6th Advanced Architecture Contest
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IAAC Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia
Spain, 5 calls for projects, 0 reviews, 0 comments
Spain, 5 calls for projects, 0 reviews, 0 comments
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) is a center for research, education, production and outreach, with the mission of envisioning the future habitat of our society and building it in the present.
IAAC follows the digital revolution at all scales (from bits to geography, from micro-controllers to cities, from materials to the territory) to expand the boundaries of architecture and design and meet the challenges faced by humanity. IAAC is an experimental and experiential center where one learns by doing, through a test methodology that promotes real solutions. IAAC is open, independent and radical; inspired by the values of Barcelona, the capital of architecture and design, where urbanism was invented and where a local high quality and innovation-oriented research is connected to an international network of excellence in technology, architecture and society fields.
IAAC, beyond its educational and pro-research work, is an interdisciplinary and multicultural stable community that seeks permanent contact and cooperation among the hundreds of teachers, researchers, institutions and companies that have worked with us or that pursue the objective of provide solutions to the great challenges of humanity.
IAAC follows the digital revolution at all scales (from bits to geography, from micro-controllers to cities, from materials to the territory) to expand the boundaries of architecture and design and meet the challenges faced by humanity. IAAC is an experimental and experiential center where one learns by doing, through a test methodology that promotes real solutions. IAAC is open, independent and radical; inspired by the values of Barcelona, the capital of architecture and design, where urbanism was invented and where a local high quality and innovation-oriented research is connected to an international network of excellence in technology, architecture and society fields.
IAAC, beyond its educational and pro-research work, is an interdisciplinary and multicultural stable community that seeks permanent contact and cooperation among the hundreds of teachers, researchers, institutions and companies that have worked with us or that pursue the objective of provide solutions to the great challenges of humanity.
Description
He I nstitute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia and FabLab Barcelona are pleased to announce the 6th Advanced Architecture Contest, on the theme of PRODUCTIVE CITY.The aim of the competition is to promote discussion and research through which to generate insights and visions, ideas and proposals that help us envisage what the city and the habitat of the 21st century will be like. The competition is open to architects, engineers, planners and designers who want to contribute to progress in making the world more habitable by developing a proposal capable of responding to emerging challenges in areas such as ecology, information technology, architecture, and productive cities.
The prize (Total value: 60.000, 00 EUR) will be distributed at the discretion of the Juries following the bases scheme.
The competition jury, which is composed of architects, professionals in a wide range of fields and directors of some of the world's foremost architecture schools, is looking for outstanding proposals at any scale, for any city in the world on Smart Cities, Eco neighborhoods, Self-sufficient buildings, Intelligent homes, Urban Farming or any other proposal that analyzes the phenomena of the Productive City.
The Registration is FREE, and the competition entries should be submitted digitally in PDF files via the Internet.
Jury
Alberto Diaspro
Ali Basbous
Founder and Director of BAD, Built by Associative Data.
Founder and Director of BAD, Built by Associative Data.
Alfredo Brillembourg
Urban-Think Tank & ETH-Zurich.
Urban-Think Tank & ETH-Zurich.
Andrew Watts
Newtecnic, façade system design.
Newtecnic, façade system design.
Areti Markopoulou,
Architect. IaaC R&D Director.
Architect. IaaC R&D Director.
Carlos Gomez
Interaction Designer, IaaC faculty on Design with Nature Masters
Interaction Designer, IaaC faculty on Design with Nature Masters
Dave Pigram
Design Director at s upermanoeuvre, Sydney [UTS].
Design Director at s upermanoeuvre, Sydney [UTS].
Elizabeth Diller
Diller Scofidio + Renfro.
Diller Scofidio + Renfro.
Enric Ruiz Geli
Principal Cloud9 Architects (Spain).
Principal Cloud9 Architects (Spain).
Giovanna Carnevali,
Fundación Mies Van der Rohe.
Fundación Mies Van der Rohe.
Jan Knippers
Founder of Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering.
Founder of Knippers Helbig Advanced Engineering.
Jelle Feringa
CTO at Odico formwork robotics, co-founder of EZCT Architecture & Design Research, open source developer.
CTO at Odico formwork robotics, co-founder of EZCT Architecture & Design Research, open source developer.
Javier Peña Galiano
Chemical Engineer. IaaC faculty on Self-sufficient Buildings Masters.
Chemical Engineer. IaaC faculty on Self-sufficient Buildings Masters.
Jose Luis de Vicente
Journalist, digital culture, arts & technology.
Journalist, digital culture, arts & technology.
Kengo Kuma
Kengo Kuma and associates
Kengo Kuma and associates
Lucas Cappelli
Architect. Director of the Advanced Architecture Contest.
Architect. Director of the Advanced Architecture Contest.
Luis E. Fraguada
Director of Research of BAD, Barcelona
Director of Research of BAD, Barcelona
Mireia Luzárraga
Mitchell Joachim
TERREFORM ONE, NYU.
TERREFORM ONE, NYU.
Oscar Tomico
Designing Quality in Interaction Research Group, TU/e.
Designing Quality in Interaction Research Group, TU/e.
Rodrigo Rubio
Architect Iaac Faculty, IAAC. Spain.
Architect Iaac Faculty, IAAC. Spain.
Rodolphe el-Khoury
Dean at University of Miami.
Dean at University of Miami.
Silvia Brandi
Architect. IaaC Academic Coordinator.
Architect. IaaC Academic Coordinator.
Tomas Diez
Director FabLab Barcelona.
Director FabLab Barcelona.
Willy Muller
Architect. Intelligent Cities Research Studio Professor, IaaC.
Architect. Intelligent Cities Research Studio Professor, IaaC.
Xiangning Li
Professor in history, theory and criticism at Tongji University College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
Professor in history, theory and criticism at Tongji University College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
Rewards
1st Prize
$3 481 + Master in Advanced Architecture (value 17.400,00 €)Designjet T520 (value 1.500 € )
2nd Prize
$2 321 + Master in Advanced Architecture (value 17.400,00 €)Designjet T120 (value 700 € )
3rd Prize
$1 160 + Master in Advanced Architecture (value 17.400,00 €)Designjet T120 (value 700 € )
Timeline
Europe/Paris
Launch of the call for projects
Launch date of the competition Consultations on the Web site regarding the calendar, theme and regulations.
Registration
Closing date for registration
Submission starts
Projects will be accepted up until Monday January 18th 2016 T h e r e c e p t i o n o f s u b m i t t e d p r o j e c t s w i l l c l o s e o n T u e s d a y J a n u a r y 1 9 t h 2 0 1 6
Submission ends
Projects will be accepted up until Monday January 18th 2016 T h e r e c e p t i o n o f s u b m i t t e d p r o j e c t s w i l l c l o s e o n T u e s d a y J a n u a r y 1 9 t h 2 0 1 6
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Announcement of results
Publications & Exhibitions
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International Exhibition
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