At the annual award ceremony of the Design Studio of the Faculty of Architecture of University of Zagreb, held on Friday evening, awards were presented to the four best student projects created in the academic year 2014/2015, as well as one special recognition. This year’s awards have been the third in a row.
While selecting the best, Design Studio’s commission for awards were guided by several important criteria: student works were judged by their innovation and creativity, positive social orientation of the project, its practical applicability and positive contribution to the design profession.
The annual awards are intended for student projects created within the school and extracurricular activities in the courses Industrial Design and Visual Communication.
This year’s award winners are:
For projects in the undergraduate studies of Design Studio – Valentina Sunek for her project Zipka Sway and Grgo Petrov for his own project Moj prvi abecedarij – slikovnica (My First Abecedarium – Picture Book).
For projects in the graduate studies of Design Studio – Dorja Benussi for project Senzomotorno stimulativna edukacijska oprema (Sensorimotor Stimulating Educational Equipment) and Zrinka Horvat for project Taktilna slikovnica za slijepu djecu (Tactile Picture Book for Blind Children)
This year’s recognitions were presented to:
Group of authors: Dina Bartolić, Elizabeta Bošnjak, Ivana Hrabar, Katarina Huljev, Maja Jandrić, Monika Močević, Laura Mrkša, Helena Nemec, Nataša Njegovanović, Iva Udovičić, Lea Vavra and Petra Vrdoljak for project–workshop Rešetke nisu prepreke (Bars are not Obstacles)
