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Laka (The Laka Foundation) is an international network (including organizations, companies and individual experts) focused on social impact via design and architecture. The foundation develops such programs as the Laka Competition, Laka Perspectives, and Design that Educates Awards.

Laka Competition
The Laka Competition is an annual international architectural competition held by the Laka Foundation. The competition has been created in order to search for innovative ideas of architecture that reacts in a way that is related to its social, environmental, technological, construction or material aspect. In addition to the activity of the competition, the participants are provided with a blog platform that presents potential inspiration related to the topic of architecture reacting to human needs.

The main inspiration for the competition is living organisms which respond and adapt to external stimuli. Laka Competition draws inspiration from the responsiveness of nature and looks for designs that are capable of dynamic adjustments, providing safety and comfort for their inhabitants.

Apart from the money prize offered as an award for the winners, in the next editions of the competition selected participants can be considered to be included in the Laka Accelerator for an additional prize of having their project financially and substantially supported in order to play a role in covering human needs as the "architecture that reacts".

2015 edition
The first edition, run in 2015, gathered over 100 submissions and nearly 200 participants from 5 continents and 30 countries. Three winners and 10 honorable mentions were awarded to the participants. The first prize was received by Calvin Fung for "Fluid Architecture" researched with Victor Huynh (Canada). The jury in the 2015 edition consisted of:
 * Maria Aiolova
 * Marc Fornes
 * Chris Bosse
 * Peter Kuczia
 * Guy Hoffman
 * Dave Pigram
 * Giacomo Costa

2016 edition
The 2016 edition of the competition gathered 127 submissions from over 250 participants from 40 countries. The first prize of the 2016 edition was received by Jin Young Song (Architect and Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, University at Buffalo], State University of New York) and Jongmin Shim (Assistant Professor, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York) for the “Snapping façade”. The jury consisted of:
 * Qun Dang, architect from MAD Architects, educator, "Shanshui City" design philosophy practitioner,
 * Nathalie de Vries, architect, urban planner, MVRDV co-founder, educator, chair of the Royal Institute of Dutch Architects,
 * Tobias Wallisser, architect, Laboratory for Visionary Architecture co-founder, educator,
 * Ana María Gutiérrez, architect, Fundacion Organizmo co-founder,
 * Julien De Smedt, architect, founder of JDS Architects, educator, winner of numerous awards in architecture,
 * Peter Kuczia, architect, CO2 Saver House designer, educator, winner of numerous awards in architecture,
 * Arturo Vittori, architect, Warka Water NGO co-founder, Architecture and Vision director, educator, awarded numerous prizes in architecture.

2017 edition
The 2016 edition of the competition gathered over 90 submissions from 200 participants from 40 countries. The first prize was received by Swiss architect Dimo Ivanov for “CIVILIZATION 0.000”. The jury in the 2017 edition consisted of:
 * Alexander Rieck (Architect, Researcher, Co-Founder of LAVA Laboratory For Visionary Architecture),
 * Carlo Ratti (Architect, Engineer, Founding Partner of Carlo Ratti Associati, Director of the Senseable City Lab),
 * Melanie Fessel (Architect, Urban designer, Director at Terreform ONE, Initiator of ONE Odyssey),
 * Peter Kuczia (IARP and BAK Architect, author of CO2 Saver House),
 * Thom Faulders (Architect, Founder of FAULDERS STUDIO, Professor of Architecture at California College of the Arts),
 * Vincent Callebaut (Archibiotect, Designer, Lecturer, Founder of Vincent Callebaut Architectures)

2018 edition
The 2018 edition of the competition gathered over 130 submissions from 200 participants from 30 countries. The first prize was received by Architect/Designer Mary Denman for "Tidal Terrains". The jury in the 2018 edition consisted of:
 * Alberto T. Estévez (Architect, Educator, Art Historian, Ph.D. of Sciences, Ph.D. of Arts, Founder of ESARQ/UIC)
 * Ana Rewakowicz (Artist, Inventor, Designer)
 * Dagmar Reinhardt (Ph.D., Architect, Educator, Principal of reinhardtjung)
 * Hani Rashid (Architect, Designer, Educator, Co-founder of Asymptote, Head of Studio_Hani Rashid)
 * Paul Clemens Bart (Architect, Designer, Co-founder of BART//BRATKE)
 * Peter Kuczia (IARP&BAK Architect, Ph.D., Educator, Creator of CO2 Saver House)
 * Marvin Bratke (Dipl.-Ing., Architect, Co-founder of BART//BRATKE, Visiting Professor Muthesius Academy of Arts)

2019 edition
Registration for the competition is open until December 1, 2019. The project submission deadline is December 20, 2019. The winners will be announced on February 1, 2020. The winner and the laureates of the main prizes will be awarded cash prizes and will be invited to present their projects at the Solarlux Campus (Germany) on April 23-24, 2020. The jury in the 2019 edition will consist of:
 * Claudia Pasquero (architect, researcher, lecturer, co-founder of ecoLogicStudio)
 * David Benjamin (founder and principal of The Living, professor at Columbia GSAPP)
 * Daan Roosegaarde (artist, innovator, founder of Studio Roosegaarde)
 * Emma van der Leest (biodesigner, product designer, founder of the BlueCity lab)
 * Elizabeth Monoian (artist, founding director of LAGI, cofounder of Studied Impact)
 * Robert Ferry (architect, founding director of LAGI and Studied Impact)
 * Dr. Peter Kuczia (architect, initiator, and curator of the ‘Design that Educates Awards’)

Laka Accelerator
Laka Accelerator is a term for a network of international partners of Laka Architektura, who can offer the competition participants an additional distinction by helping them in the investigation and implementation of selected designs submitted to the competition. Their role is to provide professional consulting, international press coverage, as well as financial and substantial support of sponsors. The additional prize, which is the possibility of being considered by the Acceleration Partners, will be introduced in the next editions of the competition and is separate from the process of choosing the winners. The partners of the Laka Competition and Laka Accelerator are among others:
 * Technology Exchange Lab
 * The Buckminster Fuller Institute
 * Fundación Organizmo
 * Katerva
 * Peace and Collaborative Development Network
 * Biomimicry Institute

Laka Perspectives
Laka Perspectives is a series of books of interviews with renowned experts in architecture on innovation, future cities, green architecture, sustainable design, dreams and aspirations, smart materials, iconic buildings etc., in the mission to raise awareness and spread the word about the current possibilities in directions of development for architects worldwide. The first volume of the book (Laka Perspectives vol. 1) featured Phil McCormick, Nathalie de Vries, Maria Aiolova, Thom Faulders, Daniel Koehler & Rasa Navasaitytė, Tobias Wallisser, Doris Kim Sung, and more, while Laka Perspectives vol. 2 – Toyo Ito, Yona Friedman, Robert Konieczny, Qun Dang, and more.

Design that Educates Awards
The Design that Educates Awards (DtEA) focus on the recognition and promotion of architecture and design that can educate, showcasing specific possibilities and challenges, explain sociocultural factors and influences, outline scenarios for future development, in the categories of architectural design, product design, universal design, and responsive design. The theme of the awards has been inspired by the research called ‘Educating Buildings’ (‘Bildende Bauten’) by Dr. Peter Kuczia.

2019 edition
The first edition of the awards was completed in 2019.

Jury
Maria Aiolova (designer, educator, leader of Arup University, cofounder of Terreform ONE)

Prof. Shingo Ando (designer, educator, professor at Kyoto Arts and Crafts University)

David Basulto (founder, CEO, and editor-in-chief of ArchDaily)

Dominic Harris (architect, artist, founder and creative director of Cinimod Studio)

Matthias Hollwich (architect, AIA, principal at Hollwich Kushner, cofounder of Architizer.com)

Prof. Barbara Holzer (architect, lecturer, cofounder and director of Holzer Kobler Architekturen)

Mikiya Kobayashi (furniture and product designer, founder and director of Mikiya Kobayashi Inc.)

Dr. Peter Kuczia (architect, founder of Kuczia Architects, initiator of the Design that Educates Awards)

Prof. Carlo Ratti (architect, founding partner at Carlo Ratti Associati, director at MIT Senseable City Lab)

Amandus Samsøe Sattler (architect, founding partner at Allmann Sattler Wappner Architekten)

Sarang Sheth (industrial designer, content writer and editor-in-chief at YankoDesign.com)

Prof. Tobias Wallisser (architect, cofounder of LAVA Laboratory for Visionary Architecture)

Aidin Ardjomandi (industrial designer, director at Arena Design Studio)

Paul Clemens Bart (architect, designer, cofounder of BART//BRATKE)

Marvin Bratke (architect, cofounder of BART//BRATKE, visiting professor at Muthesius Academy of Arts)

Prof. Masayo Ave (industrial designer, educator, founder of MasayoAve creation)

Architectural Design
Winner: Futurium Berlin. Richter Musikowski Architekten PartGmbB

Special Recognition: National Museum in Szczecin – Dialogue Centre Przełomy. Robert Konieczny KWK Promes

Honorable Mention: Tower of Bricks. Interval Architects

Honorable Mention: Hribljane House. Medprostor d.o.o.

Honorable Mention: Unikato. Robert Konieczny KWK Promes

Honorable Mention: ECD&F Centers. ASA Design Ltd – Active Social Architecture

Honorable Mention: SWISSHOUSE XXII ROSSA. Davide Macullo Architects

Honorable Mention: Haven House. A Gateway in the Rocks. Anastasia Elrouss Architects

Honorable Mention: Community Center Camburi. CRU! Architects – Bamboostic

Honorable Mention: Exterior Skin Design for the Wynwood Mixed-Use Building and Parking Garage. FAULDERS STUDIO

Honorable Mention: Residence in Trivandrum. Vinu Daniel, WALLMAKERS

Honorable Mention: The corridors of Mosul (Iraq). Post-war Reconstruction Strategy. Maria Abi Raad

Honorable Mention: CHIRATH RESIDENCE. Vinu Daniel, WALLMAKERS

Finalist: Tetris Nursery. IROJE KHM Architects

Finalist: Children Eco-Village. O2 DESIGN ATELIER SDN. BHD.

Finalist: Haddad Compound. Anastasia Elrouss Architects

Finalist: Kaeng Krachan Library. Junsekino Architect and Design

Product Design
Winner: SIMS (Snap-Interlock Modular System). Jin Young Song Dioinno Architecture PLLC

Special Recognition: LET’S MAKE IT VISIBLE. Elena Khloptseva, Asya Dyro

Honorable Mention: FROZEN MOUNTAIN. Napp Studio

Honorable Mention: Today we eat a cow! Katharina Karras

Honorable Mention: Tru Unity Handle. TruRegard ltd

Honorable Mention: HISTHEORY. Bokor Gyöngyi, Csizmadia Zsolt, Kókai András, Mihalkovics Edina, Pipei Borbála, Szilágyi András

Universal Design
Winner: Smog Free Project. Studio Roosegaarde

Special Recognition: The Airship Series: Sensorial Learning Spaces. Breathe Earth Collective

Special Recognition: Ecocapsule

Honorable Mention: Saline Machine. Fabian Partoll, Lukas Strigl

Honorable Mention: Interspecific Education. David Stieler

Finalist: Social [Justice] Media. Jungwoo Ji (EUS+ Architects), Bosuk Hur (Folio), Suk Lee

Honorable Mention: Robotic Habitats. Noumena; Aldo Sollazzo, Stuart Maggs, Eugenio Bettucchi, Marco Sanalitro, Gianluca Pugliese, Pavel Aguilar, Laura Civetti, Federica Ciccone, Laura Ruggeri, Angel Muñoz, Cristian Rizzuti, Adrien Rigobello, Jessica Diaz

Honorable Mention: Connecting with Clean Water. A Tower for Harvesting Water. Salim El Filali, Amirhesam Monshi

Honorable Mention: Egg-shaped Cradle. Cai-In Interior Design Co., Ltd.

Finalist: Three Cubes in the Forest. Kotoaki Asano, Toyohito Shibamura

Emerging Designer

Winner: SOAR – VR Kit for Education. Jaewan Choi

Solarlux Choice:The Alternative Way to Educate. IntuyLab; Jose Cepero, Hannah Klug, Walter Soto, Giancarlo Pava; collaboration: IRGE Stuttgart university, Alto Peru community, Association Project Alto Peru, Sto-Stiftung

Awards Ceremony
The 2019 Awards Ceremony was part of the “Architecture in Foyer” event, hosted by Solarlux GmbH, consisting of an exhibition of the results of the Design that Educates Awards, lectures by selected members of the jury, presentations of the laureates, workshops, and networking opportunities. The keynote lectures were given by Amandus Samsøe Sattler (Allmann Sattler Wappner Architects; Munich), Prof. Barbara Holzer (Holzer Kobler Architects; Berlin & Zürich), Prof. Tobias Wallisser (LAVA; Berlin & Stuttgart & Sydney), Paul Clemens Bart & Marvin Bratke (Bart//Bratke; London & Berlin).

2020 edition
The call for ideas opened in June 2019. Registration is open until February 1, 2020. Winners will be announced on March 1, 2020.

Jury
Prof. Ben Van Berkel (founder of UNStudio & UNSense, Kenzo Tange Visiting Professor at Harvard University’s GSD)

Stefan Behnisch (architect, philosopher, founding partner of Behnisch Architekten)

Dr. Martin Bechthold (architect, professor at Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD))

Dr. Peter Kuczia (architect, founder of Kuczia Architects, initiator and curator of the ‘Design that Educates Awards’)

Jan Musikowski (architect, cofounder of Richter Musikowski Architekten PartGmbB)

Areti Markopoulou (architect, researcher, urban technologist, academic director at IAAC in Barcelona)

Ethel Baraona Pohl (critic, writer, curator; cofounder of dpr-barcelona, editor at Quaderns)

Christoph Richter (architect, cofounder of Richter Musikowski Architekten PartGmbB)

Arturo Vittori (designer, architect, artist, cofounder of Architecture and Vision, CEO of Warka Water Inc.)

Prof. Shingo Ando (designer, educator, professor at Kyoto Arts and Crafts University)