2024-12-22T12:23:52-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/59159370/sofitel-water-tower-to-host-student-architecture-competition Archinect 2012-10-12T14:24:00-04:00 >2012-10-12T14:27:05-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5c/5ch5wa8epalh05s2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The Sofitel is hosting a competition in which thirteen graduate students from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago will design both an interior and exterior future concept for a fictional Sofitel property in either Helsinki, Finland, Mozambique, or Lima, Peru&mdash;sites varying from an urban center, to an eco-resort to a traditional beach resort.</p></em><br /><br /><p> On Nov. 14, Jean-Paul Viguier, the French architect who designed Chicago's Sofitel, will formally judge each of the SIAC students&rsquo; entries along with the panel of local architects. Winners will be selected for both the best interior and best exterior concepts.</p>