The Young Talent Architecture Award 2020 is the award for the best final enabling master projects, where 12 finalists will compete to win the YTAA 2020 and another 9 finalists will compete to win the Asian Edition of the YTAA 2020.
The YTAA 2020 exhibition will open on May 22, 2021, at the European Cultural Center - Palazzo Mora in Venice, as a Collateral Event of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, and the YTAA 2020 Awards ceremony will take place in June 2021 in Venice with the debate entitled 'Learn together' in the framework of the Biennale Architettura 2021 “How will we live together?” curated by Hashim Sarkis.
The members of the YTAA 2020 jury and of the Asia Edition of YTAA 2020 highlighted the outstanding quality of all the nominees and met several times online before taking a decision regarding the finalists. 155 schools of architecture, landscape and urban design from 124 cities participated in YTAA 2020 with 382 projects submitted by 478 young architects.
The 12 finalists for YTAA 2020 are:
The YTAA 2020 exhibition will open on May 22, 2021, at the European Cultural Center - Palazzo Mora in Venice, as a Collateral Event of the 17th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, and the YTAA 2020 Awards ceremony will take place in June 2021 in Venice with the debate entitled 'Learn together' in the framework of the Biennale Architettura 2021 “How will we live together?” curated by Hashim Sarkis.
The members of the YTAA 2020 jury and of the Asia Edition of YTAA 2020 highlighted the outstanding quality of all the nominees and met several times online before taking a decision regarding the finalists. 155 schools of architecture, landscape and urban design from 124 cities participated in YTAA 2020 with 382 projects submitted by 478 young architects.
The 12 finalists for YTAA 2020 are:
- Between the Things by Michael Strixner.
Vienna University of Technology, Architecture and Planning. Vienna
- Off the Grid by Willem Hubrechts.
University of Leuven, Faculty of Engineering Science. Leuven.
- Temporary use as a new right to the city by Gaspar Lambé, Vianney Soulard.
Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Faculty of Architecture, Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning. Louvain-la-Neuve
- Conditions and Contradictions on the Furka Pass by Edvardas Bukota.
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Department of Architecture. Zurich.
- Three places to inhabit the mountain range in the Maule region by Maria Jesús Molina, Pía Montero, Antonia Ossa.
University of Talca, School of Architecture. Talca.
- Golden Canal by Kateřina Průchová.
Czech Technical University, Faculty of Architecture. Prague
- Oasi by Álvaro Alcázar Del Águila, Roser Garcia, Eduard Llargués, Sergio Sangalli.
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Barcelona Tech, Vallès School of Architecture. Sant Cugat del Vallès.
- Vulnerable Architecture as Ephemeral Fossil by Luca Petrányi.
Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Institute of Architecture. Budapest.
- Commonplace by Natalia Podejko.
University of Liechtenstein, Institute of Architecture and Planning. Vaduz.
- Forensics of Grenfell by Sonja Draskovic, Seva Yurchenko.
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape. Edinburgh.
- Polyvalent Models by Oliver Carter.
London Metropolitan University, The Sir John Cass School of Art Architecture & Design. London.
- Stage for the City by Monika Marinova.
London Metropolitan University, the Sir John Cass School of Art Architecture & Design. London.
Vienna University of Technology, Architecture and Planning. Vienna
- Off the Grid by Willem Hubrechts.
University of Leuven, Faculty of Engineering Science. Leuven.
- Temporary use as a new right to the city by Gaspar Lambé, Vianney Soulard.
Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Faculty of Architecture, Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning. Louvain-la-Neuve
- Conditions and Contradictions on the Furka Pass by Edvardas Bukota.
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Department of Architecture. Zurich.
- Three places to inhabit the mountain range in the Maule region by Maria Jesús Molina, Pía Montero, Antonia Ossa.
University of Talca, School of Architecture. Talca.
- Golden Canal by Kateřina Průchová.
Czech Technical University, Faculty of Architecture. Prague
- Oasi by Álvaro Alcázar Del Águila, Roser Garcia, Eduard Llargués, Sergio Sangalli.
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Barcelona Tech, Vallès School of Architecture. Sant Cugat del Vallès.
- Vulnerable Architecture as Ephemeral Fossil by Luca Petrányi.
Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Institute of Architecture. Budapest.
- Commonplace by Natalia Podejko.
University of Liechtenstein, Institute of Architecture and Planning. Vaduz.
- Forensics of Grenfell by Sonja Draskovic, Seva Yurchenko.
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape. Edinburgh.
- Polyvalent Models by Oliver Carter.
London Metropolitan University, The Sir John Cass School of Art Architecture & Design. London.
- Stage for the City by Monika Marinova.
London Metropolitan University, the Sir John Cass School of Art Architecture & Design. London.
- The Wall by Peiquan Ma, Yuan Liu, Jing Cheng, Yuxuan Liang, Zi’ang Li.
Tianjin University, School of Architecture. Tianjin
- Plan for Kulangsu by Zhixuan Wang, Shaoji Wu.
Tianjin University, School of Architecture. Tianjin
- SUPER CAMPUS by Xiruo Luo, Yujin Xue, Zishuo Zhang, Xinning Hua, Qinglin Jin, Xiaoran Ma, Zhengling Jiang, Shuai Tong, Ziyu Liu, Liqun Hu, Xuezhou Yang, Yuting Jiang, Jingyi Huang.
Tongji University, College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Shanghai
- Mending the gap: Landscape conservation for the island of Aliabet by Shreeni Benjamin.
CEPT University, Faculty of Architecture. Ahmedabad
- Beach conservation project in Tsujido by Ryusuke Baba.
Chiba University, Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering. Chiba
- The Wood Laboratory by Tazuru Harada.
University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences. Tsukuba
- New Style of the Artificial Earth by Wataru Maruyama.
Tokyo University of Science, Faculty of Engineering. Tokyo
- Field of Rooms by Daye Kim.
Seoul National University, College of Engineering. Seoul
- Yulgok street by JiSoo Kim.
Hanyang University, School of Architecture. Seoul
Tianjin University, School of Architecture. Tianjin
- Plan for Kulangsu by Zhixuan Wang, Shaoji Wu.
Tianjin University, School of Architecture. Tianjin
- SUPER CAMPUS by Xiruo Luo, Yujin Xue, Zishuo Zhang, Xinning Hua, Qinglin Jin, Xiaoran Ma, Zhengling Jiang, Shuai Tong, Ziyu Liu, Liqun Hu, Xuezhou Yang, Yuting Jiang, Jingyi Huang.
Tongji University, College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Shanghai
- Mending the gap: Landscape conservation for the island of Aliabet by Shreeni Benjamin.
CEPT University, Faculty of Architecture. Ahmedabad
- Beach conservation project in Tsujido by Ryusuke Baba.
Chiba University, Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering. Chiba
- The Wood Laboratory by Tazuru Harada.
University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences. Tsukuba
- New Style of the Artificial Earth by Wataru Maruyama.
Tokyo University of Science, Faculty of Engineering. Tokyo
- Field of Rooms by Daye Kim.
Seoul National University, College of Engineering. Seoul
- Yulgok street by JiSoo Kim.
Hanyang University, School of Architecture. Seoul
The Asia Edition of YTAA 2020 was the first independent experience of YTAA with architecture education in China, India, Japan and South Korea, the four strategic partners of the European Union in Asia.
After a research project carried out with the support of the Cultural Relations Platform of the European Union and by four experts in each of these countries, several schools of architecture, landscape and urban design were contacted to encourage their participation in YTAA 2020. As a result, 139 graduation projects were submitted by 190 students of 61 Schools from 39 cities.
Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, will announce the 4 winners of the YTAA and the 3 winners of the Asian Edition of YTAA 2020 on October 5, 2020, at the start of the event that will take place online in 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (CET).
