The book
VIZZION Europe is an international real-estate company based in Brussels
and in several other European countries. With both competition and curiosity
in mind, VIZZION Europe decided to create a prize for projects that highlighted
the remarkable urban planning of European cities, open to students in the
penultimate or final year of study in schools and faculties.
The organization of this contest was entrusted to the Archives d'Architecture
Moderne, an association founded in 1968 to preserve the private archives
of architects and to promote the culture of architecture through publications
and exhibitions.
The goal of the VIZZION Europe 2008-2009 prize is to sensitize the future
architects to the kind of architecture and urbanism that is respectful both
of the environment and specific local needs.
The VIZZION Europe prize goes to a building plan or a group of buildings
situated in a traditional urban context and incorporating a diverse range
of activities: housing, businesses, offices, artistic and cultural activities
An international jury met in Brussels in January 2009 and designated 10
prizewinners and 24 honourable mentions from among the 118 entries submitted
from 17 European countries.
The authors
President of the jury of the European Competition for Architecture VIZZION
2008-2009, José Franqueira Baganha is graduated from Universidade
Técnica de Lisboa.
Professor in the Faculty of Architecture of the Universidade Catolica Portuguesa,
he creates in 2001 his own society, José Baganha Architects Company,
specialized in architectural and urban design services, including the preservation,
restoration and renovation fields.
He is actively involved with a number of different national and international
institutions, such as the American C.N.U. - Congress for New Urbanism, the
Vision of Europe Association and numerous universities and institutes.
Founder of the prize, ?efik Birkiye is graduated from La Cambre School
of Architecture and from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) in 1981.He
founds, in 1979, VIZZION Architects, previously known as Atelier d'Art
Urbain, a firm of architects and urban planners fully committed to the
improvement of the urban environment, and in 1997, VIZZION Europe, in
order to develop more ambitious projects based on the construction of
mixed-use buildings with a high environmental value, more sustainable
and of higher quality. Internationally admired not only for his 30-year
career as an architect and urban developer, ?efik Birkiye is also respected
for his qualities of leadership and as a man of rare vision.
If you wish to order this book, do not hesitate to contact Stéphanie
Lefèvre at the Archives d'Architecture Moderne: Tel : 0032.2.642.24.67
/ Fax : 0032.2.642.24.63 / Email stephanie.lefevre@skynet.be.
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Soft
cover with flap
Text : French/English
Format : 21 x 23 cm
Pages : 48
+/- 100 colour illustrations
ISBN : 978-2-87143-226-5
EAN : 9782871432265
Price : 12 € |
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