The alumni Agustín Ardisana, awarded a runner-up prize for his project “Industria Z” in the 12th edition of the Onesta Wood Chair competition at the University of Navarra

Agustín Ardisana, a former student of the Bachelor's Degree in Architecture, has been awarded a runner-up prize for his project Industria Z. The proposal addresses how to integrate a new industry in the city by combining different uses and creating attractive urban spaces. The project develops new constructions with a structure that connects and makes better use of the interior and exterior spaces.

The alumni expressed his gratitude to the educational institutions that have been part of his career, “This award strengthens and motivates my desire to continue to grow as a professional. I will always be grateful for my beginnings at the University of Belgrano (Argentina), where I acquired a solid foundation that prepared me to face the challenges at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya,’ said Ardisana.

Agustín Ardisana used the opportunity to thank his teachers who helped him with the project, “I want to continue learning, especially in the field of sustainable architecture, a field I am passionate about and the subject of my project. Thanks to the experience I gained in calculating structures together with my professors Roberto Aparicio Trigueros and Juan Ignacio Eskubi Ugarte - and with the support of David Baena in the construction details - I was able to confidently approach the complexity of a large structure, with a polycarbonate façade.”

The awards ceremony took place on 25 September at the postgraduate headquarters of the University of Navarra in Madrid and featured the presentation of the winning project and a lecture on wood architecture by Julen Pérez, an architect from Waugh Thistleton Architects.