Winners of d3 Natural Systems Competition 2009 Announced

New York-based d3 just announced the winners of the Natural Systems competition for 2009. The program, developed by co-directors Gregory Marinic and Mary-Jo Schlachter,

promotes investigation of natural systems from microscopic to universal
toward determining new architectonic strategies. The competition
invited architects, designers, engineers, and students to collectively
explore the potential for analyzing, documenting, and deploying
nature-based, sustainable influences in urbanism, architecture,
interiors, and designed objects.

The jury, a panel of New York-based architects and designers engaged
in sustainable practices and computational explorations included Gil Akos of Mode, Colin Cathcart of Kiss+Cathcart Architects, Chris Lasch of Aranda/Lasch Architects, Ronnie Parsons of Mode, and Roland Snooksof Kokkugia. d3 advisory board members Sandra McKee and Hiroki
Yoshihara of the international design firm Yoshihara McKee Architects
hosted the event in their New York studio.

The competition awarded seven prizes, with first place captured by
London-based Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui and Lorene Faure for their project:
“Urban Agriculture: Hybridized Farm Bridge as City Garden”. The full
list of awards offered included:

SUSTAINABLE WORLDWIDE CATEGORY

First Place: Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui & Lorene Faure (UK)
Project: Urban Agriculture: Hybridized Farm Bridge as City Garden

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1st
Place, Sustainable Worldwide Category: “Urban Agriculture: Hybridized
Farm Bridge as City Garden” by Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui & Lorene Faure
(UK)

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1st
Place, Sustainable Worldwide Category: “Urban Agriculture: Hybridized
Farm Bridge as City Garden” by Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui & Lorene Faure
(UK)

Second Place: konyk architecture pc (USA)
Project: Urban Aeration

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2nd Place, Sustainable Worldwide Category: “Urban Aeration” by konyk architcture pc (USA)

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2nd Place, Sustainable Worldwide Category: “Urban Aeration” by konyk architcture pc (USA)

Third Place: Chen Nai Chun (Taiwan)
Project: Urban Kidney

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3rd Place, Sustainable Worldwide Category: “Urban Kidney” by Chen Nai Chun (Taiwan)

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3rd Place, Sustainable Worldwide Category: “Urban Kidney” by Chen Nai Chun (Taiwan)

SUSTAINABLE NYC CATEGORY

Design Innovation Award: Liam Young/Tomorrows Thoughts Today (UK)
Project: Make Me a Mountain!

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Design Innovation Award, Sustainable NYC Category: “Make Me a Mountain!” by Liam Young/Tomorrows Thoughts Today (UK)

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Design Innovation Award, Sustainable NYC Category: “Make Me a Mountain!” by Liam Young/Tomorrows Thoughts Today (UK)

SPECIAL MENTIONS

Sustainable Urbanism/Landscape: Infrastructure: Laura Garofalo (USA)
Project: Fog Harvester

Sustainable Small Project/Interior Design: Pilskog & Kanter Architecture (NORWAY) Project: Wind & Light Screens

Sustainable Product: Nicholas Bruscia/SUNY Buffalo (USA)
Project: Allotropic Systems

Images: d3

Related links:
http://www.bustler.net
http://www.d3space.org/competitions

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