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03-02-2017
Kaira Looro Architecture Competition Sacred Architecture
"Kaira Looro Competition - Sacred Architecture" is an international architectural competition which has as project theme the architectural celebration of the cult philosophy in a remote place on earth, where the shortage of materials and high-performing technology pushes the architecture to the branch of sustainability and integration with landscape and culture. Kaira Looro, that in Mandingo language means "Architecture for Peace", is not just architecture, but it also represents the link to a culture, a spirituality and research of interiority.
Introspection, spirituality and divinity. These are the elements around which the sacred architecture revolves. The light and the lightness of the materials join sacred and profane, creating an architecture that, through spaces and forms, try to invite the humans to an interior research.
LOCATION | AFRICA, SENEGAL, TANAF
INTERVENTION | NEW CONSTRUCTION
DESTINATION | SACRED ARCHITECTURE
TARGET | ARCHITECTS – DESIGNERS – STUDENTS
REGISTRATION OPENS | 20 JAN 2017 - 2 APR 2017
SUBMISSION DEADLINE | 23 APR 2017
The challenge is to celebrate this cult philosophy by designing a sustainable and culturally-driven architecture, for a place with a lack of materials and with low technology.
To design a place of worship means creating a new landmark, but also giving substance to a culture of a community, being lightweight and graceful to understand its spirituality.
This competition has to show and describe the theme thanks to an impressive design also being integrated and able to become a symbol for all the country. Carefully included into the landscape, it will represent the conjunction between earthly and divine. The project has to respect the parameters listed in the call of papers.
The aim of the competition is to create a holy architecture which should become a symbol for the territory and help communities to overcome difficulties..
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