The office Atelier77 was awarded third place in the Public Competition for the Lake Paranoá Waterfront Masterplan. Atelier77's proposal aims to reclaim and restore public spaces along the shores of Lake Paranoá, balancing public use with ecological equilibrium to foster a sustainable occupation of the territory. It designs an urban infrastructure structured around three design layers—ecosystem, transport, and the integration of uses and activities—to create a vibrant waterfront.

The jury, chaired by Ângelo Bucci, highlighted the quality of the project's preservation of Cerrado phytophysiognomies, the incorporation of ecological corridors, sustainable drainage, and the integration of cultural uses, as well as the transport infrastructure featuring a new LRT line and catamaran services. The proposal suggests an active occupation of the waterfront, introducing a wide range of facilities and activities to ensure permanent use, preservation, safety, and the subsequent activation of the shoreline. The scheme emphasizes the importance of designing far beyond a simple park, providing a democratic and accessible waterfront for all.

Read on for an excerpt from the project description.

With the proposal "Open-Air Gallery" (Galería a cielo abierto), the team comprising Colectivo 720 and DARP - De Arquitectura y Paisaje has won second place in the design competition to renovate the public space along a two-kilometer stretch of Avenida Sexta in Cali, Colombia, between Plazoleta del Correo (Calle 12 Norte) and Parque de la Música (Calle 36 Norte).

The award-winning team's proposal is structured around four actions that aim to both "respond to the need for pedestrian infrastructure" and "generate a narrative itinerary experience, highlighting the built landscape, recognizing the natural landscape, and recalling local idiosyncrasies as a basis for the reactivation of public space," the authors explain.

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The G. Oberdan Primary and Secondary School architectural project, designed by Asociación Semillas and DDA architetti, recently won first place in the Innovative Schools competition, organized by the Italian Ministry of Education for over 51 site interventions across Italy. The competition aimed to generate ideas around the concept of an innovative school—spanning architecture, engineering, technology, energy efficiency, and seismic safety—while accounting for new learning paradigms and the integration of the school into the public realm and the city.

The “Interior Urbano” project by Argentine firm Paralelo Colectivo has won third place in the Lanzarote Dynamic Square ideas competition for the remodeling of the Plaza de El Almacén, located in the town of Arrecife on the island of Lanzarote, Spain. 

Last December, the Cabildo de Lanzarote, in collaboration with the Rethinking Competitions platform, launched this ideas competition to transform the current “El Almacén” square, aiming to turn this vacant space into an urban hub for culture and social gathering. In line with the competition guidelines, the goal was to create a space for people, not vehicles—a green, shaded area where children can play, concerts can be held, and markets can open. Ultimately, it envisioned a place of gathering, passion, and art: a space designed by and for citizens, a dynamic and more human plaza. 

The competition organized by the website YAC - Young Architect Competition and the Municipality of Favignana was created to transform the Santa Caterina Fortress in Italy into a new center for Mediterranean contemporary art. A place of encounter, culture, and creative research, it is envisioned as a retreat where artists can immerse themselves in a historical context capable of inspiring imagination and introspection. The jury featured renowned architects, including Daniel Libeskind, João Luís Carrilho da Graça, and Manuel Aires Mateus, alongside members of the Italian municipality. A Brazilian team was awarded second place. Below, explore their project and the team members.

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• Architects

  Ben-Avid, JPG.ARQ, MMBB Arquitetos

• Location

  São Paulo, SP, Brasil

• Architecture - Authors

  José Paulo Gouvêa, Marta Moreira, Martin Benavidez, Milton Braga

• Architecture - Collaborators

  Ana Carolina Isaía, Emilia Darricades, Juan Pablo Parodi, Mateo Arjona, Raphael Carneiro, Seizen Uehara, Tomás Quaglia Martínez, Victor Oliveira

• Exhibition

  Guilherme Wisnik, Alexandre Benoit

• Structure and MEP

  Miguel Maratá, Gabriela Trevizan

• Engineering

  afaconsult

• Project Year

  2018

• Photographs

  Courtesy of Ben-Avid + JPG.ARQ + MMBB Arquitetos

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A chapel defined by its symbolic, flexible, and structurally simple design is the winning prototype of the competition organized by the School of Architecture of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, alongside the university's Pastoral department, as part of an institutional construction plan targeting 50 cities across Chile by 2023.

Selected from four finalists, the winning proposal—designed by Chilean firm PARALELA—will become the prototype for Capilla País, the summer volunteer program of the UC Pastoral. According to the competition brief, this initiative involves "groups of young volunteers building chapels on the urban outskirts of Chile to provide spaces for gathering and prayer to the country's vulnerable communities."

Organized through the Chilean university's Public Projects Incubator, the competition marks the beginning of a new construction cycle following a four-year phase that saw 50 chapels built. According to the organizers, the Capilla País prototype must "reflect simplicity and austerity, always focusing on poverty and selfless support for those most in need."

Below, we invite you to explore the winning proposal in detail: