DUE TO EARTQUAKE AND TSUNAMI: Submission Deadline prolonged until 27 April 2011
Four themes for the ideas competition open to students worldwide
UIA2011 TOKYO Student Competition
Submission deadline: 27 April 2011
The organisers of the UIA Congress, TOKYO 2011, have announced an ideas
competition open to architecture students worldwide. They are invited to develop
one of the four themes proposed on different sites, located within a 60 km
radius of the Tokyo metropolitan area, with a view to its development in 2050:
- Regenerate a 20th century city. In the scientific city of Tsukuba, an
international medical and nursing centre linked with the University in the
northern part of Katsuragi District.
- Revitalise a city. In Tsuchiura, development of transport, residential,
buisness hub and creation of a water sports and leisure centre.
- An ecological new city. Inashiki Garden City of the 21st century.
- A Smart Region. The Kasumigaura southern coastal region.
Jury
The jury will be composed of Kengo Kuma (Japan), Yung Ho Chang (China), Peter Hall (United Kingdom), Ms. Kate Schwennsen (USA), Nobuaki Furuya (Japan). Technical advisor: Hidehiko Sazanami (Japan).
Prizes
Three prizes of 300 000, 200 000 and ¥ 100 000 JPN respectively will be awarded
as well as three other prizes in each of the four categories (200 000, 100 000
et ¥ 50 000 JPN). Additional prizes will be offered by UIA Member Sections.
The winner of the competition will make presentation of their proposals in UIA2011 TOKYO scheduled to be held in September 2011.
Registration and deadlines
The entire competition procedure will be developed on-line. The competition
language is English.
The registration fee is ¥ 4 000 JPN.
Submission deadline: 27 April 2011
Presentation of selected entries by their authors: during the Congress 27 September 2011
Awards ceremony: during the Congress 28 September 2011
Download the application guidelines for the competition:
UIA2011 TOKYO Student Competition
Further Information:
Students Competition Registration Secretariat
c/o Congress Corporation
Kohsai-kaikan Bldg., 6F
5-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8481 Japan
eMail: comp_uia2011@congre.co.jp
web:
www.uia2011tokyo.com/en/callfor/
