As part of the workshop, on 29 October, the winners of ET CONTEST, an architectural design competition focusing on the future of the disused mining site of Sos Enattos, in the Nuoro area, were announced at the Costume Museum of the Regional Ethnographic Institute (ISRE) in Nuoro. Funded by the Fondazione di Sardegna, the competition received 28 proposals from national and international teams comprising students, researchers and professionals under 40. The three prizes were each awarded ex aequo to two projects, while three other proposals received special mentions. All the entries were exhibited at the ISRE as part of the event.
The jury was chaired by Massimo Faiferri, professor at the Department of Civil, Environmental Engineering and Architecture (DICAAR) of the University of Cagliari. Its members included internationally renowned architects Giancarlo Mazzanti, Sebastián Irarrázaval, Juan Elvira and João Nunes, alongside Giovanni Bisoffi, senior technologist at the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN) and coordinator of TETI (Team for Einstein Telescope in Italy).
The first prize, awarded ex aequo, went to the teams led by Flavio Mancuso, with Ana Lucia Messiah Holy Cross, Philippa Dechent and Matteo Fiorentino, and Francesco Crocchini, together with Javier Roig Iglesias. The second prize, also awarded ex aequo, went to the teams coordinated by Camille Latatse, with Giulia Renda, João Figueiredo, Emiel Desaever and Laura Fortuna, and Roberta Cossu, with Giacomo Locci and Filippo Fulghesu. The third prize, likewise awarded ex aequo, was assigned to the teams led by Francesco Chiacchiera, with Benedetta Di Leo, Luca Pau, Francesco Baldoni, Gaia Ciccioli, Rebecca Mondaini, Gianluigi Mondaini and Maddalena Ferretti, and David Escudero, with Diego Sacristán Arroyo, David Soriano Cano and Paula Morán Barroso.
Some of the design proposals submitted to the ET CONTEST
The three special mentions went to the projects submitted by the teams led by Federico Rojch, with Daniele Angelone, Noemi Ena and Massimo Devino; Myungsun Kim, with Angelo Marzocchi; and Carla Sechi, with Benedetta Rubattu, Gavina Piras and Manuela Piras.
Following a series of lectures and meetings, the programme continues today, 30 October, with a site visit to Sos Enattos, accompanied by a presentation by Domenico D’Urso (INFN and the University of Sassari), and a discussion between Giancarlo Mazzanti and Sebastián Irarrázaval at the Romanzesu archaeological park. On 31 October, participants will visit the archaeological site of the Santa Cristina Sacred Well in Paulilatino, to gain further insight into Sardinia’s cultural and artistic heritage.
«The presence in Sardinia of professors and students from 15 schools of architecture, together with world-renowned professionals such as ET CONTEST jury members Giancarlo Mazzanti, Sebastián Irarrázaval, Juan Elvira and João Nunes, represents an extraordinary opportunity to reflect on the future of the area affected by the Einstein Telescope infrastructure», explains Massimo Faiferri. «These exchanges will undoubtedly generate ideas and potential strategies for reimagining these areas, with careful consideration for and respect of both their tangible and intangible characteristics».