The project for the restoration of Ukrainian cities is presented by the IRS
HACKATHON "100 IDEAS FOR CITIES"
IRS and the international jury recognized the winners of the Hackathon “100 Ideas for Cities” on November 8, 2024. Congratulations!
Incredible congratulations to the 63 teams who developed visual proposals.
We also warmly congratulate the winning teams whom we awarded prize placements!
Winners List – Social Category
1st Place (Architects) – $2,000
C35. Reconstruction of the “Kniezha” Culture and Leisure Center.
Oleksandr Novytskyi
1st Place (Students) – $1,500
C08. Rowing Base of the Children and Youth Sports School.
Polina Ostapenko
2nd Place (Students) – $1,000
Zh04. Concept of a Social Facility for IDPs and Vulnerable Groups “Safe Together.”
Valeriia Sokolova
Audience Choice Award – $500
C38_1. Memorial Complex in the Kreminna Forest.
Yehor Perepeliuk
Winners List – Public & Urban Development Category (Architects)
1st Place (Architects) – $2,000
The prize fund was divided into $1,000 per team by decision of the Executive Committee and the Jury Chair:
1st Place (Architects) – $1,000
G14. Rehabilitation and Sports Complex in Poltava.
Daria Pryimak
1st Place (Architects) – $1,000
G02_01. Administrative Service Center (City Community Center) Project in Bakhmach.
Dmytro Chulkov
2nd Place (Architects) – $1,000
G24. Olympic Center, Paralympic Training and Rehabilitation Facility in Zalissya Village, Shatsk District, Volyn Region.
Ida Origgi
Winners List – Public Category & Urban Planning Category
1st Place (Students – Public Category) – $1,500
G08_1. Reconstruction of an Existing Boiler House into a Multifunctional Sports Complex.
Illia Banduliak
2nd Place (Students – Public Category) – $1,000
G14. Recreational and Sports Rehabilitation Space for Military Personnel and Civilians.
Olesia Pylypenko (Oriana Sabii)
1st Place (Students – Urban Planning Category) – $2,000
P09. “ART-River” – Development of the Teteriv River Embankment and Beach Area.
Viktoriia Vikhtiuk
2nd Place (Urban Planning Category) – $1,500
Originally designated for architects; due to the absence of eligible projects, reassigned to students.
P02. “SPORTYVNYI” Park.
Vladyslav Lutsyk
We sincerely thank all participants for their dedication and professionalism.
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Your contribution to the development of Ukrainian cities is invaluable. The announcement of the new Hackathon 2.0 will be made in spring 2025.
For additional information and partnership inquiries, please contact IRS representatives:
+380 96 021 89 77
Iryna Yarmolenko (Project Author)
(Please message on WhatsApp before calling)
Email: [email protected]
With respect,
Innovations and Reconstructions for Society (IRS)
GOAL:
DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF 100 INNOVATIVE ARCHITECTURAL PROJECTS FOR RENOVATION OF UKRAINE CITIES
Directions
Projects aimed at restoring important social facilities: hospitals, schools, kindergartens, sports and residential complexes, etc.
Parks, squares, spaces for young people and the elderly, cultural events, educational institutions, etc.
Projects focused on efficient use of urban space and its optimization. Strategic development of the territorial community, the city, industrial parks, economic initiatives, interchanges, garbage sorting lines, etc.
Terms
Submission of applications from cities
Application for participation by universities and architectural bureau
Conducting an introductory session to explain issues
Development of projects by teams
Interim meeting/presentation
Selection of winners (semi-finals)
AN ADDITIONAL SESSION ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CONCEPTUAL IDEAS WILL BE LAUNCHED FOR THOSE COMMUNITIES THAT DID NOT RECEIVE THEIR PROJECTS IN THE MAIN SESSION. THESE DEVELOPMENTS DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE COMPETITION, BUT SUCCESSFUL SOLUTIONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Selection of winners (final)
Announcement of winners
Gifts
- $5,000 for 4 prizes, along with valuable gifts.
- Educational mentoring hours.
- Certified programs and certificates.
- Promotion through media platforms, magazines and participation in exhibitions.
The project “Towards Good Governance through Public Participation, Improved Service Delivery and Environmental Protection in Eastern Ukraine” is being implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine with financial support from the Government of Sweden.
- $5,000 for 4 prizes, along with valuable gifts.
- Educational mentoring hours.
- Certified programs and certificates.
- Promotion through media platforms, magazines and participation in exhibitions.
Investment group “Molodist” – a complete package of documents, the use of high-quality materials for construction, optimal planning, convenient locations of residential complexes, modern design solutions in the design of facades, entrances, stylish arrangement of residential areas, well-developed infrastructure of complexes, the concept of “city within a city
- $5,000 for 4 prizes, along with valuable gifts.
- Educational mentoring hours.
- Certified programs and certificates.
- Promotion through media platforms, magazines and participation in exhibitions.
LTD “Brave” is a group of construction companies with more than 10 years of experience: 18 residential complexes in which 10,000 residents already live. This is a residential complex with high quality construction and better internal infrastructure. The company has set bold standards that have changed the way most competitors work. They trusted us with their investments and we always kept our word to investors
Jury
Architect from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Master of Arts in Housing and Urbanism from the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London, UK, he has vast experience in the design, development, management and comprehensive management of infrastructure projects, especially in the development and execution of large, medium and small scale mining, industrial, port, energy and real estate projects, developed in the public and private sector, both in Chile and internationally. He is an international consultant in creative anti-seismic architectural design and an expert in the reconstruction process of cities destroyed by wars and natural disasters.
Mayor of Slavutytskyi (1990-2015), President of the NGO “Club of Mayors”, representative of Ukraine at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (1994-2015), Chairman of the Coordinating Council of the Fund for the Promotion of Local Self-Government of Ukraine, head of the Office of Reforms in the Kyiv Region, doctor of economics Sciences, professor, laureate of the state prize in the field of science and technology and the International prize named after V. I. Vernadskyi
The director of WZMH Architects is leading the development of the firm’s prefab sector with the invention of the Intelligent Structural Panel (ISP). In 2017, Zenon founded the firm’s research laboratory (Sparkbird), which focuses on smart building technologies. Zenon joined WZMH in 1995 and became a director of the firm in 2007. He holds a Bachelor of Technology in Architecture from Ryerson University in Toronto.
Japanese architect and urban planner with over two decades of expertise in the Netherlands, leads MADMA urbanism+landscape and MASA architects, guiding a diverse team in executing global projects. Matsuura is well-known in Ukraine for projects such as the Unit.City Main Plaza, Metinvest Polytechnic University in Mariupol, and the current redevelopment of the State Taxation University in Irpin.
Head of the Committee on Environmental Policy and Nature Management of the Verkhovna Rada. Member of Parliament of Ukraine, who is a consistent supporter and ambassador of the Green Course for the restoration of Ukraine in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. According to the 2023 ratings, Oleg Bondarenko was named one of the biggest reformers (6th place in the top 12 ranking of the reformers among deputies of Parliament). Namely, Oleg is an initiator of reforms in waste management, chemical safety, subsoil use, climate change prevention etc.
She is a multicultural and future-focused creative leader. Originally trained as a designer, she also holds MS and MBA degrees, which expanded her expertise into academia, research, and strategy consulting. Her projects spanning across the globe, including in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. She uses design thinking as a tool to solve complex challenges and continues to expand the design discipline into new dimensions. Her current interests include data-driven design and creative entrepreneurship, which inform both her role as a Senior Strategist at Gensler and her role as a faculty member of The George Washington University’s Interior Architecture program.
An environmental restoration specialist at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Ukraine; a biotechnology engineer; a scientist (by first degree), worked on the development of sectoral climate change adaptation measures in the EU4Climate project; a landscape architect (by second degree), participated in the collection and creation of the largest botanical garden in Zakarpattia.
Founder and CEO of Svitlo Development, a development company specializing in the construction of cottage real estate.
He defended his MBA diploma on the topic “Transformation of a development company to a model of a low-rise construction operator”.
He is a promoter of low-rise construction, as today he is implementing a portfolio of 7 cottage towns in Irpin and the suburbs of Kyiv region.
Architect, Architecture curator, critic, publicist, writer, lecturer. Board member of Architects Association of Lithuania. Coordinator of the Lithuanian State’s project “Future school for Ukraine”. Coordinator of Creative Europe project “UREHERIT. Architects for heritage in Ukraine: recreating memory and identity”. Chair of the Task force “Solidarity with Ukraine” at Architects Council of Europe. Expert in experts’ sub-group “Safeguarding heritage in Ukraine” for European Commission. External expert at “Davos Alliance” inside Lithuanian delegation by Ministry of Culture of Lithuania. Chair of the national Architecture Council at the Ministry of Culture of Lithuania.
Zoryana Tykhonchuk is an architect and urban planning expert with successful experience in developing projects for well-known companies (McDonald’s, Franke, Football Federation of Ukraine). She is an expert in developing concepts for the decoration of checkpoints. Demonstrates a high professional level in tenders and competitions, including competition with global architectural firms. Expert in strategic industries and unique areas of community business, speaker at platforms on the reconstruction of Ukraine, moderator of the triangle: government, community, business. Developer of landmark reconstruction projects based on the mission: modernization instead of restoration.
Luigi Fiumara graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at „La Sapienza“ University in Rome. From 2000 to 2010 he has been in charge of the architecture department of the Goetheanum, School for spiritual science, in Dornach, Switzerland. He is member of the Swiss Association of Architects and Engineers (SIA), Chairman of the International Forum “Humanity and Architecture” (Netherlands) and Honorary Professor of the KNUBA (Kyiv National University for Construction and Archtecture). He is a recognized international expert and representative of the stream of Organic Architecture, which takes its origins from the work of architects like Antoni Gaudí, Rudolf Steiner, Frank Lloyd Wright, Hans Scharoun and others and whose main intent is to create an environment which satisfies not only the material needs of the human being, but also and not less the emotional and spiritual ones, giving birth to buildings which convey a sense of inner life and of connection with the context and which foster the personal and social development of the users. His projects were built in Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Ukraine, Romania and India.