Two centuries have gone by since the time when locomotives were considered the highest achievement of science. Even so, stations – ancient stations – still exert a timeless fascination.
Slow and noisy, located in wild and remote scenarios, many stations are not in use anymore, leaving behind breath-taking landscapes crossed by rusty cast iron strips and scattered with vernacular structures.
Rail infrastructures have long been neglected or abandoned, far from being object of architecture projects, as they are linked to a form of transportation that was considered obsolete and incompatible with the speed of modern times.
Today, however, a new sensitivity seems to be reopening the debate on the future of this heritage. Expressions like “sweet mobility” and “slow tourism” show a new desire for quiet, for a future in which life will not be all about speed and progress anymore.
In this future, old stations will have an important role to play.
What can we imagine for old stations then? How can we transform the small towns on their path?
These are the questions of Culture Stations, a competition organized by YAC and the Municipality of Elini, to reinterpret ancient railway infrastructures in terms of culture and tourism, considering them as opportunities for the areas they cross. Leaving aside their original functions and embracing a new cultural purpose, designers have endless possibilities: stations as museums, “case cantoniere” (roadmen’s houses) as accommodation, storehouses as ateliers, railway parks as open-air theatres, bridges and galleries as exhibition spaces.
The system of railway infrastructures of Elini is surrounded by art and culture, therefore this is a unique opportunity to create evocative itineraries for travellers who want to discover remote places, contemplate a moving landscape, and enjoy creative avant-garde artworks, accompanied by the rattling of an old locomotive.
YAC and the Municipality of Elini thank all designers who will accept this challenge.
Winners
First Prize
softnloft
Min-Woo Kang
Second Prize
LAST
JOHNNY ROSAS, ENRICO CANNAS, SILVIA SERRAU, ERICA OLIANAS
Third Prize
CLOUD3
Amanda Gabriella Michelotto, João Pedro Chaves da Silva, Helena Pagel Classen
Gold Mention
FUM.ARC
Seyed Amir Mahdi Fatemi, Mohammad Saeed Ramezani, Mehrnaz Miri, Parsa Pahlavan, Robede Hazrat.
Gold Mention
SOLID PLUS
Dajun LI, Huangxiang SONG.
Mention
ZCJH
Zhi Bin Cheah, Jia Wei Huang
Mention
Storjunkare
Berke Karadeniz, Ege Ediger
Mention
CLY Studio
Wenzhuo Cai, Ruoxi Li, Zemin Yan
Mention
CLAQ & SERENDIPIA
Angelo Castillo, Lilié Suárez Gómez , Osyarin Ipsán García , Laimari De Quesada
Mention
Shiqi Liu, Qiazi Chen, Shiyin Zeng
Shiqi Liu, Qiazi Chen, Shiyin Zeng
Mention
KLO+ STUDIO
KER NENG PEH, CHAER SHEAN LEE, YONG GING LOW, ARIEL FLORES, TZE WAY NG
Mention
Syd Uni Archi Kids
Weijie Xu, Yuzhu Zi, Brian Yung, Hao Wen, Cheuk Yi Chelsea Kwok, Wing Lam Chak, Ashley Hammonds
Mention
Linear
Irina Ivancu, Catinca Joița, Daniel Oancea
Mention
JEMA
Aleksandra Warowna, Maria Paczóska, Julia Bujak, Ezgi Sopaoglu
Mention
war_architect
Fajar Widharta, Marvel Yuri Sofyan, Pancatriputra Likoweda, Alessandro Cipolli, Lalu Fatih Azzam
Finalist
TRACES
Mathieu Iniesta, Lucia Helena Kup Barbieri de Matos
Finalist
MMGG
Abraham Mendez Ortiz, Brian Omar Martínez Mungía, Ignacio José González Rodríguez, Adalberto Adrian Gomez Cervantes
Finalist
Dichotomy DS
Abdelrahman Garib, Mohamed El Kherbawy
Finalist
Moushigan
Wong Yung Man, Chen Kun
Finalist
MAS
Alejandra Yanet, Sara Mesquita, María Cortés
Finalist
Apice
Ramtin Meyghani, Sara Abedi
Finalist
Chukcha
Maria Alejandra Pardini Osorio, Sofia Yumi Nakasone Arakaki, Carol Reque Arana, Jose Alexander Alberca Pastor
Finalist
B&V
Valeria Kirejenko, Bogdan Casovskij
Finalist
TMLD
Maximiliano Wilson, Maurice Perrot, Tomas Peña, Diego Ramírez, Diego Vasquez
Finalist
ACVA
Vitul Agarwal, Aparna Chandgothia
Finalist
Hortian Consultancy Pte Ltd
Xin Kai Tham, Ahrum Oh
Finalist
GSD
Taeju Choi, Junyub Kim
Finalist
Brotherhood Team
Xinyu Wang, Yixuan Zhang
Finalist
LPBJ
Geonwoo Bae, Juhong Park, Sangwon Lee, Hyunsoo Jang
Finalist
STUDIO_4
Kang Dogyeong, Jo Han Bin, LEE Hae Seong
Finalist
Taller UCR21
Rolando Barahona, Mariela Castro, Abraham Gutierrez, Jorge Mendez, Kenneth Thompson, Guido Munoz
Finalist
YS
Yongwon Jo, Seonghun Jeong
Finalist
KAL
Hyeonsu Kim, Seunggu Lee, Chanhyeon Lim, Taehyeon Lee
Finalist
ZenArt
Iurii Tiguntsev, Mikhail Tiguntsev
Finalist
Pala Architects
SAYEDEHPARISA KIANI, SAJAD ALAEI MOHSEN DADIPOUR, JAFAR NADERI DARESHOURI, MOHAMMAD AMIN RANJBAR, ALI AMINI
Finalist
Kyunglim YOO
Kyunglim YOO, Minhyung Kim
Finalist
Mending
Chiara dazzi, Marco filippi
Finalist
aDLab+
Kim seung geun, Kwon hee jae
Finalist
2K1F
Jihoon Kim, Yoonsu Kim, Brenna Fransen
Finalist
Jinnok Architects
Dong Hyeok Jeong, Young Jun An
Finalist
David Einarsson
David Einarsson, Adam Wojcik
Finalist
demes
Eda Ünerden, Sude Vural, Duygu Aydemir, Merve Yıldırım, Ezgi Beyen
Finalist
COMET
VITCHAPOL TAERATTANACHAI, Nicha Utenpitakkul, Atthaphan Sespattanachai, Akkarawish Naraviriyakul, Chutikan Treewattanasuwan
Finalist
CMS
Metehan Gürsu, Cavad Qafarlı, Şule Karabıyıkoğlu
Finalist
Genesis
Anna Bormotova, Anna Kordonova, Oksana Dmitrieva
Finalist
JKMC
Marco Colturi, Joshua Emiliano Kirk
Finalist
Federico Barillari - Luca Iob
Federico Barillari, Luca Iob
Finalist
POLI4
Federica Dezio, Sara Mazzol, Roberta Moneta, Greta Possi
Finalist
A|9
Elena Conti, Beatrice Viotti, Alberto Cruciani, Paola Orlando, Nayem Mohammad, Laure Bertein, Tommaso Francucci, GIORGGIO ANTONIO SERNA GARCIA, Irene Chegai