Foreword

Buildner is pleased to announce the results of its Iceland Movie Pavilion International Competition!

The Iceland Movie Pavilion competition sought designs for a movie pavilion in the Grjótagjá cave region located near Lake Mývatn in northern Iceland. It was asked that proposals reflect the essence of Icelandic cinema, its distinctive character and unique history, with the central focus being a small movie theater capable of hosting up to 50 visitors. The pavilion is envisioned to be a place to introduce visitors to Icelandic cinema, as well as one to offer fans a place to gather and share a passion for film.

Buildner worked with an international jury to evaluate the entries and select winning proposals: Pip Cheshire is the Director of Cheshire Architects, based in Auckland, New Zealand; Ricardo Gomes is partner of Lisbon-based KWY.studio; Borghildur Indriðadóttir is an artist that lives and works in Reykjavík, Iceland; Pablo Larroulet is a Chilean architect and founder of LARROU ARQ  - Pablo Larroulet Arquitectura; Mark Smyth and Sigrún Sumarliðadóttir are co-founders of Studio Bua, an architectural practice with offices in London and Oslo; Hans Jakob Wagner is a research associate and doctoral candidate at the Institute for Computational Design and Construction, University of Stuttgart; and Hanna Dís Whitehead is an artist who produces work through her studio Studio Hanna Whitehead out of Southeast Iceland.

Buildner and its jury panel would like to thank each of the participants and teams from around the globe who submitted proposals for this event.

COMPETITION ORGANISERS
Iceland Movie 
Pavilion
Official partner
Iceland Movie 
Pavilion

1st Prize Winner +
Client Favorite

Project name

Slow Field

Authors China Carr, Dairon Riesgo
Country United States
  • 9/10 Linework
  • 10/10 Quality of drawings
  • 8/10 Balance of color
  • 10/10 Layout
  • 10/10 Hierarchy
  • 9/10 Annotation
  • 8/10 Text
  • 10/10 Clarity of story
  • 10/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 9/10 Quality of overall presentation

2nd Prize Winner +
Buildner Student Award

Project name

The Cave

It would take a good psychologist to know. Something magical and fascinating happens during architectural competitions. Just think of two people who have never met, do not speak the same language, live in different places, at different times, and despite this they communicate with each other We feel this powerful fascination and when we have something to say, we cannot resist the temptation to be part of it

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University University of Camerino (UNICAM) , Unicam - Università di Camerino
Authors Doni Hallko, Debora Di Francesco
Country Italy
+142 points Buildner University Rankings
  • 9/10 Linework
  • 10/10 Quality of drawings
  • 10/10 Balance of color
  • 10/10 Layout
  • 10/10 Hierarchy
  • 10/10 Annotation
  • 8/10 Text
  • 10/10 Clarity of story
  • 10/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 10/10 Quality of overall presentation

3rd Prize Winner

Project name

Hidden Haven

It was an exciting experience and the opportunity to convey ideas through the prism of your worldview. We've got out of our comfort zone in a way, had valuable interactions with the newly formed team, and enjoyed fascinating research and analysis of new information – everything we hoped to get out of the competition and more.

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Authors Viktoriia Savchenko, Oleksandra Zavada, Khrystyna Vus, Nikolay Dotsenko
Country Ukraine
  • 8/10 Linework
  • 10/10 Quality of drawings
  • 10/10 Balance of color
  • 10/10 Layout
  • 10/10 Hierarchy
  • 9/10 Annotation
  • 8/10 Text
  • 10/10 Clarity of story
  • 10/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 10/10 Quality of overall presentation

Buildner Sustainability Award

Project name

Gönguferð

We participate in competitions in order to work without too strict boundaries, but still within a given task and a set of goals. Competitions allow us to test and stretch rules to achieve a better solution in the context. It is also a dense amount of work to develop an idea and bring it to life. With competent juries evaluating proposals (preferably anonymous), an independent third party can approve of your professional skills. There is also obviously the possibility of winning a project and building it. Should a proposal not win, it can still be used as a reference. Most of all, it is fun.

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Authors Marius Erikstad, Ola Spangen, Rikke Sandbugt, Kathinka Magnus
Country Norway
  • 9/10 Linework
  • 9/10 Quality of drawings
  • 9/10 Balance of color
  • 10/10 Layout
  • 10/10 Hierarchy
  • 10/10 Annotation
  • 9/10 Text
  • 10/10 Clarity of story
  • 10/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 9/10 Quality of overall presentation

Honorable Mentions

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Project name

Sinking Box

Author Youngil Kim
Country South Korea
Project name

The Place

Author Carmen Matiz
Country United Kingdom
Project name

Grjótagjá Trail

Project name

Immersion

This is a new and exciting experience that differs from our usual workflow. Architects usually refer to participation in competitions as leaving their comfort zone. For us, in Ukraine in 2022, this competition was actually an opportunity to return to our comfort zone. A chance to practice our creativity and switch attention from the context of war we live in. Competitions are always a great way to expand your creative thinking, especially when there are additional unpredictable challenges.

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Authors Alyona Tryhub, Oleksandra Zavada, Nataliya Stukonog, Kateryna Vasylevska
Country Ukraine
Project name

Iceland Movie Pavilion

Project name

Unearthed

Shortlisted projects

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Immersion

Alyona Tryhub

Oleksandra Zavada

Nataliya Stukonog

Kateryna Vasylevska

balbek bureau

Ukraine

The Cave

Doni Hallko

Debora Di Francesco

University of Camerino (UNICAM) , Unicam - Università di Camerino

+142 points Buildner University Rankings!
Italy

Iceland Movie Pavilion

Ideal Vejsa

Maden Group

Kosovo

Jarðar Pavilion

Aly Abdel baky

Egypt

NORTHERN LIGHTS CINEMA

Jonasz Matuszczyk

Poland

A tale of stone and glass

Stefan Shaw

United Kingdom

Turf theatre

Unnar Kristmannsson

Sweden

Gönguferð

Marius Erikstad

Ola Spangen

Rikke Sandbugt

Kathinka Magnus

ASAS arkitektur

Norway

Liquid Stone Pavilion

Vasily Sitnikov

Tatiana Lejon

Elisaveta Kriman

Sweden

Hall of the Moving Sagas

Wing chun Ng

Australia

IN THE CAVE

Yubo Liu

Haoming Song

Jialu Xu

Jian Lv

Design Future Lab

China

Grjótagjá Trail

Maja Dziwok

Alexandra Dectot

Warsaw University of Technology , Politechnika Warszawska

+72 points Buildner University Rankings!
Poland

The Place

Carmen Matiz

United Kingdom

The cinematic crater

Diana Tofan

Isak Bergwall

Norway

GIRÐING

Mantas Urmonas

Viltė Bakšytė

Lithuania

Hidden Haven

Viktoriia Savchenko

Oleksandra Zavada

Khrystyna Vus

Nikolay Dotsenko

balbek bureau

Ukraine

Iceland Movie Pavilion

Gabriel Martín Oliver Colell

Spain

Cracked Movie Pavilion

Antoni Soszyński

Warsaw University of Technology , Politechnika Warszawska

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Poland

Bíó Eldfjall

Kayrokh Moattar

Emiline Elangovan

Frantisek Orth

Niels Pettersson Sandmark

Sweden

SCAPE

Laurens Van zuidam

Netherlands

Glass Wedge

Neil Damy

Nelida Leaño

Gabriela Gutierrez

Mexico

Skrymir

Gary Stanesby

Edoardo Albertini petroni

Alice Appleby

Abre Etteh

Abre Etteh

Stanesby Architecture

United Kingdom

Ljósgos

Francesca Vimercati

Simona Pandolfo

Giuseppe Basso

Marie Nygård

Norway

Retrospective of the Mundane

Linna Xia

Alex Zheng

Maya Takai

Georgia Institute of Technology

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
United States

CINEMAGMA

Henrique Giovani canan

Maria fernanda Del giovannino de oliveira

João pedro Rodrigues sousa

Mariano Gonçalves bastos

USP – Universidade de São Paulo

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Brazil

Sinking Box

Youngil Kim

South Korea

Unearthed

Giovanni D Fruttaldo

Shion J Lackie

Skaila D Mendoza

United States

The SHOWcase

Azzam bre Mahaputra

Rina sari Tarigan-baumbach

BIM-Erfurt

Germany

THROUGH THE LENS: THE ICELAND MOVIE PAVILLION

Hantao Li

Zhifei Liang

Architectural Association School of Architecture

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
United Kingdom

ICELAND MOVIE PAVILION

Nami Fukada

Haruka Inari

Yasuhiro Tsutamori

Sayaka Masuda

Takenaka Corporation

Japan

Börn Náttúrunnar Movie Pavilion

Pablo Valladares

Mexico

Iceland Movie House

Marco Ugolini

Italy

The Unfounded Boundary

Polpipat Naksawat

Teerakan Wattanayon

Ratasakon Chantaluxsul

Thailand

Beacon

Xiaowei Bai

United States

The Alþingi, Vogafjós Cinema and Restaurant

Kerem Akcura

Canada

Slow Field

China Carr

Dairon Riesgo

United States

Cosmic Cinema

Edouard Moreau

Colin Fournier

France

Fjallahellir

Grant Mattingly

United States

The Rift Pavilion

Alvaro Mosquera

Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

+22 points Buildner University Rankings!
Spain

Landstone

Jiang Wang

China