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"Urban Environment · Design" magazine (UED) is the first fashionable, cross-border professional magazine in China's construction industry. It is an important journal in the field of architecture for domestic and international public offering. It is based on the local, the world, insight into contemporary architecture at home and abroad, analyze the profound relationship between architecture and the city, the environment, pay attention to the excellent architects' creation and experience, and lead the new ideas, fashion, professional, fashion and forward.
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MISSION STATEMENTArchitecture in Transformation should make responses to current situation and era. What concerns us is the relationship between architecture and city, and between architecture and natural environment. The competition aims at searching and constructing human space with a sense of place in the increasingly fragmented cities and unordered villages, exploring environment-friendly and sustainable ideas in the information age, and integrating creative design concepts with solid basic skills effectively in architectural education. The competition requires the participants to make detailed examinations and reflections on architectural history, exploring complicated requirements to architecture and environment by current users, pay attention to events in specific sites, and configure viable urban and architectural spaces.
BACKGROUND2016 marks the fifth edition of UIA-HYP Cup International Student Competition in Architectural Design, the sole annual international architecture competition for students in Mainland China that receives the support of Union International des Architects (UIA). This competition has been sponsored by SHANGHAI HYP-ARCH ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CONSULTANT CO.,LTD. for five years exclusively.It is a platform for global architecture students to approach the theme “Architecture in Transformation”, and for the rest of the world to check out the latest trend of Chinese architectural education. The jury members include the leading architects, deans and directors from top architecture schools. With its challenging topics, prestigious jury panel as well as professional operation, UIA-HYP Cup competition has grown to become a major student competition in China and its global profile continues to rise.
Jury
Bernard Tschumi
JURY CHAIRMAN
JURY CHAIRMAN
Cui Kai
UIA Representative; Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Chinese Architecture Design Master
UIA Representative; Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Chinese Architecture Design Master
René-Henri ARNAUD
Chairman of the French AS Architecture Studio; Architect
Chairman of the French AS Architecture Studio; Architect
Huang Sheng-Yuan
Fieldoffice Architects
Fieldoffice Architects
Winka Dubbeldam
University of Pennsylvania School of Design, Principle and founder of Archi-tectoincs
University of Pennsylvania School of Design, Principle and founder of Archi-tectoincs
Ole Gustavsen
AHO/The Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Rector
AHO/The Oslo School of Architecture and Design, Rector
Hitoshi Abe
UCLA A.UD, Chair
UCLA A.UD, Chair
Zhuang Weimin
Dean of School of Architecture, Tsinghua University
Dean of School of Architecture, Tsinghua University
Li Zhenyu
Dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
Dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
Han Dongqing
Dean of School of Architecture, Southeast University
Dean of School of Architecture, Southeast University
Zhang Qi
Dean of School of Architecture, Tianjin University
Dean of School of Architecture, Tianjin University
Liu Kecheng
Professor and PhD Tutor of School of Architecture, and Urban Planning, Xi`an University of Architecture and Technology
Professor and PhD Tutor of School of Architecture, and Urban Planning, Xi`an University of Architecture and Technology
Peng Lixiao
Chief Editor of Urban Environment Design (UED) Magazine; Director of China Building Centre; Guest Professor of the School of Architecture, Tianjin University
Chief Editor of Urban Environment Design (UED) Magazine; Director of China Building Centre; Guest Professor of the School of Architecture, Tianjin University
Gong Jun
Executive Director; General Manager and Design Director of HYP Architectural Design Consultants, Inc.
Executive Director; General Manager and Design Director of HYP Architectural Design Consultants, Inc.
Rewards
1st Prize (1 team)
$16 000 + CertificatesPrize winners will have an opportunity to intern at prestigious architectural firms through the “Learning Design with Master Architects” program.
2nd Prize (3 teams)
$5 000 + Certificate3rd Prize (8 teams)
$1 600 + CertficateHonorable Mentions
Certificate and 6-month free subscription of UED magazineAdvisors of prize-winning projects will also be awarded with certificates;
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