International competition: Mount Lu Estate of World Architecture MOLEWA - Results

The Jury for the International Competition for MOLEWA - Mount Lu Estate of World Architecture - promoted by Hua Yan Cultural Investment Co., Ltd of Beijing, Chinametin Ruichang, Jiangxi Province, People Republic of China on june 6 and 7. Competitors were invited to design prestigious building complexes - commercial and cultural on the one hand, residential on the other - in the MOLEWA new town on the foothills of Mount Lu.

The jury was chaired by Mauricio Rivero Borrel, past UIA Vice-president and the International Union of architects was represented in the jury by Ms. Marianne Burkhalter (Switzerland) and Mr. Chun Gyu SHIN (Korea) UIA representative for the commercial and cultural category and by Ms. Jennifer LEE (USA) for the residential category.

“The Jury by unanimous vote considered that the presented works include important proposals and interesting options for architectural solutions but could not identity one to be considered for the first prize. Due to this statement, the Jury selected four proposals for the Second Prize, six more proposals to receive the Third Prize. And the Jury also agreed on seven works to receive Honourable Mention.”

• Nicolas Papier (France)
• Jose Munoz Villers (Mexico)

• Ingrid Moye (Mexico)
• Mara Gabriela Partida Munoz (Spain)

• Kristina Sahlestrom (Sweden)
• Joana Moreira (Portugal)
• Stephen Chan Kin Kwok (China)

• Vincent Callebaut (France)
• Ka Sing Yeung (China)
• Jesus Ulargui Agurruza (Spain)

• Gojko Radic (Serbia)
• Georges Hung (France)
• Gabriel Pablo Martinez (Argentina)

• Stephane Hof (Belgium),
• Guilherme Gabriel Alves (Brazil)
• Jose Manuel Duarte Soalheiro (Portugal)
• Tony Leung (Australia)

• Mauricio Rivero Borrell, former UIA Vice-President, Mexico
• Cui Kai, China Architecture Design and Research Group, China
• Peter Head, Founder of the Ecological Sequestration Trust, United Kingdom
• Bowen Leung, Special advisor, Sands (China), Macao
• Ms. Marianne Burkhalter, Sumi Archteketen, Switzerland, representing the UIA
• Chun Gyu Shin, CGS Architects & Assoc., Korea, alternate jury member, representing the UIA

• Ken Yeang, Ken Yeang Design International, Malaysia/United Kingdom
• Ashvinkumar s/o Kantilal, Ong & Ong, former president of the Singapore Institute of Architects, Singapore
• Silas Chiow, Director of SOM, USA
• Sean Hinton, founder and director of Terbish Group, Australia
• Mrs. Odile Decq, ODBC Architects, France, representing UIA
• Mme. Jennifer Lee, ORBA Architects, USA, alternate jury member, representing the UIA