Prix Fondation Jacques Rougerie - Académie des beaux-arts 2024
The winners of the Grands Prix Internationaux Fondation Jacques Rougerie - Académie des Beaux-Arts 2024 were announced in December 2024 at the Palais de l'Institut de France in Paris in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, Honorary President of the Foundation. This annual international competition awards prizes to architects, designers, engineers, artists and urban planners from around the world whose architectural projects are focused on the climate, rising water levels, the sea and space, with a view to building new resilient systems and desirable living environments. The Foundation, whose partners include UNESCO, will showcase these innovations at the UNOC (United Nations Ocean Conference) being held in Nice in June 2025.
ARCHITECTURE
RELATED TO THE CLIMATE AND SEA LEVEL RISE AWARD
Ex Aequo, Alejandro
Vargas Marulanda / David Mesa Arbelaez (Colombie), Parc
épuratoire de Mallorquín, a
water management project for Caribbean coastal cities that combines natural products
and technologies
Ex Aequo, Ydriss-junior Ewoukem Nde/ Doulan’ni Tizi Toumbarou (Cameroun), Souffle, An innovative urban planning model that combines poverty alleviation with environmental reparation to combat the impact of climate change.
ARCHITECTURE
AND INNOVATION FOR THE SEA AWARD
Constance
Fromentin, Juliette Amisse,Marine Bouyssonie, Maé Litou,
Etienne Tijou, Marine Tacquet (France), Sedna: A
project harnessing wave energy to support the energy transition of Arctic
communities.
ARCHITECTURE
AND INNOVATION FOR SPACE AWARD
Ex Aequo, Sharipov
Dilshod (Tajikistan), Mission Avatar: A
mission to explore the icy moons of Jupiter using robotic avatars in a combination
of technological progress and human exploration.
Ex Aequo, Louisette,
Fanjasoa Rasoloniaina / Olivier Walter (France), "Mama Quilla": a
biomimetic habitat inspired by mammalian skin drawing on technologies used for lunar
space missions.
SPECIAL
ARCHITECTURE AND INNOVATION LAB PRIZE
Patrizio
Maria Puppo (Italie), L.I.S.A. – Recycling
of an offshore platform into a research centre for studying and analysing ecosystems.