UnIATA '19

International Architecture Thesis Award

Worldwide

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Winner

3 Entries

Kaushal

THE SHIP OF THESEUS : AS A SOCIAL PLUG-IN , MUMBAI

This proposal is a device, a thought experiment, enabling the potential of an edge to be explored beyond the limitations of Mumbais industrial sprawl ambitions .For the project, Mumbai is revisited to capitalise from the economy of happinessas an alternative industry using SHIP OF THESEUS as a metaphorical protagonist for identity.

Barbara

THE MEAT MARKET

The project is combining an artificial meat factory with a markethall, serving as an economic catalyst for the struggling city of Detroit. Not only does its localization within the city borders help people gain back a relationship between product and consumer, but it also reduces the environmental impact of the world's current inefficient food system.

Meikang

Developing with Water - A Landscape-driven Regulatory Framework

This project initiates from questioning the limitations of planning at the scale of a site. Based on a close reading of a master plan document, it proposes a methodology to test planning documents and a new approach to improve the planning decisions.

Runner-up

2 Entries

Tianyi

278

MORE THAN A CHANNEL

MORE THAN A CHANNEL is a sustainable water inspired landscape design located in the South East Wedge of Edinburgh. This design utilizes the local flooding risk, provides spaces for the existing watercourses to flood safely, and reuse water as a natural media to bring a sense of wonder and enjoyment of play to this suburban environment.

Adhish

Ross Island: A case of perishing paradise

The project intends to appraise and accept the sinking of Ross Island of Andaman and eulogize the state of dystopia by balancing nature, architecture, and history of the eras that the island has witnessed. Also, focuses on how the people and Indian Navy will react to climate change and adapt as the Island passes into oblivion.

People's Choice Award

1 Entry

Nithin

AMIDST THE TEMPEST - Re-purposing Defunct Offshore Rigs

625

AMIDST THE TEMPEST - Re-purposing Defunct Offshore Rigs

Offshore construction is merely looked at as "conquests" - advancement of only the human ego, exploitation of the seas with no regard for its inhabitants. Considering the large number of defunct offshore rigs that exist, intent of this design is to serve as a prototype, enabling these infrastructures to better serve the seas while also benefiting humans.

Institutional Excellence Award

5 Entries

Nithin

625

AMIDST THE TEMPEST - Re-purposing Defunct Offshore Rigs

Namrata

Transforming Landscapes, Architecture of Archaeology

A design-based investigation that proposes the convergence of the architectural and archaeological landscapes. It represents an attempt to avoid drastically altering the original landscape of an archaeological site, by closely studying the archaeological finds and placing it across time and space, to foster a unified collective memory. Keeladi-Tamil Nadu, IN

CHETHAN

THE STITCH - AN INDUSTRIAL + PUBLIC HYBRID

INCREASINGLY IN CITIES TODAY, RAMPANT INTRODUCTION OF URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE [HIGHWAYS, MOTORWAYS, UNDERPASS, RAILWAY LINES]CAUSES i]DISRUPTION IN URBAN FABRIC ii]FISSURES IN EXISTING COMMUNITIES SUCH FISSURES IN THE LONG RUN BECOME UNUSED /UNDERUTILIZED /DEAD OR VOID SPACES. THIS PROJECT ATTEMPTS TO PAINT A PICTURE OF ONE SUCH FISSURE BEING STITCHED.

shreya

Reflection on public interfaces: A case of Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation

The thesis demonstrates the Power of Architecture and Landscapes to restore lost connections, transform perceptions and promote civic engagement. It intends on rethinking civic spaces and questioning the Idea of Power of the government and aims on vesting the Power with the People, The space integrates two facilities, the corporation office and the park.

GANESH

The House of Silent Screams- Tracing Untold and Lost Stories of the Colonial Era

Is a single story enough to understand a place? All places are rich with diverse histories and stories waiting to be unearthed. But do all stories find an expression in mainstream narratives? This thesis set in Dutch Cemetery, Fort Kochi Kerala-India explores the power of architecture to question stereotypes, capture obscure traces and retell lost stories.

Organizer's Choice Award

1 Entry

Khalifa

Existence by means of Coexistence :Rethinking settlement with community based tourism in Hakaluki Haor

Though the livelihood of the diverse community people is interrupted by this natural phenomenon the existence is sustained by means of co-existence (the magnificent ecological landscape, water basin, birds, animals etc. These are the main drives towards design process.

Shortlisted

26 Entries

Pankaj

Architecture Infrastructure Assemblage:An Approach To Rethinking The Tannery Industry

This Project is based on the concept,"Assemblage' which is an ontological framework developed by Giles Deleuze and Felix Guattari. Assemblage theory provides a bottom-up framework for analyzing social complexity by emphasizing fluidity, ex-changeability and multiple functionalities through entity and their connectivity.

Ekaterina

KONEY ISLAND

Diploma project of equestrian and tourist complex. To create the structure of this settlement i worked out a method, which became the base of the algorithm for working on a big plot of land. Composition and functional zoning are arranged on the "Island" principle. The territory of complex is divided into three parts: center, buffer zone and periphery.

Софья

Film & Digital Media Centre - Renovation of historical industrial buildings

The renovation of the complex of industrial buildings in Film & Digital Media Centre is the project point. It is aimed at improvement of the degradating industrial space in Russia. New trends of the complex maintain high development of advanced technologies in Media. Contemporary architecture emphasizes peculiarities of historical landmarks of 18-19 century.

Артур

SCIENCE PRODUCTIONAL CROP COMPLEX

The project of a research and production plant-growing complex is a relationship of dependencies in building physics, architecture, urban planning, technology and the global economy. Humanity has reached the verge of development, when it is definitely worth growing food intelligently. The project presents a solution for proud in a difficult climate zone.

Daria

Port Dikson

The northlands hold great potential, but because of the severe climate, sea infrastructure and cities are not developed. The revival of the Northern Sea Route, which is the shortest trade path between Europe and Asia, can become a starting point. Port Dikson will be the central base with ship repair, Arctic research centre and polar station support.

Nilofer Afza

Leveraging Socio-cultural networks - Chennai, India

Local adaptation strategies across spatial scales for flood resilience in the Chennai Metropolitan Area. Ecological restoration is driven by the concept of social capital to redefine how communities interact with water in the city by integrating community infrastructures such as schools and places of workship with water bodies. Completed in July 2018.

Sébastien

Under the boulders

By focusing on an inaccessible geological heritage, this proposition tries to show that it is possible to positively take action on a natural environment thanks to a underground architecture, while presenting itself as an opportunity in terms of experiences and programming. The idea is then to create a device that brings to light our origins.

Sung Ho

Longa-polis

Longa-polis accepts today's inescapable social and political circumstances of the doctrines of capitalism as a repetitive tragedy giving us dystopian cities. Considering today's cities as a disease, this thesis follows the process of extracting an 'antigen' in its attempt of developing an 'antibody' to make the future city immune.

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Winner

THE SHIP OF THESEUS : AS A SOCIAL PLUG-IN , MUMBAI

THE MEAT MARKET

Developing with Water - A Landscape-driven Regulatory Framework

Runner-up

MORE THAN A CHANNEL

Ross Island: A case of perishing paradise

People's Choice Award

AMIDST THE TEMPEST - Re-purposing Defunct Offshore Rigs

Institutional Excellence Award

AMIDST THE TEMPEST - Re-purposing Defunct Offshore Rigs

Transforming Landscapes, Architecture of Archaeology

THE STITCH - AN INDUSTRIAL + PUBLIC HYBRID

Reflection on public interfaces: A case of Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation

The House of Silent Screams- Tracing Untold and Lost Stories of the Colonial Era

Organizer's Choice Award

Existence by means of Coexistence :Rethinking settlement with community based tourism in Hakaluki Haor

Shortlisted

Architecture Infrastructure Assemblage:An Approach To Rethinking The Tannery Industry

KONEY ISLAND

Film & Digital Media Centre - Renovation of historical industrial buildings

SCIENCE PRODUCTIONAL CROP COMPLEX

Port Dikson

Leveraging Socio-cultural networks - Chennai, India

Under the boulders

Longa-polis

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