The Finalists and Winners of the First Villa Competition; Villa Grand Prize
Announcement of the Winners of the First Villa Award
The statement of the first period of the Villa Award in the category of unbuilt villas was read by "Fatemeh Tajik", the director of the secretariat of this award, after a short description of the educational, cultural, and professional activities of the Villa Magazine at the national and international level.
The event continued with the introduction of the judges of this award and the speech of Professor "Siamak Shahneshin", the primary member and representative of the jury, then the works of the shortlisted winners were displayed, and the authors were praised; Finally, the five candidates in this list were awarded the Villa Award Statue.
"Amir Abbas Aboutalebi", editor and managing director of Villa magazine, while appreciating the reception of architectural consulting offices, contemporary Iranian architects, independent architecture studios, graduates, and architecture students from this villa event, noted that holding this award biennially in the form of unbuilt villas and built villas will be continued in future.
A total of 566 registration codes were sent to the applicants, of which 310 works were received. By removing several works outside the judging framework and the rules of the Villa Award, the jury reviewed and judged the works in several stages, and finally, "Villa in Desert" by "Firouz Firouz" was announced as the first winner of the Villa Award and was applauded by the audience.
The judges:
| Professor Esa Laaksonen (Director of the Alvar Aalto Academy and founder of the Aalto Symposium, referee, and winner of numerous international awards)
| Professor Siamak Shahneshin (architect, author and architectural critic, judge, and winner of numerous international awards)
| Professor Elisabetta Terrani (Italian architect, researcher and writer, and founder of Studio Terrani in New York)
