Anna Andronova has been named as the winner of the Max Fordham Environmental Design Prize for 2018.

Her 5th-year thesis at UCL Bartlett focused on hydrology in Niger, where there are major challenges around basic access to water.

Describing her project, Anna said “Climate change is a global challenge produced mainly by developed countries, but, paradoxically, it affects the least developed nations the most. The aim of my research was to propose and outline a procurement method for a positive hydro-environmental transformation”.

Her thesis researched the current situation in Niger, looked at applicable technologies that could support a more sustainable water system for local communities and developed a water system strategy.

Director of Education and lecturer in Environmental Design, Oliver Wilton, said “Anna’s projected showcased a great depth of research and demonstrated the greatest level of ambition, originality, technical innovation and philosophical rigour in the field of environment design”.

Oliver Wilton also commented on the detail of Anna’s proposal, “The design drawings clearly convey how the water strategy is integrated with considerable sophistication into the architectural language and design, and how the resultant architecture might be inhabited.”

The Max Fordham Environmental Design Prize was first introduced in 2013, building on the strong relationship between Max Fordham and the UCL Bartlett School of Architecture. Members of the Max Fordham team have been tutoring at UCL Bartlett School of Architecture for more than a decade.

The £1,000 prize is awarded to a 5^th year design project and helps the student cover project-related expenses. In addition, we provide additional consultancy with Max Fordham engineers to further develop the environmental premise of the winning project.