Beatrice Elena Grünwald and Alberto Barbero, both students in the final year of the Interior Design Degree at UDIT, University of Design, Innovation and Technology, have been finalists in the "Celebrate the City" category of the Concéntrico 10 competition , International Festival of Architecture and Design of Logroño.
This category proposes to reflect on the urban environment and the city through architecture and design proposals in different formats. The students' project, "Convergent Light", has managed to be one of the 12 outstanding finalists among all the architects, designers and sculptors of great international relevance who participated in the competition.
The students' proposal consists of a wooden structure and backlit fabric, designed to transform the Plaza de Concha del Espolón into a vibrant and welcoming meeting point for the community.
All the winning projects will form part of the Logroño International Festival of Architecture and Design to be held from 25 April to 1 May 2024.
A festival created to celebrate the city
Concéntrico is the International Festival of Architecture and Design of Logroño that annually proposes to reflect on the urban environment and the city. The Festival invites visitors to explore the city through installations, exhibitions, meetings and activities that propose new collective uses, strengthening the idea of community in public space.
Since 2015, the festival has brought together more than 100 urban interventions created by teams of national and international architects and designers who experiment with new fields of environmental design in its eight editions. In this way, a dialogue is established between the city, heritage and contemporary architecture that activates the reflection of citizens on these spaces.
The festival is organised by the Cultural Foundation of the Architects of La Rioja together with Javier Peña Ibáñez, promoter of the initiative, in collaboration with Logroño City Council, the Government of La Rioja, Garnica and Bodegas LAN, and has the support of more than 30 local, regional, national and international institutions, entities and companies.