Festival des Architectures Vives installations explore the relationship between architecture and movement

This year's Festival des Architectures Vives has presented the latest prize winners. Of the over 80 applications received, 11 teams representing 26 designers were chosen to erect architectural installations across Montpellier, southern France, during the event's six-day run in mid-June. For its 18th edition, the festival challenged architects to address the design theme "Rhythm." 

"In this Olympic year 2024, the Festival des Architectures Vives is more than ever dedicated to exploring the links between architecture and movement, in a celebration of the harmony between body, performance, and structure," the organizers added.

JURY PRIZE WINNER: ‘人’ The Proscenium Of Ephemeral Reflections
By Álvaro González Serrano and Jennyfher Alvarado Figueroa (Spain)

PUBLIC PRIZE WINNER: RHUBARB
By Atelier DARN - Simay Cag, Bilge Kobak, and Peker Aya (Turkey)

ENVIRONMENTAL PRIZE WINNER: À VOS BRIQUES !
By Marine Manchon (Spain)

SPECIAL MENTION: SOLSTICE
By Léa Bekhazi, Quentin Brion, and Benjamin Maylin (France)

SPECIAL MENTION: OSCILLATIONS
By Nicolas Boucher and Vincent Bizot (France)

SPECIAL MENTION: COURS TOUJOURS
By Clarisse Cheung (France)

SPECIAL MENTION: KIRIGAMI FLAME
By Luis Menendez Sanchez (Ecuador)

SPECIAL MENTION: POLYRYTHMA COLOMNA
By Julien Blatteau (France)

SPECIAL MENTION: DIVAGATIONS
By Collective LEM - Elsa Colin, Marc El Samrani, and Lydia Amara (France)

SPECIAL MENTION: L'ÂME MIROIR
By Collective Plus - Alexander Vic, Marie Albouy, and Esther Lesnicki-Milgrom (France)

SPECIAL MENTION: PRÉLUDE
By Collective Von Null - Jannis Schiefer, David Biegl, Lucia Neumann, Inês Abreu, Salvatore Bullara, and Theresa Noeke (Germany/Austria)

Find more festival installations from previous years here.