Tag Archives: prison architecture competition

Submission: December 10, 2020
Registration: November 05, 2020
Language: English
Location: Concept
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Open

 

Nearly 11 million people around the world are currently living in prisons, with a significant number of those still awaiting trial and sentencing for the crimes they are accused of. The impact of a person’s time in prison is felt not only by them, but by the community at large. Many prisoners are so negatively affected by their experience in prison that they are never able to fully rejoin society.
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Submission: April 11, 2018
Registration:  April 08, 2018
Language: English
Location: Favignana, Italy
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Open

 

YAC – Young Architects Competitions – and the Municipality of Favignana, in cooperation with the Italian Government, launch “Art Prison”, an architectural competition to refurbish a breathtaking fortress on a scattered island in southern Sicily. A cash prize of € 20,000 will be awarded to the winners selected by an internationally-renowned featuring Daniel Libeskind (Studio Libeskind), Manuel Aires Mateus (Aires Mateus), Felix Perasso (Snøhetta), João Luís Carrilho da Graça (Carrilho da Graça Arquitectos). Continue reading

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