Dubai (UAE), 15 June 2009 (updated) 2A Competition Press Release and announcement of results

Dubai (UAE), 15 June 2009 (updated)

2A Competition Press Release and announcement of results 

2A International Architectural Students and Young Architects Competition:

Du(b)ailities:  Supra_global_culture / micro_ethnic_localities

 

 

2A Architecture and Art magazine had launched an International Student and Young Architects Competition in April 2008. The competition aimed to carry out new visions and proposals for Dubai and is an opportunity to focus on issues that are currently emerging given the unprecedented developments in the city. Two categories were set for competitors to select:

Category A: Supra_global_culture – large-scale visions

Category B: Micro-ethnic-localities – small-scale interventions

 

Following the initial call for registration an unprecedented 550 participants from 90 universities around the world had registered. The competition organizers followed a strict process of anonymous registration, period of questions and answers, submission process and selection by the competition jury.

 

The quality of work received was very high. On one hand it proves that Dubai is an inspiring epicenter and metropolis that offers possibilities of innovative ideas for the 21st century and that young and emerging designers around the world can make a significant contribution to the discourse and future of our cities.

An international jury composed of the following architects adjudicated the competition:

·         Prof. George Katodrytis, RIBA, Chair of the Jury (School of Architecture & Design, American University of Sharjah)

·         Prof. Mona El-Mousfy (School of Architecture & Design, American University of Sharjah)

·         Prof. Michael Schwarz (Architecture Dept, Ajman University of Science and Technology)

·         Rashad Mohammed Bukhash (Dubai Municipality)

·         Khalid Al Najjar (DXB LAB, Dubai)

·         Prof. Frederic Levrat  (Columbia University)

·         Donald Bates of (Architecture Lab, Melbourne)

·         Prof. Thomas Leeser (Leeser Architecture and Columbia University, New York)

·         Brian Johnson, RIBA (Godwin Austen Johnson, Dubai)

 

The jury was invited to make their decision in two consecutive sessions with the participation of all jury members.  A small number of finalists was first decided followed by a second round of deciding on the awards.

 

The jury decision is as follows:

 

Projects Category A: Supra_global_culture – large-scale visions

 

Second prize: Project code # 1103 by Benjamin John Reynolds (Australia), awarded 15,000 AED

                       CAT-A-The_Second_Place.pdf

 

Third prize: Equally shared between project code # 1376 by Richard John Saunders (UK), awarded 5,000 AED and project code # 1468 by Ahmed Sherif (UAE), awarded 5,000 AED

                       CAT-A-The equal Third Place-01.pdf

                       CAT-A-The equal Third Place.pdf

 

Special mentions: Project code # 1502 by Reem Al-Rawi and project code # 1216 by Ming Tang (USA),

                      

 

Category B: Micro-ethnic-localities – small-scale interventions

 

First prize: Project code # 1001 by Budoor Muhammad Bukhari (UAE), awarded 20,000 AED

                      CAT-B-The First Place.pdf

 

Second prize: Equally shared between project code # 1037 Sérgio Garces Marques / Ana Lúcia da Cruz (Portugal), awarded 12,500 AED and project code # 1097 by Lisa Sauvé / Adam Smith (USA), awarded 12,500 AED

                       CAT-B-The equal Second Place.pdf

                       CAT-B-The equal Second Place -01.pdf

 

Special mentions: Project code # 1278 by Ariel Noyman / Yaniv Lenman and project code # 1470 by Hannah Allawi

                      

                      

 The winners of Category A: Supra_global_culture – large-scale visions showed a unique ability to capture the urban condition of Dubai, deal with large scale and engage in conceptual, technical and representational skills that make the city full of potentials. They have demonstrated clear and much needed visions for future urbanism engaging systems of interconnectivity and networks.

 

The winners of Category B: Micro-ethnic-localities – small-scale interventions showed how small-scale participation and socially conscious projects can have a catalytic effect in dealing with the street and its everyday users. They have demonstrated that at the scale of small interventions, the architectural artifact is the core of what cities are about and that by interfacing and contextualizing this it can trigger a wider urban phenomenon but which will always remain humane.

 

Despite the current economic downturn and lack of external sponsors, 2A magazine acted in the most professional way and made the prize money available to all winners as originally announced.

 

2A magazine would like to congratulate the winners and thank everybody who participated in this successful competition: the competition chair and members of the jury, the competition technical committee, the competition administrator and magazine editor and sponsor.

 

 
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