Students of the Faculty of Architecture of the Silesian University of Technology took first and second place in the international architectural competition #ValenciaCall. The aim of the competition was to design social housing in Valencia, Spain.
Contest participants had to take into account the role of the historic city center and the presence of historic buildings, needs of the local community, local culture and tradition, trends in social housing and the purpose of the building.
From among over 100 works sent from all over the world, the jury awarded the Casa Española – a work by Paweł Pacak and Katarzyna Ponińska from the Faculty of Architecture of the Silesian University of Technology. The Casa Española is a project based on the atmosphere of the Spanish city and lifestyle of the residents.
The work El Espacio of Marta Błaszczyk, Anna Czapla, Filip Gawin, Kacper Kania and Marlena Michalska was awarded the second place. The project is based on three important pillars: diversity, privacy and openness.
