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Competition / IAAC GLOBAL SUMMER SCHOOL 2021 // Applications Open! / Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia

Death by Architecture — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 21:48:40 GMT

The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) is glad to launch another edition of the Global Summer School (GSS21), the 14th edition of the international summer educational program focussing on designing the future of our cities. The programme will take place online from IAAC Barcelona from July 5 through July 29. The GSS21 offers for this year a unique online platform interconnecting its extraordinary network of faculty, industry collaborators and laboratories in the biggest online educational summer course of 2021. Since the very first editions, we have been digitally connected, meeting, sharing, learning together in an incredible global environment of innovators and educators. IAAC decided to launch a novel, flexible model, enriching our digital routes within a new format. The GSS21 will offer 4 online workshops exploring the impact of novel tools in the definition of a new Advanced Architecture at different scales. The programme is an opportunity for architecture, design, arts students and professionals alike to conduct multi-level investigations on Computational Design, Urban Analytic, Design for Robotics - controlling IAAC robots remotely - and Environmental Design. This new program will be a celebration of alternative learning models dealing with the challenges of the world transforming our cities, architecture and technology. Each participant can now trace a personal path in this dynamic format, picking a single GSS21 workshop or enrolling for the entire program. Every module will be run by IAAC faculties, allowing the participants to interact, work and develop projects in a class environment, taking part in Global Lectures meeting international experts and guests. “The world is seeking new minds in design, architecture, construction to address emerging challenges in our societies and cities”, said Aldo Sollazzo, director of the IAAC Global Summer School. “Programs such as the Global Summer School provides the budding minds of the architecture field with the tools they need to shape new solutions”. The previous edition of GSS20 was a success, counting more than 100 international participants from all over the world joining together an explorative summer educational program. Students and professionals interested in participating need to submit an application here by 25th June, 2021. Join the biggest educational summer program ever done before! Learn more about the GSS21: http://globalschool.iaac.net/

Competition / The Complete City: Filled In / Portland Society for Architecture

Death by Architecture — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 21:47:44 GMT

A Design Competition To Test and Visualize Housing Policy Diverse housing, affordable housing, and workforce housing are among Portland’s most pressing needs. Recent changes in the city’s ReCode initiative have expanded the potential for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to help meet those needs. So long as certain requirements can be met, Portland now allows the creation of up to two ADUs on any residential lot in the city. The Portland Society for Architecture (PSA) would like to invite you to visualize and test the limits of Portland’s newly adopted building code regulating the construction of accessory dwelling units. The hope of PSA is that this competition will bring to light any overly restrictive rules in the current code as well as give inspiration to anyone looking to build an ADU on their own property. We look forward to seeing your entries!

Competition / International Building Design Competition 2021 / Building and Construction Authority

Death by Architecture — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 21:47:17 GMT

International Building Design Competition (IBDC) 2021 aspires to bring students from Institutes of Higher Learning (IHL) all over the world into Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology. It hopes to create a robust platform where students can share best practices in BIM, foster teamwork within multiple disciplines, get exposure to software used in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry and showcase their projects using Integrated Digital Delivery (IDD). Visit https://ibdcenquiries.wixsite.com/ibdc2021 to find out more and register!

Competition / Bormioli Pharma Dispenser Design / Desall

Death by Architecture — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 21:46:43 GMT

Contest Brief Bormioli Pharma is looking for a new product capable of containing and dispensing oral drugs, particularly tablets and micro-tablets, in a controlled manner. The focus of the product will therefore be to improve patient adherence by maximising the match between the doctor's prescription and the drug actually taken by the patient. In order to enable greater versatility, autonomy and guarantee better user care, the dispenser will be able to integrate additional functions linked to Internet-of-Things (IoT) technologies, ideally while keeping the production cost as low as possible. For more info: https://desall.com/Contest/Bormioli-Pharma-Dispenser-Design/Brief Contest timeline Upload phase: 28th May 2021 – 7th September 2021 (2.59 PM UTC) Client Vote: from 7th September 2021 Winner announcement: approximately before the end of October 2021 Award €5000 Participation is free of charge and open to all creative people (at least 18 years old).

Competition / Architecture at Zero 2021-22 / AIA, California

Death by Architecture — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 21:46:12 GMT

Architecture at Zero is a design competition for decarbonization, equity and resilience, open to students and professionals worldwide. It serves to engage the fields of architecture, design, engineering and planning in the pursuit of sustainable design. The 2021-22 competition challenges entrants to develop affordable housing for farmworker families in Visalia, California, one of the world’s most productive farming regions.

Competition / INTERNATIONAL DESIGN COMPETITION for SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CULTURAL CENTER / Seoul National University

Death by Architecture — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 21:45:13 GMT

Site and Scope of Design -Location Culture Center, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul National University -Site Area 12,300m2 -Gross Floor Area 11,500m2 -Number of floors 1 basement level, 3 above-ground floors -Main Building Usage Various campus performances and events such as cultural performances, art presentations, lectures, graduation ceremonies, etc.

Competition / Empowered Living Design Competition / AIA Utah, CDC Utah, and the City of Salt Lake

Death by Architecture — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 21:44:06 GMT

Like many places throughout the country, home prices in Salt Lake City are rising faster than the incomes of residents. Recently, a lack of inventory has resulted in a significant increase in prices, making buying a home out of reach for many. Recent data shows that in Salt Lake County, the median home price increased 17% over the past year, while active listings along the Wasatch Front have dropped between 11% and 32% over the same time period. The City’s housing plan, Growing SLC, addresses this housing crisis through several forward-thinking objectives and measurable goals.

In addition to addressing zoning policies that have been barriers to affordable housing development, the plan also identifies the need for a diversity of housing types. Goal 1, Objective 3 of the plan states that the City should “lead in the development of new affordable housing types, as well as construction methods that incorporate innovative solutions to issues of form, function, and maintenance” and that “small lot developments, cottage courts, and tiny homes are examples of housing trends that do not meet current zoning regulations but may be appropriate in some situations.”

The purpose of the Empowered Living SLC Design Competition is to seek assistance from the design community in providing innovative solutions to the City’s housing shortage through the design of smaller residential units that could be located 1) in the yard of a primary residence (an ADU) or 2) on its own or part of a cluster of homes (Tiny Homes).

Entries for this competition should address affordability as well as livability. By increasing the types of housing options, we can help meet the needs of households seeking places to live, particularly those who are low- and moderate-income. Under a separate procurement and contract process, submitted plans may be further developed through construction documents

Competition / Lavazza Office Coffee System / Lavazza Group

Death by Architecture — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 21:43:16 GMT

Lavazza Office Coffee System New product design contest on desall.com: Lavazza is looking for two new table-top products that will be positioned in proximity to a coffee machine (OCS, office coffee system) within refreshment areas, meeting rooms, hotels etc. The two products are A) a docking station onto which the coffee machine and cups/mugs can be placed and which presents a closable compartment where coffee-related products can be stored (pods, sugar packs, disposable teaspoons, etc.) and B) an organizer, an element to be positioned next to the coffee machine and which is meant to contain a range of products related to coffee consumption (pods, sugar packs, disposable teaspoons, etc.).

Important: this brief is to be considered in conjunction with the Lavazza HORECA Design Experience contest. Ideally, the requested products for both contests can be designed as part of the same family and, as such, project proposals that display a continuity across both contests may be given preferential attention during the selection process. For more info: https://bit.ly/Lavazza-System Contest timeline Upload Phase: 5 August 2021 – 25 October 2021 (2.59 PM UTC) Client Vote: from 25 October 2021

Winner announcement: approximately by the end of November 2021 Total Award €3000 Eligibility Criteria Participation is free of charge and open to designers and creative talents of any nationality aged 18 years or older. For more info: https://bit.ly/Lavazza-System

Competition / Lavazza HORECA Experience Design / Lavazza Group

Death by Architecture — Sat, 21 Aug 2021 21:42:34 GMT

Lavazza HORECA Experience Design New product design contest on Desall.com: Lavazza is looking for two new collections of products destined to the HORECA sector (bars, restaurants, hotels) and which are specifically aimed at supporting activities performed in coffee preparation, administration and consumption areas, such as worktops, counters, and tables (Food Service Hotspots). Sugar packet holders, napkin holders, trays, menu holders and the like are examples of what designers are specifically requested to design.

Important: this brief is to be considered in conjunction with the Lavazza Office Coffee System contest. Ideally, the requested products for both contests can be designed as part of the same family and, as such, project proposals that display a continuity across both contests may be given preferential attention during the selection process. For more info: https://bit.ly/Lavazza-Experience Contest timeline Upload Phase: 5 August 2021 – 25 October 2021 (2.59 PM UTC) Client Vote: from 25 October 2021

Winner announcement: approximately by the end of November 2021 Total Award €7000 Eligibility Criteria Participation is free of charge and open to designers and creative talents of any nationality aged 18 years or older. https://bit.ly/Lavazza-Experience

Competition / International Competition of Landscape and Functional Design for Substations in Guangzhou / Guangzhou Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau and Guangzhou Power Supply Bureau

Death by Architecture — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT

I. Background

Guangzhou is a millennial commercial capital with 130-year history of electricity use. The city is widely known for its practical, pioneering, open and inclusive mindset, while it is the common wish of all citizens to promote the green and coordinated urban development and facilitate the harmony and coexistence between human and nature.

Power grid serves as the large artery in the city’s power supply network to inject strong development impetus into the city. The power supply infrastructures, as the city’s energy arteries, have expanded continuously along with the urban development, winding through historical alleyways and connecting trendy commercial circles. Substations, as hearts of the power grid, are expected to not only facilitate electrical distribution, but also reflect the environment-friendly concepts of urban architecture.

In this context, Guangzhou Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau and Guangzhou Power Supply Bureau jointly launch the International Competition of Landscape and Functional Design for Substations in Guangzhou (the Competition). By establishing a world-class design competition platform, the Competition intends to solicit excellent landscape and functional design proposals from renowned design institutes, design masters, as well as individuals both at home and abroad, so as to create urban landmarks through design of artistic level and better integrate the landscape and functional design of the substations with the urban development of Guangzhou. We look forward to witnessing the perfect integration of mechanics and aesthetics in the Competition, so we could make meticulous efforts to promote the urban construction, enhance the city’s function as the core engine for the GBA development, and boost the city’s initiatives in revitalizing the historical districts and making new progresses in four aspects (urban functions, soft power, modern services and business environment).

II. Organization

The Competition is co-hosted by Guangzhou Municipal Planning and Natural Resources Bureau and Guangzhou Power Supply Bureau.

The Committee of International Competition of Landscape and Functional Design for Substations in Guangzhou (hereinafter referred to as the “Competition Committee”) is set up as the decision-making body of the Competition. It organizes, coordinates, and renders guidance, supervision and inspection for the Competition, handles disputes relating to the Competition, and make decisions for key matters of the Competition.

III. Participant Categories

With three participant categories, namely “Design Masters”, “Professional” and “General Public”, the Competition intends to solicit landscape and functional design proposals for selected substations from global participants.

The Design Masters Category invites teams of academicians, fellows, or international architectural design masters who have won the Pritzker Architecture Prize to design one designated substation, and each substation will be provided with two design proposals for evaluation. By now, six design masters have been invited to the Competition, namely CAE academicians He Jingtang, Wang Jianguo, Cui Kai, and Meng Jianmin; Arata Isozaki, winner of the Pulitzer Prize + Hu Qian, and Philip Cox, RIBA International Fellow, AIA Honorary Fellow and RAIA Life Fellow.

The Professional Category is open to the registration of Chinese and international design organizations. Eligible design organizations shall, by the registration deadline, submit registration materials and conceptual proposals for two enlisted substations (See Appendix 1). Hosts of the Competition will, in view of their comprehensive strength, proposed project team, concept proposals and etc., select design organizations to participate in the Competition. The shortlisted participants are required to design the substations designated by the Hosts, including the existing or new ones in CBD, the waterfronts or academic areas of the city.

The General Public Category is open to the registration of organizations or individuals from home and abroad, including design institutes, universities and etc. No limitation is set on number of participants in this category. Participants need to select substation(s) out of the ten designated by the Hosts (See Appendix 2) for design.

IV. Work Contents and Detailing Level

(I) Design Masters Category

For each substation, individuals or organizations under the Design Masters Category are required to conduct designs including location and environment analysis, design concept and planning (including the naming of substation), overall functional design, master planning, architectural design (including façade and functional layout while excluding electrical design), outdoor space and garden, construction/operation/maintenance cost narratives, representation of design effect, etc. In particular, a standardized design approach is encouraged for the façade design, so that practical and cost-effective design components and combination methods could be worked out to create “standardized design products” that are easy for duplication.

The design deliverables should be detailed to the architectural and landscape SD level, and should include design narratives, drawings, display boards, multimedia presentation file within 2 minutes, and 1:200-1:500 physical model. The specific requirements are subject to the design brief of the Competition.

(II) Professional Category

Design institutes registered under the Professional Category need to select two substations from the given list (see Appendix 1) to prepare conceptual proposal according to relevant design requirements. The design contents include but are not limited to the design concept analysis (including the naming of substation), the overall spatial intent, and other contents that can show the highlights and features of the design proposal. Design documents for each substation is no more than 5 pages. The Competition Committee will select 15 design institutes as competition participants under this category based on comprehensive review on the submitted conceptual proposals.

Each participant under the Professional Category conducts design for two to four substations in a group of substations designated by the Hosts, and submits one proposal for each substation. A total of three participants will provide designs for each group of substations.

The design contents of each substation include location and environment analysis, design concept and planning (including the naming of substation), overall functional design, master planning, architectural design (including façade and functional layout while excluding electrical design), outdoor space and garden, construction/operation/maintenance cost narratives, representation of design effect, etc. In particular, a standardized design approach is encouraged for the façade design, so that practical and cost-effective design components and combination methods could be worked out to create “standardized design products” that are easy for duplication.

The submitted proposal should be detailed to the architectural and landscape SD level, and the deliverables should include design narratives, drawings, display boards, multimedia presentation file within 2 minutes for each substation, and 1:200-1:500 physical model, with specific design requirements subject to the technical documents of the Competition.

(III) General Public Category

Each participant selects project(s) out of the ten substations (see Appendix 2) designated by the Host and conduct conceptual design accordingly. The design mainly presents the creative ideas, while deliverables include design narratives, drawings and display boards.

V. Rewards

(I) Design Masters Category

Individuals or organizations under the Design Masters Category whose deliverables are submitted as required by the Design Brief, meet the design requirements of the Competition as reviewed and are implementable will receive design fee for the design of each substation in view of the type of the substation. Each built substation will have the designer’s name (individuals or organization) appear on its name plate.

(II) Professional Category

1. Cost compensation: The competition participants from the Professional Category whose deliverables are submitted as required by the technical documents and meet the requirement of the Competition as reviewed will receive the cost compensation for the design of each substation in view of the type of the substation, and those whose deliverables fail the technical review or are invalid will not receive the cost compensation.

VI. Schedule

The Competition will last from January 2021 to June 2021.

(I) Professional Category

January 21, 2021: Release of Pre-announcement

February 7, 2021: Release of official announcement

March 7, 2021: Deadline for registration and start of participant shortlisting

March 12, 2021: Release of technical documents to shortlisted participants, Q&A and site visit

May 20, 2021: Submission of design proposals

Late May, 2021: Technical review & proposal evaluation meeting

June, 2021: Announcement of competition result

(II) General Public Category

January 21, 2021: Release of Pre-announcement

February 7, 2021: Release of official announcement

March 12, 2021: Release of technical documents

April 30, 2021: Deadline for registration and submission of design proposals

Early May, 2021: Online voting

Late May, 2021: Proposal evaluation meeting

June, 2021: Announcement of competition result

Note: All time and dates are subject to Beijing Time. The Hosts or Organizer reserves the right to change the above schedule.

VII. Means of Competition

(I) Professional Category

1. Registration Requirements

(1) No professional qualification threshold is set for the registration of the Competition.

(2) Design institutes from the Chinese Mainland must be independent legal entities, and those from the outside of the Chinese Mainland must be design offices legally registered in the corresponding country/region.

(3) For different institutes with one same legal representative (including its wholly-owned subsidiaries and its holding company), only one is allowed to register for the Competition.

(4) Registration in name of consortium is acceptable, while each consortium should have no more than two members.

2. Means of Registration

Interested parties shall send the completed registration form duly signed and affixed with the corporate seal (see Appendix 3), commercial documents (see Appendix 5) and conceptual design proposals (see Appendix 1) to the email address designated for Professional Category by the deadline, and mail the hardcopies of such documents (signed and stamped with the corporate seal) to the Hosts by the deadline.

3. Deadline for Registration

Registration will be closed at 17:00pm, March 7, 2021 (Beijing Time). Late submission will be rejected.

(II) General Public Category

1. Registration Requirements

Registration in name of design institute, individual or team is acceptable, with a maximum of five persons for the professional credit of each design proposal.

2. Means of Registration

Interested parties shall send the duly completed and signed application form (see Appendix 4) to the email address for General Public Category by the deadline.

3. Deadline for Registration

Registration will be closed at 17:00pm, April 30, 2021 (Beijing Time). Late submission will be rejected.

VIII. Other Matters

All documents and correspondence relating to this Competition are written in Chinese or English.

The laws of the People’s Republic of China are applicable to the Competition and the relevant documentation.

The Hosts and Organizer shall own the intellectual property rights of the design deliverables related to the Competition (excluding “standardized design products”), and all participants enjoy the professional credit of such design deliverables, as well as the intellectual property rights of “standardized design products” (typical design). Where the “standardized design products” will be applied to other substations, the details of IP rights and service means are subject to separate design contract to be entered by and between the Hosts and the participants.

The Competition solicits conceptual design and involves no statutory planning or land requisition. The subsequent project implementation is subject to legal procedures and approvals.

Any inconsistency between this official announcement and the design brief or technical documents is subject to the latter two.

IX. Contacts

Email for Professional Category: GZICDS@163.com

Email for General Public Category: GZICDSPUB@163.com

Address: F6, Annexe of Guangdong Machinery Building, 185 Yuehua Lu, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou

Contact: Mr. Luo and Mr. Deng

Phone: 020-83647079, 020-22099922

More information at link below with download code: 7ipk
https://pan.baidu.com/s/1tcxggNiaezBL2PKoZAQzcQ

Competition / The NG200 Project Design Team Selection Process / Malcolm Reading Consultants

Death by Architecture — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:30:29 GMT

The National Gallery is seeking a multi-disciplinary design team to work with it on a suite of capital projects to mark its bicentenary, its 200th anniversary, with an initial phase to be opened in 2024. The NG200 Project will enable the National Gallery to redefine its visitor experience – improving the ‘welcome’ the Gallery provides to its millions of visitors so that this lives up to the quality of its collection – considered by many the most perfect in the world. The design brief focuses on the entrance spaces in the Grade I Listed Sainsbury Wing and also includes the creation of a new Research Centre in the main Wilkins Building, and reimagining the relationship between the Gallery and the public realm. This two-stage selection process will identify an exceptional design team who can work with the Gallery to develop an architectural vision and conceptual approach to a phased five-year programme of works. The first stage is an open, international call for architect-led, multi-disciplinary design teams to demonstrate their relevant skills and experience. The deadline for first stage responses is 14:00 GMT Thursday 18 March 2021.

Competition / ADFF:2020 / Eventbrite

Death by Architecture — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 20:30:16 GMT

The Architecture & Design Film Festival is coming to a screen near you with a two-week long virtual festival! From November 19-December 3, ADFF:2020 - presented by Eventscape - will take viewers on an uplifting journey around the world with 17 virtual film programs highlighting some of the world's most iconic architects & designers like Paul R. Williams, Alvar Aalto, Albert Frey, and more. During the two-week period, attendees will also enjoy director Q&As and introductions with special guests like starchitect Bjarke Ingels, MoMA curator Paola Antonelli, and internationally-acclaimed filmmakers Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine. The film programs can be watched on any streaming device within the US and Canada. Tickets are available now at adfilmfest.com.

Competition / Atlanta Legacy Makers / Central Atlanta Progress, City of Atlanta

Death by Architecture — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:25:10 GMT

Central Atlanta Progress, in partnership with the City of Atlanta, has issued a call for architecture and design firms, artists and urbanists, to submit proposals for a landmark project on the north plaza of Atlanta’s Woodruff Park. The project, Atlanta Legacy Makers, will honor the leadership of two pivotal mayors while creating public space that reaffirms our commitment to Dr. King’s dream of the Beloved Community. We envision public space that journeys from historical narrative around Mayors Ivan Allen, Jr. and Maynard Jackson, Jr. to a monumental work of contemporary art that reflects our highest aspirations for our city. Please go to atlantalegacymakers.com for Call for Proposals, Curatorial Committee, podcast series, and background information.

Competition / BERKELEY PRIZE / Ray Lifchez

Death by Architecture — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:24:47 GMT

The BERKELEY PRIZE offers the opportunity for undergraduate architecture students to participate in a yearly Essay competition. Those who advance are invited to submit a proposal for a Travel Fellowship. The Prize cycle launches in mid-September.

Competition / International Design Studio / Poch? Studio

Death by Architecture — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:24:28 GMT

The inaugural edition of Poché International Design Studios begins with Alter Ego, a studio problem situated on a site stretching from the New Delhi’s Central Vista to the banks of the Yamuna. This will be the site for a city for everyone. Guided by seven renowned instructors each bringing a different perspective, the design process will also be stimulated by The Pochè Conversations: a series of 15 lectures by artist, writers, environmentalists, historians, sociologist amongst others who will share ideas of a city from their perspectives. The studio will encourage dialogue and exploration of varied perspectives, positions, and speculations giving voice to a creative and energetic life emerging out of the messy everydayness of social patterns, economic activity, and cultural expressions. This is the alter ego of the city of symbols and icons, more inclusive, less violent, and far more sympathetic to nature. Poché shows the way for an online platform for a design studio, talks and discussion replete with the assimilation of online tools such as Slack®, Zoom® and BIM360®. Participants will not only engage in a collaborative space from across the globe but also establish new ways of thinking and working together online. See their website www.thepoche.org for more details

Competition / IAAC GLOBAL SUMMER SCHOOL 2020 ONLINE WORKSHOPS / Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia

Death by Architecture — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 17:24:09 GMT

The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) is pleased to launch the Global Summer School 2020 (GSS20), the 13th edition of the international summer educational program focused on redesigning the future of our cities. The programme will take place online from IAAC Barcelona from June 29 through July 24. This year the GSS20 is presenting a unique online experience interconnecting its extraordinary network of faculty, industry collaborators, nodes and laboratories in the biggest online educational summer course ever done before. Since the very first editions, we have been digitally connected, meeting, sharing, learning together in an incredible global environment of innovators and educators. IAAC decided to present a novel, flexible model, enriching our digital routes within a new format. The GSS will offer 4 online courses exploring at different scales the impact of novel tools in the definition of a new Advanced Architecture. The programme is an opportunity for architecture, design, arts students and professionals alike to conduct multi-level investigation on Computational Design, Ai Urbanism & Machine Learning, Building Information Modelling and Design for Robotics - controlling IAAC robots from their home. This new program will be a celebration of alternative models and future education dealing with the challenges of the new world transforming our cities, architecture and technology. Each participant can now trace a personal path in this dynamic format, picking a single GSS course or enrolling for the entire program. Every module will be run by IAAC faculties, allowing students to interact, work together, develop projects and participate in Global Lectures meeting IAAC international experts and guests. “Programs such as IAAC’s Global Summer School have never been more important than they are now,” said Aldo Sollazzo, director of the Global Summer School at IAAC. “The world is in severe need of new minds in architecture to solve the humanitarian problems that threaten us. We at IAAC created the Global Summer School in order to provide the budding minds of the architecture field with the tools they need to address these problems.” The previous edition of GSS19 “Becoming” brought together more than 160 international participants, and was a great success as an explorative summer educational program. Students interested in participating need to submit an application here by 25th June, 2020. Join the biggest educational summer program ever done before! Learn more about the GSS20: http://globalschool.iaac.net/ Apply to the program here: gss.flywire.com Follow the latest GSS news on : > GSS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iaac.gss/ > GSS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iaacgss/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/CPKiwmUSa00

Competition / PLAYHOUSE Competition / Playground, Ben Clark Design and Barney Ibbotson

Death by Architecture — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:48:04 GMT

PLAYHOUSE Competition Hacking the home to make play part of everyday (a) Competition Overview Play is an essential part of all our lives, whether child or adult. Be it playing sports, a board game or simply sharing jokes with friends, play is just as important to adults as building a den or playing dress-up is to a child. The Coronavirus outbreak has left many of us having to spend extended periods of time at home in lockdown, restricting the opportunity to socialise and play in ways that we are used to. How can we use creativity to encourage play at these unique times? (b) The Brief To design something that will enable people to play at home during lockdown. Your design could make an existing everyday activity playful, provide a break from work, or make work more fun. It could recreate some form of existing outdoor play inside the house, create a whole new type of game, or do something entirely different to create play! It could be for adults or children, and enable a person to play alone, with their family or housemates, or even with their neighbours or friends far away. Your design should only use objects commonly found in the house, garden or shed in its construction or as props. It could make play inside or outside the house (in the garden) or even on the house itself! Your design only needs to hypothetically work. Humour, whimsy and innovation are all encouraged! (c) Inspiration sources and examples For inspiration, you might consider the different types of play that exist. • Intellectual play: Solving mental mind games for pleasure. e.g. doing a board game. • Social play: Interacting with others through playful scenarios. e.g going to the pub or play-fighting. • Active play: Moving all or part of the body, to actively induce a playful state of mind. e.g going swimming • Extreme play: Using extreme scenarios or conditions to induce a range of emotions resulting in pleasure. e.g skateboarding. • Exploratory play: Using your senses to experience the world around you. e.g exploring the woods. • Imaginative play: Inventing scenarios in your imagination, and sometimes acting them out. e.g playing shop. • Creative play: Creating something new, for pleasure. e.g painting a picture • Frivolous play: Undertaking small and simple acts that induce a playful sensibility e.g. playing a prank. You might also find inspiration in the work of: Heath Robinson, Rube Goldberg or Japanese Chindogu. Some examples of designs created around the house might be: • House maze By using the furniture available in each room, siblings could create a maze that runs the length and height of the house for each other; changing the winning route each hour. • Washing line stories By making a makeshift pulley system from washing lines, bike wheels and clothes pegs, stories could be written on paper and pulled back and forth to be shared between neighbours. • Knights of the kitchen table Using implements only found in the kitchen cupboards; bored homeworkers could have a contest for the best knight costume. (d) Submission requirements One or two A3 sheets (landscape or portrait) explaining your design. Your files should be saved as a high-resolution (300dpi) PDF (Max 25MB) and should show an image or set of images of your design in use. This could be an illustration, a 2D/3D technical drawing, a photo of a model, an animation, a mix of these, or anything in between! You may want to add annotations, dimensions, construction information, or zoom in on parts of your idea to help us understand how it might work. The more detail, the better. In addition to your sheets please include with your submission: • Your name, social media handles and portfolio/website link. (So we can promote your work!) • The name of your design. Make it snappy! • 300 words explaining your design. • A kit list of objects/materials needed to create your design. Please email your submission to: hello@playgrounddesignstudio.com with the subject title ‘PLAYHOUSE competition’. Work can be done by hand but needs to be digitally submitted (please don’t send us anything by post!). The competition is free to enter and open to creatives from all disciplines both in the UK and abroad. Submissions can be from an individual or a team effort (no limit on team sizes!) (e) Submission Deadlines First wave of submissions by 6pm Friday 24th April 2020 to be featured in May. Second wave by 6pm Friday 22nd May 2020 to be featured in June. (f) Competition Outcome A selection of the best submissions will be showcased on our social media pages including applicants’ details. We hope this will be a great opportunity to support and promote creatives during a difficult period, while bringing some much needed light-relief through play. In addition, we aim to collate these designs into a book or individual prints to be sold at the end of the lockdown period, with all profits going towards the National Emergencies Trust’s Coronavirus Appeal. The appeal collects and distributes funds to local charities and organisations supporting those directly affected by Coronavirus physically, socially and economically. Instagram: @playhouse_comp Facebook: Playhouse Competition Twitter: @playhouse_comp (g) Copyright By submitting work to this competition you are giving consent for Playhouse Competition to distribute and publish this work on your behalf both digitally and physically. All copyright stays with the designer. Playhouse Competition is a collaboration between Manchester design studios: Playground: @playgrounddesignstudio Ben Clark Design: @ben_clark_design Barney Ibbotson Illustration: @barneyibbotsonillustration Download full brief here: www.playhouse-competition.com

Competition / The Student Annual Architecture Models + Artifacts (S.A.A.M.A.) EXHIBITION / Curatorial Practices Team at KSU-Arch

Death by Architecture — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:47:51 GMT

The Student Annual Architecture Models + Artifacts (S.A.A.M.A.) exhibit is a collaborative design exhibition that focuses on architecture student model work. It is an annual exhibition that catalogs a curated publication of the best physical models that architecture students have made across North America. This is a call to all hardworking architecture students to submit images of their models to be reviewed by the Curatorial Practices Team at KSU-Arch (Kennesaw State University) and publish a catalog of the best work that you have to offer in a digital exhibition.

Competition / 2018 North American Copper in Architecture Awards / The Copper Development Association

Death by Architecture — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:47:36 GMT

Winners will receive a custom copper plaque featuring an etching of their award-winning project at the 2019 awards ceremony in New York City. Following the reception, projects will be featured on the Copper Development Association’s website and promoted in various publications. Description: Architects, designers and sheet metal contractors are invited to submit their copper building projects for the 2019 North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) awards program. The program recognizes and promotes architectural copper and copper alloy structures in North America. Eligible projects must feature a significant application of architectural copper, be located in the North America and have been completed within the past three years. Submission link: https://www.copper.org/applications/architecture/awards/submit.html

Competition / Architecture at Zero 2020 / AIACA, PGE, Architecture at Zero

Death by Architecture — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:46:43 GMT

The 2020 Architecture at Zero competition challenge is to create a zero net energy library for the San Benito County Free Library in Hollister, CA. Entrants are encouraged to highlight any energy efficiency strategies or systems shown. In order to demonstrate the building design and its performance, entrants will provide required documentation and may also include supplementary documentation. The preferred solution is an all electric zero net energy library. The preferred solution will not include natural gas and will use electric power.

Competition / Project of the Year 2020 / Architecture of Israel + The European Union

Death by Architecture — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:46:29 GMT

Architects, interior designers, landscape architects, researchers and students are invited to submit works planned or written since 2015 onwards. PowerPoint presentations, not exceeding 5mb, should include a short explanatory text describing the project, its location, purpose, its uniqueness and date of accomplishment.. Run by Architecture of Israel and The European Union, the competition is international and organized in six categories: Buildings, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Conceptual Plans, Students and Research. Special credit will be given for creativity, feasibility, climate and environmental awareness. Projects reaching the final stage will be published in a special issue of Architecture of Israel. Final Stage Chair: Professor Winka Dubbeldam, Partner of Architecture-Tectonics and Chair of the Department of Architecture, Stuart Weitzman School of Design University of Pennsylvania - www.archi-tectonics.com www.aiq.co.il +972-9-955-1500

Competition / AIA National Photography Competition / AIA St. Louis

Death by Architecture — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:46:11 GMT

AIA National Photography Competition was founded to capture the photographic talents of architects and design professional. Top fourteen award winning images will be exhibited at the AIA 2020 National Convention/Conference on Architecture in Los Angeles, CA in May 2020. In addition, the images will be available for public viewing at AIA Chapters.

Competition / IAAC Global Summer School 2020 / Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia

Death by Architecture — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:45:54 GMT

The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) is pleased to inform you about the launch of Global Summer School 2020 (GSS20), the 13th edition of the international summer educational program focused on redesigning the future of our cities. The Global Summer School will take place in Barcelona and in other cities or “nodes” worldwide simultaneously from June 29 through July 11. Global Summer School is an opportunity for ambitious architecture professionals and students alike to conduct multi-level investigation on the implications of emergent techniques in our planned environments. Each year, international teams located in key cities around the globe explore a common agenda with projects deeply embedded in local conditions unique to that city. Participants in each location have an international laboratory at their disposal to test their design hypotheses, and will learn how design conclusions derived locally can be tested and evolved globally in different cities where other teams reside. Each node is taught by a renowned professional in the architecture field, and will feature lectures from experts in various fields related to the topic being tackled in that city. This intensive two week workshop connects each participant to ongoing research agendas in robotics, simulation, parametric design, digital fabrication, and other relevant emerging design methodologies. Specific emphasis is placed on understanding and creating critical research advanced on the application of new technologies in design and architecture. “Programs such as IAAC’s Global Summer School have never been more important than they are now,” said Aldo Sollazzo, director of the Global Summer School at IAAC. “The world is in severe need of new minds in architecture to solve the humanitarian problems that threaten us. We at IAAC created the Global Summer School in order to provide the budding minds of the architecture field with the tools they need to address these problems.” The previous edition of Global Summer School 2019, “Becoming” brought together more than 160 international participants, and was a great success as an explorative summer educational program with 13 different locations worldwide. This year, GSS will have nodes in Barcelona, Monterrey, Manila, India, Melbourne, Beirut, Tehran, Istanbul, Dubai and many other locations soon to be announced. Students interested in participating need to submit an application here by May 31, 2020. To learn more about the GSS20, please visit the IAAC Global Summer School Official website: http://globalschool.iaac.net/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iaac.gss/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iaacgss/ To apply to the program, discover different nodes applications here: http://globalschool.iaac.net/gss20_apply/ Youtube: https://youtu.be/CPKiwmUSa00

Competition / ARCHITECT Magazine's R+D Awards / ARCHITECT Magazine

Death by Architecture — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:45:37 GMT

Have an industry-changing design approach, research pursuit, product, or technology to share? To celebrate the state of the art—and the processes that made them possible—ARCHITECT invites design firms, manufacturers, researchers, students, startups, and inventors in all building-related disciplines to enter its 14th annual R+D Awards. This distinct program honors advances in architecture at every scale, from novel design and construction solutions to high-performance building systems and details, newfound building typologies, and go-to products and digital tools. Instead of focusing just on the polished results, the R+D Awards also values the rigor and persistence behind the solutions. Start today by registering your entries online—all it takes is an abstract (200 words maximum) accompanied by support materials (20 pages maximum). Your entries will be reviewed by jurors who straddle the architecture, technology, and innovation space. The winners will be published in the July 2020 print issue of ARCHITECT and on our website. Register your submission online by the early bird deadline of April 17, 2020, and pay a $175 processing fee for the first entry, and $95 for each subsequent entry. After that date, the fee increases to $225, with each additional entry at $145. Full-time faculty members, students, and researchers at academic institutions pay a reduced processing fee of $95 per entry for both the early bird and regular deadlines. All submissions must be complete and finalized by Friday, May 8, 2020, 11:59 p.m. EDT. For complete rules and regulations, visit rdawards.com. See past R+D Awards winners at our online archive.

Competition / Q City Plan? Qinhuangdao International Student Design Competition / Hebei Provincial People's Government

Death by Architecture — Thu, 03 May 2018 07:02:18 GMT

“Q City Plan · Qinhuangdao International Student Design Competition” can be seen as a new approach to make urban public spaces more intriguing through directly intervening in the small-scale environments instead of large-scale landscape axis, key areas or nodes, in order to complement the insufficient research and design on micro spaces in cities. “Q City Plan” is a new thought of people-oriented humanistic planning through a "trivial-to-grand" mechanism, which is expected to make a remedy for the traditional urban planning of macroscopic narrative. It is a government-initiated activity that involves people to be part of urban regeneration and development, which abandons large-scale demolition and building and respects the original urban texture at its best.

Features

1.Design Categories are various and flexible;

2.Low cost and high level of practicability;

3.Architects-dominated. Architects have rights to control all aspects of projects including designs, materials, constructions, and costs.

Competition Requirements

Design Principles

1) Creativity: Create diverse and interesting places for Qinhuangdao citizens and tourists. A design must be original. 2) Locality: Project should be designed with a comprehensive consideration of local history, culture, and natural environment of Qinhuangdao with its geological features highlighted; 3) Sustainability: The sustainability of design, materials, and operation should be considered. 4) Feasibility: This is not only a conceptual competition. The selection of material, the form of construction and the requirement of craftsmanship should all be feasible. 5) People-orientation: Designs should fully consider diverse needs of different groups of people and provide citizens and tourists in urban spaces for activities.

Design Categories

There are a variety of design categories for participants to choose. Public spaces where daily activities of citizens and tourists occur, such as town square plaza, block, roadside green space, bathing beach, public toilets and food markets can be designed into art installations, street furniture & installations, and landscape scenes. Entries can be independent or in a series, however, unrelated multiple works are not allowed. It should be noticed that entry in a series is that under one certain theme, while production-oriented duplication is not encouraged (For more information about the requirements of site selection, please enter the official website http://qcityplan_qhd.uedmagazine.net/en_down.html to download).

Site

(1) The competition committee provides several available sites for design; participants can select one from these sites. For related basic information about the sites please download from competition website; (2) Participants are also encouraged to select sites and definite design theme by themselves, discovering and finding solutions to urban issues with a bottom-up approach. A self-selected site should be a real site in the city of Qinhuangdao. Photos, satellite images and videos of the site are required in submission materials. Participants are required to consult the organizing committee before making the final decision. Participants will be disqualified if they started design without acknowledge of the site by the organizing committee. (3) Whether the participants choose the provided site or self-selected site has no influence on the jury review. (The information of the provided site can be downloaded from the official website)

Competition / Open Call- 24h competition 24th edition - humanity / Ideas Forward

Death by Architecture — Thu, 03 May 2018 06:59:21 GMT

Ideasforward wants to give young creative people from around the world the opportunity to express their views of the future of societies through their innovative and visionary proposals. We are an experimental platform seeking progressive ideas that reflect on emerging themes. The eco design, sustainable architecture, new materials, concepts and technologies are compelling issues in the societies of the future and the involvement of the whole community is imperative. In an era of globalization where communication was dominated by the technological revolution, there is the need to rethink the cities and how Man can relate in a global World as well as rethink the economic, social and cultural patterns of contemporary societies. The young creatives and thinkers are a precious commodity that we value a lot. We want to give them a voice.

AIM OF THE COMPETITION - 24H

A space where the time limit is used to stimulate your creativity. The aim of this competition is to present answers in 24h to social problems, visionary ideas, humanitarian causes and sociologic problems of the contemporary societies. Commitment, perseverance, inspiration and hard work are all the necessary bases to develop a proposal that meets the premises that will be released regularly in the brief of the competition. We challenge you to prove your talent in 24 hours! There is a period of registration on the competition, when it ends, starts the 24H competition! You have 24H to develop a proposal that responds to the program contained on the brief that will only be available on the same day the competition starts. Take the risk!

FRAMEWORK Humanity

Are we the holders of civilizational powers? Are we responsible for the humanitarian safeguard? Are we responsible for the genocide? Are we responsible for war crimes? Are we responsible for wars? And for peacemaking ages? And by false morals? And by the values? And by the rules? And by the bulletproof countries? For children, women, man, animals, air, ocean, rivers, plants, trees, jungles? Yes we are.

Competition / Open Call: 7 Petal School, Designing the School of the Future / Architects 3000 Network

Death by Architecture — Thu, 03 May 2018 06:57:47 GMT

This is a call for all visionary architects and designers that wish to change the Education in a worldwide scale. Our world urgently needs architectural proposals that foster innovative ideas for the Schools of this Third Millennium. The 7 Petal School is such a project, aiming at a re-evolutionary educative transformation, based on the programs of Pedagooogia 3000. With this purpose, the Architects 3000 Network was co-created in 2008. As non-profit and pedagogic organisations, the Architects 3000 Network and Pedagooogia 3000 conceived this open call as a solidary competition, based in sharing ideas, establish alliances and open opportunities, in which we all win. All together we are co-creating this network of ideas to transform the Education for the children of Today and Tomorrow. Please share your creative visions!

Topics: Innovative architecture for a 7 Petal School for an existing site or an ideal place. The proposals must integrate the 7 pedagogical areas which are interlaced and complementary. Please download the 7 Petal School book, at no cost, by Noemi Paymal and Pedagooogia 3000 and refer to the 7 Petal School Web Page (https://architects3000.weebly.com/open-calls.html).

Design and conceptual guidelines: The proposals will be appreciated and selected by the following guidelines: • Layout of the 7 Petals clearly outlined, with its respective 7 colours • Integration of some universal geometry, related to contemporary design • Bio-construction (optional) • Bio-climatic design • Green areas and open air spaces • Functional and practical design for children • Aesthetically harmonious and attractive • And fun for the students (and teachers)! Awards: Three selected proposals will receive a free registration and hotel accommodation (for one person per team) to present the project and participate in the 6-days of the 9th International Gathering of Architects 3000 and Universal Geometry that will happen in Milazzo, Sicilia, Italy (September 24-30, 2018).

Competition / Call Camposaz 13:13 Vooruit (Gent, Belgium) / Camposaz

Death by Architecture — Thu, 03 May 2018 06:55:53 GMT

The announcement aims at the selection of 10 candidates between architects, designers and wood carpenters who will take part to a design and selfconstruction workshop in a 1:1 scale. The thirteenth edition of Camposaz will take place from 11 May to 20 May 2018 in the art centre of Vooruit (Gent, Belgium), within the framework of The May Events festival curated by Silvia Bottiroli. Conceived on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of May 1968, The May Events doesn’t aim at celebrating it or at discussing its accomplishments and failures. It is rather a way to use this anniversary as a trampoline to investigate where and how art is today a place for social choreographies to be shaped and performed, for bodies and subjectivities to gather and generate new movements, and for us all to sense the potentialities for revolt and revolution in and through the arts. During the festival a temporary community of architects, designers and carpenters will design, work and live together for ten days, with the aim of contributing to the festival with a temporary installation within the space of the Vooruit Café.

The ambition of Camposaz 13:13 is to transform the café into an active space of confrontation for the festival, emphasizing its role of collective and interactive space. The installation, constructed with modular wooden elements, will try to accommodate informal lunch conversations, conferences, and debates, becoming a backdrop for the artists’ performances. The May Events will be an occasion, for the participants, to explore the possibility of an autonomous proactive collaboration between architects and designers as a form of resistance to the extreme competitiveness of today’s creative economy. Camposaz consists in a free workshop aiming at designing and self-building architectural objects for space reactivation and landscape enhancement. It is targeted to young architects, designers and carpenters, selected by Camposaz collective, for the purpose of gathering in a temporary group the processes of design and self-construction. In ten days, the participants will ideate and create wood Installations, following the thematic suggestions provided by the organizers and developing eco-friendly, practical and sustainable designs based on the relationship with the construction site and its users.

Competition / IAAC Global Summer School 2018 / Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC)

Death by Architecture — Thu, 03 May 2018 06:54:47 GMT

The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) is pleased to inform you about the Global Summer School 2018, 11th edition of the international summer educational program about the future of our cities, that will take place in Barcelona and in other nodes worldwide simultaneously from the 2nd to the 14th of July 2018. This two-weeks intense program brings together experts from around the world to discuss the future of urbanism and the impact of technology on spaces exploration through a series of workshops, global lectures, presentations and a final ceremony.

The Global Summer School (GSS) is a platform defined by ambitious, multi-scalar investigation on the implications of emergent techniques in our planned environments. Each year, international teams located in key cities around the globe explore a common agenda with projects that are deeply embedded in diverse local conditions. Because of this, participants have an international laboratory to test their design hypothesis, understanding how design conclusions derived locally can be tested and evolved globally in different cities where other teams reside. This intensive course connects each participant to ongoing research agendas in robotics, simulation, physical computing, parametric design, digital fabrication, and other relevant emerging design methodologies. Specific emphasis is placed on understanding the multi-scalar implications of design conclusions, thus creating critical research advanced on the application of new technologies in design.

Nodes for Global Summer School 2018 editions are: Barcelona, Paris, Quito, Muscat, New York, Querétaro, Shanghai, Budapest, Tehran, Chandigarh, Istanbul, Manila, Moscow, Melbourne and Beirut. The previous edition of Global Summer School 2017 - Space Dynamics - brought together more than 1500 international participants, becoming a great success as a reference summer educational program for Barcelona in the field of cities. Learn more about the program & GSS Call for scholarships at: http://globalschool.iaac.net/ Applications are open: http://globalschool.iaac.net/gss18_applications/

Competition / CGTrader?s Digital Art competition 2018 / CGTrader

Death by Architecture — Thu, 03 May 2018 06:54:02 GMT

CGTrader, one of the leading 3D model marketplaces in the world, has just launched the Digital Art Competition, which is open to all CG artists (both 2D and 3D): https://www.cgtrader.com/digital-art-competition ! You can submit up to three works of art to each of the six categories: Character Illustration, Character Concept Design, Environment Illustration, Environment Concept Design, Object Design, and Object Concept Design. All artworks will also have the chance to win the Public Award. The CGTrader Digital Art Competition offers artists exposure in our 1.2M+ user community and the opportunity to win prizes worth a total of $60,000. There are no hard requirements, and artworks do not have to be created exclusively for the competition, so feel free to show everyone your best and favorite works. For more details, visit the competition page and be sure to check out the Categories & Prizes section!