Arte e Cultura
Young Architects Worldwide Create Solutions for Urbanisation in the "City Above the City" Competition
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Architects from 40 countries created their Plan B for urbanisation using wood (Kerto® LVL - laminated veneer lumber) as the main material. The task was to design a wooden extension to an existing urban building. The entries were designed for 69 cities worldwide, including Sidney, Shanghai , New York , Berlin , Paris and London . The competition was organised by Metsä Wood.
"Construction must become sustainable and cities must stay liveable. I am happy that so many architects share this view, especially the younger generation," says from MGA architects and DBR Design Build Research, who chairs the jury. "The entries were innovative and added value to both the building and the community."
"The designs were realistic and demonstrated a good understanding of LVL as a building material," says Professor , who holds the Chair of Timber Construction and Structural Engineering at the Technical University of Munich . "Because of its lightness and fast construction time, Kerto LVL is an ideal material for this challenge."
"Building wooden extensions in existing communities can be a significant solution for urbanisation. Instead of demolishing communities, we could enhance them," says , an architect and senior lecturer at London South Bank University. "This competition should be seen as a catalyst for future debate on sustainable and progressive cities worldwide."
"Urbanisation has increased interest in building with wood. The potential for timber extensions is large - over 100 million square metres in Germany alone," says , SVP of Business Development at Metsä Wood.
Winners received awards in two categories: small-scale intervention and large-scale intervention. The total value of the prizes is EUR 35,000.
First prize winners in the small-scale intervention category were ( USA ) for his design for New York and ( Spain ) for their design for Shanghai . The runners-up were ( Turkey ) with a design for Istanbul and ( Germany ) with a design for Berlin .
First prize winners in the large-scale intervention category were ( Germany ) and (Korea) for their design for Tampere, Finland . The runners-up were ( Australia ) with a design for Perth , ( Finland ) with a design for Helsinki , ( Italy ) with a design for New York and ( Hong Kong ) with a design for Hong Kong .
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Henni Rousu , Marketing Manager, Metsä Wood, mobile: +358(0) 405548388, henni.rousu@metsagroup.com
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