Application deadline: 30 April 2010
Submission deadline: 30 July 2010
Think Mobility.
Rethink Architecture.
One of Europe's leading architectural competitions, the Schindler Award, is
now accepting applications for its 2010 edition. Students of architecture are
invited to put forward visionary design ideas for developing an area of the
grounds that were used for Berlin's 1936 Olympic Games. The central theme of the
competition is "Access for All", a design philosophy characterized by
inclusiveness and barrier-free mobility for people of all ages and capabilities.
The Schindler Award is an excellent opportunity for graduating architects to
have their designs judged by a professional jury. It is open to architecture
students who are either in their last year on a bachelor's course or attending a
master's course at a European university or school of architecture.
Students interested in participating in the 2010 competition should register
online on this website. The closing date for registrations is 30 April 2010.
Completed projects must be submitted by 30 July 2010. The competition language
is English.
'Waldbühne': Spectacular open-air theatre for up to 22,000 spectators
Visions for an enhanced and accessible "Olympic Park Berlin"
The 2010 competition sets participants the task of transforming an area on the
western fringe of the "Olympic Park Berlin" into a pleasing, functional and
fully accessible sport and leisure park. Students must redevelop the site -
which contains sporting facilities, an open-air theater and car parks - and
develop a new access route from a nearby urban transit station.
The site is of historical significance because it is part of the "Olympic
Park Berlin", which the Nazis tried to exploit as a propaganda stage during the
1936 Games. Instead the event turned into a triumph for the black American
athlete, Jesse Owens, who won four Gold medals, including one in the all-important
men's 100 meters.
Train station 'Pichelsberg' of the S-Bahn urban transit sytems in Berlin
A new approach
The Schindler Award seeks to change the way young architects approach their work.
It challenges them to think beyond form, light and materials and to focus on the
needs of the people who will eventually inhabit the structures and spaces that
they design. It has the goal of improving access and overall mobility for all
city dwellers, irrespective of their age, status or physical capabilities.
The Award competition also encourages schools of architecture to incorporate
"Access for All" into their curricula, by awarding schools' prizes. A notable
example is the Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany, whose lectures on the topic
were recently adapted into essays for a book: Access for All, Approaches to the
Built Environment, published by Birkhäuser in September 2009.
The Schindler Award is held under the patronage of the Schindler Group, a
leading global mobility company specializing in elevators and escalator
solutions for all building types.
Important Dates
Closing date for applications: 30 April 2010
Deadline for projects to be submitted: 30 July 2010
Judging of projects by an international jury of experts: September 2010
Prizes awarded at the Schindler Award 2010 ceremony: November 2010
Awards
Prizes for students:
€ 5,000 for 1st place
€ 3,000 for 2nd place
€ 2,000 for 3rd place
€ 1,000 for 4th and 5th place
Prizes for schools:
€ 25,000 for 1st place
€ 15,000 for 2nd place
€ 10,000 for 3rd place
Organisation
Initiator, organiser, sponsor:
Schindler, Elevator & Escalator business,
Switzerland
Contact:
catherine.voltz@ch.schindler.com
Competition-Management
Nüesch Development AG, Switzerland
Contact: award2010@nuesch.ch
Further Information:
Cathérine Voltz (Project Leader Schindler Award)
Ivo Zimmermann (Deputy Head Corporate Communications)
Schindler Management Ltd.
Zugerstrasse 136030 Ebikon • Switzerland
Tel.: +41 41 445 30 60
Fax: +41 41 445 31 44
eMail:
corporate.communications@schindler.com
web:
www.schindleraward.com
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