Winners: The Future Of The Profession – Empowering The Next Generation In Participatory Urban Design Young Architects Competition
Organised by the UIA in collaboration with UNESCO , this competition invited young architects to imagine visitor centres that reimagine cultural heritage through participation, sensitivity, and site-specific innovation. A total of 139 proposals were received from 45 countries.
This competition was conducted in accordance with he UNESCO Standard Regulations for International Competitions and the UIA best practice recommendations.
The jury awarded five prizes and four honourable mentions. All projects will be published online on the UIA website, with winning projects exhibited at Palazzo Zorzi (Venice) from 8–15 May 2025. The official awards ceremony took place on 7 May 2025.
1. First Prize – W[oa]ndering Medina
- Competitor: Radical-J
- Team Leader: Amath Luca Diatta
- Team Members: Greta Allegretti, Letizia Allegretti, Pietro Brunazzi, Elena Paccagnella, Stefano Tremolada
- Country: Italy
2. Second Prize – Under the Winding Hill
- Competitor: CDH Team
- Team Leader: Bui Minh Chau
- Team Members: Nguyen Thi My Duyen, Pham Nguyen Gia Huy
- Country: Vietnam
3. Third Prize – Tulou Consolidation
- Competitor: Distortion Studio
- Team Leader: Davide Contran
- Country: Italy
4. Fourth Prize – Golden Gates
- Competitor: DENARA
- Team Leader: Francesco Rambelli
- Team Members: Nicolò Calandrini, Mirko Tavaniello Boresi
- Country: Italy
5. Fifth Prize – Visitor Center at Quebrada de Humahuaca
- Competitor: AAtlas
- Team Leader: Mateo Boasso
- Team Members: Laura Paz
- Country: Argentina
The jury also awarded honourable mentions to the following:
- PROTECTED by ANCIENT by Sinelnikova Olga with Semen Egorov, Liia Akhmerova, Anastasia Sergeeva (Russia)
- Light over the Kasbah by Vladimir Obrosov with Olga Erukova (Russia)
- Shibam Cultural Center Sculpting earth, raising skyscrappers by Georgia Rozani with Panagiota Raitsou, and Amalia Kasampali (Greece)
- Digital Heritage Hub: Preserving Delos Beyond Time by Giorgios Tsikalis (Greece)