At winner of the 2021 Prize, Francesco Menegatogoes, in addition to the cash prize of 1,000 euro, one scholarship used for one internship at the studio of Axel Frühauf, Meck Architektenbased in Munich.
Meck Architekten won the International Prize for Sacred Architecture for churches with the building dedicated to the Blessed Rupert Mayer in the town of Poing (Munich, Germany).
In addition to the winner are reported i participants to the European Prize for Sacred Architecture: Lorenzo Del Mastio, Maria Giada Di Baldassarre, Federica Frino.
The winning project of the 9th edition of the European Prize for Sacred Architecture promotes an enrichment action by proposing basis of an ideas competition which involved two classes of the Liceo Artistico 'A. Volta' in Pavia.
La training and the dialogue between academics e high schoolers are the themes of the next AWARD DAY of IX edition of the European Prize for Sacred Architecture 2021.
This ideas competitionentitled Design in dialogue with the sacred is developed in accordance with theIstituto di Istruzione Superiore Volta di Pavia - with Headmistress Paola Bellati and Prof. Silvana Colombi, and sees involved the Brother Sun Foundation - with President arch. Luigi Leoni and the Awards Coordinator arch. Andrea Vaccari, theANCE Pavia - with President ing. arch. Alberto Righini, Director Viviana Montagna, and the Presidents of the Young Building Contractors Group of the Province of Pavia, ing. Alessandro Ottone and geom. Michele Boselli, the Faculty of Engineering, University of Pavia - with Prof. Roberto De Lotto.
L'intent of this competition is the will to uniting two realities different allowing the Volta High School students to collaborate, study and approach a type of art and working method that complements the high school curriculum, projecting them towards the university world. In this regard, it becomes fundamental the meeting with the award-winning architects, creating an important cultural, educational and personal moment for the students.
This exchange will not end with the awards dayThe young winners of the design competition will have the opportunity to getting to know and visiting in Munich the studio Meck Architekten during the internship of the winner of the European Prize for Sacred Architecture, Francesco Menegato.
A exhibition of participating projects to the 9th edition of the European Prize for Sacred Architecture and the competition 'Design in Dialogue with the Sacred' is set up on the ground floor of the Broletto of Pavia and will also remain open Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 October from 16.00 to 19.00.
