The International Award Architecture in Stone 2009 – XI EDITION
The International Award Architecture in Stone 2009, promoted by Veronafiere as part of the scientific-cultural events of the 44th Marmomacc Fair, has now come to its eleventh edition.
This Award, instituted in 1987, is now one of the world’s most prestigious recognitions for architectural works which are important international examples for significant and technical-expressive quality in their use of stone. The International Award Architecture in Stone 2009 is the high point in dialogue that has been developing, over many years, between the world’s architects and the marble-stone business sector.
Jury:
Francesco Cellini, Faculty of Architecture Roma 3, Italy
Fulvio Irace, Polytechnic Institute Milan, Italy
Juan José Lahuerta, Faculty of Architecture Barcelona, Spain
Werner Oechslin, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Vincenzo Pavan, Faculty of Architecture Ferrara, Italy
The Jury, meeting on March, 2nd 2009 and selecting from a panorama of approximately thirty architectural works built in the last two-three years, chose to award, as the best international achievements in use of stone materials, the following works (in order of construction):
- ASIAN ARCHITECTURE FRIENDSHIP (AAF)
School complex, Philim, Nepal - FERMlN VÁZQUEZ - b720
Restoration of Plaza del Torico, Teruel, Spain - CINO ZUCCHI ARCHITETTI
Offices in the former Alfa Romeo ex-canteen, Milan, Italy - GRAFTON ARCHITECTS
Bocconi University Extension, Milan, Italy - SNØHETTA
Opera House, Oslo, Norway
An “ad memoriam” award was also assigned, dedicated to deceased designer who made particularly important contributions to architecture in stone, to:
- ALEJANDRO DE LA SOTA (1913-1996)
Civil Governement Delegation, Tarragona, Spain, 1959
The Jury also decided, in occasion of the 10th Edition of the International Award Architecture in Stone, to award the “Vernacular Architecture” prize to:
- ESPIGUEIROS and HORREOS
Stone granaries of the Iberian peninsula, Portugal, Spain
As in preceding editions the form of the award consists of publication of a prestigious volume containing full documentation of the award-winning works, completed by critical and historical essays by eminent personalities in the architectural world.
The International Award Architecture in Stone will be, during the 44th MARMOMACC Fair, at the center of the program of cultural events for “Marble Architecture Design” and will be articulated in two events:
September, 30th- October, 3rd 2009: Exhibition of award-winning works organized at the Verona Fairgrounds (Pav. 7bis) together with other exhibits of architecture and design. The exhibition is composed of drawings, photographs, models, videos and the stone materials employed in the works.
Saturday, October, 3rd2009: official awards ceremony taking place on the Castelvecchio Museum in the presence of Dignitaries, the authors of the award-winning works, their clients, the Jury and a qualified public of architects, authorities from the world of culture and businessmen from the world of marble.