2Connecting the DotsThis project envisions a multipurpose urban student center as a unifying hub for Dhaka University’s fragmented campus, with a focus on the historically significant TSC area. Set within a dynamic urban context, the design weaves together public spaces, educational facilities, and cultural programs into an inclusive framework that fosters interaction.
2People's Choice AwardCITY OF SECOND CHANCESThe City of Second Chances is a reimagining of a modern forum - a place where knowledge, ideas, experience, and goods can be exchanged. Its design focuses on providing users with a pleasant, cool microclimate through the use of shading slats on the facade and over the plaza, heat-dissipating ceramic tiles, and dew-gathering mesh.
4WinnerWillaston Harmony School; Bridging Cultures through Waldorf Education and Indigenous Connection. The Willaston Waldorf School Project integrates Waldorf education with Indigenous culture. Situated in Willaston, Australia, it emphasizes harmony between students, nature, and the local Indigenous community, promoting communication and cultural reconciliation.
10People's Choice AwardAmsterdam Community CenterThe concept behind this project is to create a community center that will attract and serve as a beacon of community for both locals and immigrants by responding to existing sites and cultural traditions.Three important existing conditions were highlighted and responded to which shaped the overall design and layout of our building. The response to culture is
476WinnerEquilibrium These annex structures are placed on to the existing buildings and act like plug-ins; they create a symbiotic relationship with the building it attaches to.
44Whenever WhereverA skyscraper of the future, to cater to the futuristic needs in terms of education, living and social activities. In this building learning for all ages is available whenever, wherever.
28THERAPEUTIC SANCTUARYThis proposal depicts a shelter and sanctuary for homeless students to learn and acquire proper knowledge and feel the kindness of the community.
19COME WITH THE LIGHTWe think the shelter for stray students needs enough comfort and children to feel the companionship of friends, so public space will be necessary. While the basic functions are satisfied, we need to think about how to provide more fun to buildings.
3CEYLON INSTITUTE OF DESIGNWhether designed to embrace or enclose, every building exists within unique cultural and environmental conditions. Specifically designed to address a range of natural elements, Geoffrey Bawa's tropical mordernism focuses on issues of integration of building with landscape and people, climate and carbon footprint by utilizing modernist ideas. Made to reorgani