Two winners Herta Macht Thesis Prize

13 July 2015

On Thursday 9 July 2015, the result of the Herta Macht Thesis Prize 2015 has been announced by the president of the jury, professor Frank Vanclay. Because of the high quality of the shortlisted contenders, the jury decided that a shared first prize was the most appropriate outcome.

Therefore, the 2015 Herta Macht Thesis Prize will be shared by:

Konstantinos Gourzis with his thesis: Fashion in Gentrifying Urban Spaces: The case of the Fashion Quarter in Klarendal, Arnhem.
Thaddeus Bergé with his thesis: The Soyazation of Argentina: An Actor Network Analysis of the Soya Production in the Argentine Provinces of Chaco and Santiago del Estero.

Jury

The jury consisted of prof. Huib Ernste, dr. Ben de Pater, dr. Virginie Mamadouh, drs.ing. Mark Sekuur and prof. Frank Vanclay (chair).

Ceremony

The award ceremony will take place on Monday 24 August 2015 as from 17:00 hours at the Zernike campus of the University of Groningen in room 0057 of the Mercator building (5416.0057) by the jury and dr. Bettina van Hoven, by whom the award is made available.