Primary School in Africa
South of Senegal
Contest aimed of selectiCompetition for the selection of a new school model in the rural contexts of southern Senegal, to protect the right to education of every children.
Kaira Looro Architecture Competition 2024
The next contest will be published in January 2024
Competition awards
Cash prize + Internship at Kengo Kuma + Construction
Cash prize + Internship at Kengo Kuma + Construction
Kaira Looro is one of the most important international architecture competitions open to student and young architect individually and focusing on the themes of humanitarian architecture for emergencies and development.
The competition enjoys the participation in the jury of some of the architects on the international scene including: Kengo Kuma (Jury's president since 2016), Agostino Ghirardelli (SBGA), Benedetta Tagliabue (EMBT), Manuel Aires Mateus, Mario Cucinella, Raul Pantaleo (TAM Associati) Mpheti Morojele, Urko Sanchez, Amande Levete, AL_A, Sharon Davis, El Kabbaj, Siana, Kettani, ASF International, MVRDV and others.
It's a non profit event which the goals are: to launch young architect talents in the professional world, thanks to prestigious prizes, publications, contructions and internships in international architecture firm; to raise awareness in the international community regarding the topics of humanitarian emergencies; supporting charity projets to which the entire proceeds (registration fee) of the competition are donated.
The event is organised by the humanitarian organisation Balouo Salo which operates in Africa and focuses on charitable projects which provide support to disadvantaged communities.
The words “kaira looro” are in the language of the Mandinka people, an African culture which comprises the majority of the population in the area where our humanitarian projects are developed. The words mean “architecture for peace”.
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Kaira Looro Past Editions
Children's House in Africa
Baghere Senegal
Contest aimed of selecting an architecture as a warm and welcoming place where activities aimed at preventing child malnutrition can be carried out in a rural environment
Women's House in Africa
Baghere Senegal
The objective of the architecture competition is the creation of a “Women’s House” within a symbolic and environmentally friendly structure that is inspired by local traditions, that can promote Women's Empowerment.
Emergency Operations Centre
Sub-Saharian Africa
Competition aimed to design an architecture that will house an EOC (Emergency Operations Center) and that can help to facilitate the humanitarian operations of international organisations.
Peace Pavilion
Sedhiou, Senegal, Africa
Remembering the victims through the universal value of peace can help to lay the foundation for the creation of an inclusive and cohesive society.
Cultural Center
Sedhiou, Senegal, Africa
Hundred-years old cultures give birth to Communities, being transmitted through rhymes of those who are narrating it and interpretating tha past through wisdom. One's accomplishments result from rituals and metamorphosis, bonding the human being to its own roots.
Sacred Architecture
Tanaff, Senegal, Africa
Introspection, spirituality and divinity. These are the elements around which the sacred architecture revolves. The light and the lightness of the materials join sacred and profane, creating an architecture.
Workshop '16
Catania, Italy, Europa
The event represented an international architecture workshop organized in september 2016 together with In/arch Sicilia and CA2Lab from University of Catania, aimed to support the Dam-Bridge project.
Architecture firms in the jury of last years
All previous winners
Ziyu Guo
Winner of Kaira Looro 2023
Primary School
Ziyu Guo
Winner of Kaira Looro 2022
Children's House
Juan Pablo Lopez Isabella
Winner of Kaira Looro 2021
Women's House
Aleksandra Wróbel
Winner of Kaira Looro 2020
Emergency Operations Center
Kamil Owczarek
Winner of Kaira Looro 2020
Emergency Operations Center
Agnieszka Witaszek
Winner of Kaira Looro 2020
Emergency Operations Center
Changze Cai
Winner of Kaira Looro 2019
Peace Pavillon
Giacomo Spanio
Winner of Kaira Looro 2018
Cultural Center
Paolo Reali
Winner of Kaira Looro 2018
Cultural Center
Sergiu Cernea
Winner of Kaira Looro 2018
Cultural Center
Nicola Puppin
Winner of Kaira Looro 2018
Cultural Center
Natalia Serafin
Winner of Kaira Looro 2017
Sacred Architecture
Anita Wisniewska
Winner of Kaira Looro 2017
Sacred Architecture
Paulina Gorecka
Winner of Kaira Looro 2017
Sacred Architecture
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