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AWARDS! 2025 Video Challenge

Many congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Video Challenge who displayed creativity, vitality and good communication skills to explain the significance of their PhD research: "Why It Matters".

We also congratulate all the entrants of the Video Challenge who invested much time, effort and learning to create their videos. They developed their communication skills, distilled complex ideas and conveyed them to a wider audience. We believe this has given all entrants new insights, capabilities and confidence to present their research.

The awards for the 2025 Video Challenge go to...

OUTSTANDING VIDEO (€800 prize)

“Designing With, Not For: Why Inclusive Design Matters”

Creator: Menatalla KASEM of Cardiff University, UK

EXCELLENT VIDEO (€600 prize)

"Co-creating Mosquito Free Hospitals"

Creator: Otis SLOAN WOOD of the Royal Danish Academy, DK

EXCELLENT VIDEO (€600 prize)

"The Politics and Poetics of Gecekondu Spaces"

Creator: Ali Rıza BAYRAK of Izmir Institute of Technology, Türkiye

EXCELLENT VIDEO (€600 prize)

"Making Space for Arrival"

Creator: Zhuo PANG of University of Sheffield, UK

PEOPLE'S VOTE (€400 prize)

"Because what we build today shapes the world we leave behind"

Creator: Swati SINHA of Nicmar University, India

Thank you!

First and foremost, our deep thanks to the participants who invested much time, thought and energy to create a 2-minute video explaining the implications of their research. A formidable task! We are enriched by all your efforts to share your emerging research that will undoubtedly shape our future. We hope this process helped you to hone your communication skills and strategies. Each of you has created a unique description that conveys much about your thinking and your approach to life.

The Outstanding and Excellent videos were selected by a diverse group of 6 judges (Richard Lorch, Andreas Klee, Chiara Tagliaro, Rajan Rawal, Rick Diamond and Sila Ceren Varis Husar). Thank you for watching all the videos and your rich feedback.

The Video Challenge was developed by Buildings & Cities (B&C) and the Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Assocation (ARL). We extend our thanks to our steering group: Kareem Buyana (Makerere University, UG), Rick Diamond (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US), Virginia Gori (University College London, UK), Sila Ceren Varis Husar (Slovak University of Technology, SK), Andreas Klee (ARL, DE), Richard Lorch (Buildings & Cities, UK), Carolin Pleines (ARL, DE), Freya Nygaard Rasmussen (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO), Rajan Rawal (CEPT Research and Development Foundation, IN) and Chiara Tagliaro (Politecnico di Milano, IT).