Three students from the University of Bahrain’s Department of Architecture won first, second and third places at the third Gulf Housing Hackathon, themed “A Youth Vision for the Future of Housing”.
Part of the fourth Gulf Housing Week, the competition brought together more than 35 students from Gulf countries, who designed an integrated concept for a site belonging to the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning.
Ali Hasan Abdulla Hasan placed first, Sayed Sadiq Jaafar Majeed Ibrahim second and Sheikha Yunis Mohammed Al Shurooqi third. The winning ideas emphasised privacy, sustainability, a central green courtyard and flexible family homes.
