19Garden of Reconciliation. Kashmir- Conflict and the Architectural PracticeThis thesis looks at the conflicted area of Kashmir. The thesis analyses various cultural practices and the positions taken by them in this conflicted region to then see for oneself the position best suited for an architectural practice. This knowledge would then inform the choice of program, site and the architecture itself that the program requires.
3EXORDIUMLocated at Amaravati, the de facto capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The aim of the design is to amalgamate form and function, vicariously healing patients through architecture and ultimately make the utilisation of the same user-friendly.
79Runner-upParadaijahThe word paradise comes from Proto-Iranian Paradaijah, meaning walled enclosure. Project propose to erect a wall from ruins of devastated Aleppo, to invite water and plants inside, as a metaphor of revival and realm of peace. Meanwhile the modern reinterpretation of traditional arches stimulates public life and offers a place to play, trade and meet.
31Honorable MentionBETA: THE PATH OF TOMORROWA place to escape from reality, not just a building, it is the main square, a public space, a place to gather, a place far away from all the political and religious issues where everyone finds a place for themselves in it.
1MEMORY OF HOMES & HOPESThe body is perforated by home (Liwans) shaped voids, representing what?s missing, while accenting towards transcendental. It rests on the site without imposing any precedence to any sides, magnetically absorbing the city from all sides towards its heart. The heart is where the light showers through the Oculus opening, offering the sky, which is still blue.
24Honorable MentionCo-ExistenceOur project proposes the reshaping of one of the important sites of the city center of Aleppo into a plaza that re-gathers people for social and cultural interactions. The design concept is to create an urban void that shapes a transitional space where visitors can experience the continuity of time, from the past into the future.
2Condensation parkI advocate the use of containers and simple steel frames to build a park-like residential community, completely removing the borders. The GF floor has almost no walls and borders, which makes it open like a park. The first to fourth floors are residential and the top floor is surrounded by a flyover. There is no sense of isolation when refugees live in them.
69Honorable MentionThe Non-MemorialThis project aims to transcend traumatic memory imposed in the physical monumental space, by creating a space for social reconciliation through storytelling. Embracing the scars of war and subtly subverting these memories of war into beams of hope.
4Institutional Excellence AwardGate between Past and FutureBefore the conceptional designing we wanted to know the history of Aleppo and the political, religional background because in our opinion by the decisions this fact have very important roles.
7MEMORY_COMMUNITY_REBIRTHA hibryd of a monument, a community space and a public park - all layered on each other.
3Future prisonThis model can be built in different places with the same section strategy. The whole building is divided into three parts and the resident units in the upper zone can be built to higher floors.
10Gentle MembraneIt is a hub and "port" for fisheries, markets, food and culture. It is also a large umbrella that watches over and nurtures the city's relationship with the river, a lively and primitive trade and food culture that has survived in the shadow of economic development.
