2025 Lyceum Fellowship Winners:  A Community for the Future of Food

 The 2025 Lyceum Competition explores sustainable building design in the Caribbean through the lens of its indigenous culinary arts and culture. Students reimagine two reclaimed buildings situated on the beachfront in Bridgetown, Barbados, transforming them into vibrant hubs for culinary innovation and community gathering. For years, the Caribbean’s reliance on imported goods due to colonial ties has highlighted the disparities within its food system. As the youngest nation in the world, Barbados is ripe for innovation, calling for greater interdisciplinary collaboration and a sense of urgency to cultivate a food culture grounded in ecological farming, local consumption, and community engagement.

The 2025 Program Author and Jury Chair is Pierre Serrao of Black Star Barbados and Ghetto Gastro. A list of the 2025 winners at https://lyceum-fellowship.org/2025. Learn more about the Lyceum at https://lyceum-fellowship.org. 2024 Winner and PVA staff member Lijin Zhao of University of Hawai‘i  Mānoa recently returned from her traveling fellowship.