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390 / Kiara Koval: AQF 24

Submission #390 | Kiara Koval: AQF 24 — “Nearly two-thirds of the world’s population experiences severe water scarcity during at least one month every year. For this reason, we must strive to educate the population on sustainable resource use. In response, this water extraction facility serves two functions, the provision of clean water, as well as acting as an educational public space. In this concept, the configuration of circuitous forms and permeable thresholds create an open atmosphere with a fluid spatial narrative that encourages movement between spaces".”

370 / Piermario D'Ortona and Ludovica Mochi: Finca Comunitaria

Submission #370 | Piermario D'Ortona and Ludovica Mochi: Finca Comunitaria — “The now planetary emergency of the climate issue - the rising temperatures of the planet due to the use of fossil resources - gives particular attention to the issues of indigenous peoples and the fate of the territories of which they are the custodian inhabitants. Moreover, it is precisely with respect to these extreme conditions that these communities have always shown extraordinary adaptive capacities - recognizable, for example, in the forms of the settlements and in the types of housing adopted - but also and above all in the organizational methods and statutory rules of life based on the sharing of territorial and village common goods.”

101_Mary A. Alvarez: Architecture of Metanoia

Submission #101 | Mary A. Alvarez: Architecture of Metanoia: A Study of Space and the Transformation of Consciousness — The current state of our collective consciousness creates in our surrounding the physical manifestation of a world prioritized and driven by economic forces. Our capitalist system encourages a culture of endless consumption, and disregards that our natural environment is the most essential resource for our continuing survival; we are facing an awareness crisis in addition to the environmental one.