“SchloR” as a self-organized collective operating and residential community project is awarded as finalist for the European Collective Housing Award 2024. The jury, chaired by architect and Pritzker 2021 winner Anne Lacaton, announced its decision today after meeting at the Basque Country Architecture Institute in San Sebastian. The inaugural edition of the award attracted a high level of participation: a total of 171 entries were received from 19 European countries, with the jury deciding between 18 finalists.

The award is jointly promoted by the Basque Institute of Architecture (San Sebastian) and arc en rêve centre d’architecture (Bordeaux), in collaboration with the Department of Territorial Planning, Housing and Transport of the Basque Government. The international jury met this Friday at the Basque Institute of Architecture to make its decision from among the 18 finalist candidatures, taking as its starting point the importance of housing as a fundamental human need and social asset, as well as the promotion of innovation, inclusion and environmental responsibility in the design of collective housing.