Competitions.The latest international competitions for architects and students. Architecture and Water Registration: 30 November November: see month. 2000 Submission: 31 March 2001 Entry fee: FF450 professionals; FF175 students Awards: US $10 000 total Eligibility: open to all architects and students Jury: Vassilis Sgoutas, Jean-Claude Riguet, Sara Topelson de Grinberg, Donald J. Hackl, Andreas Hempel, Taoufik EI-Euch, Alexandru Beldiman, Miguel Pereira, Hisham Albakri and Wolf Tochtermann Competition organized by the UIA UIA Universidad Iberoamericana (México) UIA Union of International Associations UIA United Iraqi Alliance UIA University of Antwerp UIA Union Internationale des Avocats that explores the relationship between architecture and water. The competition calls for ideas that show water in all its forms can stimulate architectural creativity. The competition brief is very wide-ranging. Proposals can be located near water, over water or even under water. They may be submitted for large or small scale buildings, shelters, structures, urban and rural planning. Sites can be real or imaginary Imaginary can refer to:
pertaining to the avoidance of infliction of pain, discomfort and harassment; used especially with regard to animals. humane considerations approach to architecture. Further information and registration: UIA General Secretariat Secretariat, 1970–89, thoroughbred race horse. Trained by Lucien Laurin and ridden by Ron Turcotte, Secretariat won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes to capture the Triple Crown in 1973. Secretariat (foaled 1970) U.S. 51 rue Raynouard 75016 Paris France Tel: +33 1 45 24 36 88 Fax: +33 1 45 24 02 78 Email: uia@uia-architectes.org Website: www.uiaarcbitectes. org Japan Design Foundation Registration and submission: 19 January 2001 Entry fee: none Awards: US $71 000 total Eligibility: open to all architects and students Jury: Atsuko Kamoshida, David Kusuma, lkko Tanaka, Takeshi Tsuruta, Rikuhei Yamauchi The 10th International Design Competition is held at a memorable turning point in human history as we enter a new millennium. In the twenty-first century, the world will have to tackle a number of global problems: growing population, dwindling dwin·dle v. dwin·dled, dwin·dling, dwin·dles v.intr. To become gradually less until little remains. v.tr. To cause to dwindle. See Synonyms at decrease. food supply, destruction of the environment, and the impact of the rapid advances in information technology. The theme of this competition is to suggest ideas to help the world resolve the problems it faces. What is sought is mediation mediation, in law, type of intervention in which the disputing parties accept the offer of a third party to recommend a solution for their controversy. Mediation has long been a part of international law, frequently involving the use of an international commission, , as light and casual as the film of a soap bubble soap bubble An adjective referring to a dilated, smooth-contoured cyst-like or ballooned, occasionally loculated space(s). See Physaliferous Bone radiology An expansile, often eccentric, vaguely trabeculated space with a thin, sclerotic, sharply defined margin, , capable of maintaining the critical balance between these conflicting global pressures. Further information and registration: The 10th International Design Competition, Osaka c/o Japan Design Foundation Osaka Ekimae Dai-ichi Building 8F 3-1-800, Umeda 1-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka Kita (北区 Kita-ku) is one of 24 wards of Osaka, Japan. Landmarks Umeda
Fax: +81 6 6346 2615 Email: jdff@silver.ocn.ne.jp Website: www.jidpo.or.jp Archiprix Archiprix the Netherlands prize for final year students, has done much to generate a vibrant architectural culture in the Netherlands (AR September, p82), and is becoming international. Archiprix 2001 will be judged by a distinguished international jury. The 50 best projects will be made into an exhibition to be held at the Van Nelle factory, Rotterdam, Mart Stain's marvellous Modernist masterpiece, which has been converted into a cultural centre. From these the winner will be chosen. Selected projects will be published in The Architectural Review The Architectural Review is a monthly international architectural magazine published in London since 1896. Articles cover the built environment which includes landscape, building design, interior design and urbanism as well as theory of these subjects. , and Archiprix hopes to publish a book on the entries. From this month, schools can apply through the website www.archiprix.org, where full details of the award can be obtained. Each entry should have six A2 panels, ten 35mm slides and a 500 word synopsis A summary; a brief statement, less than the whole. A synopsis is a condensation of something—for example, a synopsis of a trial record. of intentions. Further details will be given in the AR shortly, and on our own website www.arplus.com. Graphisoft Prize Registration: 20 October 2000 Submission: 31 October 2000 Entry fee: none Awards: $10 000 in total plus software Eligibility: open to all architects and students Jury: to be confirmed The seventh annual Graphisoft Prize promotes innovative use of CAD CAD: see computer-aided design. (Computer-Aided Design) Using computers to design products. CAD systems are high-speed workstations or desktop computers with CAD software. software in architecture. The competition asks entrants to create imaginary architectural works from a list of cultural references. This year's selection includes The Ministry of Truth from George Orwell's novel 1984 and The Cotton Club from Francis Coppola's film. Further information and registration: Graphisoft Prize Email: gsprize@graphisoft.com Website: www.gsprize.com |
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