AWARDS! 2024 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: "Why It Matters". 

We also congratulate all the entrants of the 2024 Video Challenge who invested much time, effort and learning to create their videos. They developed their communication skills, distilled complex ideas and conveyed them to a wider audience. We believe this has given all entrants new insights, capabilities and confidence to present their research.

The awards for the 2024 Video Challenge go to...

Outstanding Videos

OUTSTANDING VIDEO (€800 prize)


Why the choice of city surfaces matters?

Creator: Zekun LI, Carnegie Mellon University, US

Excellent Videos

EXCELLENT VIDEO (€600 prize)


Equitable Transport in Emerging Economies

Creator: Sarath KT, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB), IN

Excellent Videos

EXCELLENT VIDEO (€600 prize)


Climate-Proofing Our Future: Digital Paths to Carbon-Neutral Buildings

Creator: Laurence PEINTURIER, University of Oxford, UK

Excellent Videos

EXCELLENT VIDEO (€600 prize)


Placemaking and blue green infrastructure for multiple benefits

Creator: Sarah CROWE, University of Dundee, UK

People's Vote 2024

PEOPLE’S VOTE (€400 prize)


Architectural Solution for Algeria's Wheat Crisis: Ensuring Food Security

Creator: Nour Elhouda HALLAS, Strathclyde University, UK

GALLERY OF OTHER ENTRANTS

The theme of the 2024 Video Challenge was “Why It Matters” (read more). PhD students 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.


Behave: Social and Psychological Aspects of Human-Building Interactions

Creator: Praveen Sirimann, University of Strathclyde


Better Working Spaces: Unveiling Satisfaction Factors in Amman’s Offices

Creator: Dalal Abdelhadi, RWTH-Aachen University


City as a Rhizome: Why it matters

Creator: Anna Zadorozna, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology


Creating contemporary workplaces based on selected architectural offices in Poland

Creator: Natalia Kuropka, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology


Enhancing Thermal Energy Storage in Low-Carbon Lightweight Concrete

Creator: Khaled Alassaad, University of Strathclyde


Generating Extreme Weather Files for India

Creator: Shweta Lall, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee


Impacts and Adaptation of Heatwaves in Slum Communities

Creator: Kamlesh Kantikumar, Meshram University of Edinburgh


Is affordable housing sustainable and why it matters?

Creator: Aydan Aghabayli, University of Lisbon


Is your home a comfortable and healthy indoor living space?

Creator: Lala Rukh, University of Galway


Merging of old and new neighbourhood memory

Creator: Yaozhong Zhang, University of Strathclyde


PECS Matters

Creator: Yanghao Cui, Technical University of Denmark


Recharging Urban Infrastructure: The Power of Second-Life EV Batteries

Creator: Zeshan Alam, King Mongkuts University of Technology Thonburi


Shaping Lives Through Urban Types in Saudi Arabia

Creator: Raghad Halawani, University of Strathclyde


The impact of infrastructure failure on patients

Creator: David Jones, University of Southampton


The Importance of Public Space During Periods of Multiple Crisis

Creator: Daniel Dunn, University of Strathclyde


The Significance of 3D Printed Concrete Hygrothermal Properties

Creator: Thomas Crook, Loughborough University


Understand how urban form of cities are different using morphometrics

Creator: Reuben Wang, University of Strathclyde


Unlock Circular Economy in Construction: Meet Circularity Hub

Creator: Aleksandra Kręt-Grześkowiak, Wrocław University of Science and Technology


Urban Preschools in Kuala Lumpur

Creator: Farhana Mohammed Isa, University of Strathclyde


Water-Sensitivity in Indian Cities: Bridging Urban Planning and Water Systems

Creator: Gargi Mishra, CEPT University, Ahmedaba, India


What we take to live where we live

Creator: Julia Sborz, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)


Why ADR Matters: Resolving Environmental Disputes for a Sustainable Future

Creator: Sneha Selina, Bonomally University of Strathclyde


Why Street Vending Matters

Creator: Hafi Munirwan, University of Liverpool

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 7 judges (Richard Lorch, Andreas Klee, Chiara Tagliaro, Rajan Rawal, Rick Diamond, Marta Smektala and Sila Ceren Varis Husar). 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 Assocation (ARL). We extend our thanks to our steering group: Kareem Buyana (Makerere University, UG), Rick Diamond (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US), Virginia Gori (University College London, UK), Sila Ceren Varis Husar (Slovak University of Technology, SK), Andreas Klee (ARL, DE), Richard Lorch (Buildings & Cities, UK), Carolin Pleines (ARL, DE), Freya Nygaard Rasmussen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO), Rajan Rawal (CEPT Research and Development Foundation, IN) and Chiara Tagliaro (Politecnico di Milano, IT), Marta Smektala (Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, PL).