24H, branch of Ideasforward, has announced the winners for its 13th edition of the competition named 'Mars'. The competition selected 3 winners from United Kingdom, Romania and Spain and 8 Honorable Mentions from Germany, UK, US, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland and Spain. 

Framework of the competition was based on discovery of a new space on the planet and it was described that Mars has been known since antiquity as one of the six planets viewed with the naked eye, giving it an aura of mystery by its reddish colour and irregular trajectory and becoming one of the most fascinating symbols of astronomy.

The interest in Mars greatly improved when it was revealed that planet was supercially more similar to Earth, with environmental conditions that give the hypothesis of the existence of life. The Martian atmosphere consists essentially of carbon dioxide, which is not surprising, because the existing oxygen on Earth is the result of life and not its cause.

Low temperatures and low atmospheric pressure existing on the planet, mean that there can only be water in two states: ice and steam. However, it is believed that there maybe large amounts of water in certain Martians pores, especially in latitudes greater than 60 (N and S). The gathering consensus, due to certain forms of relief, is that Mars once had liquid water. The more you know Mars, the greater the interest in the discovery of this planet, making it prime target of major space agencies around the world.

Is this the new era of discovery for the human being? Are we prepared to inhabit the inhabitable? 

The competitors considered 1st men on Mars and created the first Mars station for receiving men on this red planet. So it's necessary some installations for this should have addressed to the reality. The program included: number of people: 1st group to arrived 10 persons (5 men and 5 women)-common area with a laboratory for studies, rest zone (10 individual areas), social area, greenhouse (a big area for agriculture), covered farm (a big area to create the first animals in mars), warehouse for materials, storehouse for food, physical maintenance centre (gym) and others.

Jury members for the competition were Bryan Versteeg, Heves Beseli, Onur Yüncü and Rafael González del Castillo Sancho. At the end of the competition, 24H will be published a book with all the proposals submitted in the competition.

See all winning proposals below:

1st prize: Stephanie Wyant, Isabel Clay, Joshua Rigeslford, Glyn Whibley, Dellanie Byron, Portsmouth, United Kingdom 

2nd prize: Cosmin O. Galatianu, Cristian Besliu, Horia Munteanu, Bucharest, Romania

3rd prize: Eduardo Chirlaque Rico, Francisco Marco Peñas, Alicante, Spain

Honorable Mention: Johannes Rühle, Yannick Kaiser City, Stuttgart, Germany

Honorable Mention: Ana Martins, Margarita Ianev, Ella Quinton, Luke Grounsell, Miguel Martin del Castillo, London, United Kingdom

Honorable Mention: David Emmons, Claire Gaspin, Champaign, United States

Honorable Mention: Jakub Pietryszyn, Maciej Rebisz, Warsaw, Poland

Honorable Mention: Tiago Ferreira, Manuel Romão, Braga, Portugal

Honorable Mention: Polina Donchevskaia, Vasilii Potapov, Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation

Honorable Mention: Lukas Brecheler, Francesco Pustela, Basel, Switzerland

Honorable Mention: Luis Bautista Harris, Ernesto Ibáñez Galindo, Pablo Castillo Luna, Jorge Henríquez Yanes, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

World Architecture Community is an official media partner for 24H competitions. 24H's next competition h2O is open for your registrations and regular registration period ends on November 23 at 23:59  with Fee €20.

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