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Thursday, June 20 - 2024 Organic Architecture Category

Honorees:

First Place:

Karen Botes, Post Grad, Ph.D. in Landscape Architect, University of Pretoria. – The research proposes guidelines for outdoor modular living wall systems and African vegetables for improved performance as edible green infrastructure.

Second Place:

Chisomo Phiri, PhD in Architectural Philosophy, University of Cape Town. South Africa – “The investigation of viable methods to adopt Water-Sensitive Design in the context of Hangberg, South Africa via community participation.”

Third Place:

Chiwetalu Nenechi & Agharagwo Chinenye, Graduate and Undergraduate Students, (Bio-energy & Architecture), Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria – Integrating Biophilic Design for Sustainable Workspaces Amidst Toxic Emissions in Oil Field Installations.

Distinguished Faculty Award:

Eman A. Darwish
Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Ain Shams University, Egypt

Utilizing date palm rachis in low-cost light wide-span shading structures and prefabricated wall paneled structures depending on traditional techniques.

Moderator: Habeeb Abdulrauf, Head of Operations, DMi Digital Marketing Agency

Tuesday, June 18 - 2024 Environmental Engineering Category

Honorees: This year's winners:

First Place: Edwin Onoh, M.Sc. Material Science, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Topic – Enhancing CO2 reduction efficiency using bimetallic and bimetallic-oxide catalysts to mitigate climate change and advance sustainable energy technologies in Africa.
Second Place: Amit Kumar, Doctoral Candidate, Mechanical Engineering, UPES, Dehradun, India – Maximize hybrid solar kitchen heaters for dependable cooking. Explore alternate heat sources and evaluate performance under different settings.
Third Place: Adewale Irewale, Doctoral Research Scholar, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Nigeria – Utilization of Functionalized Biochar from Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) as Green Nano-Fertilizers.Moderator: Sunita Kishnani, Chief Marketing Officer, Softude