
Project Award for Students
1st Prize A
Theatre for Magicians, National Botanical Gardens in Rome
Layout: Sara Shafiei, University College London
For this design, TECU® Brass is etched to create several detail models to illustrate the use of the
material on the façade, and demonstrate the overall appearance of the building. The detailed
pattering on the façade allows for light to filter through the skin, creating a ‘glowing’ magical theatre
in the hills, enticing visitors inside. The project delves into the relationship of new architectural
interventions in order to produce a style rich in textures, mixing baroque influences with the
precision of 21st century modes of creating.
"Art and magic are combined in this layout to offer a precisely detailed enterprise in architecture.
A very impressive approach full of fantasy." (Excerpt from the Jury’s appraisal)



