Jury’s comment:
This is a truly outstanding masterplan for refugees in the Middle East – visionary, ethical, sustainable, and practical. Instead of insecure and degrading tents or shacks, this plan proposes adobe brick structures built by immigrants working together. The plan prioritizes community building by locating a market place at the center, and emphasizing civic structures, a school, a church and a mosque. Immigrants’ houses are designed to accommodate small shops or businesses, as families get settled, thus facilitating a normal urban lifestyle.
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In concurrence with the judgment of its Design Awards Jury
Presents an
HONOR AWARD
For Excellence in
Caring for Our Common Home
to
Refugee Village Masterplan
by
Richard Economakis Architectural Design
Client
The Hellenic Republic