Award Entries
Sede Sol Atlantico
Carlos Hamelberg Arq & Urb - Cabo Verde
Este edifício recém construído e inspirado no próprio logo da empresa cujo Sol e Mar serviram de inspiração, serve para albergar os serviços da maior transportadora urbana de serviço publico da Praia, cuja sede segue o segmento de serviços e a parte descoberta para estacionamento dos autocarros.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
1207
Praia Shopping
Carlos Hamelberg Arq & Urb - Cabo Verde
Este empreendimento é constituído por três unidades edificáveis (Hotel, Centro Comercial e restaurante bar/panorâmico), emoldurada por uma praceta central com calçadões, mall comercial, miradouro servido por e um estacionamento periférico.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
2623
Knowledge, Wisdom and Understanding
Julien Lanoo-Belguim
Knowledge, Wisdom and Understanding is a short film about Akwasi McLaren’s unique way of seeing the world around him and his thoughts and observations on the application of ecological design and traditional typologies in Ghana’s stunning area of Cape Three Points.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
12
Pavilion House
Earthworld Architects & Interiors - South Africa
Carefully placed on site between the existing Acacia trees, Pavilion House attempts to be as much a part of its landscape as the rocky outcrops surrounding it. The design took a holistic approach, minimising the ecological footprint of the project from construction, to completion, & the rest of the house's lifespan.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
31
AU - Human Right Memorial
Leulseged Tibebu - Ethiopia
Approaching the memorial site, one is immediately encountered with a huge red inclined wall symbolizing the typically self-appointed dictators of the region who were oppressive, totalitarian and narcissistic; forcing the people of their country through an inconceivable horror and devastation.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
25
Cool Capital Publications - Urban Design Activism
Mathews and Associates Architects-SA
These publications document the outcomes of the world’s first and only uncurated Guerrilla Biennales of 2014+ 2016 Pretoria, South Africa. It illustrates the powerful impact of citizen interventions by sidestepping bureaucracy, thus democratizing creativity. The legacy and impact can still be enjoyed for years to come in our urban environment.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
690
Building Ethiopia Book Series
EiABC-Ethiopia
Building Ethiopia is a collaboration of over 70 architects, engineers, planners, conservationists, artists, educators, students and other professionals. It is an attempt to provoke constructive discussions about the past, the present and the fast-approaching future of Ethiopian architecture, and its tremendous potential and formidable challenges.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
17
Addis Ketema - Weaving the Urban Fabric : Understanding the Significance of Community
Abel Feleke / 2016 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholar-Australia
How can the intricate social networks of informal settlements inform future architectural interventions? ’Weaving the Urban Fabric: Examining the Significance of Community’, is my research as the 2016 recipient of the RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship. A global study extending from Addis Ketema, Ethiopia investigating community worldwide.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
24
Inyanga Bridge Housing
Greg Gordge - South Africa
Existing urban fabrics within all cities reveal large amounts of ‘lost’ space; in-between and discarded spaces which offer great opportunities from both a densification and rehabilitation perspective. 'InyangaBridge Housing' provides an annex of certain ‘missing’ requirements to an existing urban context whilst providing a convalescent quality to the localised condition.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
90