Winners
DEAR PARTICIPANTS, on 15th of August 2016 at 8pm the Jury announced officially the winners on an awarding ceremony at the Port of Varna, Bulgaria! One first and two second prizes are awarded after the Jury decision!
Second Prize
ICE CRYSTAL CURTAIN by Yusuke Kinoshita and Daisuke Sekine (France)
First Prize
SHELL PAVILION by George King and Catherine Booth (UK)
Second Prize
CULTURAL CONSTELLATION PROJECT by Desislava Parlapanska (Bulgaria)
Honorable Mentions
The Jury decided to give also 5 Honourable Mentions to:
Honorable Mention
Ali Tabatabaie Ghomi and Maral Hashemian (Iran)
Honorable Mention
Tsveta Nedyalkova and Raya Daskalova (Bulgaria)
Honorable Mention
Natalija Boljsakov, Jennifer Ponce Pena, Daniela Arenas Jauregui (Peru)
Honorable Mention
Luis Arsecio Tobon Sanchez (Colombia)
Honorable Mention
Irina Rusanova (Bulgaria)
Public Awaard
The Jury reviewed also the public votes from the FB album to award a Public Vote Award to: With 119 votes until the final Jury session (2pm on 15th of August 2016).
Public Award
Gianluca Santosuosso and Jessica Lai (UK)
Congratulations to all winners! We would like also to thank all participants for submitting such a great and wonderful projects!
The Contest
Devnya Cement AD, a member of Italcementi Group, and Varna Design Forum invite all students and young professionals of architecture and design to participate in the international contest for conceptual design of a small trading pavilion, to be situated in the Seaside Park in the city of Varna. The aim of the contest is to enrich the urban design of Varna through the realization of a contemporary and inspiring concept for a trading pavilion constructed with the innovative materials of Italcementi Group. The contest will finish with the announcement of a winner selected by a five-member Jury Panel. The winner will be awarded with monetary prize, visit to the "i.lab" research centre in Italy and realization of their project as a real-size prototype.
The aim of the "EFFIX PAVILION" International Contest is to stimulate the enrichment of the urban design in the Seaside Park of the city of Varna through the selection of a project that bears the universal values of the 21st century embodied in the "innovative material - innovative shape" relationship. The specific goals of the contest include:
Expression
To provide to the young architects, designers and students of architecture and design an opportunity for expression. Towards this aim, the contest does not pose a requirement for professional experience or holding of professional license;
Popularization
To promote the innovative products of Italcementi in acknowledgement of their contribution for the enrichment of the toolkit used for the creation of contemporary urban design;
Global Contribution
Global contribution to the creation of shapes intended for the urban environment.
Program
Adherence to the schedule is a mandatory condition for the participants. Projects received after 20:00 h Bulgarian time (GMT + 3) on 04 August 2016 shall not be considered for the contest, nor shall be included in the subsequent exhibitions. The announced schedule can be amended only in the occurrence of force majeure events, in which case the participants shall be notified through this website.
15 May 2016
Announcement of the contest.
15 July 2016
Deadline for placement of participants’ questions.
04 August 2016
Deadline for project submission.
05 - 07 August 2016
Meeting of the Technical Commission.
08 - 10 August 2016
Assessment of the projects.
15 August 2016
Announcement of the winner and opening of the exhibition.
Jury
Jury members will be announced before 15 July.
Prizes
First Prize
3000 BGN, visit to the "i.lab" research centre in Bergamo, Italy, and realization of the project;
Two Second Prizes
1000 BGN and visit to the "i.lab" research centre in Bergamo, Italy.
Organizers
Assignor of the contest is Devnya Cement AD, a member of Italcementi Group, and Varna Design Forum as organizer of the contest procedure. The contest is part of the initiative of Devnya Cement AD for the creating of modern urban environment in the city of Varna and presenting the citizens with products made with own resources and innovative materials.
Downloads
Download the competition brief - a PDF file where you will find all the necessary information for the project. If you have already downloaded the brief, you can browse through all the other competition materials.
Download Competition BriefFrequently Asked Questions
Contacts
The participants in the contest may direct their questions to info@effixpavilion.com until 15 July 2016. The questions may be asked in either Bulgarian or English and the Organizers shall try to answer all questions in a timely manner. The answers to the most frequently asked questions shall be uploaded on this website. The participants will be able to follow the news about the contest also on the Facebook page of the contest: facebook.com/effixpavilion