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 Snooks of 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

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

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

SUSTAINABLE NYC CATEGORY

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

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