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MOUNTAIN GUARDIAN – ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION
Participants will work on the design of an alpine bivouac immersed in the wonderful natural context of Stelvio National Park (Italy).
The aim of this competition is to creatively address the experience of living the high-altitude lands, exploring historical, marginal and extreme situations of the alpine environment, rethinking the canons of the relationship between man and nature based on concepts such as responsibility, respect and sustainability.
The project aims to explore a unique architectural typology – the bivouac – essentially based on a temporary accommodation in close connection with wild nature. Nowadays, it is commonly believed that living the high mountains should be intimately linked to a more contemporary design approach.
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Schedule
11.11.2024 – 17.01.2025
3:00 pm CET
17.01.2025 – 14.03.2025
3:00 pm CET
14.03.2025 – 11.04.2025
3:00 pm CET
Prizes
PRIZE POOL
10.000 €
FIRST PRIZE
5.000 €
SECOND PRIZE
2.000 €
THIRD PRIZE
1000 €
4 GOLDEN MENTIONS: 500€ EACH
10 HONORABLE MENTIONS: 1 FREE COMPETITION COUPON EACH
30 FINALISTS
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Two A1 Panles 594 x 841 mm (horizontal)
A brief text describing the proposal
11.04.2025
3:00 pm CET
12.05.2025
12:00 pm CET
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Jury
LUCIANO BERTOLINA
CAI Valfurva
[Valfurva, Italy]
Luciano Bertolina was born in 1954 in Valfurva, a small municipality in the Valtellina region, where he currently resides. After graduating as a commercial correspondent, he worked for a decade in the Italian Air Force…
ANDREA F. TOCCOLINI
[Tokyo, Japan]
Andrea Federico Toccolini pursued his education at Politecnico di Milano (Italy), ultimately earning his master’s degree in architecture from Universidade Autonoma de Lisboa (Portugal) under the guidance of Manuel…
MATTEO FRANCESCO RUTA
Arketipo
[Milan, Italy]
Matteo is scientific editor of “Arketipo” since 2016: an international review of architecture and technology, printed magazine published monthly. The executive editor of “Arketipo” is Benedetta Tagliabue. From 2023…
LULA FERRARI
Lula Ferrari Studio
[Milan, Italy]
Lula Ferrari was born in Milan, where she lives and works. She graduated in architecture at the Milan Polytechnic. She works as an architect, art director for different companies and on a wide variety of projects…
ALDRIC BECKMANN
Aldric Beckmann Architectes
[Paris, France]
Aldric’s architectural career has been marked by the intelligence of his singular projects, and he defines himself as a committed artisan architect. His work reveals the plastic eye of a creator inspired by the…
MARTIN ŠENBERGER
[Prague, Czech Rep.]
Martin is an experienced architect with many years of professional experience, founder of Mar.s Architects s.r.o. After initially working in a prominent architectural firm, he established his own studio, to focus…
YILIN ZHANG
STUDIOS Architecture
[San Francisco, USA]
Yilin Zhang is a licensed architect in California, renowned for her commitment to innovative and sustainable design. She holds a LEED AP BD+C certification and is a member of the AIA. With over five years of…
ALBERTO CERVESATO
UNIUD
[Udine, Italy]
Architect, PhD in Architectural and Urban Composition. He is a research fellow on the topic Strategies and Projects for the Enhancement of the Historical, Architectural and Urban Heritage, on the PNRR – INEST…
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