Life in the Swamp by Ekaterina (SVOI) Ustiuzhanina, Nikita Demidov & Temirbulat Abezivanov

Winner of Visualisation Award 2022

‘Dream of living far away from the urban environment.’

Judges’ comments

The judges praised SVOI’s standout imagery, highlighting its exemplar visualisation qualities in capturing nature, architecture and tranquillity through captivating representation.

“SVOI’s visualisation is a very well curated and extremely well executed visual representation. Not only is the imagery clearly well-balanced, it contains many well-thought subtleties, capturing the form and its context through light, composition and captivating colour decisions.” The judges commended the visualisation’s remarkable qualities showcased making for a very powerful mechanism of representation which was of standout quality within this year’s visualisation award category.

Shelter by Serofim Shilnikov

Highly Commended for Visualisation Award 2022

‘The concept of the building is based on mixing two major typologes of urban mass of Vancouver: glass towers and detached-houses. Slooping roofs create large private terraces for outdour activities at different levels. Courtyard, which is located on the second layer of pattern offers a shared gardens, play and sportground outside and public livingrooms and libraries inside. At street level the building offers various of spaces for private leisere and commercial use to support the redevelopment of points of attraction at the suburbian districts.’

Victorian Camp Rail by Jingyi Liu

Commended for Visualisation Award 2022

University of Melbourne

‘In the contemporary urban fabric, infrastructures are usually preferred to be concealed within. Architectural space as such is considered the anchor of infrastructure to be orientated. In contrast, within rural or outback areas, infrastructure is considered as the dominant structure due to the low dwelling density. In such case, Infrastructure is the anchor of architectural space or canopy to be developed.

The project proposes an novelty energy generating and transporting infrastructure in an Australian outback context. The inhabitable 'shelf' allows both designed modules and locally found discards to be densely inserted in a ad-hoc manner, allowing the outback context to be celebrated with low waste-impact.’

The City Doesn't Sleep by Ekaterina (SVOI) Ustiuzhanina, Nikita Demidov and Temirbulat Abezivanov

Special Mention for Visualisation Award 2022

‘Chaotic and narrow streets of Tokyo. Neon obsession of the 20th century. Overexposed colors of advertisement banners. Wire ropes and electronic panels.

Things that inspire us and create an alternative landscape of modern cities.’

Bassa Dilaut by Nicholas Yuung Liew, Zheng Wei Tai and Sean Loh

Special Mention for Visualisation Award 2022

‘“Bassa Laut” meaning “reading at sea” in Bajau Language, aims to provide the opportunity for the Bajau people by the shoreline and at sea to elevate their knowledge and skills, the idea of a floating library is proposed to provide a platform for their learning as well as inheritance and advancements of their heritage and life skills.’

Future Buildings by Parth Chauhan

Special Mention for Visualisation Award 2022

University of Sheffield School of Architecture

‘Future Buildings a group of small charity and cultural organizations/projects with a shared commitment to positive social change. United by both purpose and precarity, 17 independent organizations come together to make a Future Buildings. Each organization is currently using space in the city that, although affordable, is also defined by short-term commitments, quality or location. By working together, the group hopes to establish a more resilient and mutually-supportive means of existence - and explore together a way to enable the organizations. The image was created as an projected speculation of "What if?" the Future Buildings get the required funding and recognition. The poster used in background is by Sam Marshall'.’

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