International award for high mountain architectural design that recognizes the most innovative solutions in terms of design, sustainability, technology, and functionality. The aim of the award is to encourage the renovation of obsolete and deteriorated refuges by replacing them with new generation shelters made of the most advanced materials with high thermo-insulating performance, which are resistant to extreme temperature fluctuations, violent weathering and rock subsidence. Proposing forward-looking energy-efficient structures that make use of the most
advanced technologies and application of alternative energies.
Chiara Cantono, architect at the head of WT Studio, in her extensive research and project activity, explores areas of the architecture where a responsible design can really make a difference in creating an ideal combination of man - nature - architectur