28WinnerTHE QALA COMMUNITYThe Qala Community is a new visionary intervention of a self-sustained community inspired by the historical tradition of afghan living and crafting that is ingrained within the land. The concepts provide the widows of Zanabad with a haven for living, working, learning, and nurturing future generations; together weaving a mutual system of co-dependence.
264Runner-upEmpowerment and Healing FarmsThe farm in its historic approach is a place for helpful work and using ground. A farm can be a source of earning for you and your family by improving. In fact, the ruined that we called Zan abad, neither improve social relationships and social roles nor the poor women who sell their brain and body to make money can improve it and also there are not any chan
23Honorable MentionAFGHAN WIDOWS SUSTAINABLE VILLAGEConceptual design of a sustainable women’s village in Afghanistan. The project is an approach of creating a settlement for 100 widowed women and their children. The war widows lost their foregoing homes. Moreover, they have lost their identity and the children have no more possibility to get education. The concept project involved through a deep reserach.
258People's Choice AwardGarden of HopeGarden of Hope provokes a re-examination of traditional notions of architecture & planning. We propose a parametric model allowing new Communities to grow organically inspired by systems of nature. Not a single building but a community of buildings in a protected, peaceful garden. Women live, work, get education & training to restore their life and dignity.
20The SanctumThe abuse faced by the families in Afghanistan over the years has been enormous. Millions of people have been displaced and there is a huge rise in the number of widows and orphans in recent times. The project, therefore, was devised to create a haven for these widows providing them a space that conveys peace and comtemplation.
14ResileThe project aims to create a save haven for the widows and their children helping them to create a new life far away from the past and the post war trauma.
14A Reinforced CocoonA Reinforced Cocoon consists of a secure outer belt that hosts the working and learning spaces for Qandahar’s widows; and a central therapeutic residential cluster that empowers them by enhancing their sense of community. In its form, the design challenges the social, economic and patriarchal context of Afghanistan, yet flirts with its local architecture.
10Zanabad "City for women"The project proposes a neighborhood thought not just as a city of women but as a city for women. The project intends to create a place for both physical and phycological reconstruction of women and their children assisted by the community. From the individual unit to collective spaces, the project develops interrelated scales of collaboration.
10Malalai Kakar CenterResilience is the very key to the Malalai Kakar Centre (MKC), as the primary vision of the project is to create a framework of facilities and architecture that enables resilient living. We believe that in providing a safe base, sheltered from discrimination and assault, a solid foundation for the future can be built.
13NURTURENurture promotes the well being of Afghani women and their family through designing a happier and healthier environment which facilitates them to become self-sufficient and empowered to take on the challenges of the outer world.
10AREMCW - Afghan ResilienceEducation&Music Centre The following proposal imagines a chance for new beginnings, protected from the surrounding violence and injustice with access to education & training for both children and women with the ultimate goal of becoming self-sufficient and keep the rich Afghan heritage alive. A platform is envisioned, a meeting space for Afghanistan and the world through music.
72Step town: In this project, by combining two diagrams of ziggurat and caravanserai, we sought to create a diagram and form that, in addition to independence and high security, has a central open space for the interaction and activity of the residents of the complex.
12REBIRTHThe circle is the main geometric form of the project and the single module that is multiplied to form the various spaces and functions are fundamental elements that recall the concept of sisterhood and unity in the face of life and overcoming difficulties through solidarity and mutual help.
249AL- JANNAHA center for the widows of Afghanistan to rebuild their life become independent, all while uplifting each other and themselves. The complex consists of an administrative building, schools, training center ,souq and dwellings.
16ResileUnderstanding the painful past of Afghan widows and their families, it is important to see how the idea of protection and sensitivity towards others are the basis of my project.
19Maan"Maan" means home. In this project, we have tried to provide a pleasant life experience for the widows of Afghanistan by creating various and practical spaces. Pay attention to details because details bring perfection.
33Time, Place, Memory. New urban development, housing, social spaces, cultural and leisure spaces for Widows next to Kandahar
7A Womens WorldBased on Maslow's Pyramid of needs, this project is about the process of building a settlement, repairing a damaged diaspora, and proposing a new way of loving where these families can find peace and empowerment.
