Four new international distinctions to 4th and 5th year Architecture students

Students of the Department of Architecture [ARC], of the University of Nicosia have been awarded to International Architecture Competitions.

5th year architecture student Anastasia Siali has been awarded the First Prize at the “Hustle Hub, youth housing design 2022” international architecture competition with the project “XL CONTEXT HUB”.

Additionally, 4th year architecture student Raphaela Nicolettis was awarded with an Honorable Mention at the same competition, “Hustle Hub, youth housing design 2022”, with the project “IMPULSE; A HUMAN THAT GROWS, IN A BUILDING THAT GROWS TOO”.

5th year architecture student Konstantinos Orfanidis was announced as Runner-up (2nd place) in the “Cast Away, A Desert Retreat” international architecture competition with the project “A Traditional Escape”.

5th year architecture student Stefanos Gregoriou was announced as Runner-up (2nd place) in “The Architecture of Time” international architecture competition with the project “Conveyor Park”.

All award-winning projects were developed under UNIT 4 [Divining the future- “Technology is the answer, but what was the question?”] (run by Markella Menikou and Adonis Cleanthous, with Angela Petrou in Spring 2023 and Marios Stavrinides in Fall 2022). The Unit utilizes a range of international architecture competitions as a key pedagogic tool. The competition briefs provide a springboard for ideas and simultaneously the vehicle via which students test concepts and develop their thinking within the unit agenda.