Archinova Architecture Awards – Video Interview with Hristo Tritakov
A video interview with architect Hristo Tritakov, PhD, recorded for the Archinova Architecture Awards – the Bulgarian architecture awards where his projects have been recognised several times, from the 2020 award for Habitat Red Sands to the 2025 Special Prize for the Urban Purifier.
Special Prize for Innovation – Archinova 2025
At Archinova Architecture Awards 2025, the studio Mess is More, together with the biotech start-up VODORASLO, received the Special Prize for Innovation in the category Urban Environment Elements for the project градски ПРЕЧИСТВАТЕЛ (Urban Purifier). The design team: Dr. arch. Hristo Tritakov, arch. Denis Ivanov and Maria Kirova.
Drawing on scientific principles and biological laws, the Urban Purifier weaves microalgae photobioreactors into the city fabric to sharply reduce levels of carbon dioxide, nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter, enriching the air with oxygen while creating a place to pause and rest. Microalgae are around ten times more energy-efficient than ordinary land plants – a strong reason to bring their potential out of the oceans and closer to people’s everyday lives in the city.
A big thank-you to the whole team for their talent and dedication. Mess is more!
Photo: Plamen Andreev Photography. Source: Mess ARCH & INT – Special Prize, Archinova 2025
Related
- All distinctions on the Awards page
- On Design – Hristo Tritakov on Podcast TALANTI
- All interviews and articles on the Media & Press page