Juri Nishi 
John Sampson
Juri Nishi 
Juri Nishi 
John Sampson
Juri Nishi
In 2004 the jury was impressed by the overall quality of the submissions, which generated ideas ranging from a set of floating swimming pools on the Thames, to installing paddy fields in the hard-edged urban centre of Chengdu, China. In particular, there was high level of research into the chosen sites and consideration of the background issues of public space.
Juri Nishi's project, for a combined housing development and open theatre in Palermo, Sicily was praised for its combination of on-site research with a thoughtful conceptual and architectural approach, which was then taken towards a convincing design. The drawings and presentation were exceptional. It was refreshing that Nishi did not rely heavily of the magic of computer renderings to represent her scheme.
John Sampson's submission addressed the issue of interstitial spaces in a number of different sites and projects, some carried out in partnership with other students and others, including the Atelier d'Architecture Autogeree in Paris. These included workshops and actual physical transformations of spaces in Paris and Sheffield, theoretical design work, and a dissertation on urban agriculture in Cuba. The jury were impressed by his consistency across the several linked projects, and the sustained intellectual and creative investigation he brought to his chosen themes.
