Prix BLOXHUB Interactive is an international prize, symposium and exhibition focused on creating more livable cities.
Working at the intersection between Space, Technology and Behavior, the initiative was developed by The Alexandra Institute (DK), BLOXHUB (DK) and Ars Electronica (AT). Together, the partners wished to join forces in gathering and building new knowledge that can help companies, creatives and researchers achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 11; to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable.
In 2019, we received 122 submissions from 34 different countries, and the jury (see: https://prix.bloxhub.org/the-jury) chose 2 winners and gave 8 projects honorary mentions.
The winner in the Concept Category was Flora Robotica, submitted by a team from CITA; Phil Ayres, Emil Fabritius Buchwald, Sebastian Gatz and Soraya Bornaz. The project aims to make cities more livable by coupling the long-term growth and material accumulation processes of natural plants with digital technologies that can direct this growth towards architectural objectives.
The Winner in the Excellence category was the digital tool Mapple, submitted by Karolina Mosiadz, Henrikki Tenkanen and Rami Piiroinen from the Finnish company by the same name. The solution can help cities in becoming more efficient, green and people-friendly, by offering a better overview and understanding of areas that are being planned.
As a part of the symposium in Copenhagen, The Alexandra Institute and Arup Group developed a large-scale public installation called 25 Questions for Cities. The mission was to engage people on how decisions around technology in cities should be made, and we were hoping to encourage a more informal and “grass-roots” debate between citizens.
The installation will be a part of this year’s Ars Electronica Festival – so please join the debate!
For more info and upcoming deadlines: https://prix.bloxhub.org
