The first-place winner for the Rifat Chadirji Prize 2020 and the People’s Choice Award is a team of five from Cairo, Egypt: Ali Khaled Elewa, Mostafa Ahmed Zakaria, Sherif Khaled Abdelkhaleq, Hoda Essam Abdelmawla and Ebtisam Elgizawy. The winning team was selected out of 177 submissions from 42 countries received this year.
Project name
Living pedestrian bridge over the Nile
Architecture firm
Five Egyptian Architects: Ali Khaled Elewa, Mostafa Ahmed Zakaria, Sherif Khaled Abdelkhaleq, Hoda Essam Abdelmawla, and Ebtisam Elgizawy
Location
Over the Nile River, Linking El Tahrir district to El zamalek district, Cairo, Egypt
Length
200 meters
Natural bathroom idea by Omid Merkan: This 33 square-meters bathroom is designed in a modern style, and as much as possible tried to maintain the connection between indoor and outdoor space.
Project name
Green Bathroom
Architecture firm
Omid Merkan
Location
Gilan, Iran
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Didformat Studio: This villa is designed for a family in northern Iran in the city of Ramsar. The main idea of ​​this design is related to the boat that was seen near the site. Due to the proper location of the boat, the main design and concept process was formed. One of the main demands of the employer was the close connection of the ground floor...
Project name
Villa Sculler
Architecture firm
Didformat Studio
Location
Ramsar, Iran
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects
Clayton Korte: Eberly, inspired by sources both humble and lofty, marries a former 1970s print shop building with a salvaged bar from the storied Cedar Tavern in New York’s Greenwich Village to create a sophisticated bar, cafe and restaurant in central Austin.
Project name
Eberly
Architecture firm
Clayton Korte
Location
Austin, Texas, USA
Photography
Merrick Ales and Chloe Gilstrap
Oppenheim Architecture: Ayla Golf Academy & Clubhouse takes inspiration from the natural dunescapes and mountains of the surrounding desert as well as the architectural heritage of the ancient Bedouin. The innovative and organic design of the building forms the iconic core of the Ayla Oasis mixed-use resort development.
Project name
Ayla Golf Academy & Clubhouse
Architecture firm
Oppenheim Architecture
Location
Aqaba, Jordan
Photography
Rory Gardiner, Moh’d Musa, Rasem Kamal
The architects from the ARCHWERK studio are behind the architectural concept of Coco Villa and Wing. The architects from Refuel works designed the architectural concept of the concrete Art Villa. The author of Atelier Villa is Formafatal studio headed by Dagmar Štěpánová. In addition to interior design, Formafatal imprinted the final form of each v...
Project name
COCO | Art Villas Costa Rica
Architecture firm
ARCHWERK [concept and architectural design] Formafatal [interior design, exterior finishing]
Location
Bahia Ballena, Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica
Photography
BoysPlayNice, www.boysplaynice.com
The architecture student Alessandro Pagliuca from university of Accademia Architettura Mendrisio - Switzerland has envisioned a cave villa inside an old abandoned quarry in island of Ponza, Italy.
Student
Alessandro Pagliuca
University
Accademia Architettura Mendrisio - Switzerland
Teacher
Architects Manuel and Francisco Aires Mateus
Tools used
ArchiCAD, Cinema 4D, Corona Renderer, Adobe Photoshop
Khaled Abou Taam Architects and Atelier has been awarded ''Final Shortlist'' in the Senegal Elementary School International Competition, organized by Archstorming. 
Project name
HAVEN
Architecture firm
Khaled Abou Taam Architects and Atelier
Location
Marsassoum, Senegal
Tools used
AutoCAD, SketchUp, Lumion 10.3, Adobe Photoshop
Le Littoral Residence in La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada is a luxury tourist residence with a majestic view of the St. Lawrence river designed by Canadian architecture firm Architecture49.
Project name
Le Littoral
Architecture firm
Architecture49
Location
La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada
Photography
Stéphane Brügger
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) and Leigh & Orange Limited (L&O) unveil the new design for a Student Residence Development at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).
Project name
Student Residence Development at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Architecture firm
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) and Leigh & Orange Limited (L&O)
Location
Hong Kong, China 
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop

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