UNI LAB Award 2022: Gursharan Randhawa, Winner
Channel: ENVI-met GmbH
Date: 14/11/2022

Strategies to improve thermal comfort and air pollution in urban plazas

1st Place – Winner

Gursharan Randhawa, Master in Environmental Design and Architecture, developed a toolkit to improve the environmental quality of urban plazas in New Delhi, India and revitalize the urban spaces through the implementation of strategies such as green spaces, façade control, roof covers, and materiality. An architect and visual identity designer creating experiences and spaces through the filter of design, Gursharans work is driven by a strong, progressive outlook and nature-cantered design approach. Her interest in Environmental Changes drew her to further analyse the effects of nature-based solutions over air pollution and outdoor thermal comfort in New Delhi, India, as her thesis for the Master in Architecture and Environmental Design.

This annual award was established to raising awareness about climate change amongst students worldwide. We have therefore launched an international competition to reward student projects which demonstrate innovative solutions against this threat using the microclimatic analysis tools of ENVI-met. 

The winners were selected by an independent jury of four outstanding international experts in the field of sustainable architecture out of 70 submissions. It is our pleasure to present here the four winner of the UNI LAB Award 2022, which demonstrated innovative solutions improving urban resilience in different countries. Due to the excellent quality of the first winning entries, we have decided to award four winners this year.