Berkeley Prize 2010

Sponsor: University of California, Berkeley

Type: student

Language: English

Eligibility: all currently registered undergraduates majoring in architectural design in accredited schools of architecture worldwide.
A total of $9500 in prize money is awarded to the Essay Competition winners with a guaranteed $4000 first place prize. The Travel Fellow(s) is given round-trip air-fare and a stipend to attend a significant architectural event in the Summer of 2009. The Architectural Design Fellow(s) is given a $2500 honorarium and money to fund prizes for a local design competition.

Jury:

Ms. Maristella Casciato
Chair, DOCOMOMO INTERNATIONAL
Associate Professor Andrew Dolkart, Columbia University Director, Historic Preservation Program
Associate Professor Maire O’Neill, AIA, Montana State University Member, BERKELEY PRIZE COMMITTEE
Associate Professor John Stubbs, Columbia University Vice President for Field Projects, World Monuments Fund
Associate Professor Johannes Widodo, National University of Singapore Director, CASA (Centre for Advanced Studies in Architecture)
Executive Editor, JSEAA (Journal of Southeast Asian Architecture)

Design Challenge:
Each year, the Prize Committee selects a topic important to the understanding of the interaction of people and the built world that becomes the focus of the Essay Competition. This year the topic is: Sustainable Architecture/ Traditional Wisdom.

HOW COULD A LOST SOCIAL TRADITION IN YOUR CULTURE, ONCE ELEGANTLY EXPRESSED THROUGH SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OR BUILDING PRACTICES, BE REVIVED AND WHY SHOULD IT BE?

For more information, go to: http://www.berkeleyprize.org/essay/