The Grand Prize Award of the ARCHITECTURE Grand Prize went to Tharusha Randul of the Sliit School of Architecture in Sri Lanka for the project - "Sinharaja Exploratorium - Science Research Center in Kudawa, Sri Lanka". The Grand Prize INTERIOR DESIGN award in the INTERIOR DESIGN category was won by Yankai Miao of China University of Mining and Technology for the Initial Noodle - Design of the Regional Museum of Noodle Production ”. In the URBAN PLANNING AND LANDSCAPE category and the Grand Prize URBAN DESIGN award, Maria Abi Raad of the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik in Lebanon took the award with her project "The corridors of Mosul" focused on the reconstruction of the war-torn Mosul. In the special category DESIGN A REAL PROJECT - first price was awarded for the proposal of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by students Jana Hájková and Kristína Boháčová from the Faculty of Architecture of the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.
Students Jana Hájková and Kristína Boháčová from the Faculty of Architecture of the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava prepared the proposal of the embassy within the architectural studio course. “The Embassy of the Czech Republic in Addis Ababa lured us with the opportunity to try designing in a country with a completely different climate, culture and history. The project worked together for more than four months, preceded by research, familiarization with the traditions of African architecture, the usual building materials, local resources and ways of cooling buildings. The intention was to design an object on the principle of a self-sufficient micro-urban solution, where the employees of the embassy will live a full life. Several buildings with different purposes had to be solved within the premises. It is this diversity, from the public-representative to the private residential sphere, which prompted the authors to reflect on the concept and atmosphere of individual objects. The main element became the wall protecting the area, which is a necessary security element. The proposal also focused on the application of sustainability principles. Buildings are made of classic burnt bricks, in the buildings we use passive ventilation, the so-called wind catcher, which is a typical way of Africa 'wind blower' in the form of a chimney. The soon-to-be architects also thought about the use of the residents of the embassy premises - buildings intended for housing include not only terraces and swimming pools, but also utility gardens that will give their owners a certain self-sufficiency.
Out of a total of 281 projects from around the world, 25 of the best projects have entered the final category of the Embassy Implementation category. They were students from three continents, 17 universities and 12 nationalities. The new embassy premises will be built on a land area of 13,304 square meters, with a complex of buildings including the embassy's official building, the consular and visa sections, the ambassador's residence, diplomatic apartments and the embassy's local staff building. An investment of CZK 225 million is planned for the construction and under optimum conditions everything should be completed by 2025. The new complex will replace the original complex, which was purchased in 1966.
International competition INSPIRELI AWARDS was created four years ago, this year the competitors could report their works in categories Architecture, Urban Planning and Landscape and Interior Design, the specialty was Design Real Project - Design of the Czech Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The main awards of the “Wings to the Future” jury are the Grand Prize ARCHITECTURE award, the Grand Prize INTERIOR DESIGN award and the Grand Prize URBAN DESIGN award. The sponsor of INSPIRELI AWARDS is Inspireli, an international online platform for architects, co-organizers are CTU and the Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU in Prague. LEGO is also participating in the contest, giving the winner a unique model of his design created from LEGO bricks under the auspices of the LEGO Architecture series. The work is evaluated by more than 200 experts from world-renowned architects of 80 nationalities, thus ensuring the objectivity of the competition. The names of the absolute winners of the competition in each category are entered on the unique Wings to the Future Challenge Cup designed by Bořek Šípek.
The INSPIRELI AWARDS competition was founded in 2015 by designer prof. Bořek Šípek along with architect psychologist Karel Smejkal from the Faculty of Civil Engineering CTU and interest in it is increasing. In just four years, students from 136 countries have entered the competition, making INSPIRELI AWARDS the world's largest architectural competition.
More information can be found at: www.inspireliawards.com
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