d3 Natural Systems 2009 Competition winners announced

Architectural Design Competition d3 is pleased to announce the winners of the Natural Systems competition for 2009. The program promotes investigation of natural systems from microscopic to universal toward determining new architectonic strategies.

The competition invited architects, designers, engineers, and students to collectively explore the potential for analyzing, documenting, and deploying nature-based, sustainable influences in urbanism, architecture, interiors, and designed objects.

The competition awarded seven prizes, with first place captured by London-based Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui and Lorene Faure for their project: “Urban Agriculture: Hybridized Farm Bridge as City Garden”. Some of the awards, after the break.

SUSTAINABLE WORLDWIDE CATEGORY
First Place: Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui & Lorene Faure (UK) Project: Urban Agriculture: Hybridized Farm Bridge as City Garden
Second Place: konyk architecture pc (USA) Project: Urban Aeration
Third Place: Chen Nai Chun (TAIWAN) Project: Urban Kidney

SUSTAINABLE NYC CATEGORY
Design Innovation Award: Liam Young/Tomorrows Thoughts Today (UK) Project: Make Me a Mountain!

SPECIAL MENTIONS
Sustainable Urbanism/Landscape: Infrastructure: Laura Garofalo (USA) Project: Fog Harvester Sustainable
Small Project/Interior Design: Pilskog & Kanter Architecture (NORWAY) Project: Wind & Light Screens Sustainable Product: Nicholas Bruscia/SUNY Buffalo (USA) Project: Allotropic Systems

For more information on this competition, and other d3 events, please visit www.d3space.org.