The competition – now in its seventh year – sought proposals for an installation on the roof of the north-west corner of the Hoxton Docks complex on the Regent’s Canal. The overall winner has been named as Moonument, by George Gil in collaboration with the Redundant Architects Recreation Association. The other finalists were: Red Tape by Luke Lupton; Resonant Nest by Robin Sparkes at Bodyclock; Sisyphus by Carlos Tolosa Tejedor and Kilian Schellenberger Of 8-Parenthesis; and The Last Straw by Chao Gao at Ciaociao Design.Advertisement Last year’s edition of the annual £25,000 project, backed by historic regeneration specialist Shiva, focused on transforming land formerly occupied by a Soviet T-34 tank in Southwark. It was won by Good Shape. This year’s Antepavilion returns to its original home following a legal battle between the client and Hackney Council. The council had previously won an injunction requiring the removal of 2020’s winning scheme, a series of floating sharks by architect Jaimie Shorten. This year’s shortlist was picked from 111 applications by a jury which included Hannah Sheerin and Lioba Pflaum of Good Shape, the artist Helen Marten, Shiva director Russell Gray and Ed Moseley – co-founder and director of London Structures Lab. Commenting on the winning scheme, the jury said: ‘Moonument’s entry presentation made it clear favourite among this year’s shortlisted entries for its aesthetic ambition.  The jury were also persuaded that the construction process and budgeting were capable of being effectively managed by George Gil and RARA.’ Antepavilion described the 2025 brief as ‘open to broad interpretation. Entrants need have regard only to the location where their proposal is to be realised and the platform, podium or plinth as its base’.Advertisement The two-storey 1960s Columbia Wharf and its neighbour Brunswick Wharf stand on a canalside site that was originally home to the Gas Light and Coke Company. It was transformed into the Hoxton Docks artist studios almost 30 years ago. The complex, at 53-55 Laburnum Street, overlooks Haggerston Baths and BDP’s 2008 Bridge Academy. Previous Antepavilion installations to occupy the site include Flood House by Matthew Butcher, Potemkin Theatre by Maich Swift Architects, and All Along the Watchtower by Project Bunny Rabbit. The latest brief challenged participants to respond to the unique site and its planning history. The reuse of existing construction materials stored on the site was encouraged. The overall winner will receive a prize fund of up to £25,000, of which at least 60 per cent is to be spent on materials and labour and the remainder taken as prize money.  The installation is to be completed by 1 August. The shortlist Shortlisted: Moonument by George Gil Moonument by George Gil [WINNER] Moonument is a celebration of Antepavilion’s recent triumphs. It fundamentally questions Hackney’s definition of development through three facets: permanence, size, and attachment. It is an animated symbol of contradiction: bold yet subtle, large yet light, shallow yet deep, familiar yet unrecognisable. Shortlisted: Red Tape by Luke Lupton Red Tape by Luke Lupton Red Tape proposes two big rolls of rep tape (1) that sit on the pavilion plinth … (2) insidiously weaving its way around the plinth and its building … (3) crossing roads and climbing walls … Red Tape puts the ridiculousness and reach of our planning system plain sight … Shortlisted: Resonant Nest by Robin Sparkes at Bodyclock Resonant Nest by Robin Sparkes at Bodyclock Reinterpreting the historic sound mirrors of Dungeness, UK, Resonant Nest: An Amphitheatre for Birds fosters stronger relationships between urban and avian ecosystems along the waterways of Hoxton. The design adapts boat-building methodologies to bend wood into a parabolic curve, focusing sound to extend the reach of high-frequency avian calls over greater distances from within the cone. Shortlisted: Sisyphus by Carlos Tolosa Tejedor And Kilian Schellenberger of 8-parenthesis Sisyphus by Carlos Tolosa Tejedor and Kilian Schellenberger of 8-parenthesis Sisyphus, from Greek mythology, is a figure defined not by heroism, but by selfishness, cunning, and an almost absurd disregard for the natural order. Our proposal for the Antepavilion takes inspiration from this myth, exploring the absurdity of striving against impossible odds, and the bottles errands ran by police and planning authorities when it serves no real purpose. As the brief suggests, this year’s Antepavilion will offer three distinct experiences in three dedicated spaces: Platform/Podium/Plinth, The Pyramid, and The Water Jet. Shortlisted: The Last Straw by Chao Gao at Ciaociao Design The Last Straw by Chao Gao at Ciaociao Design Beyond the final installation, The Last Straw is a movement – reviving craftsmanship, fostering play, and driving education. Built from raw, honest materials like mud and straw, The Last Straw embrace simplicity to ensure inclusivity and engagement. Rooted in the form of the traditional bee skep, crafted in a natural setting, they blur the boundaries between art, craft, and architecture – demanding the preservation of these threatened traditions in an increasingly controlled urban world.