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“ArXellence 2”, ALUMIL’s international architectural competition, was successfully completed on Saturday, November 21st, with the announcement of the 6 prizes and 4 honorable mentions. ALUMIL, being a leading international company specialized in architectural aluminium systems, organized this competition aiming to share the vision of a city that improves the quality of people’s lives. “ArXellence 2” was a competition that reopened the discussion about the redesign of Thessaloniki’s urban space and created a platform full of inspirational architectural ideas regarding the redevelopment of the city’s western waterfront.
The competition was endorsed by the International Union of Architects (UIA) and was carried out in constant and close cooperation with UIA’s International Competitions Commission (ICC Council). ALUMIL, as the organizer, ensured full transparency and implementation of UNESCO’s international standards for Architectural Competitions. The members of the international voting jury guaranteed the results, as they evaluated the proposals and awarded 6 prizes and 4 honorable mentions, according to the competition’s brief.
1st Prize
Title of proposal: The Lodge
Name of participant: Alejandro Piqueras
Architectural office: ALE Studio
Country: Spain
2nd Prize
Title of proposal: The Green Ηub
Names of participants: Angeliki Tzifa, Sofia Nikolaidou
Country: U.S.A.
3rd Prize
Title of proposal: Thessaloniki Green Pier
Names of participants: Mircea Mogan, Alexandra Virlan
Architectural office: Mogan Architecture
Country: Netherlands
4th Prize
Title of proposal: Bioclimatic Urban Lighthouse
Names of participants: Alberto Mizrahi, Guillermo Lesch, Osvaldo Alvarez Rojas, Valeria Franck, Federico Menichetti, Leticia Alfaro, Philippa Jane Page
Country: France
5th Prize
Title of proposal: De-fragmenting the Productive City
Names of participants: Maria Chrysoula Akrivou, Antonis Athanasiou
Country: Netherlands
6th Prize
Title of proposal: A view of the bay - A glance at the future
Names of participants: Marco Broekman, Floris Van der Zee, Martha Seitanidou, Jordy Stamps, Yunshih Chen, Timothy Simons, Marina Lysenkova
Architectural office: Bura urbanism
Country: Netherlands
Honorable Mentions
(alphabetical order by country)
Honorable Mention
Title of proposal: The Gates of Thessalonica
Name of participant: Ivo Panteleev
Architectural office: ADA - Agency Design & Architecture
Country: Bulgaria
Honorable Mention
Title of proposal: Ships Forest
Names of participants: Perraguin Olivier, Spiegelstein Jacques, Letourmy Laurent
Architectural office: hOP/ar
Country: France
Honorable Mention
Title of proposal: Thessaloniki Wave (T-WAVE)
Names of participants: Andrea Michelini, Jacopo Berlendis, Alberto Gasparini, Tommaso Tassi, Alessandro Bonaventura, Mauro Baessato, Rade Batinica, Antonio Spena, Carlo Leonardi, Filippo Marsigli, Roberto Franchini, Giancarlo Franchini, Giacomo Gola, Davide Cappochin, Giuseppe Cappochin, Amarda Velcani, Thimi Rudi, Charis Christodoulou, Avra Bousda, Margarita Lekka, Vilma Chastaoglou, Matteo Taramelli, Roberto Zuccon
Architectural office: F&M Ingegneria Spa
Country: Italy
Honorable Mention
Title of proposal: City’s New Pulse
Names of participants: Esteban Colmenares, Sanhita Chaturvedi, Shashank Jain, Anshul Bhargava, Ben Kikkawa, Joao Pedro Costa, Florentina Tsakiri
Architectural offices: Studio C+C / Studio 4215
Country: United Kingdom