11th March Memorial for the victims

The jury singled out the monument to the victims of terrorism in Madrid for its special emotional significance. By its use of glass, a material which is fragile and transparent but structurally strong, it conveys a message of strength, memory and hope.

project: 11th March Memorial for the victims

architect: Miguel Jaenicke Fontao

type: commemorative monument

place: Madrid, Spain

date: 2007

contractor: Dragados S.A.

client: Madrid City Council and Renfe

surface area: 497.5 sq m; room underneath: 1,088

sq m round step

Jury’s Assessment:

 
“This architecture fits well into a powerful context, confronting it with its suspended, linear form.”

project: St. Andrews, Melbourne, Australia

architect: Sean Godsell

collaboratori: Hyley Franklin

type: residential

place: St. Andrews, Melbourne, Australia

date: 2005

contractor: Quality Design and Construction, Inc.

client Mr and Mrs D McNair

surface area: 260 sq m

volume: 3,900 cu m

St. Andrews Beach House

Jury’s Assessment:

“A strongly expressive project, both in its composition and its use of the materials in shapes and in architectural elements which are original in this context.”

architect: Marcio Kogan

collaborators: Bruno Gomes, Bruno Guedes,

type: commercial

place: Hiroshima, Japan

date: 2006-2007

contractor: Pentagono Engenharia

client: VolumeB_micasa

surface areas: 832 sq m site; 1,070 sq m built area

Vitra retail furniture store

Hiroshima, Japan

Jury’s Assessment:

“An original re-interpretation of a defensive wall, which becomes a building instead of a barrier; a spatial and enjoyable element, which reorganises the surrounding environment.”

project: Muraglia Nazarí

architect: Antonio Jiménez Torrecillas

collaborators: Michele Panella, Alberto García

Moreno, David Arredondo Garrido, Michele Loiacono, Manuel

Guzmán Costaños, Miguel Dumont Mingorance, Miguel

Rodriguez López, Gustavo Romera Clavero, Erwan Blanchard,

Maylis Vignau

type: public

place: Albaicin Alto, Granada, Spain

date: 2005

contractor: Entorno y Vegetación

client: Fundación Albaicín

surface area: 66,538 sq m

Muraglia Nazarí

Albaicin Alto, Granada, Spain