News Release
David O’Reilly is one of only two UK representatives
on shortlist list for prestigious
on shortlist list for prestigious
awards
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| A Mausoleum for Vatnajokull by David O’Reilly |
David
O’Reilly, a recent graduate from the Mackintosh School of Architecture (MSA) at
The Glasgow School of Art, is one of only two UK representatives on the 25-strong
shortlist for the 2013 International Archiprix it was announced today, Tuesday 20
November 2012. The biennial International Archiprix showcases the best graduation
projects in architecture,
urban design and landscape architecture from across the globe with the outstanding designs winning prestigious
Hunter Douglas Awards.
David
O’Reilly’s design, A Mausoleum for
Vatnajokull, was
inspired by the way transient moments have left permanent markers in the landscape.
It proposes a permanent building set within the changing
landscape of Vatna, Iceland’s largest glacier. The building, which would form
an observatory for tourists and locals alike, would also enable documentation
of alterations in natural phenomena within the Jokulsarlon Lagoon at the foot
of the glacier. It would equally be an observatory of the past, what O’Reilly
describes as “a form of relic” containing ice core samples over 1,000 years
old.
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| David O’Reilly |
A visit to the proposed
building would be a total sensory experience: entry via a hallway of ice sending
shivers down the spine; walls of rock with grooves carved by the high pressure
of water and glacial melt allowing the visitor to reach out and touch nature; light
reflected and refracted, dancing on ceilings, splitting into spectrums of
colour; glacial melt mimicked with ice cold cascading water drawn from the Jokulsarlon
Lagoon.
building would be a total sensory experience: entry via a hallway of ice sending
shivers down the spine; walls of rock with grooves carved by the high pressure
of water and glacial melt allowing the visitor to reach out and touch nature; light
reflected and refracted, dancing on ceilings, splitting into spectrums of
colour; glacial melt mimicked with ice cold cascading water drawn from the Jokulsarlon
Lagoon.
Leading Scottish
architect, Graeme Massie, who was David O Reilly’s tutor at the Mackintosh School
of Architecture says, “getting shortlisted for Archiprix is a
wonderful achievement, but nothing less than David deserves. His thesis
project on the shore of Jökulsárlón in Iceland investigated themes of landscape
and memory, and throughout the year he demonstrated great passion and
commitment to the project. I whole-heartedly congratulate David on his success
so far and hope to see him fully rewarded following the next stage of the
Archiprix assessment.”
architect, Graeme Massie, who was David O Reilly’s tutor at the Mackintosh School
of Architecture says, “getting shortlisted for Archiprix is a
wonderful achievement, but nothing less than David deserves. His thesis
project on the shore of Jökulsárlón in Iceland investigated themes of landscape
and memory, and throughout the year he demonstrated great passion and
commitment to the project. I whole-heartedly congratulate David on his success
so far and hope to see him fully rewarded following the next stage of the
Archiprix assessment.”
The seventh edition
of the Archiprix International takes place in May 2013 in Moscow. The event
includes an exhibition in the Central House of Artists, workshops at Strelka
Institute that are open to the designers of the 300+ graduation projects
submitted by universities across the world, and the presentation of the Hunter
Douglas Awards.
of the Archiprix International takes place in May 2013 in Moscow. The event
includes an exhibition in the Central House of Artists, workshops at Strelka
Institute that are open to the designers of the 300+ graduation projects
submitted by universities across the world, and the presentation of the Hunter
Douglas Awards.
For further
information on David O’Reilly’s project visit:
information on David O’Reilly’s project visit:
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Issued by The Glasgow School of Art. For further
information contact:
information contact:
Lesley Booth: 0779 941 4474 or press@gsa.ac.uk
Notes for Editors
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Universities worldwide are
asked to nominate their best graduation projects for the biennial Archiprix
International.
Universities worldwide are
asked to nominate their best graduation projects for the biennial Archiprix
International.
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Applications were received
from Portugal, Japan, Chile, Australia, USA, China, Uganda, Norway, Russia and
even Iraq with the entries ranging from very small and local to futuristic
large-scale schemes, from ready-to-build to theoretical.
Applications were received
from Portugal, Japan, Chile, Australia, USA, China, Uganda, Norway, Russia and
even Iraq with the entries ranging from very small and local to futuristic
large-scale schemes, from ready-to-build to theoretical.
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All submitted projects will
be on show as part of the Arkh-Moscow, the biggest yearly architectural event
in Russia held in the Central House of Artists.
All submitted projects will
be on show as part of the Arkh-Moscow, the biggest yearly architectural event
in Russia held in the Central House of Artists.
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International Archiprix is
held every two years. In 2005 the exhibition and awards were held in Glasgow.
International Archiprix is
held every two years. In 2005 the exhibition and awards were held in Glasgow.