Foundation W

For its tenth edition, we propose a challenge that is as stimulating as it is essential: A roof for all! Rooftops shape the landscape of cities and the countryside, they shape the horizon. A roof is a protection, it is a shelter to rebuild oneself. It is a promise of a renewed family and social life. Faced with the current crisis of inadequate housing, we invited participants to imagine original solutions in order to design habitable modules that would fit under these existing and unused roofs.

The foundation received 57 quality projects. Four projects were awarded, including two projects that tied for third place. Ten projects received mentions. The awards ceremony will take place at the Wilmotte Foundation Gallery in Venice on 18 May 2023. The winning projects will be exhibited in Venice in the Foundation’s Gallery during the Venice Architecture Biennale and will be published in a dedicated book.

For this ninth year, graduates and students from all over Europe were invited to rethink the Château de la Tour d’Aigues around the theme of “Wine and Gastronomy”. For anyone who has stayed in the fertile lands of Lubéron, the theme seems an obvious one due to the region’s talents in welcoming visitors and the pleasures of the dining table. For this “architectural grafting” to work, the project had to incorporate the art and ingenuity of the region in terms of culinary talent.

For the 2020 W Prize, the Foundation received 900 applications. Teams were formed, and the jury chose between 139 dossiers with high-quality, innovative and creative projects, worthy of the site and its future ambitions. Nine projects were selected and three were finally given awards by the jury.