The 4th edition of the ARCHMARATHON Awards has just ended with the event taking place in Miami from 12-14 October 2017 focusing on architecture studios active in the USA, Canada, Central America and Latin America.
The 44 design studios – selected by a prestigious international jury – were invited to present their projects to a large audience of architects, developers and designers from all over the world. Here are the winners of each of the 8 categories and the overall winner, chosen by the Jury consisting of Luca Molinari, David Basulto, David Assael and Francisco Pardo, Sebastian Salvat aNd Alejandro Paredes Fontanals.
OVERALL WINNER
Rozana Montiel | Estudio de Arquitectura +Alin V. Wallach – Common Unit
MOVING
Infrastructure & Transportation\Landscape & Open Spaces
Rozana Montiel | Estudio de Arquitectura +Alin V. Wallach – Common Unit
Motivation: This project solved the problem of segregation transforming boundaries and limits into encounters and quality of life creating a community building.
LIVING
Interior Design of Private Housing\Architecture of Private Housing\Residential Buildings
WORKac – Stealth Building
Motivation: The materialisation of a risky scheme that is suitable for the future of dense, historical centres.
DREAMING
Art & Culture\Education Buildings\Civic & Community Architecture
SO-IL – Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art.
Motivation: This project shows a strong a strong relationship between architecture and community becoming a domestic landmark through a smart and simple solution.
WORKING
Office Interior Design\Office Architecture
Mallol Arquitectos – Mallol Design House
Motivation: This architectural solution challenges the urban standard and shows how an alternative uses of pre-existing heritage can be transformed into a public hub.
CHILLING OUT
Bars & Restaurants\Hotel & Leisure\Commercial & Retail
Co – Lab Design Office + Annabell Kutucu – Tulum Treehouse
Motivation: It’s a clean project carefully executed, environmentally aware built with the collaboration of local craft-men to deliver a lively experience.
CARING
Sport Centres\Healthcare Centres\Spa & Wellness Centres
CannonDesign + Neuf Architect(e)s – Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Motivation: A difficult and challenging area and complex program transformed into a simple, public, open condenser caring for the community.
VISIONING
Future Building Urban Planning
ELASTICOSPA+KFA – Maison Glacé
Motivation: This project shows an innovative and a forward thinking solution for difficult climatic conditions considering the future, drastic climate change.
RE-THINKING
Retrofitting & Refurbishment
Gonzalo Mardones Arquitectos – Totihue Chapel
Motivation: A lost symbol of a community has been transformed into a new space of gathering. Destruction becomes a way to generate new opportunities.
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