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FAIRTALES
Participation is open to architects, designers, writers, engineers,
illustrators, students and creatives worldwide.
Individual or group entries are permitted.
The official language of the competition is English.
Rules
5 images
A ficitional fairy tale
Jury
Bjarke Ingels, Elizabeth Diller, Daniel Libeskind,
Thom Mayne, Es Devlin, Alan Maskin, Gregory Maguire,
Mitchell Joachim, Roman Mars
FAIRTALES
When Architecture
Tells A Story
Project Brief
Fairy Tales is a single phase competition.Participation is open to architects, designers, writers, engineers,
illustrators, students and creatives worldwide.
Individual or group entries are permitted.
The official language of the competition is English.
Rules
5 images
A ficitional fairy tale
Jury
Bjarke Ingels, Elizabeth Diller, Daniel Libeskind,
Thom Mayne, Es Devlin, Alan Maskin, Gregory Maguire,
Mitchell Joachim, Roman Mars
ÒRÌSÀ
elemental spirit of
the yoruba religion
Legend has it that every 2000 years Olodumare appears to one person that has spent his life devoted to serving others to pick a man or a woman to become òrìṣà. The òrìṣàs are the emissaries of Olodumare, once chosen he or she will have to accomplish a divine mission before becoming òrìṣà. If the chosen are unable to complete their missions, they are bounded to the earth, and their spirits forever roam the afterlife.
On this particular night, a poor merchant was visited in his dreams; he was presented with the option of taking over one of the duties of Elegguá, Osanyìn, Obatalá, Orúnmila or Yemọja. Olodumare showed the merchant the worlds each òrìsà ruled over, and at the end of the journey, the merchant had to choose before the sacrifice is revealed.
ELEGGUÁ
guardian òrìsà of the paths and
portals between the worlds
He is the repository of ashé. Ashé is the energy that runs through all things. Elegguá is a child-like messenger and protector of the crossroads of the human and the òrìsàs worlds, his colors are black and white signifying his contradictory nature.
He is the closest to the Olodumare and nothing can be done in either world without his permission.
Elegguá is always appeased and called first before any other òrìsàs as he holds the keys to the door between the worlds.