AC-CA, the hosts of the international ideas competition, have announced the names of the designers whose concepts have won the title of the ‘Best Design’ for the (London) Information Pavilion for the Olympics 2012. All the contenders were either architects or students of architecture. They were invited to produce a design of a pavilion inside the most popular Trafalgar Square. The pavilion would be a temporary structure that would not only provide information to the visitors but would be a sustainable and eco friendly structure as well.
The entry that won the first position was produced by three architects from Portugal – Jose Carlos Cruz, Miguel Santos and Antonio Cruz – who designed a pavilion that looked like the Olympic rings and was made out of recycled steel – by emphasizing the fact that steel is the world’s most recycled product. In order to make the pavilion sustainable, the architects made use of solar panels on the rooftop for harnessing energy from the sun for powering the pavilion.
The second winning entry went to a architecture team OH!SOM from France whose design was a pavilion that was filled with floating balloons. However, these extraordinary balloons are multipurpose in nature as they not only generate solar power for night light but also provide a broadcast of the Olympics; clean the air from CO2 emissions and also provides shade to the visitors. This design has made use of recycled materials and also highlights how we can recycle the waste that is generated during the course of the event.
The third winning entry was from a team from Dowling Duncan, USA, wherein they designed a pavilion that resembles a track that looks like origami. This pavilion is made entirely from old running shoes that have been physically altered to create the track – hence, providing a place where visitors can interact and play around as well. The pavilion makes the best use of natural ventilation by using fountains to cool the air. The structure of the open pavilion is such that it also optimizes the use of daylight – making it very sustainable and eco friendly.
All the three designs do complete justice to the spirit of the London Olympics by infusing their concepts with sustainability and environmental responsibility.
Via: Bustler
