The Challenge of Time Prize was founded in 2005 and has been awarded every two years since then. This year, the award will be held for the fifth time, it was curated by a Japanese architect, one of the founders of the metabolism movement Fumihiko Maki. The competition was attended by 108 nominees from 29 countries, selected by 22 experts. Experts have identified ten of the most prominent architects and architectural studios.
Out of the top ten, an international jury consisting of Alejandro Aravena (Chile), Evgeny Assa (Russia), Georgy Stanishev (Bulgaria), Hjetil Thorsen (Norway) and Andrey Chernikhov (Russia) chose the winner - Ensamble Studio. The winner will receive a prize of 50 thousand euros and a silver medal with the seal of the "Research Laboratory of Architectural Forms and Graphing Methods" by Yakov Chernikhov.
We present to your attention the work of the winner and nine other bureaus.
Competition Winner, Ensamble Studio (Madrid, Spain)
Finalist of the competition, AFF Architekten (Berlin, Germany)
Finalist of the competition, Al Borde Architects (Quito, Ecuador)
Finalist of the competition, Andreas Jaque Architects (Madrid, Spain)
Finalist of the competition, Anne Holtrop (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Finalist of the competition, Atelier Deshaus (Shanghai, China)
Finalist of the competition, Fabric (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Finalist of the competition, Sou Fujimoto (Japan)
Finalist of the competition, Mount Fuji Architects Studio (Japan)
Finalist of the competition, OFIS (Slovenia)
