Ms Neelima Panoli won the first prize at the 12th IAHH International Student Design Competition 2010 for the theme - Affordable Housing in Sustainable Humane Habitats

Jury Comments:
The first prize was awarded to a design for urban renewal of a historically rooted community in India now surrounded and threatened by the contemporary culture of the metropolis. The significant contribution of the scheme was to try and understand the collective mindscape by a series of surveys, including an inventory of house types, leading to a sensitive adaptation of dwellings while preserving the collective character of the public spaces. The scheme was distinguished by analytical rigour combined with a sensitivity towards plastic form and a generous acceptance of the human condition.