BAAS Arquitectura's Faculty of Radio and Television wins top prize at Brick Award 20
Dezeen promotion: an Indian library and a prototype house in Rwanda are among the winners at this year's Brick Award, with a university building in Poland taking the top prize.
Organised by brick company Wienerberger, the biennial award aims to celebrate "outstanding brick architecture from all around the world," with a record 644 projects entered for Brick Award 20.
Prizes were given in five categories ? Feeling at home, Living together, Working together, Sharing public spaces and Building outside the box ? with the Grand Prize Winner chosen from category-winning schemes.
Top: modern and retained facades of the Faculty of Radio and Television. Above: the internal courtyard at the university building
"The Brick Award provides architects from all over the world with an opportunity to showcase their latest creative projects of innovative brick architecture," said Wienerberger CEO Heimo Scheuch. "It aims to inspire architects and people alike, to share design concepts and to explore new ways of building. 2020 marks the ninth time that Wienerberger is presenting this internationally established award."
The Faculty of Radio and Television was the overall winner
This year's Grand Prize was given to Spanish studio BAAS Arquitectura's Faculty of Radio and Television at the University of Silesia, which the studio designed with Polish studios Grupa 5 Architekci and Ma?eccy Biuro Projektowe.
The project, which also won the Sharing public spaces category...
-------------------------------- |
Jedburgh Grammar Campus avoids traditional school layout "where you trudge round a corridor" |
|
The Butcher’s Flat: Minimalist Chic in Prague’s Historic District
02-05-2024 08:21 - (
Architecture )
Pin’n Pan House: Sustainable Agri-Living in Ratchaburi, Thailand
02-05-2024 08:21 - (
Architecture )