Región Austral Wins ArchDaily Next Practices Awards 2025 for Public Space Design
Región Austral, winners of the ArchDaily Next Practices Awards 2025, emphasizes that architecture's true value lies in how spaces are used and adapted over time. The practice approaches public space not as a fixed object but as something requiring activation, negotiation, and sustained engagement. Their projects, such as Plaza del Barrio Olímpico and Playón Red de Chacarita, focus on creating conditions for use rather than defining form. Both projects respond to fragmentation and inequality, using participation and incremental strategies to support collective life. Región Austral's work adapts to different urban contexts, with design as a starting point for ongoing spatial transformation.
Key facts
- Región Austral won the ArchDaily Next Practices Awards 2025.
- The practice focuses on public space activation and long-term use.
- Projects include Plaza del Barrio Olímpico and Playón Red de Chacarita.
- Their approach emphasizes participation and incremental strategies.
- Work addresses fragmentation and inequality in urban areas.
- Design is seen as a starting point, not an end.
Entities
Artists
- Luis Barandiaran
Institutions
- Región Austral
- ArchDaily
Locations
- Chacarita