
This advanced technological and environmental proposal was welcome evidence of Chinese strong advancement and desire to be a leader in sustainable industrial practices. The monitoring of environmental and performance data, used to fine-tune the technology, makes it a truly research-driven initiative.
