IFLA International Student Design Competition: “Transforming with Water”

IFLA International Student Design Competition

“Transforming with Water”

Open, international, 1-stage, anonymous, ideas

Amsterdam, Netherlands

01 May 2008 – Registration Deadline

01 May 2008 – Submission Deadline (received by)

SPONSOR:

IFLA 45th World Congress

TYPE:

Open, international, 1-stage, anonymous, ideas

LOCATION:

Amsterdam, Netherlands

LANGUAGE:

English

TIMETABLE:

01 May 2008 – Registration Deadline

01 May 2008 – Submission Deadline (received by)

ELIGIBILITY:

Students of Landscape Architecture

JURY:

The jury consists of three to five members from the IFLA and the dutch NVTL.

AWARDS:

1st place award: US$3500

2nd place award: US$2500

3rd place award: US$1000

FEE:

None

DESIGN CHALLENGE:

THEME: ‘TRANSFORMING WITH WATER, THE WAY TO PARADISE?’

Throughout the world climate change is affecting the conditions of nature and local weather. Most people experience these changes as an imbalance between nature and the human environment. This IFLA student competition seeks to stimulate the discussion about the specific contribution of landscape and urban planning and design to realize a new balance between nature and the human environment.

Climate change and its impact on nature and weather conditions is a worldwide phenomenon, but in each region the impact is different. Especially where it concerns changes in water quantities and qualities. What could be the new inspirational ways of planning, new ways of designing flow systems (of water, transport, energy, materials, information, etc.) and designing new spatial environments that would create new environmental conditions? Are concepts such as ‘utopia’, ‘autarchy’ or ‘cradle to cradle’ still valuable?

You are invited

– to name the (local, regional) problem in nature or the human environment that you are most intrigued with, and to link the problem to a specific site/region.

– to invent a new, innovating and inspirational solution for the problem and site. Your ideas should include one or more of the following concepts: utopia, autarchy, paradise, sustainability, self-sufficiency.

– to present plans and designs, that reflect your ideas. You are free to use a variety of graphic methods to present your ideas. Part of the challenge is to graphically communicate your work as effectively as possible. Scales are free

– to add a brief (max.350 words) written summary of the project, including project context, ideas and issues addressed and main features

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

http://www.ifla2008.com