Results - ARES International Competition


Bioclimatic solutions for disaster victims

The Technical Chamber of Greece (TCG) and the UIA Architecture and renewable rnergy sources Work Programme (ARES) organised an international ideas competition inviting architects to develop new construction methods and practices for efficient shells and settlement units to satisfy the urgent housing needs engendered by different geographic, topographic, ecological, social or political crises. Solutions proposed had to be suitable for the victims, capable of being installed rapidly and economically and respect natural resources and the environment. This competition, the first such initiative on the part of a UIA Work Programme, had an awards envelope of 70 000 euro. The international jury met in Athens, from 21 to 24 September 2007, to examine the 67 projects submitted. Under the presidency of Wolfgang Tochtermann, Director of the UIA commission for international competitions, the jury was composed of the following architects: Nikos Belavilas, Jordi Farrando, UIA Secretary General, Nikos Fintikakis UIA ARES Programme Director, Manfred Hegger, Giancarlo Ius, UIA Vice-President, Emine Komut, Reuben Mutiso, Patricia Patkau and Elisabeth Siola, President of the UIA Hellenic Section. First prize Joao M. Barbosa Menezes de Sequeira, Ana Carina Bernardo Figueiredo, Marta Joao Pimenta Moreira, Pedro Miguel Fernandes Ferreira (Lisbonne, Portugal) Emergency shelters for the city of Safi in Morocco. According to the jury, this project satisfies programme criteria and provides a pertinent approach with regard to functionality, flexibility and adaptability. Of evident architectural quality, this project proposes a maximum use of renewable energy sources. The prefabricated expandable units offer a universal solution to different emergency situations and climatic regions. The energy autonomous units can be combined to form community infrastructure: reception centre, habitat, school, medical centre, etc. Prize winners First prize (20.000 Euro) [ Images ] Joao M. Barbosa Menezes de Sequeira, Ana Carina Bernardo Figueiredo, Marta Joao Pimenta Moreira, Pedro Miguel Fernandes Ferreira (Lisbonne, Portugal) Second Prize (15.000 Euro) [ Images ] Bauer Benno, Weidmann Sven (Stuttgart, Germany) Third Prize (10.000 Euro) [ Images ] Richard Jones, Anne Brockelman, Marc Perras, Ryan Senkier, Yutaka Sho (Boston, USA) Honorable mentions (5 000 Euro each) [ ] Touzani Sirine, Ferran Yusta Garcia (Le Nizan, France) [ ] Francesca Thiebat, Andrea Veglia, Benedetta Veglia, Jacopo Testa, Luca Rocca, Camillo Boando, Sila Giriftinoglu (Turin, Italy) [ ] Herbert Kuehnlein, Steffi Kuehnlein, Stacy Wyman, Erika Morgan, (Nuremberg, Germany) [ ] Vyzoviti Sofia, Adilenidou Yota, Michos Stergios, Karga Valentina, Chronaki Myrto, Manos Stratos, Karanastasi Elina (Thessalonica, Greece) [ ] Kakavas Spyros, Giannissis Dimitris, Klonizaki Heleni, Stamataki Kostanti, P.Chatzinikolaou (Athens, Greece) Special mentions [ ] Maurice Clarke–Ecologgia architects, St. Albans (United Kingdom) [ ] Demet Mutman, Alexandre Mussche (Bursa, Turkey) View all the winning projects on the competition web site http://www.arescompetition.com Contact Nikos Fintikakis, UIA Programme Director, Architecture and renewable energy sources syntres@ath.forthnet.gr www.uia-ares.tee.gr