The European Architecture Prize Philippe Rotthier 2024, is for architectural projects, urban and rural developments completed in the last five years promote architecture in harmony with nature etc, and closes 30 April.
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… value local identity, history and craftsmanship…
The ROTTHIER Prize writes:
The European Architecture Prize Philippe Rotthier 2024 rewards architectural projects, urban and rural developments completed in the last five years that promote architecture in harmony with nature, that value local identity, history and craftsmanship through the judicious use of common-sense principles, natural materials and long-lasting construction techniques.
The prize is open to builders of all kinds, architects, craftsmen and town planners…..
The jury under the presidency of Maurice Culot will be particularly attentive to projects that:
- Are locally based and are not interchangeable
- Seek to integrate rural and urban contexts and to avoid dislocation and provocation
- Make maximum possible use of natural materials and traditional and ecological methods
- Take into account local practices and customs
- Generate public spaces recognisable by all (streets, paths, avenues, squares, etc.)
- Favour a [mixture] of activities and limited mechanical circulation
- Reject social segregation in favour of mixed use buildings in which social housing is imperceptibly integrated
- Use land economically and the countryside sparingly
An amount of 40 000 euros, possibly split between several entries, is being made available to the jury by the prize founder, Philippe Rotthier.
