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AWARDS! 2023 Video Challenge

Congratulations to the winners of the Video Challenge who displayed creativity, vitality and good communication skills to explain the significance of their research: "Addressing Grand Challenges".

Congratulations to the all the entrants of the "Addressing Grand Challenges" Video Challenge who displayed creativity, vitality and good communication skills to explain the significance of their research. The three awards for the 2023 Video Challenge go to...

Outstanding Videos

OUTSTANDING VIDEO (€600 prize)

HeatWatch: Building Resilience to Heatwaves and Extreme Heat

Creator: Federico TARTARINI, University of Sydney, AU

Excellent Videos

EXCELLENT VIDEO (€400 prize)

Designing a Healthcare Built Environment That Cares for All Children

Creator: Yalin LU, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, US

People's Vote 2023

PEOPLE'S VOTE (€400 prize)

Localising Retail Spaces: Uniting Global Brands with Local Communities

Creator: Amani ALAALI, Ahlia University, Bahrain

GALLERY OF OTHER ENTRANTS

The theme of the 2023 Video Challenge was "Addressing Grand Challenges" (read more). Postdocs explained the significance of their research in a 2-minute video. Collectively and individually, these videos are a rich celebration of emerging, next generation built environment research.

African Cross-Border Residents' declining Quality of Life

Creator: Deborah Ojo

Urban Bridge and Quay Wall Innovation project (Urbiquay) in Amsterdam

Creator: Sergio Alvarado Vazquez

Addressing Grand Challenges in the embodied effects of buildings

Creator: Yihan Wang

Occupant Well-being through (Day)lighting

Creator: Marshal Maskarenj

Hatfield Digital Twin City

Creator: Taiwo Afinowi

Understanding Transport Behavior through the Lens of Mobility Crisis

Creator: Zahra Zarabi

Sustaining Our World: The Role of Dams, Sediment, and the Climate Change

Creator: Behnam Balouchi

Game-based planning

Creator: Micael Sousa

Co-Designing of Public Spaces by Citizen Design Science Workshops : Karsiyaka, Izmir

Creator: Pelin Ozden

Thank you!

First and foremost, our deep thanks to the participants who invested much time, thought and energy to create a 2-minute video explaining the implications of their research. A formidable task! We are enriched by all your efforts to share your emerging research that will undoubtedly shape our future. We hope this process helped you to hone your communication skills and strategies. Each of you has created a unique description that conveys much about your thinking and your approach to life.

The Outstanding and Excellent videos were selected by a diverse group of 5 judges (Richard Lorch, Andreas Klee, Chiara Tagliaro, Rajan Rawal & Rick Diamond). Thank you for watching all the videos and your rich feedback.

The Video Challenge was developed by Buildings & Cities (B&C) and the Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association (ARL). We extend our thanks to our steering group: Kareem Buyana (Makerere University, UG), Rick Diamond (University of California, Berkeley, US), Virginia Gori (University College London, UK), Sila Varis Husar (Slovak University of Technology, SK), Andreas Klee (ARL, DE), Richard Lorch (Buildings & Cities, UK), Carolin Pleines (ARL, DE), Freya Rasmussen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO), Rajan Rawal (CEPT Research and Development Foundation, IN) and Chiara Tagliaro (Politecnico di Milano, IT).

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