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Intro
RISING FROM ASHES – ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION
Within this particular Californian region, where multiple religious buildings were lost in the wildfires in early 2025, the need for a new spiritual anchor takes on greater meaning.
In this unprecedented scenario, the possibility of building a new church − open, contemporary and rooted in the landscape − holds both symbolic and practical value for Altadena’s spiritual and cultural recovery.
The competition invites participants to rethink sacred architecture as a sensory, symbolic and communal experience: one that can move, restore and connect. The aim is to envision a new place of worship for 400 people, where the mystical meets the social and the liturgical engages with the everyday life.
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29.07.2025 – 03.10.2025
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03.10.2025 – 07.11.2025
3:00 pm CET
07.11.2025 – 08.12.2025
3:00 pm CET
Prizes
FIRST PRIZE
7.000 $
SECOND PRIZE
2.000 $
THIRD PRIZE
1.000 $
HACKATHON PRIZE: 1.000 € (*)
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Two A1 Panels 594 x 841 mm (horizontal)
A brief text describing the proposal
08.12.2025
3:00 pm CET
19.01.2026
12:00 pm CET
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Jury

MARTINA ROSATI
Zaha Hadid Architects
[London, UK]
Martina is an Architect and Photographer based in London. Before joining Zaha Hadid Architects, where she currently works as Lead Architect, she has worked internationally in UAE, Italy and UK. Martina has extensive experience on leading…

NICOLAS CAMPODONICO
Nicolas Campodonico
[Rosario, Argentina]
Born in Rosario, Argentina (1973). He began studying Architecture at the National University of Rosario in 1991 and graduated with a Silver Medal. Awarded a scholarship for an exchange at ETSAV (Valladolid, Spain), he lived and worked in Barcelona…

AMANDA IGLESIAS
The Architecture of Prayer
[New York, USA]
Amanda Iglesias, AIA is an architect, curator, and liturgical consultant in New York City. She is the curator of “The Architecture of Prayer” exhibition, an international survey of contempo- rary church architecture. Amanda’s research and curation…

JORDI ESPINET
Mesura
[Barcelona, Spain]
Jordi Espinet is an accomplished Spanish architect and creative director, recognized for his expertise in contextual architecture and his commitment to blending tradition with contem- porary innovation. As Co-Founder and Creative Director of MESURA, Jordi…

INGO KRAPF
Hochschule Trier & IKID
[Cologne, Germany]
Ingo Krapf is an interior architect and product designer based in Cologne, Germany. Born in 1968, he was trained as a cabinet maker before studying at University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, at ETSAB and Academia de Bellas Artes in Barcelona…

LAURA MUCCIOLO
La Sapienza
[Rome, Italy]
Laura Mucciolo is an architect (University of Florence), with professional experience at the international practice OMA in Rotterdam (2021- 2022). In 2025, she earned a PhD in Architecture – Theories and Design from Sapienza University of Rome, with…

REAN YAN ZHUO
Arkee Studio
[Sydney, Australia]
Rean is an architect and founder of Arkee Studio. After spending more than 10 years working on different projects across transport, commercial, residential and public buildings, Rean decided to focus more on design competitions, using his unique…

AMPARO DOMINGUEZ SOLER
Open House Valencia
[Valencia, Spain]
Founder of Open House Valencia, where she leads international relations and fosters access to architecture and cultural heritage. Her commitment to cultural dissemination has included collaborations with institutions such as…
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