Unfair Architect Award

The Unfair Architect Award is an architecture award and competition for the exhibition design of Unfair.

Via our Open Call, we invite upcoming architects for the unique opportunity to conceptualize an exhibition design. The winner of the Award will be commissioned to develop and execute their design as the setting for the exhibition fair. Unfair aims to create a fusion between an exhibition and art fair format. The design reflects a new way of experiencing art fairs, in which the adventurous, exciting thrill of visiting large scale exhibitions is combined with the 40 individual presentations of the participating artists.

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At: Unfair23
Where: Gashouder, Westergas, Amsterdam
Winner: Studio Verter
Jury: Kirsten Hannema (journalist, writer), Tomas Dirrix (architect, winner Architect Award ‘18), Indira van ‘t Klooster (director Arcam), Niraj Sewraj (Development Manager BPD) & Peter van der Es & Adam Nillissen (directors Unfair)

Unfair - Verter-viz01 — Floorplan Unfair23, Studio Verter

Unfair - Verter-viz02 — Floorplan Unfair23, Studio Verter

At: Unfair22
Where: Gashouder, Westergas, Amsterdam
Winner: Fabulous Future
Jury: Afaina de Jong (owner AFARAI, architecture agency), Pascal Cornips (partner Benthem Crouwel Architects), Marieke Giele (editor de Architect), Daan Vulkers & Keimpke Zigterman (owners Unknown Architects), Peter van der Es & Adam Nillissen (founders Unfair)

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At: Unfair™
Where: Zuiveringshal, Westergas, Amsterdam
Winner: Unknown Architects
Selection committee: Jan-Richard Kikkert (co-founder K2), Flora van Gaalen (head of Programme at Het Nieuwe Instituut), Kristian Koreman (co-founder ZUS), Marijn Schenk, (co-founder NEXT Architects), Afke Laarakker (editor at de Architect)

Unfair - 20200701_ua_unfair_021_final-405x506 — Unknown Architects Unfair™, Picture by Max Hart Nibbrig

Unfair - 20200701_ua_unfair_001_rev-759x506 (1) — Unknown Architects Unfair™, Picture by Max Hart Nibbrig

At: Unfair18
Where: Zuiveringshal, Westergas, Amsterdam
Winner: Tomas Dirrix
Selection committee:Erik Rietveld (RAAAF), Job Floris (Rotterdamse Academie van Bouwkunst), Kirsten Hannema (Journalist), Michelle Gulickx (ARCAM) Donna van Milligen Bielke (Architect, designer Unfair16)