The ‘Changing the face’ was run by DuPont together with Union of Architects of Russia, YEM, RIBA and Architizer. Three winning proposals for the cinema in one of Moscow’s best-known areas were selected from 512 entries submitted by 1,002 architects from 62 different countries. The architects were asked to work in a creative way to create a new façade, incorporating modern architectural solutions in the original, historical built-up area. The only condition set by the organizers was the use at least one DuPont material.
The €10,000 first prize was won by the ‘Frozen in time’ design by Juan Andres Diaz Parra from Colombia. It uses DuPont’s Corian. It changes with the season. The façade elements disperse water that in the summer becomes a cooling mist and in the winter freezes to create a new façade of ice surrounding the building.
This is the sixth location where DuPont has run a similar competition. “The number of projects submitted by the worldwide architectural community in this edition has significantly exceeded the most daring expectations,” said DuPont competition manager Wlodek Sobon. We will evaluate with the highest care all the ideas coming from the architects who attended the competition and we aim at turning one of these projects into reality."
The €5,000 second prize went to the ‘Moving light palace’ by Germany’s Adrian Reinbroth, Franziska Boettcher and Jenny Grossman. Their design uses DuPont SentryGlas interlayers for structural laminated glass and DuPont Teflon for surface protection.
‘The Pushkinsky jewel’ design by Joseph Sung from South Korea took the €3,000 third prize. It used DuPont SentryGlas interlayers for structural laminated glass.
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