THE WINNERS 2025
Under the Royal Patronage of H.S.H. Prince
Albert II of Monaco, Honorary President of the Foundation, the Awards Ceremony for
the International Grand Prizes, Jacques Rougerie Foundation - Académie des
beaux-arts 2025, held last November at the Palais de l'Institut de France,
brought together 60 young architects, engineers, designers, and researchers
from five continents. Partnered by a network of experts, they presented solutions designed to address major climate
and environmental challenges, particularly those related to coastal areas and
rising sea levels, as well as projects connected to the underwater, marine, and
space industries.
Inspired by biomimetics, the projects had to be
based around protecting our ecosystems and their biodiversity. Designed in a
multidisciplinary and multicultural way, they show that inspiration, when
combined with form, function, and environment, can reach unexpected heights. Thanks
to the Foundation's partnerships with UNESCO and the United Nations, the
winning projects will be showcased worldwide at international events involving
policymakers, institutions and a global audience. The panel of judges, chaired
by Dominique Perrault, awarded 3 Grand Prizes, 1 Special Prize, and 2 Special
Mentions.
TIDEFUSION,
PROJCET: KATRIN TOMAS, COSTA RICA
Architecture and Innovation for Coastal
issues & Rising Waters " International Grand Prix
TideFusion features a permeable and regenerative architectural design capable of reconnecting coastal communities to mangroves, transforming arid borderland into a living space that filters water, generates energy, and supports the ecosystem.
ABYSSORA,
PROJCET NAWRASS
KAMOUR / JOSUA HEFTI, MOROCCO – LIBYA / SWITZERLAND- AUSTRIA
“Architecture and Innovation for Sea"
International Grand Prix
Every year, over 700 ships are dismantled
worldwide. The Abyssora project reinvents ship dismantling, restoring old
vessels to life as floating archipelagos where human settlements coexist with
marine ecosystems.
TRINITY, PROJCET: THOMAS HERZIG, DANIIL
ZHILTSOV, AUSTRIA, RUSSIA
The "Architecture and Innovation for
Space" International Grand Prix
TRINITY
reenvisages space travel in an elliptical orbit between Earth and Mars.
It envisions a space station assembled on the asteroid Itokawa.
Assembled on the asteroid Itokawa, the station uses its resources and regolith
as a natural shield against cosmic radiation. Equipped with inflatable modules,
artificial gravity and a system for producing oxygen and food, it heralds a new
era of interplanetary architecture
PINEFLUX,
PROJECT: SAMER EL SAYARI, EGYPT
Special Lab "Architecture and
Innovation" Award
Pineflux is a Martian biomimetic structure
that combines a flexible endoskeleton with a protective exoskeleton inspired by
a pine cone. Using minimal resources, Pineflux envisions an ever-evolving and
infinite habitat, architecture-based biology designed to support life in the
heart of the Martian desert.
KAREA, PROJECT: MAÏWEN, EUNJIN, ELISA, NOEMIE, ELORA, LAUMANE & KEVIN, FRANCE, SOUTH KOREA
Special Mention Lab 2025
The Karéa project offers an innovative
approach to managing sargassum by collecting it directly at sea, before it
reaches the beaches and causes health hazards. This early collection helps
preserve its natural properties, essential for further valorization.
FLOTS TERNES, PROJECT: FRY LIONEL / KOUASSI ALEX / DIABATE VAKABA / ABOLI CYRILLE, IVORY COAST
Special Mention Lab 2025
Flots-Ternes in Grand-Lahou envisages a way of
life in which becomes our ally rather than a threat. Built out of local wood
and topped with colourful roofs, the homes float freely, protected by a shell
that houses nutrient-rich greenhouses. Flots-Ternes embodies a poetic form of resilience,
turning floodwaters into an engine generating renewal and light.
