2024

Authors: Marie-Hélène Contal, Jana Revedin
Edited by: Architangle
Published in 2024

Architecture Is Education highlights the impact of education in the field of architecture, illustrated by the groundbreaking work of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2024 winners: Andrés Jaque, Klaus K. Loenhart, Ciro Pirondi, Iyas Shahin and Wesam Al Asali (IWLAB), and Marina Tabassum. Focusing on four key areas—experimentation, dissemination, consultancy, and training—this publication demonstrates how architectural education is a vital force in addressing global sustainability challenges.

Featuring interviews with the laureates and introducing exemplary projects, this volume offers a detailed exploration of compelling and innovative methods for integrating educational concepts into architectural work. It emphasizes the powerful ability of architecture to transform when a strong desire to share knowledge is followed.

The book reveals how these architects engage with education. They blend traditional skills with innovation and modern technology, encourage community-engaged designs through active involvement, broadly disseminate knowledge, and offer customized consultancy to adapt to various global needs.

By emphasizing interdisciplinary teamwork and environmental awareness, Architecture Is Education shows how education extends beyond conventional classroom settings to become a significant driver of architectural innovation—presenting a wealth of ideas and solutions for a sustainable future.

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ARCHITECTURE IS EXPERIMENTATION

Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin

Edited by: Architangle
Published in 2024

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Architecture Is Experimentation shines a spotlight on the intersection of architectural innovation and sustainable solutions through the lens of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2023 laureates.

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2022

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 10

Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin

Edited by: Gallimard Editions Alternatives, Paris 
Published in 2023

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and scholar Jana Revedin, each year rewards five architects who share the sustainability ethics and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

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2021

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 9

Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin

Edited by: Gallimard Editions Alternatives, Paris 
Published in 2022

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and professor Jana Revedin with the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, rewards every year five architects who share the ethics of sustainable development and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

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2020

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 8

Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin

Edited by: Gallimard Editions Alternatives, Paris 
Published in 2019

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and professor Jana Revedin with the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, rewards every year five architects who share the ethics of sustainable development and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

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2018

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 7

Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin

Edited by: Gallimard Editions Alternatives, Paris
Published in 2019

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and professor Jana Revedin with the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, rewards every year five architects who share the ethics of sustainable development and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

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2017

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 6

Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin

Edited by: Gallimard Editions Alternatives, Paris 
Published in 2018

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and scholar Jana Revedin, each year rewards five architects who share the sustainability ethics and propose new experiences in both urban and rural areas. The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture Community has become a global collective of exchange as well as scientific and professional experimentation.
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2016

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 5

Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin

Edited by: Gallimard Editions Alternatives, Paris
Published in 2017

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and professor Jana Revedin with the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, rewards every year five architects who share the ethics of sustainable development and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

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2015

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 4

Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin

Edited by: Gallimard Editions Alternatives, Paris
Published in 2016

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and professor Jana Revedin with the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, rewards every year five architects who share the ethics of sustainable development and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

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2013

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 3

Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin

Edited by: Gallimard Editions Alternatives, Paris
Published in 2014

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and professor Jana Revedin with the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, rewards every year five architects who share the ethics of sustainable development and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

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2009-2010

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN 2

Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin

Edited by Actes Sud, Arles
Published in 2011

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and professor Jana Revedin with the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, rewards every year five architects who share the ethics of sustainable development and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

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2007-2008

SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

Authors:
Marie-Hélène Contal
& Jana Revedin
Published in 2009

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and professor Jana Revedin with the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine, rewards every year five architects who share the ethics of sustainable development and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

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Architecture Is Experimentation shines a spotlight on the intersection of architectural innovation and sustainable solutions through the lens of the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture 2023 laureates: Ronald and Erik Rietveld, Benedetta Tagliabue, Simon Teyssou, Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen, and Xu Tiantian. This publication brings to the fore their pioneering efforts in merging community engagement, technological innovation, and deep respect for cultural and urban heritage in order to advance sustainable architectural practices.

Featuring interviews with each winner, the book provides insights into their creative processes and philosophies by introducing projects that exemplify their approach to experimentation. It serves as a guide, detailing the tools, methods, and approaches that define the cutting edge of architectural experimentation.

By documenting the impactful work of these architects from diverse backgrounds and regions around the world, Architecture Is Experimentation offers insights into how architectural practice can lead to significant social, economic, and environmental progress.

Compiled to inspire and inform, this publication is an essential resource for those interested in exploring how experimentation in architecture can contribute to more sustainable, responsive, and contextually aware architectural solutions.

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and scholar Jana Revedin, each year rewards five architects who share the sustainability ethics and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

The prize-winning architects since the creation of the award form a worldwide collective network of exchange and experimentation: the Global Award Community. The theme of the 2022 edition was: « Territory: threat or opportunity?” The winners chosen by the scientific jury answered this crucial question in unison: « The greatest opportunity! » Martin Rauch (Austria), a pioneer in earth construction, declares the territory his primary resource. Dorte Mandrup (Denmark) and Ömer Selkuc Baz and Okan Bal (Turkey) are inspired by the history and stories of the isolated territories in which they work. Anupama Kundoo (India) works with the land but above all with its inhabitants, their know-how and the strength of their dreams. Gilles Clément (France) poetically transforms each landscape, with a minimum of intervention and economic effort.

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and scholar Jana Revedin, each year rewards five architects who share the sustainability ethics and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

The prize-winning architects since the creation of the award form a worldwide collective network of exchange and experimentation: the Global Award Community. In 2021, the Global Award questions the new links that all buildings can and must maintain today with the natural environment that surrounds them, with the subject « Architecture and nature: a new synergy?” The winners of this new edition are the architects Teresa Moller (Chile), Gloria Cabral & Solano Benitez (Paraguay), José Cubilla (Paraguay), Severiano Porto (Brazil) and the sociologist Richard Sennett (Great Britain).

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and scholar Jana Revedin, each year rewards five architects who share the sustainability ethics and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

The architects who have won the award since its inception form a worldwide collective network of exchange and experimentation: the Global Award Community. To celebrate the centenary of the founding of the Bauhaus by Walter Gropius, the Global Award 2019 honors the multidisciplinary and social-reforming purpose of the Bauhaus pedagogy by addressing the proposition: « Architecture is a science, an art and a craft in the service of society. »

The winners of this new edition are: Dr Werner Sobek (Germany), Ersen Gürsel (Turkey); Rozana Montiel (Mexico), Ammar Khammash (Jordan) and Jorge Lobos (Chile).

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and scholar Jana Revedin, each year rewards five architects who share the sustainability ethics and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture Community has become a global collective of exchange and experimentation. The subject addressed by the jury of this twelfth edition of the Global Award was “Architecture as an agent of civic empowerment”. The 2018 Prize winners are: Boonserm Premthada, Bangkok Projects Studio (Thailand), Nina Maritz, Nina Maritz architects, Klein Windhoek (Namibia), Marta Maccaglia, Asociación Semillas (Peru), Lacaton & Vassal and Frédéric Druot (France), Raumlabor (Germany).

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and scholar Jana Revedin, each year rewards five architects who share the sustainability ethics and propose new experiences in both urban and rural areas. The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture Community has become a global collective of exchange as well as scientific and professional experimentation.

The subject addressed by the jury of this eleventh edition of the Global Award was “The invisible resources of architecture”. The 2017 Prize winners are: Takaharu Tezuka & Yui Tezuka (Tezuka Architects, Japan), Sonam Wangchuk (India), Assemble Great Britain), Brian MacKay-Lyons and Talbot Sweetapple (MacKay-Lyons & Sweetapple Architects, Canada), Paulo David (Portugal). Their works gathered here confirm the intensity of the debate among architecture, resources and development.

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and scholar Jana Revedin, each year rewards five architects who share the sustainability ethics and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

The subject addressed by the jury of this tenth edition of the Global Award was “Time is free, haste is costly”. The prizewinners’ works – the architects Gion A. Caminada (Switzerland), Patama Roonrakwit / CASE Studio (Thaïland), Patrice Doat (France), Derek Van Heerden and Steve Kindler/ East Coast Architects (South Africa) and Kengo Kuma (Japan) – gathered here confirm the globalization and the intensity of the debate among architecture, resources and development.

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and scholar Jana Revedin, each year rewards five architects who share the sustainability ethics and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

The works of this edition’s Prize winners – the architects Santiago Cirugeda (Spain), Jan Gehl (Denmark) and Marco Casagrande (Finland), the Rotor Group (Belgium) and Talca’s School of Architecture (Chile) – gathered here confirm the globalization and the intensity of the debate among architecture, resources and development.

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and scholar Jana Revedin, each year rewards five architects who share the sustainability ethics and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

Preceded by a new theoretical approach to urban morphologies and participatory design, “The radicant city: why sustainable living space grows like ivy” by Jana Revedin, and a foreword by Christopher Alexander, this book presents the winners: Shlomo Aronson, Israel – Carmen Arrospide Poblete, Peru – Teddy Cruz, USA – Vatnavinir, Island – Anna Heringer, Germany – Salma Samar Damluji, Lebanon – Anne Feenstra, Afghanistan – Suriya Umpansiriratana, Thailand – Philippe Madec, France – Tyin Tegnestue, Norway.

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and scholar Jana Revedin, each year rewards five architects who share the sustainability ethics and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

The work of the ten Prize winners from 2009 and 2010, gathered here, confirms the globalization and intensity of the debate on the relationship between architecture, resources and development.

The Global Award for Sustainable Architecture, created in 2006 by the architect and scholar Jana Revedin, each year rewards five architects who share the sustainability ethics and propose new experiences in the urban as well as in the rural areas.

This book illustrates the work of the Prize winners from 2007 and 2008. It highlights their commitment to a new ethic for their profession and shows in detail several of their most representative projects. These ten architects have developed an innovative and responsive approach, both in the West and in emerging countries, in developed cities and in the service of disadvantaged populations. Through the diversity of their achievements and their quest for an architecture at the forefront of a sustainable world, they provide answers to the scale and complexity of the global ecological challenge.

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