The two winning teams will project the two temporary pavilions that will house the program whose central theme will revolve around the role of architecture in the challenges faced by the urban environment in times of climate emergency.
The pavilions will be set up, on the one hand, "Mediterranean" in the Plaza Músico López Chavarri in Valencia, between September 14 and October 16, and "Lost Forest" on the Sagüés esplanade, in Donostia-San Sebastián, on October 10 to November 13.
The pavilions will be set up, on the one hand, "Mediterranean" in the Plaza Músico López Chavarri in Valencia, between September 14 and October 16, and "Lost Forest" on the Sagüés esplanade, in Donostia-San Sebastián, on October 10 to November 13.
"Mediterráneo" proposal by Manuel Bouzas, for Valencia.
Mediterráneo, the project for the Valencia pavilion by the architect Manuel Bouzas from Pontevedra, has been selected as the winner for "its uniqueness in introducing domestic strategies in public spaces", according to the verdict of the jury. The proposal stands out for offering different responses to the urban context from tradition and modernity and also for promoting interaction and dialogue in the square where it will be located with the use of equipment that facilitates community use.
In the words of the memory of the project presented by Manuel Bouzas: "The pavilion is a tribute to the Mediterranean blind. A mechanism that has allowed for generations the adaptation of the spaces inhabited by the human being to the inclemencies of the weather, offering the most effective, simple and light solution to protect themselves from high temperatures”.
Lost Forest by Julia Ruiz-Cabello Subiela and Santiago Del Águila, in Donostia-San Sebastián.
Lost Forest, the proposal by Madrid architects Julia Ruiz-Cabello Subiela and Santiago Del Águila for the Donostia-San Sebastián pavilion project has been selected for its uniqueness in incorporating a relevant topic on the ecosocial agenda, such as forest fires and their consequences in the current situation of climate crisis, through a modular system that gives it an iconic character. "The pavilion offers both a space for shelter and contemplation, in dialogue with the large scale of the Sagüés esplanade, the city, the sea and the mountains", highlighted the jury.
"We understand our pavilion as a place of transit and contemplation, a sensory walk through the majesty of nature that, although charred, continues to create spaces for reflection," Julia Ruiz-Cabello Subiela and Santiago Del Águila declare in the project report.
As winners of the call, Mediterráneo and Lost Forest will receive a prize of €12,000 each and will be able to carry out their respective projects with an estimated base budget of €90,000 for the construction of the pavilion, which can be increased with sponsorship contributions.
About the finalist projects
In addition to the winners, four finalist proposals have been selected –two for each city– that will be recognized with an economic prize of €3,000 for second place and €2,000 for third place. In addition, seven mentions have been awarded -four in Valencia and three in Donostia-San Sebastián- which, despite not being among the winning proposals, the jury has considered being of great interest due to their architectural quality, as well as their constructive integrity and coherence.
In Valencia, the second prize has been awarded to the ARCA project by Eduardo Landia, Tomás García de la Huerta, Xaviera Gleixner, Jonas Klaassen, and Sergio Leiva for "proposing a new habitat that integrates different species in a configuration that transforms the square into a landscape open to contemplation, attention and the sensory that invites enjoyment”. The third prize went to Deja huella, a project by Andrea Gimeno Sánchez, Lluis Juan Liñán, Josep Vicent Lluch Díaz, and Jesús Vassallo Fernández selected for "his determined commitment to generating spaces for the debate on the future use of the environment and for his vocation of permanence that transcends the celebration of the event”.
In Donostia San Sebastián, 50_2100 by Álvaro Llera García has received the second prize for "the character of its materials, sustainable and reusable, as well as the proposal to renaturalize the soil through the incorporation of native vegetation". Jorge Ramos Alderete and Jaime Ramos Alderete have won third place with the Crudo sonoro project, of which "its sculptural beauty in continuity with the great monumental tradition of these spaces on the San Sebastian coast and its message of homage to the sea that highlights the repercussions of human action”.
The selection of outstanding projects has been completed with the mention of the projects ¡A la sombra!, BOYAR_3, el pasado es un arma cargada de futuro and MOVIMIENTO Nº1 –in the Valencia call– and BAÑOS DE MAR, EQUILIBRIO, and SAREAK –in the call of Donostia-San Sebastián–.
