MANILA, Philippines—Filipino-Canadian architect Gonzalo “Jun” Raymundo Jr. was selected as one of the top ten finalists in the prestigious Guggenheim Art Shelter Competition.
The Guggenheim Art Shelter Competition is an exhibition contest sponsored by the Guggenheim Museum and Google SketchUp. It is open to both amateur and professional designers who are challenged to come up with various 3D designs inspired from different shelters in any part of the world using Google SketchUp and Google Earth. Submissions were received from nearly 600 contestants in 68 countries around the world.
Ten finalists were then drawn from this pool of contestants for the People's Prize Award, which will be chosen through an online public voting.
Currently, the Quezon City-based Raymundo is leading the voting polls.
The online voting will end next week in October 10.
To those who wish to cast their vote for one of the ten top finalists, please visit: Guggenheim
Raymundo’s entry, A Bamboo Shelter in a Garbage Dump City, is a shelter located in a garbage dump where scavengers barely survive by collecting and sorting garbage. Made of bamboo, an indigenous material, on a concrete base, it is a place of refuge from the afternoon heat or a sudden rainfall. The bamboo wall represents people collectively carrying the roof above, expressing the proverb—where there is unity there is strength. It is a symbol of sustainability and hope.
From Munting Nayon News Magazine
