Shortlist of the Ugo Rivolta European Social Housing Award 2013

A2M-Social-Housing – Nunzio Gabriele Sciveres – selected project

On the 4th of July the jury of the Ugo Rivolta European Social Housing Award 2013 gathered together to select the shortlist of projects invited to the second phase.  Chaired by the winner of the last edition Sascha Zander /Zanderroth Architekten, the Jury was composed by  Stefano Guidarini, Giordana Ferri, Alessandro Maggioni, Bart Lootsma and by the substitute members Orsina Simona Pierini and Camillo Magni.

Low cost Housing in Settimo Milanese – Nicola Braghieri – not selected

The session of the jury was introduced by a short conference introducing the 4th edition and awarding the last winner Sascha Zander/Zanderoth Architecket/Berlin. During the conference the President of Milan Architects’ Chamber Daniela Volpi, Council member Paolo Mazzoleni, Journalist Paola Pierotti and Jury member Giordana Ferri reflected on the main topics addressed by social housing providers and designers today and on the role of the Ugo Rivolta award.  You can read (in italian) the full report of the conference by Francesco Agostini here.

Out of 44 submissions 20 were selected and asked to prepare a presentation board for the second session of the jury that will take place in autumn. Here is the list of the selected projects with links to the online project submission.

1 – SPAIN- ZON-E – SOCIAL HOUSING FOR MINE-WORKERS, DEGAÑA
3 – ITALY-  STUDIO STUDIO ARCHITETTI URBANISTI – LOW-COST HOUSING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, PRATO
6 – AUSTRIA- NMPB-ARCHITEKTEN ZT GMBH – HOUSING COMPLEX WILHELM KASERNE, WIEN
7  – SPAIN- ALBEROLA MARTORELL ARQUITECTOS – 222 SOCIAL HOUSING, MADRID
8 – ITALY-  STUDIO NOMOS – VERSO CASA, BERGAMO
12 – SPAIN-  BARCELÒ BALANZÓ ARQUITECTES – BUILDING OF 48 PUBLIC APARTMENTS AND PARKING IN TORRELLES
14 – FRANCE -FRES ARCHITECTES – 23 DWELLINGS IN BÉTHUNE
15 – ITALY- CDM ARCHITETTI ASSOCIATI – RESIDENTIAL BLOCK (CASACLIMA) IN “CASANOVA” EA2, BOLZANO
17 – ITALY-  C+S ARCHITECTS – ULH. URBAN LAKE HOUSING, PORDENONE
19 – NEDERLANDS- ATELIER KEMPE THILL – HIPHOUSE IN ZWOLLE
21 – NEDERLANDS- ANA ARCHITECTS – Masira, Amsterdam
23 – SPAIN-  RIPOLLTIZON – Social housing in Sa Pobla, Mallorca
26 – ITALY-  NUNZIO GABRIELE SCIVERES con MG GRASSO CANNIZZO – A2M Social housing, Marina di Ragusa
30 – SPAIN-  FLEXOARQUITECTURA – 58 social housing Les Corts, Barcelona
35 – SPAIN-  TAC, TALLER DE ARQUITECTOS COLABORADORES – 36 Industrialized social housing, Torelló
36 – ITALY-  G.CASTIGLIONI, R.BAGGIO, G.FRIGO – Casa per lavoratori immigrati “Come Ca’ tua”, San Martino Buon Albergo
39 – ITALY- ABDA ARCHITETTI BOTTICINI DE APPOLONIA ASSOCIATI – Edificio residenziale R3, Assago
42 – IRLAND-  FKL ARCHITECTS – Social housing, Ballymun
43 – SPAIN- MGM MORALES DE GILES ARQUITECTOS – 140 social housing in Monte Hacho
44 – SPAIN-  AYBAR MATEOS ARQUITECTOS – Social Housing, Alcala De Henares

Alojamientos para jóvenes y mayores y Centro de Día, La Coruña (E) – Abalo Alonso – not selected

It is worth noting that, besides the architectural quality, selection has taken into account construction costs and assignment criteria, to ensure that a real social purpose is fulfilled by the projects. In a time were the definition of social housing is unclear and necessarily diverse from country to country, the Ugo Rivolta European Award aims at recognising the efforts of public administrations, foundations, cooperatives or even private subjects that together with architects are engaged in filling the gap between residential market and social services with affordable and high quality housing.