MOLEWA International Competition

The MOLEWA (Mount Lu Estate of World Architecture) International Competition, organized by Creativersal and UIA recieved the proposals of architects from 40 countries, and it was divided in two categories - one for international professionals and the other for chinese students. Although the first prize is deserted, there are two people from Spain included among the winners, Mara Gabriela Partida Muñoz and Jesus Ulargui Agurruza.

Architects from 40 countries have been submitted to the MOLEWA International Competition (Mount Lu Estate of World Architecture) for the Chinese city of Ruichang, it has a population of 430,000 and is situated on the south shore of the Yangtze River, about 50 kilometers of the great Bo Yang lake. Rivaling Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, this 'Fourth Pole' is seen as China's new economic and cultural engine as its economy settles on a more balanced and sustainable state,

This competition, organized by Creativersal and UIA, looks for proposals that seek to achieve tangible results in the following value points: a practical way to new urbanization which focuses on the maximization of happiness and sustainability, and defines a new path of socioeconomic development, a permanent exhibition and celebration of world architecture as a tourist attraction and a conduit for architectural innovation, particularly in sustainable design.

In the announcement of the competition the international jury remarked “after a thorough analysis of both masterplan and the projects, we have identified a group of architectural projects which deserve recognition and meet the conditions of the competition objectives.” The Hua Yan Group and different levels of governments involved in the project are likewise very positive about the outcome of the competition.

'The collective quality of the designs is world class plus one, in my opinion, not only this is a celebration of architectural excellence, but also the official launch of an innovative model of new urbanization in China.' Mr. XuFeng, Chairman of Hua Yan.

The award ceremony of the competition is scheduled on July 22, 2015, in the storied Great Hall of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing. Besides, the competition winners, expected attendees to the ceremony include senior officials from different levels of Governments in China, UIA, and UNESCO, as well as leaders of architectural communities from around the world.

Below, besides the second prizes winner proposals, we include some images of other interesting proposals among those submitted to the contest.

First Prize.-

Vacant.

Second prizes.- Commercial/cultural category.

Nicolas Papier (France).
Jose Muñoz Villers (Mexico).

Second prizes.- Residential category.

Ingrid Moye (Mexico).
Mara Gabriela Partida Munoz (Spain).

Third prizes.- Commercial/cultural category.

Kristina Sahlestrom (Sweden)
Joana Moreira (Portugal).
Stephen Chan Kin Kwok (China).

Third prizes.- Residential category.

Gojko Radic (Serbia).
Georges Hung (France).
Gabriel Pablo Martinez (Argentina).

Honourable Mentions.- Commercial/cultural category.