Architecture competition Silent Meditation Forest Cabins Green award winners - Andrii Koval and Olha Laktionova

We’d like to take the opportunity to introduce you to the winners of the Green award of our “Silent Meditation Forest Cabins” competition - Andrii Koval and Olha Laktionova from Ukraine!

Green award winners from Ukraine

We are an interdisciplinary team, including architecture discipline. We reason and observe how space influences human behavior and the mood of social processes from the point of view of eniology. And having such observations, we wanted to share them through this competition.

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 company/ individuals have been involved?

Projects in which we are involved are a cultural typology (galleries, museums, theaters). There is also the experience of projects of different scales from interiors to city blocks.

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

For both of us, architecture is an inspiration and a tool to make the world a better place.

Why do you participate in architecture vision competitions?

This is an opportunity to share your views with the world.

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

Participating in architecture vision competitions gives you an opportunity to try different approaches and experiment. Have an idea - just do it!