In the jury’s words, the film by Luis Úrculo, “shows how a simple yet powerful concept, the unveiling of a recently renovated building, can be achieved in a way that is at once literal and uniquely elegant and poetic”.
The international jury was made up of George Arbid (Arab Center of Architecture), José Juan Barba (METALOCUS), Ila Beka & Louise Lemoine (artists and filmmakers), Ciro Najle (Torcuato di Tella University), Nader Tehrani (Cooper Union), Erwin Viray (Singapore University of Technology and Design), Helen van Vemde (Sotto Voce Foundation) and Isabel Concheiro (TRANSFER).
The international jury was made up of George Arbid (Arab Center of Architecture), José Juan Barba (METALOCUS), Ila Beka & Louise Lemoine (artists and filmmakers), Ciro Najle (Torcuato di Tella University), Nader Tehrani (Cooper Union), Erwin Viray (Singapore University of Technology and Design), Helen van Vemde (Sotto Voce Foundation) and Isabel Concheiro (TRANSFER).
The Brazilian Embassy in Santiago (Chile) located on the main avenue of the city, witness of many riots and strikes, has been hidden with a blanket of omission through the years . The architects Ipiña Nieto project was focused on recovering the undoubted importance of Palacio Errázuriz, not only within the premises of the Embassy, but in the city of Santiago. As an opening act, the film presents the choreography of a thin layer of fabric that covers the quiet building, and starts to move, exposing the new and still spaces of the Embassy, with a simple action. The building embraces the spectator to discover the new life of the space.
Brazil Embassy / Ipiña + Nieto Arch, Chile, 2019, by Luís Úrculo, Spain
The jury awarded six honorable mentions to the following videos.-
Il muro cattivo (The Common Wall), Bram Lattré, Belgium, 2015.
251 First Street by ODA Architects, ImagenSubliminal, USA. Spain, 2017.
The Killing of Rouzan Al-Najjar, Forensic Architecture, KU, 2018.
Made in Ilima, Thatcher Bean, Congo, USA, 2017.
Plaza Rakyat, Ong Sau Kai, Malaysia, 2018.
Traces, Javiera Godoy, UK, 2019.
251 First Street by ODA Architects, ImagenSubliminal, USA. Spain, 2017.
The Killing of Rouzan Al-Najjar, Forensic Architecture, KU, 2018.
Made in Ilima, Thatcher Bean, Congo, USA, 2017.
Plaza Rakyat, Ong Sau Kai, Malaysia, 2018.
Traces, Javiera Godoy, UK, 2019.
The main criteria taken into account by the jury were the contribution made by the videos to the exploration of innovative ways of analysing and experiencing architecture, city and landscape; the relevance of the chosen theme and its social impact; and the quality of production. The growing importance of video as an instrument for the analysis of architecture and the natural and built environment alike can be seen in the variety and quality of the winning videos, and in the lively international interest generated by this new award.
TRANSFER Architecture Video Award is an independent award created to recognise the most creative and innovative short films in the field of architecture, city and landscape worldwide.
TRANSFER Architecture Video Award is an independent award created to recognise the most creative and innovative short films in the field of architecture, city and landscape worldwide.
A selection of the TRANSFER Architecture Video Award 2019 entries will go on show in an exhibition in the framework of Écrans Urbains 2020 at the Musée Cantonal de Beaux-Arts in Lausanne, from 2 to 6 April 2020.
