KYM Field Schools for Tropical Savanna Climate of Africa International Architectural Concept Project Competition

Sponsor: United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

Location: Africa

Type: Open, international, single stage

Eligiblity:
The competition is open for architects and architecture students. 
  1. Architect category; competitors who can prove that they are architects can participate individually or as a team, with multiple projects. A competitor must upload the scanned form of his/her diploma or the document that displays he/she is a member of the chamber together with electronic copies of his/her projects, All applications will be via the website. For team projects. the above mentioned documents must be uploaded for all team members.
  2. Architecture student; competitors, who can prove that they are architecture students can participate individually or as a team, with multiple projects. A competitor must upload the scanned form of the document that displays he/she is an architecture student together with electronic copies of his/her projects, Again, all applications will be via the website. For team projects the above mentioned documents must be uploaded for all team members.

Entrance Fee: None

Awards:

Architect Category;

5 equivalent awards, for each award – $7000
1 incentive awards, for each award – $3000
1 jury special award – $3000

Architecture Student Category;

3 equivalent awards, for each award -  $2000
1 incentive awards, for each award – $1000
1 jury special award – $1000

Languages: English

Timeline:
25 September 2015 – Deadline for questions
26 November 2015 – Deadline for submissions

Design Challenge:

As a member of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and committed to supporting sustainable development,” Kimse Yok Mu” Solidarity and Aid Association shall build within 5 years many Field Schools that will provide basic education, and deliver them to the national education institutions of Africa. The Competition aims to support the development of original, innovative, environmentalist and economical school architecture designs, and the implementation of innovative ideas for the Field Schools planned to be constructed in various countries.

Since the schools aimed to be built need to be sustainable, it is unacceptable to design them independent of the climate. Therefore, one of the common climate zones of Africa is selected. and the competition is planned for the areas where this climate zone is effective. In addition, new competitions are being planned to be held in future for other climate zones of Africa.

The competition is an independent, international and single-stage architectural project competition organized in accordance with the Architecture, Engineering, Urban Planning and Urban Design Project Competitions Regulations of TMMOB Chamber of Turkish Architects.

For more information, go to: http://c.kym.org.tr/contest/kymfieldschools