IN THE MIDDLE OF FAVELAS

Architecture Competition

Brief

Welcome to FAVELAS, the heartbeat of Brazil’s hillsides!

  • Rocinha, Brazil -stands as one of the largest slums in Brazil and Latin America. Once a rural haven, it swiftly transformed into a bustling urban core on a steep hill, housing around 200,000 residents within Rio de Janeiro. Known for its narrow alleys and intertwined staircases.

  • The challenge is to design a conceptual public space in the middle of favelas.

Keywords

Connect - Transform - Reuse - Identity - Sustainability - Flexibile - Unity

Winners

First Prize

ECOVIVA OASIS

Andi Bufi

Talal bin Asghar

Unaiza karimullah

Diansan Pak

Germany

second Prize

Favelas' Public station

Yasmine Greiss

Egypt

Editor choice prize

PEOPLE - JOGAR

Boonyawe Sookchitt

Patnicha Maneewan

Kamonchanok Meepean

Thailand

sHORTLIST

our jury

  • Ilse martinez

    Lighting Designer at Foster + Partners

  • Lucia Oberfrancová

    Research assistent & teacher at Hochschule Wismar

  • Liam Hayward-Mills

    Architectural project manager & designer


  • Ruben Jodar

    Professor at Hochschule wismar


  • Mariam Korachy

    Founder of Mariam Korachy Architects

  • Hartwig Duensing

    Founder of Duensing Architekten


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