University of Nicosia students win global architecture prizes with Gaza project

Local gazauniversities University of Nicosia students win global architecture prizes with Gaza project 4 Distinction Meto Maria Daria Despina (1) Relevant News University of Nicosia students win global architecture prizes with Gaza project 24 August 2026 21-year-old dies after going swimming in Limassol’s old port 24 August 2026 The Mecca Agreement is not a regional NATO, but it is not to be underestimated 24 August 2026 Newsroom 24 August 2026 FacebookXWhatsAppEmailPrintViber Second-year architecture students at the University of Nicosia won most of the prizes and honourable mentions in the global “Community Urban Farm” architecture competition, with their studio project set in Gaza. The students competed against architects, designers, planners and students from all five years of study at leading universities around the world, according to the university’s Architecture Department. First prize Marilia Petrou – Vlada Dovguchits First prize was awarded to Marilia Petrou and Vlada Dovguchits, and third prize to Despina Ignatiou. Honourable mentions went to Meto Hisotoci, Daria Shevchenko, Maria Veniamin and Despoina Pyrpou; to Lali Dzsandzsgava and Morgane Azar; and to Anthi Batsouli, Kleopatra Prodromou, Dora Michael and Lynn Danaf. Third prize Despina Ignatiou The competition formed a major part of the students’ spring semester studio, the department’s main course for the term, which led to the development of the “Community HOME GROWN” project. The choice of site for the competition was open, and the department said the semester’s focus on the role of architecture in humanitarian contexts led the studio to choose Gaza as the site for the students’ projects. The course was taught by lecturers Angela Kyriacou Petrou, Afra Omidi, Teresa Tourvas and Yiorgos Hadjichristou as part of the second-year spring semester programme at the University of Nicosia’s Architecture Department. Distinction: Lali Dzsandzsgava and Morgane Azar Distinction: Anthi Batsouli, Kleopatra Prodromou, Dora Michael and Lynn Danaf Distinction: Meto Hisotoci, Daria Shevchenko, Maria Veniamin and Despoina Pyrpou Subscribe to our Newsletter Latest News 21-year-old dies after going swimming in Limassol’s old port The Mecca Agreement is not a regional NATO, but it is not to be underestimated Who Is the “Second Israel”? The Kurds — or Turkey? How Cyprus funds its parties, and what 2026 exposed What If Mark Zuckerberg Is Right? Road deaths reach 26 in Cyprus this year, more than half motorcyclists Larnaca DLGO mourns employee killed in motorcycle crash, post-mortem confirms cause of death Follow en.philenews on Google News and be the first to know all the news about Cyprus and the world.