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Wheelwright Prize Winner 2014

Saturday, 24 de May de 2014
Wheelwright Prize Winner 2014

The School of Design at Harvard (Harvard GSD) has decided to award the Prize Wheelwright architect Jose Ahedo for its proposal Domesticated Grounds: Design and Domesticity Within Animal Farming Systems, which focuses on the myriad social and environmental challenges related to breeding I won.

The jury selected the proposal of the Barcelona architect among seven finalists and 200 s candidate for the award for its "integrated into a wide range of subjects approach and its clarity to identify the ptotencial of architecture and design to shape pinup more sustainable production for a mega global industry. "

By winning the Prize Wheelwright, Ahedo also receives a fund of US $ 100,000, which will use over the next two years to investigate Taranaki (New Zealand), the premium milk exporter in the world; Ikhbulag valleys and Orkhon (Mongolia), where half of the population depends on livestock production; Schleswig-Holstein (Germany), with walk in one of the longest histories on livestock and which have prevailed medium-sized family farms; Hainan (China), an island with hundreds of aquatic farms (farms); and several centers and companies around the world producing agricultural research.

More information:

http://wheelwrightprize.org/