Edition 6
The sixth edition of the SBE Student Challenge invited students to design bicycle connections across the Willebroek Canal in Buda.
The challenge
The sixth edition of the SBE Student Challenge invited students to design bicycle connections across the Willebroek Canal in Buda.
This location was chosen for its potential leverage effect on the broader development of Buda. Buda? That’s the nickname of the area between Brussels, Vilvoorde and Machelen. Once a hub for heavy industry, it is now a patchwork of plots and buildings hosting a wide range of activities.
The area faces several challenges, such as polluted soils, scarce greenery, heavy traffic and congestion. But it also offers unique assets with great potential, including large vacant properties and green networks formed by the Zenne River, the Woluwe, and the Trawool.
The aim of the challenge is to use bicycle design to imagine new possibilities, to inspire and to reveal the area’s potential from a fresh perspective.
Within the scope of the competition, three search zones have been identified. In each of them, an east–west connection across the canal is the crucial missing link.
Kick-off
Watch the recording of the kick-off for the sixth edition of the design competition here.
The winners
Congratulations on this fantastic achievement! The design impressed with its thoughtful approach, distinctive character, and polished execution. A truly remarkable result!
De Jury
