The international Barbara Cappochin grand prix was awarded to the Spanish architect Fabrizio Barozzi, for the Headquarters of the Ribera de Duero Council, in Roa, Spain . The jury appreciated the simplicity that addresses the delicate relationship between the contemporary nature of the project , the landscape and the history of the place.

Three mentions were awarded: to Marìa Hurtado de Mendoza (Spain), for the local health care centre in Saint Blas, Madrid; to Jordi Hidalgo (Spain), for the Foundation of Rehabilitation and Conservation of Marine Animals in Barcelona; to Claudio Nardi (Poland), for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Kracow.

Jaime Magen Giancarlo Ius gold Medallist

The Spanish architect Jaime Magen is winner of the gold medal dedicated to the memory of Gianarlo Ius*. This award was made for the Environmental Department building in Zaragossa, that perfectly combines the function of defending and protecting the environment with the sustainability of the building.

For this fourth edition, three hundred and eighty three entries were submitted to the international jury. Chaired by Leopoldo Freyrie, it was composed of the following architects Luca Molinari, Nikos Fintikakis, Doug Steidl, representing UIA, Ben Darmer and Matti Sanaksenaho.

The aim of the Barbara Cappochin Prize for Architecture is to heighten awareness and associate the various actors of architectural creation: urban planners, constructors and architects, with the promotion of environmental quality and construction in urban and natural situations. The International Union of Architects supports this biennial prize, since its creation in 2005.

Organised by the Barbara Cappochin Foundation, this prize is part of the programme of the International Biennial of Architecture in Padua which will be held from 26 October 2011 until 13 February 2012.

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* Giancarlo Ius, who disappeared tragically in 2008, was a UIA Vice-President. His name is henceforth associated with that of Gaëtan Siew with whom he shares, postumously, the 2005-2008 UIA presidency.