On 4 July 2024, the Belgian jury gathered to review the submissions of the 11th Concrete Design Competition. This year, we received not less than 27 entries that responded to this edition's theme of 'PRESENCE' with posters representing projects ranging from product design to architecture.
Based on these posters, the anonymised projects were assessed by the jury, which was chaired by Bram Aerts, and included Caroline Versteden, Carmen Van Maercke, Dieter De Vos, and Paul Mouchet. (cf. infra for more information on the jury members).
The jury awarded the first prize to "REbuild" a project where concrete elements are preserved or reused in the adapted building, thereby awarding a project that is exemplary in its use of concrete and excels in its architectural presence.
The second and third prizes were awarded to projects that utilized concrete for projects that have a very long lifespan, unabashedly playing off concrete in the materialisation of the project.
The two projects that received an honourable mention, both focus on circularity. One project uses old precast concrete panels from the primal Flemish fences, another considers new, demountable structures in concrete.
In addition to receiving cash prizes, the winners were invited to participate in the international masterclass during the last week of August in Eindhoven. These five places were divided among the three prizes, the additional spot was filled in by a student among the honourable mentions.
