Who will win the Reynaers Project Prize 2021? Cast your vote today!

Text: Lieke van Zuilekom | Image: Reynaers Aluminium

On May 31, the election for the 23rd Reynaers Project Prize started. This year no less than 92 project entries were received, from which the professional jury selected ten projects. Hans van der Looij, Sales & Marketing Manager at organizer Reynaers Aluminium is proud that architects use aluminum so creatively. He also praises the technical knowledge of the facade builders. 

"Architects and façade builders challenge us to constantly push our limits and further improve systems and services. Together we create buildings where people want to live, work and recreate. The 92 project entries that came to us are wonderful calling cards of this."

Architecture, frame selection and social impact

Van der Looij was part of the expert jury along with Caroline Kruit (publisher, editor-in-chief and lecturer at the Academy of Architecture), Bart de Groof (architect at Tenback de Groof and 2019 winner), Paul Cristian Fucarev and Marijn de Mheen (both board members of TU/e architecture study association AnArchi). 

Together they judged the submitted projects on architecture, frame choice in relation to architecture (profile, grid, color, overall composition) and social relevance or impact. This led to the following nominees, in no particular order.

Choose your favorites

To help you with your nomination, the ten projects are professionally portrayed in photo, video and an extensive background article. Not only the architect explains his project, but architecture critic Jeroen Junte also gives his vision. Based on photo, video and article, you can vote for your favorite top three. The project with the most votes will win the project prize 2021. Voting is open until July 2.

Good architecture goal

To support the broad perspective of architecture, Reynaers Aluminium is once again donating 2,500 euros to a good architectural cause, chosen in consultation with the winner. Bart de Groof, the 2019 winning architect, chose Home Plan Foundation; a small-scale development organization that builds a house, home and future for the poorest of the poor in Latin America and southern Africa.