96123People's Choice AwardGREEN STADIUM MONTPELLIERThe concept behind the design was to create a stadium whose function would go beyond today's standards for a sports arena. Closed structures and a very narrow target group are replaced here with open form and function. Together with the technologies used, the organic shape of the stadium - with its wavy, horizontal lines - represents the ecological aspects.
31104SHARED KNOWLEDGEThis library is an amalgamation of modern technology and traditional learning methods. The focus is on the experience of users with every space being easily accessible. It features a central library core that hosts all functions related to study, research and storage of knowledge. The aim of this concept is to reinforce the idea of the library.
20215Honorable MentionCO-LIVING HOUSEThe residents of this house are six people from three different generations. They are three couples, aged 20, 40 and 60, respectively. They have known each other for a long time and feel like family to one another. On this basis, the first decision taken was for a building whereby everything is shared. There are no walls in the house.
2046VILLA SAVOYE REINVENTEDThe new Centre for Architectural Knowledge is designed to teach about his achievements. It is based on Le Corbusier’s belief that anyone can reinvent themselves. Instead of making drastic changes to the Villa Savoye in order to accommodate the extensive catering programme for visitors, it was decided to keep the monument in its current state.
642Editor's ChoiceFULL MOON AIRPORTKoh Phangan Airport, Thailand: The main concept behind the airport is to capture the beauty of the island of Koh Phangan. To show this beauty in the best possible light, we positioned the airport in the form of a full circle between land and sea. As such, it encloses the water, forests and beaches.
1435Urban RenewalReviving old railway lines: the concept focuses on opening up the sunken railway space for the public. The idea of La Recyclerie café is used as the basic function of the site. Urban farming, fish farming and workshop along with spaces like reading rooms and cafés makes the public participation possible.
1415Learning for LifeThe increasing influence of technology is also leading to changes in education. The many technological innovations will completely change the way we live. In order to keep up with such a rapid increase in knowledge, students have to constantly educate and reinvent themselves again. There will no longer be rigid ways of teaching and learning.
345IKC de GeluksvogelThis a unique sustainable and digital school in the Netherlands. Two existing schools in two neighbouring locations in Maastricht are merging into a new school on a new location in that city. This particular location was chosen to strengthen the weak social structure of the two neighbourhoods.
233Living among the treesTrees are an integral part of the architecture. The three homes are perched on an elevation above the forest floor, the forest landscape continuing uninterrupted beneath and around the houses.
37IKC de GeluksvogelBoth the school and the building are not designed around a classically organized educational system but around the concept of free movement and free use of spaces
19182WinnerCollective Tower Hong KongOur proposal is a future strategy for Hong Kong. We want make to quality life better for the people . We cooperate on several floors different kind of green spaces and urban farming. It is hybrid lively system of collective living where there is also a freedom of living. The dwellings can easily be extended or decreased in this open building system.
1626Editor's ChoiceShinkō komyuniti (Tokyo Dojo)Just as the Olympics vision is to build a better world through sport, the Shinkō komyuniti (Rising community). Utilises sports spectatorship as the catalyst to celebrate and revive Japanese culture and its community.