Aimed to support educational, cultural, and artistic projects based on the knowledge of the marine environment and its comprehension, the Jacques Rougerie Foundation recently announced the winners of their 2012 competition. The Foundation’s ambitions are to encourage young architects’, designers’, and engineers’ creativity, by promoting groundbreaking projects that will have an impact on our future lifestyles. The purpose is to imagine unprecedented solutions to current challenges, and to work in compliance with sustainable development. More images and the descriptions of the winning projects after the break.
Award: Architecture, Technology, and Design of the Sea Laureate: Milorad Vidojevic, Milica Pihler, Jelena Pucarevic Project: Lady Landfill Skyscraper
Lady Landfill Skyscraper is thought of as a floating island, whose main goal is removing the non-degradable materials from water. The potential solution is to accumulate and recycle the waste or to use it as an energy source. This skyscraper is a self-sustained structure organized by a functional hierarchy. The multiple recycling phases occur in the same place inside the building. The upper parts of the skyscraper are intended for housing, recreation and other activities that would provide a comfortable stay.
