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.Â
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.
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 -Â $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.
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What do the Vietnam Memorial, the St. Louis Arch, and the Sydney Opera House have in common? These world renowned landmarks were all designed by architects under the age of 40, and in each case they were selected through open competitions. At their best, design competitions can provide a singular opportunity for young and unknown architects to make their mark on the built environment and launch productive, fruitful careers. But what happens when design competitions are engineered to favor the established and experienced practitioners from the very outset?
This comprehensive new book written by Jean-Pierre Chupin (Canadian Competitions Catalogue) and Stanley Collyer (COMPETITIONS) highlights for the crucial role competitions have played in fostering the careers of young architects, and makes an argument against the trend of invited competitions and RFQs. The authors take an in-depth look at past competitions won by young architects and planners, and survey the state of competitions through the world on a region by region basis. The end result is a compelling argument for an inclusive approach to conducting international design competitions.
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