The Tomie Ohtake Institute and AkzoNobel have opened submissions for the 9th Tomie Ohtake AkzoNobel Architecture Prize. In addition to the Professional category, this ninth edition reintroduces the Student category, which was previously featured in the award's sixth edition in 2019. Submissions are free of charge and must be completed online by December 1, 2022, through the award website.
The prize is open to Brazilian or foreign architecture professionals living in Brazil for at least five years, with projects built during the last ten years. Currently enrolled higher education students or recent graduates (up to two years) from architecture programs recognized or authorized by the Brazilian Ministry of Education (MEC) are also eligible, provided they are Brazilian or foreign residents in the country for at least one year.
Four fundamental criteria will guide the selection of the 10 projects in the Professional category of the 9th Tomie Ohtake AkzoNobel Architecture Prize: the use of activating technologies that allow updates or interpretations of materials, construction methods, sustainability aspects, knowledge, and memories; works that encompass daily innovations, impacting the everyday lives of communities and ensuring the optimization of uses, circulation, and recreational aspects for diverse social groups; ephemeral or permanent projects that prioritize expression, action, and territorial engagement; and, finally, color.
Students interested in the Student category must submit their projects based on the theme “Memories, transformations, and resistances in territories and/or landscapes.” This prompt seeks to stimulate perspectives on possibilities for territorial engagement based on academic research that translates into design practices. More information is available in the competition guidelines.
The jury for this edition, composed of Carol Tonetti, Catherine Otondo, Clevio Rabelo, Ester Carro, and Thais Troncon Rosa, will select ten works from the Professional category and three from the Student category to be featured in an exhibition at the Tomie Ohtake Institute, scheduled for May 2023. During the opening event, three winning projects from the Professional category and one from the Student category will be announced.
Since its first edition in 2014, the Tomie Ohtake AkzoNobel Architecture Prize has received 1,579 submissions from 21 Brazilian states and the Federal District. In the previous edition, in 2022, the three winners were Daniel Mangabeira da Vinha, Henrique Eduardo Caldas Coutinho, and Matheus Conque Seco Ferreira (BLOCO Arquitetos) with the Casa Palicourea project (Alto Paraíso de Goiás – GO); Laurent Troost (Laurent Troost Architectures) with the Casarão da Inovação Cassina project (Manaus – AM); and Fernando Maculan Assumpção and Joana César Magalhães (LEVANTE Favelinha) with the Centro Cultural Lá da Favelinha project (Belo Horizonte – MG). In that same edition, architects Adriano Andrade Carneiro de Mendonça and Antonio Pedro S L Ribeiro Coutinho (Estúdio Chão) also received an Honorable Mention for the Transborda! project (Rio de Janeiro – RJ). The Sustainability Honorable Mention was awarded to Casa do Mel (Canaã dos Carajás – PA), designed by Christian Teshirogi (Estudio Flume), while the Color Honorable Mention went to the Casas + Edifício Misto MBV2 project (Sobral – CE), designed by Bruno Melo Braga, Bruno Perdigão de Oliveira, Igor Lima Ribeiro, and Luiz Mattoso Cattony (Rede Arquitetos).
About the Prize
The Prize seeks to recognize outstanding architectural work in the contemporary Brazilian scene, valuing innovative ways of thinking and building social space, thereby contributing to shaping the current landscape of national architecture across its most diverse contexts. Selected projects will participate in the exhibition at the Tomie Ohtake Institute and will be featured in a catalog. The winning projects will be documented through experimental and analytical videos produced by emerging filmmakers. The Tomie Ohtake AkzoNobel Architecture Prize is the result of a partnership between the Tomie Ohtake Institute and AkzoNobel, a Dutch multinational active in the paints and coatings segments. It aligns with the Institute's mission as a cultural institution to promote initiatives in the fields of architecture, urban planning, visual arts, and design.
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