Rural Housing: Architecture competition | Witnesses of a millenary agricultural tradition, Italian farmhouses represent a unique cultural heritage. Scattered throughout Lombardy, many of them have not withstood the passage of time. However, others have survived until today, such as the case of Cascina Lossano.
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There are many reasons why an architecture heritage of this kind should be rehabilitated: the secular history of its agricultural tradition, its unique typology and the precarious conditions of some of its buildings are just a few examples.
The current condition of “agricultural ruin” certainly gives this Cascina a special appeal. Therefore, the biggest challenge is to understand what type of intervention would be able to give a new meaning to this original construction without affecting its authenticity.
Rural Housing aims to define new ways of living in the Italian countryside through the adaptive reuse of traditional constructions. The transformation of this historic complex into contemporary homes immersed in the landscape will determine a new beginning for this Lombard farmhouse. Participants are encouraged to be creative and to imagine a complete transformation of the disused Cascina with the ambition of enhancing its most characteristic features.
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COMPETITION OPEN
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Registrations: from 23.05.2023 to 22.09.2023
Submission: 2 x A1 panels + a brief text describing the proposal
Results: on 16.10.2023
1st Prize : 5.000 €
2nd Prize : 2.000 €
3rd Prize : 1.000 €
Gold Mention #1 : 500 €
Gold Mention #2 : 500 €
Gold Mention #3 : 500 €
Gold Mention #4 : 500 €
10 Honorable Mentions
30 Finalists
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[Milan, Italy]
Simona Galateo
Ph.D. architect, curator, and editor, she graduated from the Faculty of Architecture in Ferrara. She studied Urban Studies at Brighton University and obtained an II-level master’s degree in urban design and a Ph.D. in Architectural and Urban…
ATOMAA
[Cape Town, South Africa]
Philip Kolevsohn
Born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1993, Philip graduated with a Bachelor of Architectural Studies Degree from the University of Cape Town in 2015. In 2017 he began a Master of Science degree in Architecture at Politecnico di Milano…
FAPyD
[Rosario, Argentina]
Virginia Theilig
Virginia Theilig was born in Rosario, Argentina in 1985. In 2012 she obtained the architecture degree at the FApyD (National University of Rosario) where, since 2013, she teaches in the course “Theory and Technique of the Architectural Project”…
ANDES
[Lima, Peru]
Octavio Montestruque Bisso
Octavio Montestruque Bisso (Lima, 1984) is a PhD in Architectural Composition from the Università Iuav di Venezia and holds an MSc in History, Theory, and Criticism of Architecture from the Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería…
ECKERSLEY O’CALLAGHAN
[Paris, France]
Coraly Mazzucchelli
Coraly Mazzucchelli, graduated in Building Engineering Architecture at Politecnico di Milano and, after a double degree exchange at the ESTP in Paris, graduated also in Building Engineering in France. Her graduation project “Porto di Mare…
ONE WORKS
[Milan, Italy]
Danilo Sironi
Milanese architect with a culture in sustainability, society, and urban regeneration, Danilo Sironi graduated in Environmental Architecture and Architectural Design from Politecnico di Milano. Later the subject of lectures he held, his Thesis…
CAMPBELL CADEY
[London, United Kingdom]
Franca Carassai
Franca Carassai is an architectural and urban designer based in London, UK. She studied Architecture at FAPyD (Rosario, Argentina2016) and Environmental Architecture and Sustainable Urbanism at La Salle (Barcelona, Spain-2018)…
METROGRAMMA
[Rome, Italy]
Yuri Rocco
Yuri Rocco is an Italian architect who graduated from the Politecnico of Milan in Architectural Design and Urban planning in 2019. During his studies he participated at several workshops and competitions and was selected for…
Registration
The competition is open to architects, designers, students, urbanists, engineers, artists, makers and anyone interested in the fields of design and architecture.
Participants can join the competition either individually or with a team.
Please click on “Register Now” and follow the instructions.
Schedule
“Early” registration from 23.05.2023 to 21.07.2023 – (h 11.59 am CET)
“Standard” registration from 21.07.2023 to 25.08.2023 – (h 11.59 am CET)
“Late” registration from 25.08.2023 to 22.09.2023 – (h 11.59 am CET)
Registration fees
“Early” registration – 69 €
“Standard” registration – 89 €
“Late” registration – 109 €
*All prices are excluding vat (22%)
Submission
2 x A1 panels (594 x 841 mm – landscape oriented) + a brief text describing the proposal (max. 250 words).
Projects must be submitted through the upload section within 22.09.2023 – (h 11.59 am CET)
Results
Results will be published on this website on 16.10.2023
Prizes
1st Prize : 5.000 €
2nd Prize : 2.000 €
3rd Prize : 1.000 €
Gold Mention #1 : 500 €
Gold Mention #2 : 500 €
Gold Mention #3 : 500 €
Gold Mention #4 : 500 €
10 Honorable Mentions
30 Finalists
FAQ
All the questions related to the competition can be mailed to us at:
info@terravivacompetitions.com indicating the following subject: “FAQ – Rural Housing”.
Answers to all questions will be published on the FAQ online section, which will be regularly updated.
