
On November 15, the finalists for the Social Habitat and Sustainability Award of the BAQ2022 Competition (Pan-American Architecture Biennial of Quito) were announced. The winners, along with those of the National Award and Pan-American Award, will be announced on Friday, November 18, during the closing and awards ceremony at the National Theater of Ecuador.
The call for entries for the Social Habitat and Sustainability Award was open to built projects and interventions worldwide that demonstrate a positive and tangible impact on the habitat, adopting a comprehensive approach aligned with the global sustainable development agenda.
For this edition, the jury—composed of Alicia Silva Ceela, Julio Gaeta, Luby Springall, and José Gómez (Natura Futura), with the support of secretary Mauricio González González and logistics secretary Nicolas Dorfflinger—selected the following projects in the two categories: "Social Habitat and Development" and "Sustainable Architecture and Energy Efficiency."

Social Habitat and Development
Author: Federico Colella - Project Team: Aleyda Resendiz, Brenda Hernandez, Riccardo Caffarella.
Location: Xoxocotla, Mexico.
Authors: Juan B. Carral O'gorman, Victor I. Ebergenyi Kelly, Pablo Gutierrez De La Peza Eduardo, Garcia Migoya, Jose M. Cobo Rodriguez, Manuel Sainz De La, Hidalga Yissel A. Nolasco Reyes, Valentina Bellego Barrera, Gerardo A. Pacheco Quiñones, Jorge A. Viñas Ortega, Patricio Manzo, Paloma Flores.
Location: Cancún, Mexico.
Authors: Martín Boga, Gustavo Vera Ocampo, Juan Manuel Varela, Victoria Martín.
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay.
Authors: Miriam Rieke, Jasmin Auda, Anna Ohlrogge, Itziar León, Sarah Mohrmann, Christian Boehme, Jana Kreher, Vera Burkardt, Tobias Patzek.
Location: Las Gilces, Ecuador.
Sustainable Architecture and Energy Efficiency
Authors: Anna Noguera, Javier Fernández - Technical Architect: Dídac Dalmau - Structural Engineering: Manel Fernández and Ton Coll - Design Team Architects: Carles Rubio, Javier López, Lara Ferrer, and Marc Busquets - Landscape Architects: Anna Zahonero, Pepa Morán, Víctor Adorno - Sustainability and Energy Strategy Engineer: Xavier Saltó - Passivhaus and Energy Simulation Consultant: Micheel Wassouf, Oliver Style - Lighting Design: Susaeta Iluminación - Segura - Quantity Surveying and Estimates: Salvador Cristina Carmona - Photographer: Enric Duch
Location: Barcelona.
Authors: Luciano Andrades, Silvio Machado, Andrés Gobba, Matías Carballal, Mauricio López, Pablo Courreges, Diego Morera, Emiliano Lago, Flavio Faggion, Fabián Sarubbi, Martina Pedreira, Agustín Dieste, Sandra Rodríguez, Emilia Dehl, Sebastián Lambert, Diamela Meyer, Alejandro Cuadro, Victoria Muniz, Amanda Capelatti, Agustina Vigevani, Joaquín Berdes, Constanza Manzochi, Daniela Moro, Eduardo Kopittke, Fernanda Dhil, Helena Utzig, Juliana Colombo, Lucas Marques, Lucía Martinotti, Pedro Brandelli, María Eduarda Cavassola, Mateus Grandini, Mauricio Mueller, Pierina Nervi, Pedro Reichelt, Romina Mangini
Location: Xoxocotla, Mexico.
Authors: Laurent Gilles Herbiet Santos, Giordana Rojas Rocha, Andrés Burguete, Rubén Esparza, Oscar Trejo, Ernesto González, Axel Castillo, Mario Valera, Miguel Angel Vega, Alejandro Boneta.
Location: Toluca, Mexico.

Authors: Jürgen Bartenschlag, Sibylle Bornefeld, Luca Di Carlo, Daniel Eichenberg, Andrea Frensch, Cristian Gheorghe, Philipp Hesse, Natalie Hipp, Erik Levander, Jorge Martinez, Jan Müller, Konrad Opitz, Nelson Schleiff, Hilary Simon, Emma Whitehead, Johanna Wörner.
Location: Berlin, Germany.
This article was written by Fabian Dejtiar. The translation is powered by AI.
