150WinnerWind Conduit - Reclaiming ModernityThe building is organized as a multi-tiered base for flooding and circulation, a mat infill of program and modules, and a roof that utilizes wind conduits and creates a civic presence. The base and wind conduits reach through the modules to perform passive cooling, while the modules serve as an adaptable structural framework.
128People's Choice AwardBRAIDCulture and Learning Centre Rajagiriya, Colombo A cultural and learning center for the people of Sri Lanka which welcomes people of all groups and encourages and promotes the traditional culture of Sri Lanka. Braid is a center which encapsulates flexible spaces enabling collaborating and outdoor learning.
14Editor's ChoiceReclaiming ModernityWe are proposing a school for the performing arts that strives to maintain public space at all cost.
4Editor's ChoiceA 21st-Century SchoolThe urbanized 21st century is characterized by increasing political, ecological, and social uncertainty. At a time when the public realm is increasingly given over to private control, we believe modern civic societies require the school to evolve beyond its traditional conception to address the transience and metamorphosis required by our time.
6Editor's ChoiceReclaiming ModernityWe are proposing a vocational culinary and agricultural school in the Colombo district of Sri Lanka. Our concept stems from a focus on sustainability as a form, and on creating a school which becomes a part of the public infrastructure by continuously generating interest in the larger civic condition.
13Editor's ChoiceReclaiming ModernitySituated within a residential colony in Colombo, the Learning Centre seeks to establish itself as a refuge for designers, artists, students, performers as well as the general public.
2Editor's ChoiceCelebrating Geoffrey BawaThis is a design school which including a lot of public space
4The Colombo Institute of TechnologyTropical Modernism and building as machine in the age of climate change
5The Garden PavilionOne of the most fundamental responses in traditional Sri Lankan architecture is its connection with nature. The form of the Garden Pavilion was conceptualised as a series of open terraces or platforms where activity could take place. Through the building’s response to the natural environment, it could make full use of passive ventilation strategies.
5Reclaiming Modernity-City School of DesignThe true essence of architecture lies in the history, traditions and culture of the site we aspired to resurrect this through the use of traditional modernism and our key concept of ‘Simplicity and Fluidity’ in the design
3Reclaiming ModernityThe Institute of learning and Design thrives to strike a Balance between the Traditional and Modern Sri Lanka, keeping Geoffrey Bawa's principles in mind.
3CEYLON INSTITUTE OF DESIGNWhether designed to embrace or enclose, every building exists within unique cultural and environmental conditions. Specifically designed to address a range of natural elements, Geoffrey Bawa's tropical mordernism focuses on issues of integration of building with landscape and people, climate and carbon footprint by utilizing modernist ideas. Made to reorgani
89(UN)BOX(UN)BOX aims to empower the people and children to play and build. The modular arrangement creates flexibility to explore and create their own space. The strategic approach to explore the space to learn and play in three different scales create a holistic approach to find solutions at a macro level and provide connectivity.
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