Cena “Next Generation” pro mladé architekty ze Sri Lanky, Španělska a Finska

For the first time, the Holcim Awards competition included a category for the visions of young architects and designers. Semini Samarasinghe, a Sri Lankan architecture student, was awarded the “Next Generation” first prize for her design of a Production and ecological cluster in New Haven, UK. The project featuring a tea house and herbal tea production facility was commended for its sensitive combination of elements of sustainable construction and poetic design.

“Next Generation” second prize was awarded to an Urban greening and economic catalyst in Madrid, Spain, designed by Ana Castillo and Lieven De Groote of castillo de groote architects in Madrid. The proposal greens the city by placing open plantations and greenhouses on empty land fragments within three mainly residential districts and is coupled with a good sense of economic feasibility. Third prize was awarded to architecture students Heikki Riitahuhta, Heikki Muntola and Mikko Jakonen from Oulu for a Self-sufficient rural community project in Paimio, Finland. The project uses biogas production to increase the economic and environmental feasibility of living in rural areas.