UNI International Architecture Design Awards - Category - Educational Buildings

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Background

A world of dramatic shifts and constant change (including but not limited to global connectivity and technology) has meant that the 21st Century calls for different styles, at the workplace, and in education.

The workspace has shifted from multidisciplinary to interdisciplinary; communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and flexibility are more important than ever. An imperative shift in learning has followed.

Learning has moved beyond the classroom, thriving on creative and collaborative learning styles, nudging us to reimagine schools, libraries, and museums.

Focusing on the most basic of frameworks (typologies) of built spaces, UNI introduces Architecture (A- Z).

Challenge

‘E for Education’ aimed to bring together global design talents that explore one of the most relevant changes of the Century.

The challenge invited entries of modern learning spaces that ranged from libraries to museums and everything in between, this theme aimed to recognize spaces that have evolved with the utmost understanding of its user groups, its function, its adaptability and its environmental responsibility.

Some of the Best of competition projects are as follows:

Winning Project: NIA

By: Sophia Altholz

Team212020 12 04T10 56 55 891584

Description: The 600 square meter learning space, NIA SCHOOL, is created to unlock the creative potential of children between two and eight years old with the use of design, materiality, and light.

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People's Choice: Narratives of Indus valley civilization

By: Swapnil Magar

Team212020 12 04T10 57 21 708953

Description: The project is a public institution that showcases the storyline of the Indus valley civilization. The program includes a resource center, museum, kids learning area, and interpretation center

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Jury Commendation: Symbiosis_Bird monitoring centre

By: Aasish

Team212020 12 04T10 58 12 395158

Description: Project develops a symbiotic environment where humans can take advantage of the animal capacity of predicting earthquakes.

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Jury Commendation: Non-scholar learning spaces for Arts and Crafts.

By: Ana Magdalena Molina, Ramiro Isaurralde & Ayrton Caradec

Team212020 12 04T10 58 25 770794

Description: A contribution, from the architectural discipline to the conception of educational spaces for the learning of arts and crafts, aimed at the insertion of young people and adults into the labor market, considering the dialogue between non-traditional pedagogical proposals and the architectural spaces designed for such purposes.

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Jury Commendation: Classroom for Farmhouse School

By: Jan Jakob Glasmeier

Team212020 12 04T10 58 40 985556

Description: This Learning Centre is located in the Thai border town of Mae Sot. In past years the number of migrants in Thailand has increased which resulted in more students visiting the school. These schools are not officially part of the Thai education system and there is little to no support for teacher salaries, infrastructure, and building. Cost/Time 1700$ in 6week.

Discover the design brief here: https://uni.xyz/competitions/educational-architecture-awards-2020/info/about

Discover the full results here: https://uni.xyz/competitions/educational-architecture-awards-2020/entries

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