Stage 2: Semifinalists
We are happy to announce that 25 teams have been advanced to the Semifinalist round (Stage Two) of this year’s competition.
Semifinalists are now invited to submit a 2500-word Essay based on their 500-word Proposal. At least five, but potentially more top Essays will be selected for final judging by this year’s BERKELEY PRIZE Jury.
All authors, whether promoted to Semifinalist status or not, can login to view the Readers’ comments regarding your Proposals.
Find a link to new instructions for this year’s Semifinalists at the bottom of the page.
Fatima Aamir
Architecture,
Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture
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Maria Hunaid Samiwala
Social Development and Policy,
Habib University
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Pakistan |
Fatima Pona Arbab
Architecture,
Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture
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Amal Hashim
Social Development and Policy,
Habib University
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Pakistan |
Amalia Dewi Ardianingsih
Architecture,
Technische Universität Berlin (Germany)
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Rahadian Imam Nur Arif
Psychology,
Universitas Gunadarma
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Indonesia |
Job Aronda
Architecture,
Makerere University
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Ashaba Precious
Journalism and Communication,
Makerere University
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Uganda |
Shravan Arun
Architecture,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Diana Anghel
Journalism,
University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign
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USA |
Shubhangi Bagre
Architecture,
School of Planning and Architecture
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Divya Bagre
Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery,
Hahnemann Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
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India |
Claudio Cabana
Environmental Design,
University of British Columbia
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Henrike Scholz
International Relations,
University of British Columbia
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Canada |
Xinxing Chen
Architecture,
Beijing Jiaotong University
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Jingni Wu
Foreign Language,
Beihang University
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China |
Afrah Atique Farooqui
Architecture,
University of Karachi
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Tooba Kamran
Special Education,
University of Karachi
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Pakistan |
Noor Hamdan
Architecture,
American University of Sharjah
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Yara Am Ali
Psychology,
American University of Sharjah
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United Arab Emirates |
Adefila Inioluwa
Architecture,
Federal University of Technology, Minna
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Ola Vincent Omotade
Urban and Regional Planning,
Federal University of Technology, Minna
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Nigeria |
Vladimir Kositsyn
Architecture,
Moscow Architectural Institute
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Zhenya Nasledskova
Design of Architectural Environment,
Moscow Architectural Institute
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Russian Federation |
Pranjal Kulkarni
Architecture,
Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology
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Mukul Katiyar
Civil Engineering,
Maulana Azad National Institute Of Technology
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India |
Natanael Lopez
Architecture,
Kaunas University of Technology
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Milda Svegzdaite
Applied Graphics,
Vilniaus Academy of Arts
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Lithuania |
Zoya Nasir
Architecture,
Indus Valley School of Arts and Architecture
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Ayman Babar
Social Development and Policy,
Habib University
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Pakistan |
Elizabeth Njeri
Architecture,
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
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Stephanie Brenda Wanjiru Munene
Law,
Strathmore University
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Kenya |
Poonam Parikh
Architecture,
C.E.P.T. University
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Khushali Haji
Urban Design,
C.E.P.T. University
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India |
Rhiddhit Paul
Architecture,
School of Planning and Architecture
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Abhradeep Chakraborty
Planning,
School of Planning and Architecture
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India |
Reva Saksena
Architecture,
School of Planning and Architecture
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Zoofishan Fatima
Planning,
School of Planning and Architecture
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India |
Samuel Simonetta
Architecture,
Savannah College of Art and Design
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Daniel Rivera
Production Design,
Savannah College of Art and Design
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USA |
Rishika Sood
Architecture,
Madhav Institute of Technology and Science
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Sarthak Jain
Hindustani Music and Civil Engineering,
Sardanad Mandir Sangeet Mahavidhyala
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India |
Gunraagh Singh Talwar
Architecture,
School of Planning and Architecture
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Pranav Wahi
Legal Studies,
Vivekanada Institute of Professional Studies
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India |
Leticia Teodoro
Architecture,
Unicamp
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Marcelo Gonçalves
Civil Engineering,
Pontificia Catolica de Campinas
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Brazil |
Michael Tsang
Architecture,
University of Bath
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Elisa Ynaraja Rodriguez
Civil Engineering,
University of Bath
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UK |
Madhura Vaze
Architecture,
BKPS College of Architecture
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Nabha Joshi
Economics,
Sir Parashurambhau College
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India |
Congratulations to all those advancing.
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United States Post Office, Albany, California, U.S.A. This is typical of the thousands of post offices in the country that, despite the computer age, are in constant use by the local community.
Edificio de Correos y Telegrafos (Mail and Telegraph Building), Valencia, Spain. 1922. This Central Post Office building is popularly known as the “Palacio de Comunicaciones” (Palace of Communications). Miguel Angel Navarro, Architect.
San Francisco Department of Public Health Headquarters, San Francisco, U.S.A.
Beijing National Aquatics Center, Beijing, China. The “Water Cube” at the Olympic Park. PTW Architects and the Arup Australasia engineering group, together with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) and the CSCEC Shenzhen Design Institute. See: https://www.chinahighlights.com/beijing/attraction/water-cube.htm
Sunday Community Market at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DVM) Office, Oakland, California, U.S.A. This DMV is one of 180 such offices in California, all of which issue driver's licenses, identity cards, and vehicle registrations.
Temescal Branch Library, Oakland, California, U.S.A. 1918. One of sixteen libraries in the Oakland Public Library system. Charles W. Dickey and John J. Donovan, Architects.
Biblioteca Latino-Americana Victor Civita (Victor Civita Latin America Library), at the Latin American Memorial, São Paulo, Brazil. Oscar Niemeyer, Architect. The Library is part of a much larger, multi-building cultural center. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America_Memorial
Mercat Central (Central Market), Valencia, Spain. 1914-1928. Alejandro Soler March and Francesc Guàrdia i Vial, Architects.
Oceanário de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. The largest indoor aquarium in Europe. Designed by Cambridge Seven Associates led by American architect Peter Chermayeff.
Shanghai Concert Hall, Shanghai, China. Originally built in 1930, Robert Fan Wenzhao, Architect. In 2007, in recognition of its historic and cultural importance to the community, the entire hall was moved 66 meters to facilitate the construction of a new elevated highway. It has been fully conserved for a new lifetime of community use.
Chorsu Market, Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Today’s bazaar is a complex of large blue and turquoise domes constructed by the government in the Soviet era during the 1980s on the site of former markets that have been in operation for over 2000 years. See: http://uzbek-travel.com/about-uzbekistan/facts/chorsu-bazaar/
Christmas Market at the Palace of Culture and Science (PKiN), Warsaw, Poland. Designed by Soviet architect Lev Rudnev in what has been called the "Seven Sisters" (Stalinist) style, the 1955 building has survived post-Communist era calls for its demolition. It “houses various public and cultural institutions such as cinemas, theaters, libraries, sports clubs, university faculties and authorities of the Polish Academy of Sciences.” The building is slowly overcoming its history as a symbol of totalitarianism and has become a true community resource. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Culture_and_Science
UVA Nuevo Occidente, Medellín, Colombia. Public and community spaces including swimming pool, dressing rooms, and recreational terrace; a ballroom, toy library, classroom workshop, cinema auditorium and children's playground; multiple classrooms, administrative offices, commercial premises and viewing terrace and, in addition to a multi-purpose Coliseum, synthetic court and urban gym. See also: https://www.lafargeholcimfoundation.org/media/news/projects/a-new-icon-of-community-empowerment-in-medellin-uva-de-la-imagin (Photo: Benard Acellam)
Cultural Development Center of Moravia (CDCM), Medellín, Colombia. Rogelio Salmona, Architect. Designed with an auditorium for 350 people; thirty private and soundproof cubicles for practice; three multiple classrooms for meetings, rehearsals, training or practice; galleries; and a number of playgrounds for various activities. See also: http://stealth.ultd.net/?p=1318 (Photo: Benard Acellam)
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