Budding young architects have been singled out for praise for the quality of design of health and social care settings.
The Architects for Health (AfH) Student Design Award is an annual design competition for students; and 2017 marked it 10th year.
As well as promoting good design, the awards are part of AfH’s commitment to encouraging the next generation to remain passionate about the quality of the built environment from which medical and social care services are delivered.
This year, a total of eight awards were presented as part of the competition.
The winners were:
The London Award
Winner: Pamela Jankowska, Chmura – Cloud (in Polish), BA Year 3, Interior Architecture, University of Westminster
Highly commended: Christina Matay, Healing spaces: Life of Paralysis, BA Year 3, Interior Architecture, University of Westminster
Healing spaces: Life of Paralysis
The Open Award
Winner: Flora Sharpe & Beatrijs Brenninkmeijer, Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability. Lancelor Room and Melrose Hall, DIP/ Project Brief ID5.4, KLC School of Design
Flora Sharpe & Beatrijs Brenninkmeijer, Royal Hospital for Neuro-Disability
Highly commended: Laurens Paulmann, SPA - Saga Per Aquam, Diploma 13, The Architectural Association
Laurens Paulmann, SPA - Saga Per Aquam
Best Concept
Winner: Valentina Rossi, Gaudium Project, MA Interior and Spatial Design, UAL Chelsea College or Arts
Valentina Rossi, Gaudium Project
Best Drawing
Winner: Pamela Jankowska, Chmura – Cloud (in Polish), BA Year 3, Interior Architecture, University of Westminster
Judge’s Special Award
Winner: Fang Ling, Narrative Threads, MA Interior and Spatial Design, UAL Chelsea College of Arts
Fang Ling, Narrative Threads
Susan Francis Special Award for Art and Architecture
Winner: Xiaofei Zhang, Space Between Textile and Architecture, MA Interior and Spatial Design, UAL Chelsea College of Arts
Xiaofei Zhang, Space Between Textile and Architecture
AfH is looking to expand the awards next year. More information click here.