Michael Holland, Architecture BA(Hons), came up with the concept of giant crab-like machines that travel to cities around the globe, showing international amateur films.
He said: “I wanted to remove the red carpet and celebrity, creating an alternative but equally lavish festival experience”.
Michael, 22, was the joint winner of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Degree Prize which celebrates talent at the university. Judges said he showed “exemplary thought” and described his work as “beautifully hand-drawn”.
Agata Malinowska, 22, Architecture BA(Hons) at the university, also received the Degree Prize after judges said they were impressed with her imagined School of Visionary Architecture set in the future. Her drawing, they said “took our breath away”.
Agata said: “The current British system of education is outdated and architects have become too close to the commercial world. It should be more open to stimulate our creativity”. She envisages the School as literally attached to traditional Georgian buildings and to Nelson’s Column.