Introduction

COMPETITION ORGANISERS
Museum of 
Emotions

Buildner is excited to announce the results for the third edition of its Museum of Emotions Competition!

The event once again tasked participants with exploring the extent to which architecture can be used as a tool to evoke emotion. The brief called for the design of a museum comprising two exhibition halls: one designed to induce negative emotions; the other designed to induce positive emotions. Participants were free to choose any site, real or imaginary, as well as choose the scale of the project. The definition of ‘positive’ and ‘negative’ emotions was also up for interpretation: whether fear, anger, anxiety, love, happiness, how might a designer define or conceive a corresponding space?

The Museum of Emotions is one of Buildner's silent competitions, in which participants must communicate ideas using imagery void of text in any form: titles, captions, words rendered within visuals, even annotations related to scale or cardinal directions.

Buildner worked with a strong international jury panel to evaluate the received entries: Ben van Berkel is Founder and Principle of Amsterdam-based UNStudio; Stephanie Deumer is a Canadian Visual Artist currently living and working in Los Angeles; Lydia Kallipoliti is an architect, engineer, scholar and an Assistant Professor at the Cooper Union in New York and the principal of ANAcycle thinktank; Nina Freedman is the Principal of of DREAMLAND CREATIVE PROJECTS (DCP); James Krueger is a Design Principal in HMC Architects’ San Diego studio; Françoise N’Thépé runs Paris-based practice FRANÇOISE N’THÉPÉ ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN; Nuno Pimenta runs a transdisciplinary practice in Porto, with a portfolio that spans temporary architecture, installation, public art, exhibition design and performance; Italy-based architect Angelo Renna; and Yu-Ying Tsai is a lead architect at Shanghai-based ZJJZ Atelier.

Buildner and its jury panel thank each participant for submitting to this event, which received outstanding entries from around the globe!

We sincerely thank our jury panel
for their time and expertise

Ben Van Berkel

UNStudio

Netherlands

Julien De Smedt

JDS Architects

Denmark

Lydia Kallipoliti

Tallin Architecture Biennale, ANAcycle thinktank

USA

Nina Freedman

DREAMLAND CREATIVE PROJECTS (DCP)

United Kingdom

James Krueger

Design Principal in HMC Architects

USA

Françoise N’Thépé

Françoise N'THEPE - Architecture & Design

France

Nuno Pimenta

NUNO PIMENTA

Portugal

Angelo Renna

Architect

Italy

Yu-Ying Tsai

architect at ZJJZ Atelier

China

Stephanie Deumer

Visual Artist

USA

Enter the next competition edition
Museum of 
Emotions

Use architecture to create different emotional states

Edition #6 ideas COMPETITION SILENT CONTEST For this competition, NO DESCRIPTION TEXT is allowed. The architecture ideas must be communicated strictly with visuals.

1st Prize Winner +
Buildner Student Award +
Buildner Sustainability Award

Project name

The Memorial of the Tree

Authors
Jiaxun Song
Xinyue Dong
Zehong Zhang
Country
China
+222 points Buildner University Rankings
  • 9/10 Linework
  • 10/10 Quality of drawings
  • 10/10 Balance of color
  • 9/10 Layout
  • 9/10 Hierarchy
  • N/A Annotation
  • N/A Text
  • 10/10 Clarity of story
  • 7/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 10/10 Quality of overall presentation

2nd Prize Winner

Project name

Living Things

Competitions offer architects a platform to explore innovative and experimental design ideas that may not be possible in typical commissioned projects. They allow us to push the boundaries of our creativity and test new concepts. Additionally, competitions can be a valuable learning experience, enabling us to receive feedback from juries and improve our skills.

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Author
Daniel Muñoz Ramirez
Country
Chile
  • 7/10 Linework
  • 10/10 Quality of drawings
  • 9/10 Balance of color
  • 9/10 Layout
  • 9/10 Hierarchy
  • N/A Annotation
  • N/A Text
  • 10/10 Clarity of story
  • 10/10 Clarity of diagrams
  • 10/10 Quality of overall presentation

3rd Prize Winner

Project name

The Inverse

Architectural competitions are very different from the daily projects I've encountered. The nature of these competitions allows me to explore, reflect, learn, create, and experiment with new ideas and skills. Throughout the process, I've also had the chance to refine and develop my own beliefs and narratives about architecture.

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Author
Huei Shyang Lim
Country
Malaysia
  • 6/10 Linework
  • 9/10 Quality of drawings
  • 8/10 Balance of color
  • 10/10 Layout
  • 10/10 Hierarchy
  • N/A Annotation
  • N/A 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

MENHIR

We envision competitions as a means to express and communicate our vision of life through architecture. We feel the need to participate in competitions as a constant practice, reinforcing our methodology, enhancing verbal and visual communication skills, and embracing creativity.

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Authors
Alejandro Sotres
Octavio Preciado
Gonzalo Sales
Country
Mexico
+72 points Buildner University Rankings
Project name

From Restraint to Release: Capturing Suffocation and Liberation

For us, competitions are an opportunity to showcase our ideas and confront challenges that we would never encounter otherwise. It is a break from ordinary life and a way for us to fulfill our creative desires.

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Authors
Edward Stefan Kiss
Denisa Anamaria Landler
Country
Romania
+72 points Buildner University Rankings
Project name

EmoSphere: A Journey Through Emotions

Authors
Surong Bai
Jessica Cai
Country
Australia
+72 points Buildner University Rankings
Project name

Escalier

Architecture competitions are an opportunity to push forward our ideas and continue being a student. It lets you explore your creativity. It’s also an opportunity to get familiar with other tools and softwares that we want to improve.

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Authors
Asiya Mannan
Kiymet Shevket
Country
United Kingdom
Project name

Prospect & Void: Emotions Carved in Stone

Participating in architecture competitions opens doors to diverse projects beyond my regular work scope. The research and learning throughout these contests not only deepened my grasp of architectural design but also expanded my understanding of different cultures and societies.

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Authors
Siyu Mao
Qiuying Lu
Country
United States
Project name

Catharsis

We aim to push the boundaries of architectural concepts and explore various forms of architecture. Architecture competitions also help us build networks with professionals and share design ideas within the industry.

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Authors
King Yi Wong
Xinzi Deng
Country
Hong Kong

Shortlisted projects

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Illuminal Intervals

Cecilia Chung
Deana Madon
Charlotte Saker
Marcus Tse
Australia

EmoSphere: A Journey Through Emotions

Surong Bai
Jessica Cai
Australia

The Memorial of the Tree

Jiaxun Song
Xinyue Dong
Zehong Zhang

South China University of Technology

+222 points Buildner University Rankings!
China

Consonance, Dissonance, and the Limen

Danny Pang
Canada

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Cristina Popescu

Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism - UAUIM

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
Romania

Escalier

Asiya Mannan
Kiymet Shevket
United Kingdom

Point of View

Hao Lee
YenTing Yeh
Taiwan

Emotion Wall

Wenjun Zhu
Jiachen Li
Jingyi Hou
Zhili Chen

Shandong University of Art & Design

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
China

The Inverse

Huei Shyang Lim
Malaysia

TEMPLE OF MEMORIAL

Pitchayuth Saenyudtitham
Poramin Tavon
Ploypailin Sillapachai

Silpakorn University (Wang Tha Phra Campus)

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
Thailand

(IN)ORGANIC

Konstantin david Kobela

Bauhaus - Universität Weimar

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
Germany

LOOP OASIS

Daniel Hsu
United States

Rise & Fall

Barbara Saurty
France

Duality

Vyshnav Kattikoloth
Kyle Petersen
United States

Prospect & Void: Emotions Carved in Stone

Siyu Mao
Qiuying Lu
United States

Inversion

Min Kim
Sean Park
Nawoo Jung
Suhyun Ahn
United States

The Oasis

Amine Jalil kinefuchi
Anita Wiśniewska
France

Echoing Ripples

Kunthi Kunthi
India

Oasis of the Senses

Sungmin Song
Sindi Dojaka

Architectural Association School of Architecture

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
United Kingdom

Come and Go

Xiaoyang Chen
Tsz hing aigner Ngai
Hong Kong

Anemone & Me

Sebastian Alarcon
United States

Choices

Sara Popa

Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism - UAUIM

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
Romania

Temple of Hope

Teodor Šćepanović
Jovana Bošković
Jelena Korolija
Serbia

Earth

Karim Fahmy
Sara Koshek
Souhaila El bagoury
Egypt

Nameless Museum

Natalia Sánchez cuéllar
Colombia

esc.

Tytus Tarczyński
Grzegorz Sygiet
Wojciech Rzyczniak

Silesian University of Technology , Politechnika Śląska

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
Poland

Through the rocks

Andrés Higa

Universidad de Ciencias y Artes de América Latina

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
Peru

The Emotive Reactor

Martyna Kramarz

Cracow University of Technology (Politechnika Krakowska im. Tadeusza Kościuszki)

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
Poland

Tangible intangible

Valentina Fesenko
Rania Matrouk

Budapest University of Technology and Economics (Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem)

+2 points Buildner University Rankings!
Hungary

Living Things

Daniel Muñoz Ramirez
Chile

Emotions of a Museum

Janice Leung
Edward Chan
Wing Yan Chan
Hong Kong

Trees

Jeehye Choi
Soojin Kim
South Korea

Catharsis

King Yi Wong
Xinzi Deng
Hong Kong

INFINITE LIGHT

Maksim Chirkin
Kyrgyzstan

The Other

Xiaodan Zhou
China

Aggregations of Luminance and Obscurity

Ethan Blatt
United States

The Falls

Minyao Cher
Yi Chee Wong
Mustafa Safaa
Malaysia

From Restraint to Release: Capturing Suffocation and Liberation

Edward Stefan Kiss
Denisa Anamaria Landler

Facultatea de Arhitectură și Urbanism Timișoara

+72 points Buildner University Rankings!
Romania

MENHIR

Alejandro Sotres
Octavio Preciado
Gonzalo Sales

Universidad Iberoamericana, IBERO

+72 points Buildner University Rankings!
Mexico