Interarch 2009

World known architects participated in the XII-th Triennial of Architecture in Sofia – INTERARCH 2009

From the 17th ot 20th of May was held the XII-the world Treinnial of Architecture INTERARCH 2009, organized by the International Academy of Architecture, the Ministry of regional development and public works, the Union of architects in Bulgaria, the University of architecture, construction and geodesy under the auspices of the president of the republic of Bulgaria, UNESCO and UIA. For the twelfth time Sofia became world capital of architecture, INTERARCH is already an international professional forum with time-tested fame and prestige. Members of the Committee of honor of Interarch 2009 were the Minister of the Culture – Bulgaria - prof. Stefan Danailov; the Minister of the Regional Development and Public Works - Asen Gagaouzov; the Mayor of Sofia Town - Boiko Borisov; UIA President - Louise Cox; UNESCO Representative, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Bulgaria. The official opening of INTERARCH 2009 was held in aula maxima of the University of Architecture, Construction and Geodesy in Sofia. In his speech acad. prof. dr. arch. Georgi Stroilov - president of IAA underlined the significance of this architectural event and opened the international forum “The architecture of the 21-st century”. With authors conferences some of the most remarkable world architects presented their work – Teodoro Gonzales de Leon, Alvaro Siza, Paul Andeu, Brian Spencer, Jan Hoogstad, Juhani Uolevi Pallasmaa, Richard England, Thomas Herzog, Paolo Cucchi, Dominique Perrault (winner in the contest for Secondary center of Sofia), Daniel Libeskind (that couldn`t attend personally), Justus Dahinden, Vakhtang Davitaia, Ahmet Vefik Alp, Qi Zhou and others.

In the forum took participation also the International Committee of Architectural Critics - the President, Prof Joseph Rykwert, prof. Dennis Sharp and others. Also the Russian participation was very active with the presence of important figures as Andrey Bokov, president of the Union of Architects in Russia, Yurii Platonov, Andrey Chernikhov, Yurii Gnedovski, Vladilen Krasilnikov and more of the masters in the Russian contemporary architecture. During the four days of the triennial were underlined the architectural tendencies of the new millennium, the contemporary phenomena and modern researches. It is obvious that in the beginning of the 21-st century the sustainable projects are important as well as the green architecture and the energy efficiency. In the different sections of Interarch 2009 participated architects and students coming from Russia, USA, France, Italy, China, Canada, Mexico, Portugal, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Georgia, Turkey, Belarus, Indonesia, Greece, Bulgaria and others. In the exhibition – contest of architectural projects and realizations with 400 dashboards participated 152 architectural studios and architects coming from 17 countries – Bulgaria, Italy, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Georgia, Malaysia, Slovenia, Vietnam, China, America, Canada, Mexico, Indonesia, Turkey, Malta and France. There was big interest in the exposition of 115 dashboards with the newest realizations of the masters of the world architecture that are members in the International Academy of Architecture.

Resolved to award:
FOR THE LAUREATES OF THE EXHIBITION-COMPETITION OF ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS AND BUILT WORKS

1. “Grand Prix” of the Minister of Culture Bulgaria, painting, Gold Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Jacques Rougerie architects, France. Underwater archeological museum of Alexandria.

2. First Prize of the International Academy of Architecture - special plate, Gold Interarch Medal and Honorary diploma -NEMESIS Studio (Michele Mole, Karin Bergher, Alessandra Giannone, Alessia Tonetti, Ilaria Vernier, Elana Mangione), Italy. Varyap Atasheir project, Turkey.

3. First Prize of the Union of Architects in Bulgaria - painting, Gold Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Vladimir Mihov, Bulgaria. Residential building in Herakovo, Bulgaria.

4. First Prize of the University of Architecture, Civil engineering and Geodesy, plate of the University, Gold Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - SKYLINE ARCHITEKTEN-VIENNA (Peter Todorov, Konstantin Antonov, Christian Fessler, Christian Petras, Eva Raciborski, Okur Suha), Austria. Conference centre - hotel in Wesenufer, Austria.

5. Special Prize of UIA (International Union of Architects) - Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary diploma - Arte Charpentier architects (France). Station de traitement des eaux de l’ile Arrault, Orleans; Opera de Shanxi, Chine.

6. Special Prize of the Resident Representative of UN and UNDP in Bulgaria, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma -Agence Pierre Tourre (France). Lycee H.Q.E. Jean-Jaures, Saint Clement de Riviere.

7. Special Prize of the Union of Architects in Russia - Golden Medal,Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Jourda architects (France). Hopital prive Jean Mermoz - Lyon

8. Special Prize of the Union of Architects in Russia - Golden Medal ,Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Douglas J. Cardinal (USA). Canadian Museum of Civilization.

9. Special Prize of the American Institute of Architects - book on architecture, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - A.V.Ginzburg, K.B.Markus, E.I.Valeev, N.V.Rudenko D.L.Dzhavadova, E.I.Valeev (Russia). Multy - functional residential complex.

10. Special Prize of the American Institute of Architects - book on architecture, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Li Changjun (China). JIADING HQ.

11. Special Prize of the American Institute of Architects - book on architecture, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma- Architetti Associati (Italy). Teatro San Carlino, Villa Borghese, Italy.

12. Special Prize of the Mayor of the town of Varna (Bulgaria) - plate of the town, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Rosario Pavia, Francesca Confuzzi, Matteo di Venosa, Guendalina Salimei (Italy). Multi-functional building in Taranto, San Cataldo dock.

13. Special Prize of the Permanent Deputy of Hainaut Province (Belgium), Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma- BUDIPRADONO ARCHITECTS: Budi Pradono, Yuri Sri Hartanto, Rizki Maulid Supratman, Vebriyani Valentina, Githa Hartako Ong (Indonesia). Ruman Kindah office, Jakarta, Indonesia

14. Special Prize of the Councilor of the Prime Minister of Dagestanplate, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Bart Prince (USA). Whiting Residence.

15. Special Prize of the Publishing House "Atlas Style "- Glass Sculpture, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Richard England (Malta). The Garden of Apollo, The Gardens, St. Julians, Malta.

16. Special Prize of the Society of Architects in Sofia - sculpture ,Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - LAN Architecture (Italy). EDF Archives centre, Bure, France.

17. Special Prize of the Mayor of Grenoble (France) - book, Silver Interarch - Medal and Honorary Diploma - A. Vorontsov, A. Kuzmin, I.Chertkov, G. Orlov, N. Zorina, T. Balan, (Russia). Multifunctional complex.

18. Special Prize of the Mayor of Mons (Belgium) - book, Silver Interarch - Medal and Honorary Diploma - M. Johnson. Parr Residence. Shelter Island, New York.

19. Special Prize of the Mayor of Brussels (Belgium) - book, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Bdpgroupe 6 architects (France). Paris: “La vache noire”; shopping center and housing.

20. Special Prize of the Mayor of Thessaloniki (Greece) - symbol of the town, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Agustin Hernandez Navaro, Alejandro Aragon (Mexico). Arcus House.

21. Special Prize of the Mayor of Lille (France) - symbol of the town, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Mataibekov Shokhan, Amireev Kaisar (Kazakhstan). “Cloud - house”. 70 - storey multifunctional complex.

22. Special Prize of the Mayor of Vienna (Austria) - symbol of the town, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Petukhov Andrey, Petukhov Anton, Krusheninnikova Tamara, Rubinchik Igor (Russia). Opera and ballet theatre, Nizhny Novgorod

23. Special Prize of the Mayor of Strasbourg (France) - book, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Michele Saee (USA). Museum of Antiquity, Beijing, China.

24. Special Prize of the Mayor of Charleroi (Belgium), Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma -Ruslan Alikov (Russia). BESLAN MEMORIAL.

25. Special Prize of the Union of Architects in Belgium - book, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma, - “BULARCH” Ltd. (Bulgaria). Gyeonggi-do Jeongok prehistory museum

26. Special Prize of the Board of Architects of Rome, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Kendrick Bangs Kellogg (USA). Three Residences.

27. Special Prize of the Artist-in-chief of Moscow Igor Nikolaevich - book on architecture, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Will Bruder and Partners (USA). Nevada Museum of Art.

28. Special Prize of the Union of Architects in Kazakhstan- Golden Medal, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - LABICS: Helene Bouchain, Leonardo Consolazione, Andrea Ottaviani, Giorgio Pasqualini (Italy). Multifunctional Building G.D., Bologna.

29. Special Prize of the “Taliesin Fellows”: alumni of the Frank Lloyd Wright School”, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Atelier Philippe Madec (France). House of environment for ecological park “Izadia”.

30. Special Prize of “OWP+P” for Design, book, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Sergio Bianchi (Italy). De Risi House in Bellegra, Rome.

31. Special Prize from the Chamber of Architects in Bulgaria, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Gianluca Evels, Stefania Papitto (Italy). Folding scraper. New Podium Tower, Vancouver.

32. Special Prize of the Publishing House “Atlas Style “Glass Sculpture, Silver Interarch Medal and Honorary Diploma - Arch. Emil Sardarev, Alexander Sardarev, Damyan Sardarev- Coessentialy

Publication in architecture

The jury consisted of Yury Gnedovskiy (Russia), Paolo Cucchi (Italy/ Malaysia), Georgi Stanishev (Bulgaria) as chairman hold its session for the selection on 16.05.09. The jury has researched 26 participating publications, representing two main categories: periodicals and books (monographs). After the observation of field of the monograph publications the jury has articulated two main important themes, or sectors. The first sector is defined as an academic historical/theoretical discourse in the field of urban planning, history of architectural environment and vernacular architecture. The second one considered, is defined as a dedication to young architects and their introduction into the complexities of the architectural profession. Thus the whole publications list was divided into three fields. After debates upon these three sectors, the jury unanimously has decided to give three equal prices for most original and valuable publications in each one of these fields, as follows:

1. for the best publication in the field of architectural periodical, the prize is given to Project Baykal, Russia, Elena Grigoryeva and Bart Goldhorn.

2. for the most performed publication in the field of architectural monographs in history/theory of architecture and urban planning the price has been awarded to the book Territorial planning, Atanas Kovachev

3. for the most original publication in the sector of monographs approaching young architects theme the jury gives the price to You Can Be Young And An Architect, based on the true story of LAN architecture” by LAN architecture and Hugues Jallon. In the three selections the jury was led by the intentions to price publications done by or dedicated to young generation of architects hoping that this will stimulate their participation in the field of architectural theory, criticism and publication activities.

For the organization of Interarch 2009 big contribution have the sponsors of this international event: Publishing house “Atlas Style”, “Dau Korning”, “Proventus”, “ICD”, “Etem”, “Rollplast”, the French Institute in Sofia, the Spanish cultural institute “Cervantes”, the Chamber of Architects in Bulgaria, “BERNDORF BÄDERBAU”, “Ytong”, SEA Bulgaria, “ADD”, “Izobeton”, “Abitare”, “Arexim garden”, “Tilia”, “Rayners”, “Besa Valley”, “Levent”, “Passash”, “Biofresh.