ARCHITECTURAL
COMPETITIONS
eVolo 2011 Skyscraper Competition
eVolo – to study, to develop, to evolve, to fly away...
eVolo Magazine is pleased to invite students, architects, engineers, and designers from around the globe to take part in the 2011 Skyscraper Competition.
Read more here.
New Sports Hall Competition for Loreto Abbey Dalkey
Loreto Abbey Dalkey and the RIAI (Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland) are delighted to launch the architectural competition for the design of a new sports hall located to the rear of Loreto Abbey Dalkey to comprise a Sports Hall, gym, performance stage and associated changing rooms and facilities.
Further information on the competition click here or go to the
RIAI website.
DETAIL Prize 2011 “aesthetics and construction“ in collaboration with the BAU 2011 Tradeshow
Submission now open!
Deadline August 16, 2010
Read more here.
INTERNATIONAL DESIGN CONTEST
10th Andreu World International Design Contest
Entries are now open for the 10th Andreu World International Design Contest. Both students and professional designers may enter. The challenge is to design a seat or a table. The technical specifications can be downloaded from concurso.andreuworld.com/en. Two prizes, €4000 and €2000, respectively, can be won. Entries close on 20 September 2010.
Open for entries: Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction
Zurich/Switzerland, July 1, 2010 – The 3rd International Holcim Awards competition for projects and visions in sustainable construction offers a total of USD 2 million in prize money and is open to: sustainable building and civil engineering works; landscape, urban design and infrastructure projects; and materials, products and construction technologies. Entries must be submitted online by March 23, 2011.
In addition to construction projects at an advanced stage of design, the competition seeks visions and ideas for the “Next Generation” category, open to student projects created within university programs at final year bachelor level or above (including master’s and PhD).
The Holcim Awards are comprised of five regional competitions in 2010/11 and the global phase in 2012. Juries include internationally renowned architects and academics.
Read full text at www.holcimawards.org/open.
An International Design Ideas Competition for 'Urban Renewal For Rifle Range, Penang' will be launched on Monday, 14 June 2010.
Professional architects and town planners from around the globe are most welcome to participate in this exciting event. This competition is also open to students from the school of architecture and/or town planning. Closing date of the competition is on 15 September 2010.
Please visit the official competition website www.penangriflerange.com.my from 14 June 2010 for further details.
DETAIL Prize 2011 now open to entries!
The time has come: The DETAIL prize architectural competition is once again open to entries, with architectural projects to be submitted by August 16, 2010.
Please click here to find the press release concerning DETAIL Prize 2011, organized by the architectural journal DETAIL in conjunction with the world´s leading trade fair BAU 2011 and partners from the building industry. Flyer can be found here.
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LISBON ARCHITECTURE TRIENNALE | WINNING EXBITION PROJECT FOR THE MUSEU DA ELECTRICIDADE
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The team led by the Architect Cláudio Vilarinho was the winner of the Public
Competition for the creation of the contents for the exhibition of the Lisbon
Architecture Triennale to be held in the Museu da Electricidade. The exhibition
will take place from the 28 October until the 16 January 2011.
Please find attached the press release.
ARCHITECTURAL
COMPETITIONS
Every addition to the built environment should
contribute in a meaningful way to our surroundings, the
built and natural environment that make up the human experience.
One way of achieving this objective is to facilitate a
structured and easily-managed process for architectural
competitions.
Architectural
competitions should be seriously considered for important
public buildings. The Institute also recommends that
large corporations adopt this selection process for
the design of corporate buildings or projects in the
private sector.
An
architectural design competition offers a number of
major benefits to the client or promoter:
• Attaining an outstanding design by stimulating
a range of design explorations.
• Sound and experienced judgement and advice from
the jury.
• The opportunity to comprehensively test the
project brief.
• Promotion of the promoter and the project through
publicity and exhibitions.
SAIA
ENDORSEMENT
The South African Institute of
Architects (SAIA) represents the majority of Professional
Architects in South Africa, and members of the Institute
are encouraged to enter competitions that have received
the Institute's official endorsement. As a member of
the International Union of Architects (UIA), the Institute
is committed to endorse architectural competitions that
are in accordance with the UIA Guidelines and therefore
meet the UNESCO Regulations.
GUIDELINES
The SAIA has drafted Rules and
Guidelines for Competitions in South Africa that would
meet these international standards, and invites prospective
promoters to organise an architectural design competition
in accordance with the recommendations. SAIA endorsement
will signify not only the promoter's adherence to best
practice standards, but will encourage wide participation
as architects will have the assurance that the competition
will be fair and impartial.
The
Guidelines define the roles, rights and responsibilities
of the promoter, the SAIA competition administrator,
administrative assistants that may be required, technical
consultants and the author (architect). Upon official
endorsement, the Institute will assist promoters with
the promotion of the competition nationally and through
its regional structures. It may also provide entrance
to the UIA to promoters who wish to run an international
competition.
TYPES
OF COMPETITIONS
A competition may fall into an
Open, Limited, Special or Student Category, and can
either be for a specific project or for ideas regarding
aspects of architectural or planning problems. A competition
may be run in one or two stages. The requirements for
national distribution, record and anonymity are set.
COMPETITION
CONDITIONS AND BRIEF
The Guidelines define standards
to be met in the drafting of competition conditions,
which include the programme, information to be furnished
by the promoter, documentation to be submitted by competitors
and how the registration fee should be dealt with.
There
are stipulations for compensation, honoraria and prize-money;
insurance; copyright and the right of ownership; and
the composition, selection, eligibility and appointment
of the jury.
ANNOUNCEMENT
AND EXHIBITION
In conclusion of an architectural
competition, a public announcement accompanied by an
exhibition of all the entries is recommended.
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