Driftwood (above) has won the Architectural Association's annual summer pavilion competition. Picture courtesy Valerie Bennett, © AA School
A curvaceous Nordic timber sculpture created by an Angolan design prodigy has taken over London's Bedford Square after fending off competition from some of the brightest young architects in the UK to win the annual Architectural Association summer pavilion commission.
Danecia Sibingo, a third year student at the Association's School, was chosen by a panel of seven judges from the worlds of engineering, design, media and ecology for Driftwood, a plywood structure made by an 11-strong multinational team to stringent waste restrictions.
Picture courtesy Valerie Bennett, © AA School
The monument aims to provide a "thoughtful, provoking reminder of the UK's inextricable link to the sea," featuring an undulating form based on the motion of waves.
The design was made by an multinational student team
Association Director Brett Steele said the project had given the students a "unique opportunity" to form their "unparalleled" design.
"It creates a collaborative working environment, nurturing inspiration and encouraging radical and fresh ideas which come to life in the form of these incredible structures," he said.
The pavilion is likely to go on permanent display in academic grounds when it leaves the Square on July 25. Fractal, the 2006 winner, is installed at the School's 350-acre Hooke Park campus in West Dorset, and Bad Hair, the 2007 choice, was donated to another college in the region.
