The last Monday, ISARCH Awards announced the winners of the very first edition of the international for architecture students and young architects. The jury was composed of Ivan Harbour (Rogers, Stirk Harbour + Partners), Benedetta Tagliabue, Tomislav Dushanov (Associate at Herzog & de Meuron), Koji Tsutsui, and Fernando Marquez Cecilia. Submitted proposals did not have to follow a certain theme and could be entered by individuals, as well as teams. The three winning projects have receive prizes worth a total of € 6,000.
Close-up detail of the 1st Prize-winning entry
1st Prize: Urban Strategies to Regenerate Indian Public Space: A case study of Pols in Ahmedabad
Author: Almudena Cano Piñeiro
University: Universidad Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (ETSAM)
Country: Spain
1st Prize: Urban Strategies to Regenerate Indian Public Space: A case study of Pols in Ahmedabad Author: Almudena Cano Piñeiro University: Universidad Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid (ETSAM) Country: Spain
2nd Prize: La Cementera
Author: Ignacio de Teresa Fernández-Casas
University: Universidad ETSA Granada
Country: Spain
2nd Prize: La Cementera Author: Ignacio de Teresa Fernández-Casas University: Universidad ETSA Granada Country: Spain
3rd Prize: EISA Babel
Author: Javier Subirá Ruiz
University: Universidad Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Country: Spain
3rd Prize: EISA Babel Author: Javier Subirá Ruiz University: Universidad Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Country: Spain
Find out more projects and check the ten Honorable Mentions on the image gallery below.
All images courtesy of IS ARCH competition.
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