Asociación Semillas para el Desarrollo Sostenible

The “Casa Grande” project of the Otica community in the jungle of Junín selected among the 4 finalists for the MCHAP Emerge 2022 Award. Organised by the faculty of the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, the award biennially recognises the most distinguished new architectural works of the 21st century in the Americas.

The RA has announced the four finalists for the Dorfman Award, an annual prize given to international architectural practices that represent the future of the discipline and work sensitively in local and global environments. The finalists are: Wallmakers, based in India; Dot Architects, founded in Japan; Apparata, from the UK; and Semillas from Peru.

Shortlisted for the 2020 AR Emerging Architecture awards, organized by The Architectural review, which celebrates young emerging practices around the world. Shortlisted practices include: Semillas, Taller Capital, Arigho Larmour Wheeler Architects, Unparelld’arquitectes, Khadka + Eriksson Furunes, Carles Enrich Studio, Gabriela Carrillo, MAAJ Architectes, Studio Advaita, Suzuko Yamada Architects, Nomos, STPMJ, Studio Propolis, Equipo de Arquitectura , Atelier Tao + C, Surman Weston, Lesley Lokko, Arinjoy Sen.  

The nursery and primary school of Unión Altosanibeni in Pangoa, Satipo, Júnin, wins the first place in the Education category.

The Award, promoted by La Cité de l’Architecture, rewards five architects each year who contribute to inclusive and sustainable development and propose innovative approaches to the global architecture landscape. The 2018 winners: Anne Lacaton & Jean-Philippe Vassal et Frédéric Druot, Boonserm Premthada, Marta Maccaglia, Nina Maritz and Raumlabor.

“Accepting and respecting difference is one of those virtues without which listening cannot cannot be given. Education is freedom.”  (Paulo Freire)

“Oka ogiteka iroonti angisaniantima, angantagete, Aike opatobentimaro pasiniatitagantsipage – This is a space for dreaming, creating and transforming collectively.” (Mencoriari Native Community)

“Antaige koshoni omagaro tsinanejegi aike serarijegi, abatakagantatsi inatsi eirogeka aike pokatsi jantagite. ¡ Apatotanaga smtsitagantsi Aniantagaro pobetsikaga agisanire! – We work together, community members, local and international institutions, we join forces and build common dreams!” (Alto Anapati Community)

“We never tire of dreaming and being indignant, we never tire of thinking that cooperating is a possible dream. That having decent spaces is a right for everyone!” (Marta Maccaglia, TEDx Tukuy)

“Here we listen to each other, we respect ourselves, we help each other, here we grow, here we dream ” ( Polytechnic students from Santa Elena)

“Peace comes out from coexistence, education and dialogue. Respect for millennial cultures gives birth to peace in the present” (Rigoberta Menchú)

“To accept and respect what is different is one of the conditions for listening to others” (Paulo Freire)

“Free are those who create, not copy and free are those who think, not obey. To teach is to show how to doubt.” (Eduardo Galeano)

“For a child, playing is the opportunity to cut out a little piece of the world, mold it and ply it, and know that they can create any place they can’t quite reach.” (Francesco Tonucci)

“Education will not change the world, it will change the people who are going to change the world”. (Paulo Freire)

“Communities are not just buildings. Communities are made up of people and ethos and spirit and culture. If you want to rebuild a place well, you have to understand those cultural anchors.” (Eric Cesal)

What matters in life is not what you get, but what you can create with whatever life gives you.