ARC Architectural Research Center

2010 International Architectural Competition

Submission deadline: 20 May 2010

Students, architects, engineers, artists and designers from all over the world are invited to submit their ideas for the 2010 International Architectural Competition (Architectural Research Center).

The competition calls for innovative designs which take into consideration the historical and social context, the existing urban fabric, the human scale, and the environment. This competition of ideas aims to give the participants enough freedom to address the challenges in the most creative and innovative way.

The Architectural Research Center is an international center of education where the students are allowed to explore within strategies of advanced architectural design.
A place where around 200 privileged architecture students exchange knowledge and experiences that go from theoretical/virtual works to production and fabrication in laboratory. The different areas of advanced design are improved thanks to the professional collaborator staff of other disciplines at the different laboratories, as acoustic engineers, geneticists, chemists, product designers, biologists, etc.
The center pretends to became the paradigm and reference for emergent architecture, and a forum for researchers all over the world. Its design should be according to what it represents.

The site could be whatever, to be chosen by the participant, but is necessary to explain, investigate and justify the choice.

Schedule
Registration Deadline: 1 May 2010
Submission Deadline: 20 May 2010 (5:00 pm GMT)

Awards
1st prize: 2.000 €
2nd prize: 1.500 €
3rd prize: 1.000 €

Download the complete information about the competition: Info PDF

The competition is organized by MAG LAB (Syria - Spain) in collaboration with Ebdaat magazine (architectural creation), Alfa 301 (Spain) and Stardust* (Spain - Italy - Brazil - USA).

Further Information:
eMail: contact@arcompetition.org
web: www.arcompetition.org

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