First degree distinction (ex aequo)
PLN 2,500

Author
Weronika Kropidłowska

Title
"Temporary Architecture — Permanent Architecture. Center for refugees in Yemen. Massif of the Haraz Mountains, Yemen"

University
Faculty of Architecture, Gdansk University of Technology.

Promoter
Prof. Jakub Szczepański

Jury opinion

The work is an attempt to answer the issue of safe asylum for refugees fleeing from conflict areas such as Yemen. The honorable mention was awarded for a mature, analysis-based development of the settlement as a place of refuge. With its form, the project refers to local tradition and culture. It was a conscious decision of the author to create a temporary refugee camp as a permanent fortress, and at the same time a universal architecture with the possibility of future adaptation. The extremely sensitive work creates an architecturally coherent space, adapted to the needs of refugees.