YAC Wedding Oasis
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YAC is an association whose aim is to promote architectural competitions amongst young designers – no matter if graduates or students.
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BRIEF
If there is a universal experience able to connect people of all cultures, times and traditions, that experience is love.
The wedding can be considered as a civil or religious ceremony. In any case, itis the natural celebration of love, the kind of love that, through the centuries, has always been connected to the renewal of mankind. For this reason, the wedding day is a day of joy and celebration for a union that aims at being faithful and unbreakable. Consequently, it is the most celebrated moment of a couple’s life.
In Italy, one of the most beautiful sitesthat is chosen as the best location for the wedding by lovers from all over the world is, without any doubt, Castello di Rosciano (Rosciano castle). This Etruscan fortress, thanks to its thousand-year history and timeless charm, is a fabulous site. In this beautiful frame, every year a hundred couples promise love and tendernessstarting their new life as husband and wife within the walls of the manor.
The castle is composed by walls, courtyards and romantic and cozy spaces overlooking the marvelous valley of Assisi and one of the most extraordinary countryside of Italy. This remarkable site didn’t go unnoticed by the company Corradi- leader in the design of living outdoor. According to it, the castle is the ideal location for new architectural solutions with a deep relation with nature: extensions, pavilions and new architectural elements able to enhance such a sublime location as the perfect context for the most exclusive and splendid weddings.
How to enhance, through a contemporary intervention, such beautiful and meaningful ancient building? Which are the best architectural elements to be used in one of the most demanding and universally celebrated moment?
On these fascinating questions the company Corradi lays the foundation forWedding Oasis, inviting all the designers to let this charming and romantic site inspire them. By doing so, they will have the opportunity to be involved in the most memorable day of the lives of thousands of couples. Moreover, through architectural elements suited for a fairy-tale location, they will have the chance to confirm the leadership of one of the most desirable wedding locations in the world.
Jury
Rik Nys
Rik Nys studied architecture, history, and philosophy of architecture in both Belgium and London and has been a member of David Chipperfield Architects since 1989. During this time he led his own practice and held teaching posts at the University of Cambridge and London Metropolitan University (LMU). He has been a visiting professor and lectures at various institutions worldwide; his research and writings cover a variety of topics, including cultural sustainability in historic cities. He re-joined the practice full time in 2007 and has overseen international exhibitions and major publications for the practice. Most recently he was in charge of the layout for the 13th Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, and in 2013 edited a comprehensive monograph on David Chipperfield Architects, published by Buchhandlung Walther Koenig and Thames & Hudson.
Rik Nys studied architecture, history, and philosophy of architecture in both Belgium and London and has been a member of David Chipperfield Architects since 1989. During this time he led his own practice and held teaching posts at the University of Cambridge and London Metropolitan University (LMU). He has been a visiting professor and lectures at various institutions worldwide; his research and writings cover a variety of topics, including cultural sustainability in historic cities. He re-joined the practice full time in 2007 and has overseen international exhibitions and major publications for the practice. Most recently he was in charge of the layout for the 13th Architecture Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, and in 2013 edited a comprehensive monograph on David Chipperfield Architects, published by Buchhandlung Walther Koenig and Thames & Hudson.
Will Alsop
Prof. Will Alsop OBE RA is a prominent architect and artist who focuses on innovation and expression with an emphasis on enjoyment and ‘make life better'. He was awarded the RIBA Stirling Prize for Peckham Library, London and the first RIBA World Award for The Sharp Centre for Design (OCADU), Toronto, amongst numerous accolades for a multitude of projects. He established aLL Design practice in 2011 and he is currently visiting Professor of TU Vienna and Professor of Architecture at Canterbury School of Architecture, UCA. He sits on architectural advisory boards for Wandsworth and Kensington & Chelsea Councils and is visiting Professor of TU Vienna and Professor of Architecture at Canterbury School of Architecture, UCA.
Prof. Will Alsop OBE RA is a prominent architect and artist who focuses on innovation and expression with an emphasis on enjoyment and ‘make life better'. He was awarded the RIBA Stirling Prize for Peckham Library, London and the first RIBA World Award for The Sharp Centre for Design (OCADU), Toronto, amongst numerous accolades for a multitude of projects. He established aLL Design practice in 2011 and he is currently visiting Professor of TU Vienna and Professor of Architecture at Canterbury School of Architecture, UCA. He sits on architectural advisory boards for Wandsworth and Kensington & Chelsea Councils and is visiting Professor of TU Vienna and Professor of Architecture at Canterbury School of Architecture, UCA.
Robert Thiemann
Educated as a chemical engineer, Robert Thiemann (Maastricht, 1964) worked as a copywriter and later editor before founding Frame, a magazine of interior design. With Frame, Thiemann is passionate about the editorial process – conception, in-depth content, graphic design, materialization – and continues to explore new directions. In 2014 and 2015 he conceived two pop-up stores that offered a three-dimensional translation of Frame magazine. Experiential, architectural and graphic, both projects served as mini-department store, contemporary gallery and commercial launch pad at the same time. Both pop ups have won the FX Award for Best Retail Space and have been widely published. Thiemann is currently the director of Frame Publishers, that also publishes Mark, Foam and Toile magazines, has been lecturer and jury member for design competitions all over the world.
Educated as a chemical engineer, Robert Thiemann (Maastricht, 1964) worked as a copywriter and later editor before founding Frame, a magazine of interior design. With Frame, Thiemann is passionate about the editorial process – conception, in-depth content, graphic design, materialization – and continues to explore new directions. In 2014 and 2015 he conceived two pop-up stores that offered a three-dimensional translation of Frame magazine. Experiential, architectural and graphic, both projects served as mini-department store, contemporary gallery and commercial launch pad at the same time. Both pop ups have won the FX Award for Best Retail Space and have been widely published. Thiemann is currently the director of Frame Publishers, that also publishes Mark, Foam and Toile magazines, has been lecturer and jury member for design competitions all over the world.
Paolo Belardi
He graduated cum laude in Civil and Architectural Engineering in 1982 at the University of Rome La Sapienza. He had studied with Vittorio De Feo and he is a professor at the University of Perugia where he teaches “ Architettura e composizione I” and “ Laboratorio di Rilievo del’ architettura”. Since 2013, he has been the director of the Academy of Fine Arts “ Pietro Vannucci” in Perugia. He held conferences and lectures in Bratislava, Dalian, Hangzhou, London, Oxford, Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an, Wuhu and Zagreb. His works and projects have been published in the main specialized magazines (AND, Arca, Area, Casabella, d’Architettura, Edilizia Popolare, Interni, L’Industria delle Costruzioni, Materia, Parametro, il Progetto) and he was awarded mentions and prestigious prizes as the Andrea Palladio International Architecture Award ( 1988 and 1989), the Luigi Cosenza International Architecture Award ( 1992 and 1998), the Dedalo Minosse International Prize (1999 and 2001), the TECU Architecture Award (2010), the San Marco Award (2013) and the UNESCO Award “ The industry of landscape” (2015). He is the author of articles, essays and monographic books as Why Architects Still Draw (The MIT Press, Cambridge MA 2014).
He graduated cum laude in Civil and Architectural Engineering in 1982 at the University of Rome La Sapienza. He had studied with Vittorio De Feo and he is a professor at the University of Perugia where he teaches “ Architettura e composizione I” and “ Laboratorio di Rilievo del’ architettura”. Since 2013, he has been the director of the Academy of Fine Arts “ Pietro Vannucci” in Perugia. He held conferences and lectures in Bratislava, Dalian, Hangzhou, London, Oxford, Beijing, Shanghai, Xi’an, Wuhu and Zagreb. His works and projects have been published in the main specialized magazines (AND, Arca, Area, Casabella, d’Architettura, Edilizia Popolare, Interni, L’Industria delle Costruzioni, Materia, Parametro, il Progetto) and he was awarded mentions and prestigious prizes as the Andrea Palladio International Architecture Award ( 1988 and 1989), the Luigi Cosenza International Architecture Award ( 1992 and 1998), the Dedalo Minosse International Prize (1999 and 2001), the TECU Architecture Award (2010), the San Marco Award (2013) and the UNESCO Award “ The industry of landscape” (2015). He is the author of articles, essays and monographic books as Why Architects Still Draw (The MIT Press, Cambridge MA 2014).
Raf Segers
Raf Segers was born in 1974 in Belgium. He graduated in Civil Engineering and Architecture at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) and he has been C.E.O. of Corradi srl since 2015. With a master degree in Artificial Intelligence and an Executive MBA alla Vlerick Business School, he brings in Corradi srl his passion for design and architecture, along with his international experience at DEME Group, where he worked for 8 years as Quality Control Manager, Project Engineer and Project Manager in Germany, France, Qatar, Middle East, Australia and England.
Raf Segers was born in 1974 in Belgium. He graduated in Civil Engineering and Architecture at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) and he has been C.E.O. of Corradi srl since 2015. With a master degree in Artificial Intelligence and an Executive MBA alla Vlerick Business School, he brings in Corradi srl his passion for design and architecture, along with his international experience at DEME Group, where he worked for 8 years as Quality Control Manager, Project Engineer and Project Manager in Germany, France, Qatar, Middle East, Australia and England.
Alessandro Marata
Chairman of the Department of Environment and Sustainability at the National Council of Architects, Alessandro was selected for the International Laboratory of Architecture and Urban Design, directed by Giancarlo De Carlo. He is currently doing research at the Faculty of Architecture of Cesena, dealing with techniques and languages of representation and visual perception, and in innovative technologies and bioclimatic design. He is founder of studio Arkit and practices in the field of new construction, renovation, interior design and exhibitions. He has received several prizes and awards in national and international competitions and has participated in the Milan Triennale exhibition “Italian Architects under 50”.
Chairman of the Department of Environment and Sustainability at the National Council of Architects, Alessandro was selected for the International Laboratory of Architecture and Urban Design, directed by Giancarlo De Carlo. He is currently doing research at the Faculty of Architecture of Cesena, dealing with techniques and languages of representation and visual perception, and in innovative technologies and bioclimatic design. He is founder of studio Arkit and practices in the field of new construction, renovation, interior design and exhibitions. He has received several prizes and awards in national and international competitions and has participated in the Milan Triennale exhibition “Italian Architects under 50”.
Karel Vandenhende
Karel Vandenhende was born in 1970 and graduated in 1993 at K.U.Leuven in Belgium as an engineer architect. He has been a practising self-employed architect since then and worked on an important number of renovations and new buildings of which some have been awarded. He started teaching a design studio at K.U.Leuven in 1997. Since 2006 he combines tutorship as a parttime professor in architectural design, design media and architectural composition together with his practice as an architect.
Karel Vandenhende was born in 1970 and graduated in 1993 at K.U.Leuven in Belgium as an engineer architect. He has been a practising self-employed architect since then and worked on an important number of renovations and new buildings of which some have been awarded. He started teaching a design studio at K.U.Leuven in 1997. Since 2006 he combines tutorship as a parttime professor in architectural design, design media and architectural composition together with his practice as an architect.
Giorgio Tartaro
Giorgio Tartaro was born in 1967 and is a journalist workig on communication projects in the field of architecture and design. He was editor in chief for Case & Stili magazine until 2013, publisher for Modo and Domus and cooperated with La Repubblica, GQ, Casafacile and the Italian Encyclopedia Treccani. He has been the author of many books like L'Arte in trincea, Skira; Liquid Space, 70 anni di Boffi, BOX Circa 40, giovani designer, Edizioni Fiera Milano, "I giganti che sfidavano il cielo" with Peter Skinner and Michael Wallace, Whitestar 2002, Coppie Celebri, Sitcom Editore 2008, Work Island, DDE 2016. He is currently a television writer for RAI and Sitcom/LT Multimedia, editor in chief and advisor for Leonardo TV. He presents several TV shows of architecture, interior, design (i.e. Case & Stili, Living, Tendenze Casa, design.book, A2) and cooperates with Ora TV Living, Sky 810. He is also co-director of a university master program of interior design at the Polytechnic Design School and the Polytechnic University in Milan and teaches at a master program focusing on “Made in Italy” at the IULM University in Milan.
Giorgio Tartaro was born in 1967 and is a journalist workig on communication projects in the field of architecture and design. He was editor in chief for Case & Stili magazine until 2013, publisher for Modo and Domus and cooperated with La Repubblica, GQ, Casafacile and the Italian Encyclopedia Treccani. He has been the author of many books like L'Arte in trincea, Skira; Liquid Space, 70 anni di Boffi, BOX Circa 40, giovani designer, Edizioni Fiera Milano, "I giganti che sfidavano il cielo" with Peter Skinner and Michael Wallace, Whitestar 2002, Coppie Celebri, Sitcom Editore 2008, Work Island, DDE 2016. He is currently a television writer for RAI and Sitcom/LT Multimedia, editor in chief and advisor for Leonardo TV. He presents several TV shows of architecture, interior, design (i.e. Case & Stili, Living, Tendenze Casa, design.book, A2) and cooperates with Ora TV Living, Sky 810. He is also co-director of a university master program of interior design at the Polytechnic Design School and the Polytechnic University in Milan and teaches at a master program focusing on “Made in Italy” at the IULM University in Milan.
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1° Prize
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2° Prize
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3° Prize
$2 344Published on www.youngarchitectscompetitions.com
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$1 172Honorable mentions “gold”
$1 172Honorable mentions “gold”
$1 172Honorable mentions “gold”
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$1 17210 Honorable mentions
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