Great Green Wall Single Stage Student Ideas Competition
Theme and objectives
The task was to make a design proposal for a sustainable dwelling that could accommodate up to 25 people. This was to be conceptually arranged in a combination of about 5 dwellings in the sense of a cluster of urbanisation, with one dwelling presented in more detail. This enlargement would include the definition of community/public space as a context for the dwelling proposal. Communal dwelling should enhance the ongoing development of the greenery percentage around the selected site.
A participatory approach in design was recommended to review the courtyard system/cultural synthesis of the many tribes living along the Sahel-Savanah shelterbelt. Further study of the Cultures along the region was suggested to help propose architectural solutions for the population living on the GGW belt.
The competition encouraged participants to view the environment as a design resource for innovation, through the use of sustainable materials and novel design approaches for change investigations. Participants were expected to trigger many opportunities and explore solution-driven approaches to indigenous architectural challenges. Learning opportunities would include: design that responds to the realities of climate change, climate actions, peculiar contexts in urbanism, and the making of culture-sensitive productive rural landscapes while taking into account the need for affordable shelter, resilient dwelling, and sustainable livability in the twenty-first-century rurality.
Eligibility
The competition was open to all full-time enrolled students from all over the world. Multidisciplinary teams were allowed to participate but had to be led by an architectural student. Student participants had to be enrolled in a school of architecture at the time of submission.
Jury Members
- Gaetan Siew, Architect, Mauritius (jury president)
- Daniel Balo, Architect, Hungary (UIA representative)
- Helena Sandman, Architect, Finland
- Francisco Rodriguez-Suarez, Professor of Architecture, University of Illinois, USA
- Zhang Yue, Professor of Architecture, Tsinghua University, China
Alternate Juror:
- Alba Alsina-Maqueda, Architect, Spain
Results
1st prize: Altynai Isaeva from the Kyrgyz State University of Construction and Architecture (KSUCTA), Kyrgyzstan for the project “Sustainable housing for Africa” in Burkina Faso.
2nd prize: Yuto Takenaka from the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, USA for the project “Dandelion ARC Journey”.
3rd prize: Tian Haoran, Yang Mohan, Wu Ruopan and Cao Chuangwei supervised by tutors Hou Shuai and Ren Zhonglong from the Inner Mongolia University of Technology, China for the project “Green Colonies” in Niger.
4th prize: Quan Dao and Quang Ngo, Hanoi Architectural University, Vietnam for the project “Co-Living” in Burkina Faso.
5th prize: Abdulhameed Yakubu, Khadija Oyanki, Rayyan Garba and Amina Musa from Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria for the project “The Gidajen Laka” in Nigeria.
- Denis Ezekiel and Christopher Luvanda, Ardhi University, Tanzania for the project “The design of sustainable dwelling” in Senegal.
- Yiyang Liu and Meijia Sun, Chongqing Metropolitan College of Science and Technology, Department of Architecture, China for the project “Sprawling Community” in Chad.
- Asena Janset Odaci and Zeynep Yazici, Tobb University of Economics And Technology, Turkey for the project “Patch” in Chad.
- Hatice Bahar Çoklar, Ece Irem Tuncer and Okan Temür, Yıldız Technical University, Turkey for the project “Urban Loop” in Burkina Faso.
- Nde Keulek Sidoine Baudrel, Mahamat Talba, Lizette Marlaine Tsafack Donfack, Parfait Audry Migoue Ymbe and Emy Sandrine Masso, École Nationale Supérieure des travaux publics de Yaoundé, Cameroon for the project “Competitive Cluster House” in Senegal.
- Eren Vardar, Alperen Iraz and Süleyman Enes Kurt, Istanbul University, Turkey for the project “Saltogether” in Djibouti.
- Li Bei Bei, Feng Yu Qing, Cai Zhen and Li Jun Jie supervised by their advisor Chen Chao, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, China for the project “Eco Tree” in Burkina Faso.
- Johanna Lentzkow, Nils Hayoz and Laura Camerlingo, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal for the project “EcoVillage” in Burkina Faso.
- Lelissa Erkissa, Mikyas Tekle and Simon Mucheye, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia for the project “Sustainable Hidmo Housing” in Ethiopia.
- L.A.S Shikara Silva and S. Suwanka Senadheera, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka for the project “African Dream” in Burkina Faso.
Key dates
Prizes
- 1st prize: EUR 5,000 + a certificate
- 2nd prize: EUR 4,000 + a certificate
- 3rd prize: EUR 3,000 + a certificate
- 4th prize: EUR 2,000 + a certificate
- 5th prize: EUR 1,000 + a certificate