About Competition
Nidos de Agua challenges participants to envision a microarchitecture pavilion within the extraordinary landscape of La Albufera Natural Park, one of the most significant wetland ecosystems in the Mediterranean basin.
Suspended between freshwater lagoon, rice fields and migratory bird habitats, this protected environment calls for architectural responses that are both sensitive and visionary. Rather than imposing form, proposals should frame the landscape, intensify perception and demonstrate how microarchitecture can act as a mediator between human presence and fragile ecosystems.
Guidelines
The competition invites designers to propose a small-scale pavilion capable of enhancing the visitor’s experience while preserving the ecological balance of the site. The program is intentionally open: the structure may host activities such as contemplation, environmental education, observation, rest or seasonal events related to the landscape. What matters most is the quality of the spatial dialogue established with the surroundings.
Participants may choose any location within the Natural Park, carefully defining how their intervention relates to water, vegetation, horizon and access. The pavilion could float, rise slightly above marshland, embed itself within rice fields or settle along the shifting shoreline. Scale is flexible, but environmental responsibility and contextual coherence are essential.
Requested Material
One A1 panels (59,4 x 84,1 cm – horizontal) and a brief text describing the proposal (250-500 words).
Jury
Raffaella Laezza (Venice, Italy) | IUAV
Luca Bacilieri (London, UK) | Zaha Hadid Architects
Sílvia Forns Castells (Lucerne, Switzerland) | DomperCastells Architecture
Mine Özoğuz Arbay (Istanbul, Turkey) | Ozyegin University
Isabel Li (New York, USA) | Snøhetta
Sofia Nallino (Rosario, Argentina) | Oficina de Proyetos
Pablo Castillo Luna (Las Palmas, Spain) |À la Sauvette
Amparo Dominguez Soler (Valencia, Spain) | Open House Valencia
Prizes
- 1st Prize: 3.000€
- 2nd Prize: 2.000€
- 3rd Prize: 1.000€
- 5 Golden Mentions: coupon for a free membership
- 10 Honorable Mentions: coupon for a free competition
- 30 Finalists: published on Terraviva channels
To find more details & Register visit HERE
LAST DATE OF REGISTRATION: 11 September 2026
LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION: 11 September 2026
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