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A few days left to register to latest YAC's Rwanda Chapel competition with an early bird. Don't miss the chance to design a church for a religious community in Rwanda and have your project evaluated by an outstanding international jury made of Eduardo Souto de Moura, Peter Eisenman, Simon Frommenwiler (HHF), Tatiana Bilbao, Sol Madridejos (Sancho-Madridejos Architects), Sean Godsell, Jean Paul Uzabakiriho (MASS DESIGN Group), Andrea Boeri (Università di Bologna), Walter Mariotti (Editoriale Domus). Winners will be rewarded with a cash prize of € 15,000
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BRIEF
Human beings cherish questions that are greater than their mind. They keep wishes that are fonder than their heart. Some of the greatest masterpieces of ancient architecture have not been built to meet immanent needs. Temples, pyramids and cathedrals are built as the expression of the faith of a community. They are the symbol of a persistent longing for transcendence. They stand for an innate and insatiable yearning for the divinity.
Wherever there is a community, there is a sacred space.
Rukomo is a remote village situated in the upland of Rwanda. Rukomo is the inaccessible heart of an inaccessible continent. Here lives a community that has overcome moments of deep and great sorrow. The scars of such history still remind people of the indifference and apathy affecting the “First World”.
Despite having little, here people smile often. These people live faraway from the hectic lifestyle of large areas of the world. These people look for spaces for their interiority and experience an intense return to spirituality. Rwanda Chapel is for each one of them.
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One of the most exciting themes for generations of architects has always been the sacred space. With the competition Rwanda Chapel the design of such space will offer an additional opportunity. Through contemporary architecture, architects will have the chance to support one of the poorest areas of the planet.
Rwanda Chapel is the outcome of international collaboration. It aims at donating a real monument to Rukomo. It will be a symbol of global solidarity and cooperation. It will also be an architectural masterpiece dedicated to one of the most elusive and recurring mysteries of history: the divine.
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JURY
- Eduardo Souto de Moura
- Peter Eisenman
- Simon Frommenwiler (HHF)
- Tatiana Bilbao
- Sol Madridejos (Sancho-Madridejos Architects)
- Sean Godsell
- Jean Paul Uzabakiriho (MASS DESIGN Group)
- Andrea Boeri (Università di Bologna)
- Walter Mariotti (Editoriale Domus)
PRIZES
1st PRIZE 8.000 €
2nd PRIZE 4.000 €
3rd PRIZE 2.000 €
2 GOLD MENTIONS 500 € each
10 HONORABLE MENTIONS
30 FINALISTS
CALENDAR
04/03/2019 “early bird” registration – start
07/04/2019 (h 11.59 pm GMT) “early bird” registration – end
08/04/2019 “standard” registration – start
05/05/2019 (h 11.59 pm GMT) “standard” registration – end
06/05/2019 “late” registration – start
02/06/2019 (h 11.59 pm GMT) “late” registration – end
05/06/2019 (h 12.00 pm – midday - GMT) material submission deadline
More information on: www.youngarchitectscompetition...
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