Swiss Architectural Award 2020
Bruther wins Swiss Architectural Award 2020
Paris-based
studio Bruther, founded by Stéphanie Bru and Alexandre Theriot, has won the
seventh edition of the Swiss Architectural Award.
“The three
works presented by Bruther deal, with great coherence and quality, with the
theme of the periphery (and specifically, the periphery of French cities),
recognised as the nerve centre where the contradictions of our society manifest
themselves with disruptive force,” the jury said in a statementExternal link on
Thursday.
The jury, chaired by Swiss architect Mario Botta, unanimously conferred the award for the three projects: Cultural and Sports Centre Saint-Blaise, Paris (2010-2014), the New Generation Research Centre, Caen (2013-2015) and the Residence for researchers “Maison Julie-Victoire Daubié”, Paris (2014-2018).
It said it recognised Bruther’s work as fully in line with the objectives of the Swiss Architectural Award, which aims to promote architecture that is “sensitive to contemporary ethical, aesthetic and ecological issues and can facilitate public debate”.
'Social catalyst'
Referring
specifically to the glass and concrete Cultural and Sports Centre for the
Saint-Blaise neighbourhood in Paris, jury member Dieter Dietz said it embodies
“the possibility of architecture to play a positive role as a social catalyst
in the rehabilitation of urban critical zones”.
Source:swissinfo