"Salt Market" by Claudia A Crespo Castro, University of Puerto Rico Río Piedras - School of Architecture."Timber: Material Explorations and Speculations" by Ahmed Helal, City College of New York.An expert panel of international judges evaluated all submissions on five main criteria: design, technology, originality, presentation and writing. The selected winners represent a wide range of countries worldwide including Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. I think in today's world, there should be an increased focus on repurposing existing buildings and I hope this award will increase awareness of the practice." It's about how we want to live and how we can utilize the architecture that already surrounds us. "It means a lot to me to show that interior design is much more than most people realize. "It is a great honor to win the Richard Diehl Award with my thesis project, especially because I never expected this success," said Wanitzek. "Her concept of multi-layered use picks up on current trends in the construction industry including sustainability and efficiency strategy, utilizing historical buildings, revitalizing small-town structures, new forms of working environments and providing communication structures to strengthen social cohesion." Dipl.-Ing., Oliver Hantke, judging panel member. "With a progressive idea of what monument protection means, Michelle designed an infrastructure in the middle of Wismar's Old Town, which is suitable to revitalize the city and capable of giving the monument a contemporary purpose," said the University of Wismar Dean of the Faculty of Design Prof. "Courageous, creative, and consistent! Michelle Wanitzek's project, 'Nomad Coworking,' is a prime example of holistic interior design for existing historic buildings," said Birgit Von Moltke of von Moltke InnenArchitekten, a member of this year's judging panel. The design tackled a challenging task - working with a historical monument's intricacies and structural limits while simultaneously preserving the protected façade and showcasing the transformation for experiential value. This year's winning project, "Nomad Coworking," submitted by Wanitzek for her master's thesis at the University of Wismar, features a coworking space and coffeeshop in a listed monument - a site identified for its architectural or historical significance - and focuses on the increasing importance of alternative and flexible workspaces. With over 1,000 submissions, scholarships were awarded to 30 students for 22 projects in the architecture, interior design, landscape, and entertainment industries. announces the 2022 Vectorworks Design Scholarship winners, with Michelle Wanitzek taking home the coveted Richard Diehl Award. A strong supporter of the world's future designers, global design, and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc.
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