MIAMI, United States. – The project “The Agency Metaverse”, by the Cuban architect Jorge Luis Veliz Quintana, has been the winner of the 11th. edition of the A+ awards granted by Architizer, considered the most important online architecture platform worldwide.
The triumph of the Cuban architect, the result of a popular election, highlights the architectural excellence of an innovative design that uses the metaverse as a conceptual tool.
The A+ Awards, which annually celebrate the best international architecture, distinguish themselves as one of the largest in the industry. According to Architizer official pagefor the 2023 edition, “an unprecedented number of applications were received”, making the selection of winners “a vibrant celebration of the world’s most innovative and impactful contemporary design”.
The official press release of the contest highlighted the surprise of the judges at the high quality of the participants this year. The organizing committee of the awards mentioned the growing trend towards sustainability in the proposals, not only through new technologies and materials, but also through a general interest in projects that promote more circular economies.
“The Agency Metaverse” is part of this context, a project that proposes a utopian virtual building that, according to Veliz Quintana, allows “the transcendence of the human capacity to break down the barriers of the mind and consciously shape an intelligent future beyond the current dimension of reality”.
This design, the result of a collaboration with the businessman Hooman Aliary, is perceived as “a reflection of a harmonious space that blossoms from the fertile soil through the seed of imagination.”
The US-based Cuban architect is known for his innovative and creative approach to architecture. In an interview with Rialta NewsVeliz Quintana highlighted that he likes to design in a “free and independent way”, and that he sees architecture not as an addition to the landscape, but as a hybridization and complement to it.
Veliz Quintana, graduated from the Technological University of Havana (CUJAE) and several times nominated and awarded in the International Golden Trezzini Awards for Architecture and Design, has developed an extensive presence on social media. He regularly shares his innovative architectural designs on Instagram, where he has an impressive fan base of over 263,000 people.
