Sorina Brasoveanu, who graduated last year from UIC Barcelona School of Architecture, has been chosen finalist in the seventh edition of the Schindler Spain Architecture Award, which will be announced in Madrid on 25 October. In its decision, the jury highlighted the quality of the final degree project entitled “Drone City” which proposes connecting three pieces of urban fabric in the Zona Franca by superimposing strata to provide a solution to accessibility in this area, both horizontally and vertically.
“Both the access ramps, which are integral to the architectural design, and the connecting plazas provide a solution to the accessibility problems posed by the project”, said the former student.
Before being put forward for the Spain-wide awards, former student Sorina Brasoveanu had already won this same award at a local level in a competition which architecture schools from Barcelona, Valencia, Zaragoza, Valladolid and Madrid took part in. Now after having passed this initial test, the first- and second-place finalists of these awards will go head-to-head in the final stage of the Schindler Spain Architecture Award.
“Being among the five finalists of the Schindler Award is so rewarding after all my hard work and dedication this year. Just seeing that my work and my innovative ideas have been recognised at state level makes me feel so proud of myself and this gives me a lot of strength to move forward”, Brasoveanu said.
Enrique Rovira-Beleta, director of Accessibility at UIC Barcelona School of Architecture, stated that “being chosen finalists for such an important award as the Schindler Award is the result of a year of lecturers working hard supervising students’ final degree projects to ensure they include accessibility.”
As for Sorina Brasoveanu’s project, Rovira-Beleta stated that “the student has designed a project which meets all the prerequisites for unseen accessibility. She has designed a type of architecture considering every individual and encompassing all the senses, something which I always ask of our students.”
On 25 October, the winner of the first prize will be announced. The winner will have the choice to either undertake a work placement in a renowned architecture firm or to receive €12,000 in cash.
