eVolo - 2010 Skyscraper Competition

Submission deadline: 18 January 2010

1st prize winners of the 2009 Skyscraper Competition: Kyu Ho Chun, Kenta Fukunishi, JaeYoung Lee.
Photos: eVolo

The annual Skyscraper Competition has by now become a renowned architectural prize around the world. The best projects of each competition are published in numerous magazines as well as on websites, in television documentaries, and galleries.

Students and professional architects, engineers, and designers are invited to take part in the 2010 Skyscraper Competition. The main idea of this contest is to examine the relationship between the skyscraper and the natural world , the skyscraper and the community and the skyscraper and urban living.

In the last few years hundreds of new skyscrapers have been developed around the world without careful consideration to the context or environment. There is a constant lack of urban planning and poor architectural design without intellectual or perceptual enjoyment. The aim of the competition is to push our imagination to redefine the term skyscraper through the use of new materials, technology, aesthetics, programs, and spatial organizations. Globalization, environmental warming, flexibility, adaptability, and the digital revolution are just some of the multi-layered elements that should be taken in consideration.

There are no restrictions in regards to site, program or size. The objective is to provide maximum freedom to propose the most innovative projects for this fascinating architectural genre. Ultimately, the designs should help the environment, restructure our cities and improve our way of life.

2nd prize winners of the 2009 Skyscraper Competition: Nicola Marchi, Adelaïde Marchi.

Registration
All students, architects, engineers, and designers are invited to participate in the competition. It is encouraged to have multidisciplinary teams.

Participants must register by 12 January 2010 at www.evolo-arch.com

Registration fee:
US $60 until 17 November 2009 (early registration)
US $85 from 17 November 2009 to 12 January 2010 (late registration)

• One registration = one project. Participants may submit various projects but they must register each entry.
• Individual entries are accepted.
• There is no limit on the number of participants per team.

After the registration has been approved eVolo will send the registration number which is necessary in the submission boards.

Schedule
Acceptance of questions deadline: 9 November 2009
Early registration deadline: 17 November 2009
Answers to questions posted on website: 23 November 2009
Late registration deadline: 12 January 2010
Submission deadline: 18 January 2010
Winners’ announcement: 22 February 2010

Submission requirements
This is a digital competition and no hardcopies are necessary. Entrants will submit their proposal via email no later than 18 January 2010 (23:00 hours US Eastern Time) to the following email address:
skyscraper2010@evolo-arch.com

The project submission must contain the following files:

3rd prize winner of the 2009 Skyscraper Competiton: Eric Vergne.

• Two boards with the project information including plans, sections, and perspectives. Participants are encouraged to submit all the information they consider necessary to explain their proposal. These boards should be 24" X 48" in HORIZONTAL format. The resolution of the boards must be 150 dpi, RGB mode and saved as JPG files. The upper right corner of each board must contain the participation number. There should not be any marks or any other form of identification. The files must be named after the registration number followed by the board number. For example: 0101-1.jpg and 0101-2.jpg.
• A DOC file containing the entrants personal information, including name, profession, address, and email. This file must be named after the registration number followed by the word "info". For example: 0101-info.doc.
• All the files must be placed in a ZIP folder named after your registration number. For example: 0101.zip

Jury
To be announced in August 2009.

Awards
1st place: US $2000
2nd place: US $1000
3rd place: US $500

Winners and special mentions will be published in several magazines including eVolo_04.

Regulations
This is an anonymous competition and the registration number is the only means of identification. The personal information files will be kept by the General Advisor and will not be opened until the Jury has selected the award winners.

• The official language of the competition is English and it is the only one accepted.
• The registration fee is non-refundable.
• Any participant contacting the members of the Jury will be disqualified.
• Entrants will be disqualified if any of the competition rules are not considered.
• Participation assumes acceptance of all the competition rules.

Further Information:
eMail: skyscraper2010@evolo-arch.com
web: www.evolo-arch.com