The jury of the Oscar Niemeyer Prize has announced the 20 finalist works for the second edition of the award. The organizers aim to biennially highlight the best of architectural production "at a time of an unquestionable strengthening and presence of Latin American architecture on the international stage."
Established under the umbrella of the Network of Architecture Biennials of Latin America (REDBAAL), the 2016 edition of the award recognized a built work for "its values as an architectural and technological proposal; and for its relationship with the context, as well as social, cultural, and environmental aspects." The winner was The Place of Remembrance, designed by Barclay & Crousse (Peru), while second place went to the Brasiliana USP Library, designed by Eduardo de Almeida + Mindlin Loeb + Dotto Arquitetos (Brazil), and third place went to the San Bernardo Chapel, designed by Nicolás Campodónico (Argentina).
"We must recognize the value of the local and enrich it with the global, embracing everything that enriches us as peoples and societies. Architecture protects and communicates; it is a public reality from which we cannot detach ourselves. The city is also composed of architectural elements, meaning that architecture must be conceived from and toward the city," the organizers explained in the official press release.
The jury—composed of architects Carla Juaçaba, Carlos Jiménez, Fabián Farfán, Jean Pierre Crousse, and César Shundi—evaluated all the submissions and selected the twenty finalists:
Entrepinos / Taller Héctor Barroso
Mexico
Cafayate Multipurpose Hall / CCFGM
Argentina
Puma Energy El Salvador Headquarters / Ruiz Pardo - Nebreda
El Salvador
Chacras Project / Natura Futura + Colectivo Cronopios
Ecuador
Children's Village / Rosenbaum + Aleph Zero
Brazil
Criminal Courthouse in Pátzcuaro / Taller de Arquitectura Mauricio Rocha + Gabriela Carrillo
Mexico
Tierra Patagonia Hotel / Cazú Zegers
Chile
Takurú House / José Cubilla
Paraguay
Teopanzolco Cultural Center / Isaac Broid + PRODUCTORA
Mexico
Lapa House / Martín Dulanto
Peru
Pachacamac Site Museum / Llosa Cortegana Arquitectos
Peru
North Cultural Plaza / Oscar Gonzalez Moix
Peru
Ambassador Business Center / Jorge Gambini + Hans Kenning
Bolivia
IT Building / Ambrosi I Etchegaray
Mexico
Villa 25 Hostel / Rodrigo Calvino + Diego Portas
Brazil
Catia 1100 – Community Facilities System / Aparatos Contingentes
Venezuela
Amatepec II House / Manuel Cervantes Céspedes
Mexico
Cais do Sertão / Brasil Arquitetura
Brazil
Ouro Preto Studios / Carlos Maciel
Brazil
ADUnB Cultural Center. Professor's House / Nonato Veloso
Brazil
This article was written by Nicolás Valencia. The translation is powered by AI.
