Dedalo Minosse International Prize

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April 12th, 2017

Tenth edition of the Dedalo Minosse International Prize for commissioning a building: Exhibition of the awarded works - From June 24th to July 16th 2017, Civic Art Gallery of Palazzo Chiericati - Vicenza (Italy).

The winners of the 2016/2017 edition will be featured in a multimedia exhibition. More than 70 architectural works, completed in the last 5 years, exhibited through drawings, photos, models and video.

- Awards Ceremony: 23.06.2017 - Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza (Italy)
- Exhibition: 24.06 / 16.07.2017 - Civic Art Gallery of Palazzo Chiericati - Vicenza (Italy)
  Tue. to sun., 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.; from July 4th Tue. to sun., 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.; closed on monday.

Dedalo Minosse Prize is unique in the world and recognizes the Client's figure as fundamental and strategic in the constructive process. The recognition of a positive and stimulating role that creates, with architects' ability, the good architecture.
Open to private and public clients from all over the world, the aim of the award is to select architecture works already finished, as good practice of the contemporary architecture research that confirms the quality given by a fruitful collaboration between the architect and the client.
Since its founding, the submissions for the Prize have been almost 8,000 with more than 50 participating countries. Over 200 events have been organized and 50 countries visited by the international roadshow.

The Jury has assigned 4 Main Awards:
- the Dedalo Minosse International Prize, to a Client who commissioned a professional Architect;
- the Dedalo Minosse International Prize OCCAM - Under 40, to a Client who commissioned a young professional Architect;
- the ALA - Assoarchitetti Prize- Fondazione Inarcassa, to a Client who commissioned an Italian professional architect;
- the ALA - Assoarchitetti Prize Under 40, to a Client who commissioned a young Italian professional Architect.

Together with 10 Special Prizes, among which Stanislao Nievo Special Prize dedicated to the renowned environmentalist writer who served as the chairman of the jury, since the first edition of the Prize. Additional Special Prizes include those given by sponsors and by the Veneto Region, that promoted the event jointly with ALA - Assoarchitetti. 10 projects have been commended and 51 were published.
This year is the 20th anniversary of the Prize and to celebrate it the Jury has also assigned the Andrea Palladio International Prize to the Client who distinguished himself for his work in the last 20 years.

April 12th, 2017

For more information:
Organizing Office Dedalo Minosse International Prize
Phone and fax: +39 (0)444 235476
www.dedalominosse.org
dedalominosse@assoarchitetti.it