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
Principal architect
Ali Khaled Elewa, Mostafa Ahmed Zakaria, Sherif Khaled Abdelkhaleq, Hoda Essam Abdelmawla, and Ebtisam Elgizawy.
Visualization
Ali Khaled Elewa, Mostafa Ahmed Zakaria, Sherif Khaled Abdelkhaleq, Hoda Essam Abdelmawla, and Ebtisam Elgizawy.
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Rhinoceros 3D, Grasshopper, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe Photoshop, V-ray
Status
1st prize winner - Tamayouz Excellence Award - The Rifat Chadirji Prize
Typology
Pedestrian Bridge
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
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Omid Merkan
Visualization
Omid Merkan
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
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects
Principal architect
Amirhossein Nourbakhsh & Mohammadreza Norouz
Visualization
Mohammadreza Norouz & Amirhossein Nourbakhsh
Status
Under construction
Typology
Residential, Villa
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
Project name
A villa in a cave
Semester
Autumn (September - December)
Location
Ponza Island, Italy
Typology
Residential, House
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
Principal architect
Leigh & Orange (L&O)
Design team
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA)
Built area
Approx. 35,500 sq.m / 5-8 floors
Collaborators
WSP, Earthasia, Rider Levett Bucknall, L&O, MVA Asia
Visualization
Brick Visual
Status
Under construction
Typology
On-campus accommodation for over 1500 students
314 Architecture Studio unveils butterfly-shaped residential proposal in Athens, Greece. Settling within the seaside suburb of Vouliagmeni, in Athens, Greece, the new residential proposal by 314 Architecture Studio adopts the distinct shape of a butterfly. A series of organic curves form the unique dwelling complex, comprised of four different inde...
Project name
The Butterfly
Architecture firm
314 Architecture Studio
Location
Vouliagmeni, Athens, Greece
Tools used
Rhinoceros 3D, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Pavlos. Chatziangelidis, Giota Chala
Design team
Antonis Sarris, Caterina Palantzi, Eleni Zygogianni, Anna Stagaki, Dimitris Panagiotou, Andrianna Triantafyllopoulou, Eirini Bouliou, Dimitra Stergiou, Alexandros Papadopoulos, Iro Dermitzaki, Eleni Palaiologou
Collaborators
Structural engineer: Fotini karagianni. MEP engineering: Stefanos Karagiannis. Developer: VNK capital
Visualization
314 Architecture Studio
Status
Under construction
Typology
Residential, Private Residences
The Iranian-based architecture firm, Saffar Studio has designed a residential building in response to covid-19 pandemic in order to define a new lifestyle during these times of crisis.
Project name
Sarvestan Building
Architecture firm
Saffar Studio
Tools used
Autodesk Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray , Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Ahmad Saffar
Design team
Navid Shokravi, Marzieh Estedadi, Bahar Mesbah, Sepide Ordobadi, Ali Gholami, Mohamadreza Vatani, Roya Sokouti, Parisa Shamchizade, Dorsa Pasandide, Soheil Zamanloo
The Iranian Architect Milad Eshtiyaghi has designed "Landscape House" a contemporary single-family home to be built in the middle of a forest in Switzerland.
Project name
Landscape House
Architecture firm
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Revit, V-Ray, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects
Principal architect
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Visualization
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Status
Under construction
Typology
Residential, Villa