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1996

HABITAT II: ideas competition on the theme of << Convivial Spaces >>

As part of the United Nations International Conference on Human Settlements <<Habitat II>>, which took place in Istanbul (Turkey) from 3-14 June 1996, the International Union of Architects decided to give architects and architecture students the opportunity of contributing to this international meeting by launching an international open and anonymous ideas competitions on a theme approved by the United Nations, <<Convivial Spaces>>.

AIM OF THE COMPETITION

The aim of the competition was to encourage architects and future architects throughout the world, to reflect on the idea of conviviality and to identify the means through which architecture and town planning could promote convivial relations and communication between individuals and/or the community.

THE GRAND PRIZES

Two Grand Prizes were awarded in each category

Architects:

• Maria Pylarinou, Anastassios Illias Biris, Eleni Delfino (Greece): A link between the town and the sea, at the mouth of Ilissos river, on the coast of the Faliro Bay (Greece).
• Jaime Alfonso Ortiz Monasterio y de Garay, Sergio Zaldivar Guerra and Lucia Del Pilar Grajales Leal Jong and Associates (Mexico): Urban restructuration in the historic Centre of Mexico City (Mexico).

A link between the town and the sea, at the mouth of Ilissos river, on the coast of the Faliro Bay (Greece): Maria Pylarinou, Anastassios Illias Biris, Eleni Delfino, architectes (Greece)	Urban restructuration in the historic Centre of Mexico City (Mexico): Jaime Alfonso Ortiz Monasterio y de Garay, Sergio Zaldivar Guerra et Lucia Del Pilar Grajales Leal, architects (Mexico)

Students :

• Simone Lefevre (South Africa): << The wall of Conviviality >> at the cross-roads in a small town in South Africa.
• Yonghong Li (P.R. of China): Development of a crossover section in one of the doors of the Great Wall of China.

Development of a crossover section in one of the doors of the Great Wall of China: Yonghong Li (P.R. of China)

A special prize offered by the Aga Khan Foundation was was awarded by the jury to Ali Ozkan (Turkey).

Special mentions were awarded in both categories within each UIA Region.