The results of the National Wood Architecture Prize - PNAM’23 have been announced. In its seventh edition, the award recognized a winning project and two honorable mentions in “Sustainability and Circular Economy” and “Material Typology.”
The top prize was awarded to the renovation of Sala Projeto I - Colégio das Artes at the University of Coimbra, designed by architect Paulo Providência, with carpentry by Veiga Lopes, S.A., Carpinlux, and Brito Móveis. The University of Coimbra was the institution responsible for executing the project.
The honorable mention in the "Sustainability and Circular Economy" category went to the Bairro do Silva project by Pablo Pita Arquitectos + Heim Balp Architekten. In the "Material Typology" category, the award was given to Mondego House. A Courtyard House, designed by architects Rui Neto and Sérgio Silva of NPS Arquitectos Associados.
PNAM is a biennial award whose primary objective is to foster and promote the forestry industry in Portugal, stimulating innovation, valorization, sustainability, and the promotion and use of wood and its derivatives in construction. The award recognizes permanent works built on Portuguese territory that demonstrate a significant use of wood in architecture.
In this edition, the jury was chaired by architect João Mendes Ribeiro and included Diogo Aguiar, Francisco de Brito Evangelista, Helena Cruz, Inês Lobo, José Pequeno, and Ana Isabel Costa e Silva. The award is jointly organized by AIMMP - Association of Wood and Furniture Industries of Portugal, the Ordem dos Arquitetos (Portuguese Association of Architects), and CPCI - Portuguese Construction and Real Estate Confederation, with additional support from various sponsors and supporting entities.
For more information on the winning projects, visit the official PNAM'23 website.
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