FINAL RESULTS

Dear Participants,

We are pleased to announce the results for the design competition ‘Translating Traditions’ supported by the 2009 BERKELEY PRIZE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FELLOWSHIP.

The competition was a great learning experience for both the participants as well as the organizers. We were glad to see the plethora of response and the variety of structures studied. It was also heartening to learn about the sensitization of youth towards their past and their zeal to carry it forward.


FIRST PRIZE (USD 1000)- Mukund Iyer and Hamed Khalidi, Rizvi College of Architecture, Mumbai

SECOND PRIZE (USD 750)- Apoorva Shenvi and Neha Parulekar,Sir J.J College Of Architecture, Mumbai.

THIRD PRIZE ( USD 500)- SHARED BY-
1.Arpita Choudhury, Indian Institute of Technology,Roorkee
2. Honey Jalali and Spondon Bhagowati , School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi

SPECIAL MENTION (USD 250) - Somraj Sarkar and Arnab Biswas, Bengal engineering and Science University, Shibpur

Winners are invited for the east zone ZONASA ’09. A seminar/discussion on the same topic will be held on 3rd October, 2009 where the winners are required to present their designs prior to prize collection.

The jury members for the competition were-

Ar. Chitra Vishwanath (www.biome-solutions.com)is a Bangalore based architect whose firm Biome Environmental Solutions specializes in creating indigenously ecological buildings.

Ar. Gita Balakrishnan is the lady behind Ethos (www.ethosindia.in) and very popular among students. She is at the forefront of organizing various green design competitions.

Dr. Satyaki Sarkar , Senior Lecturer,Department of Architecture, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi has special interest in urban conservation and has done a lot of work in Calcutta along the same lines.

Thank you all for your co-operation and support.