Dortmund promotional prize
11. December 2022
award
It was a great honor for us to be awarded the Dortmund Promotional Prize for architecture this year.
In the opinion of the jury, Philipp Valente, representative of the Less Plus office, stands for a sensitive, site-specific and aesthetic as well as sustainable claim to architecture. From the urban scale, such as the development of the Crone colliery in Dortmund, to small-scale objects, such as the art installation at Scholzbach Dorsten, he always designs with a feel for the respective location and for the Ruhr region.
He is characterized by an artistic attitude that is not only visible in the presentation and material aesthetics of his architectural work, but which is reflected above all in his artistic projects. Many publications demonstrate his strong interest in the theoretical discussion of architecture and space and thus led to the decision to award a prize for architecture in Dortmund.