1Best in CategoryBamboo Tree PavilionA pavilion structure that is inspired from the bamboo tree. The support structure for the pavilion has columns that are similar to the bamboo tree. The column supports of the pavilion are inspired from natural way in which the bamboo tree grows. The curving roof showcases an organic and flowy nature, spreading away from each other like a tree branch.
2Runner-upHomeless ShelterBesides of its well known monuments and archeological sites, El Minya is knows for its industrial activities related to agriculture. A focus on El Minya's main crops, resulted in taking as inspiration the natural growth of a plant from the site which is the corn.
8Runner-upSilva LoopSilva Loop is a building and landscape architectural response to forest loss in Ethiopia. Multiple microclimates provide a diversity of habitats for an abundance of local and endemic bird species. These birds, non-human allies, will spread seed as they navigate the global, regional, and local flyways which overlap the project site, replanting as they go.
2PIXAPIXA is a flexible and modular tool or structure which can be easily assembled to create a tiny, large and largest structure by replication using a single unit. The Interior space of the steel structure is defined by two abstract natural elements ?light and shades?. The fabric is defining a spatial disposal for each module, this is the flexibility.
4Canopy HouseThis project is a modern interpretation of home. It seeks to fulfill the tight spacial requirements of the site while not losing the essence of what a home provides to its inhabitants.