Archinect - News 2024-11-23T08:01:04-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/90069641/winners-of-brutalist-facelift-and-ghost-town-challenge-for-karosta-latvia Winners of “Brutalist Facelift” and “Ghost Town Challenge” for Karosta, Latvia Justine Testado 2013-12-30T15:38:00-05:00 >2014-09-02T16:00:03-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/vj/vjngxiqme2c4k5sy.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Results were recently revealed for Homemade Dessert and Liepaja City Council's 'Brutalist Facelift' and 'Ghost Town Challenge' &mdash; two related competitions in a series to revive the cityscape of Karosta, a former Soviet military town outside of Liepaja, Latvia. Each jury selected three winners &mdash; who won prize money and media attention &mdash; for each competition.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Hosted by <a href="http://hmmd.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homemade Dessert Architecture Competitions</a>, <em>Brutalist Facelift</em> had entrants redefine the image and future of the historically debatable brutalist-style architecture for Karosta.</p><p>For <em>Ghost Town Challenge</em>, participants submitted their visions for a new city cultural center.</p><p><strong><em>Brutalist Facelift</em> winners</strong></p><p>1st prize (US$2,500): Ilana Simhon (US)<br><img alt="" title="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/qo/qo2rbrnb01zgs70y.jpg"></p><p><br>2nd prize (US$1,000): Joanna Burton (Spain)<br><img alt="" title="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/vr/vr6da1a60apcswi7.jpg"></p><p><br>3rd prize (US$500): Emily Kutil + Jordan Hicks (US)<br><img alt="" title="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/gc/gcuvduk19z6u6as0.jpg"></p><p><br><strong><em>Ghost Town Challenge</em> winners</strong><br><br>1st prize (US$6,000): Fabien Grousset + H&eacute;l&egrave;ne Besson + Julien Colom + Guillaume Friolet (France)<br><img alt="" title="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/sl/sli6uz26nz33pm1y.jpg"></p><p><br>2nd prize (US$3,000) - Gilles Retsin + Isaie Bloch (UK)<br><img alt="" title="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/my/mybd1n1p2k461at5.jpg"><br><br>3rd prize (US$1,000) - Johann Bertelli + Gustavo Deleu Nogueira + Julie Deglesne (France)<br><img alt="" title="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/mc/mcf4hoa4du67ylsq.jpg"><br>&nbsp;</p>