The Cartography M.Sc. program is delighted to announce that two of our students were honored at this year’s Ravenstein Prize 2025 award ceremony, held on November 5, 2025, at the Westermann educational media publishing house in Braunschweig. The Ravenstein Prize recognizes outstanding achievements in cartography and geovisualization, and we are proud to see our students among the distinguished awardees.
Jakub Kaczorowski – Warschau 1856
Congratulations to Jakub Kaczorowski, who received first place in the student category. His project, Warschau 1856, presents a redesigned and modern interpretation of an 1856 map of Warsaw and its surroundings. By combining historical cartographic charm with contemporary design, Jakub created a compelling visualization that revives the spirit of 19th-century Warsaw. More information about Jakub’s project can be found here.
Lesly Bautista Buendía – The Vienna Gateway
Congratulations to Lesly Bautista Buendía, who was awarded second place for her project. The Vienna Gateway is a map-like visualization that reinterprets travel from Vienna through map imitation techniques. Rather than showing destinations by their physical distance, it visualizes them according to the effort required to travel—defined by time and cost. Destinations closer to the center offer more affordable, time-efficient travel options. By preserving each city’s original direction from Vienna, the visualization maintains a sense of geographic familiarity while reshaping how we perceive accessibility and travel experience. Lesly’s map is part of our online exhibition and can be found here.
Both winning projects were created within the class Project Map Creation in the second semester of the studies at TU Vienna. The Ravenstein-Förderpreis, which is awarded annually and promotes young cartographic talents in German-speaking countries.
