The renowned Kaira Looro architecture competition concludes its 2024 edition with the announcement of the winners, selected by a prestigious jury composed of some of the world's most influential architects.
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Winning project Project by Bao Gia Luong
An architectural competition for the protection of the right to education. The challenge of 20232's edition is to design a ‘Primary School’ in Southern of Senegal. We are looking for a new school model that can protect and foster the development of every child's potential!
Organizer
Kaira Looro Architecture Competition & Balouo Salo Humanitarian Organization
Category
Architecture Competition for young architect
Eligibility
Students, architects, designer and anyone wants to explore the competition theme. You can register as an individual or team with at maximum 5 members. All the teams must have at least one component having age between 18 and 35 years old at least until the end of the competition
Register
https://www.kairalooro.com
Awards & Prizes
1st Prize: 5.000€ + Construction + Internship at Kengo Kuma. 2nd Prize: 2.000€ + Internship at EMBT Architects. 3nd Prize: 1.000€ + Internship at SBGA Blengini Ghirardelli. 2 Honourable Mentions 100€. 5 Special Mentions. 20 Finalists. 20 Top 50
Entries deadline
11st June 2023 (h 23:59 UTC+0)
Price
Early: 60€/Team. Normal: 90€/Team. Late: 120€/Team
The 'Kaira Looro' international architecture competition, held by humanitarian organisation Balouo Salo, has this year also, established itself as one of the most important in the field of humanitarian and development design, attracting students and young architects from all over the world.
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Kaira Looro Competition
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Winning project of Kaira Looro Competition– 2022’s Edition. Project by Ziyu Guo from China
An architecture competition that protects health and prevent malnutrition. The winning project will be built in southern Senegal.
The ‘Children’s House’ should be a welcoming place where activities aimed at preventing child malnutrition can be carried out in a rural environment of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Organizer
Kaira Looro Competition, Balouo Salo Humanitarian Organization
Eligibility
Architects, students, designers and engineers from anywhere in the world in individual participation or with a team with at least 1 member under 35
Register
https://www.kairalooro.com
Awards & Prizes
1st prize: € 5,000 + Internship at Kengo Kuma Associates + Construction. 2nd prize: € 2,000 + Internship at Mario Cucinella Architects. 3rd prize: € 1,000 + Internship at SBGA | Blengini Ghirardelli. Honorable mentions - 5 mentions - 20 finalists - 20 Top 50. All awarded teams will receive a certificate and will be: published in the competition channels, broadcast to over 30 media partners, shared with institutions and published in the official volume.
Entries deadline
13/06/2022
The objective of this year’s edition of the Kaira Looro international architecture competition was to design a women’s house created to promote gender equality as a determining factor for development in rural Africa.
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Kaira Looro Competition
An architecture competition that promotes equality and combats discrimination. The winning project will be built in southern Senegal.
Organizer
Kaira Looro Competition
Eligibility
Architects, Designers, Students, Engineers
Register
http://www.kairalooro.com
Awards & Prizes
5.000€ + Construction + Internship at Kengo Kuma
Entries deadline
30th May 2021
