Architecture Competition Las Vegas Affordable Housing Challenge Honorable mention winners - University of Pécs

We’d like to take the opportunity to introduce you to one of our Honorable mention winners for our "Las Vegas Affordable Housing Challenge" competition – Gantumur Bujinlkham, Lujain Ahmad Mohamadamen and Sara Ardalan Hussein from Hungary!

Lujain Ahmad Mohamadamen, Sara Ardalan Hussein and Gantumur Bujinlkham from Hungary

We are a team consisting of International Architect and Interior Designers that currently pursuing a postgraduation degree on Interior and Spatial Design Masters Program in the University of Pecs.

Brief information about the projects that you/your company have been involved with. For instance, what scale have you focused on/preferred, any significant projects where the company/ individuals have been involved?

First time working as a team our differences in cultural background, design approaches and Ideas helped us to better understand the architectural challenge and ided the brainstorming process on the design project. As designers our approach is to look at the problem at big scale, the problem we face in the community, and try to solve the issue starting from smaller, Individual scale.

What does architecture mean to you and what is the role of an architect in your society?

Architecture is both - art and science that reflects our culture, our daily lives and our hopes for the future. Architecture represents traces of history and cultures, demosntartions of design and engineering, urban and natural landscapes, social ways of living. As an architect, our role to society is make living environment for them to be safe happy and comfortable.

Why do you participate in architecture competitions?

By participating in the competitions, it is great opportunity to go out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself. It can help broaden your horizons and creativity. By participating in international competitions, it is possible to learn and understand the wonders of the culture of other countries through their architecture. 

What advice would you give to individuals who struggle to decide whether it would be beneficial for them to participate in architecture competitions?

Architectural competition is a method for architects to challenge their own selves and discover their hidden abilities as it an open door for a different type of experience, through it architects can open their minds into a new method of design and different way of solutions.