Its facade may be unassuming, but the Holy Redeemer Church and Community Centre of Las Chumberas in La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain wowed the judges to bag the World Building of the Year title at this year’s World Architecture Festival (WAF).
A project by Fernando Menis Architect, the building serves as a significant landmark in its neglected, outskirts neighbourhood, acting as a catalyst for urban renewal within a fragmented built landscape.
