We are proud to announce the winners of the Sacred Space competition, where participants were tasked with designing a sanctuary for the secular world. The aim was to create a space that is inclusive and promotes peaceable dialogue among different religious communities. The Top 50 submissions can be viewed on our website and were chosen from an overwhelming number of entries from around the world. All participants showed exceptional creativity and unique approaches in their designs.
This competition offered a prize pool of INR 200,000 for the winners and was open to all individuals, including team entries of up to three participants. Interdisciplinary teams were encouraged to participate and there was no age limit, but those under 18 needed adult accompaniment.
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The competition winners, honorable mentions, and top 50 submissions are available for viewing on our website and social media. All participants will receive a certificate of participation.
Swinburne University (Director
Swinburne University (Director)
Mark Burry is Director of Swinburne University of Technology's 'Smart Cities Research Institute', leading a whole-of-university research approach to ensure future cities meet the needs of all. In 2018 Mark received the Order of Australia (A) for "service to spatial information architecture" and as an innovator in apply- ing digital manufacturing and construction methods and was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE). Mark is an architect who has published on two main themes: putting theory into prac- tie regarding procuring 'challenging' architecture, and the work and theories of the architect Antoni Gaudí. He has been Senior Architect to the Sagrada Família Basilica Foundation since 1979. In 2001 Mark founded the Spatial Informa- tion Architecture Laboratory (SIAL) at RMIT University before establishing the Design Research Institute (DRI) in 2008. He held an ARC funded Federation Fellowship in Complex Architecture and Convergent Design' 2007-2012. He joined the Universi- ty of Melbourne in 2014 as Professor of Urban Futures at the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning.
Sean Godsell Architects
Sean Godsell Architects
Sean Godsell was born in Melbourne in Imagining a Place of Faith for the secular world 1960.He obtained a Masters of Architecture degree from MIT University in 1999 entitled 'The Appropriateness of the Contemporary Australian Dwelling! His work has been published in the world's leading Architectural journals including Architectural Review (UK) Architectural Record (USA) Domus (Italy). In July 2002 the influential English design magazine wallpaper listed him as one of ten I people destined to 'change the way we live. He was the only Australian and the only Architect in the group. In July 2003 he received a Citation from the President of the American Institute of Architects for his work for the I homeless. His Future Shack prototype was exhibited from May to October 2004 at the Smithsonian Institute's Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in New York. In 2015 he was shortlisted for the $450million Sydney Modern project at the Art Gallery of NSW and in 2016 was shortlisted for the National Conservatory at the National Botanic Gardens in Canberra. He received the 2016 DETAIL Prize in Germany for the 2014 M Pavilion.In 2018 he received a Papal Silver Medal for his Vatican Chapel on the island of S Giorgio Maggiore in Venice for the 2018 Architectural Biennale.
Studio Nishita Kamdar
Studio Nishita Kamdar
Studio Nishita Kamdar is an award winning multidisciplinary design practice, started in Mumbai in November 2014. Nishita Kamdar, the founder and principal architect of the studio, is also the cofounder and partner of POD Pieces of desire - a bespoke furniture design company which actively involves local artisans and craftsmen. Nishita is also a visiting faculty member at KRVIA, Mumbai and a we design every project with an extremely passionate and innovative eye. We believe in the simplicity of design to create beautiful complex spaces which ap- peal to its social and physical context. We love to create spaces that are multi functional, high on utility and sensitive to the requirements of the end user. Architecture should indeed not only look beautiful but also feel beautiful and appeal to the other senses of the human being. We follow an exhaustive but yet meditative research driven process of design, and draw inspiration from just about anything that pleases us. The studio is engaged in both Architectural as well as Interior Design Projects. We enjoy doing Holiday Homes, Stand alone Architectural projects, Residential Interiors as well as commercial spaces
Harison & White Architects (Di
Harison & White Architects (Director)
Professor Marcus White is an award-winning architect and urban designer, Professor of Urban Design at the Swinburne University of Technology, the director of the Spatio-Temporal Research Urban Design and Architecture Laboratory in the Centre for Design Innovation, and is a director of Harrison and White Architects.
Sean Godsell Architects
Sean Godsell Architects
Hayley Franklin is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects where she has served 2 terms on the Victorian Practice Committee (2015-2019) and the National Practice Committee (2017- 2019), she is an Examiner at the Architects registration board of Victoria and contributes as a writer to the AACA National Practice Examination. She is a senior associate at Sean Godsell Architects from past 23 Years.
Principal Architect, Zaha Hadi
Principal Architect, Zaha Hadid Architects
Patrik Schumacher is principal of Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) and Chairman for life of the Employee Benefit Trust owning ZHA. He is leading the firm since Zaha Hadid's passing in March 2016. He joined Zaha Hadid in 1988 and was seminal in developing Zaha Hadid Architects to become a 500 strong global architecture and design brand.
Artist
Artist
Warrick is an Australian based artist and story teller that has a range of art styles which include traditional ink drawings, digital art and dynamic 2D animations. Warrick has also self published his original fantasy picture book "Princess Nyissa: The Legend of the Lost Light" as well as his Sci-Fi Dystopian comic "ZODIAC:ZEN".
Principal Architect (Hamzah &
Principal Architect (Hamzah & Yeang, Malaysia)
Ken Yeang is the Executive Director of T.R. Hamzah and Yeang Sdn. Bhd. He is both an architect and ecologist, known for his authentic innovative, signature eco-architecture and masterplans, that have a distinctive verdant biodiverse green aesthetic, designed based on the science of ecology, functioning beyond accreditation systems. He trained at the Architectural Association School (UK). His doctorate is from Cambridge University on ecological architecture and planning. He has authored over 12 books on green architecture. Awards include the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Malaysian Institute of Architects Gold Medal, Malaysian Government's Merdeka Award, Architectural Society of China's Liang Sicheng Architecture Prize. He holds the Plym Distinguished Professorship at Illinois University. The Guardian newspaper names him, "one of the 50 people who could save the planet.."
Principal Architect, Sanjay Pu
Principal Architect, Sanjay Puri Architects
Sanjay strongly believes that every project should be designed contextually evolving spaces that are perceived in new ways. Each design takes cognizes of the climate and integrates sustainability in cohesive way. This ideology is reflected in the extensive work done by the firm in the 3 decades since its inception. Sanjay Puri graduated from the Academy of Architecture, Mumbai in 1988. He worked with Architect Hafeez Contractor throughout the five years of education from 1983 to 1988 and was made an Associate of the firm in 1988 upon graduation. He continued to work there for 4 years more as a Senior Associate prior to commencing Sanjay Puri Architects in 1992.
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