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私たちは、“超一流の住まいづくり”の創業者精神にのっとり、人生の原点である住宅の質を北米、ヨーロッパを凌ぐ水準まで向上させ、「シェルター」を人生のステータス、住宅のブランドにし、お施主様のクォリティー オブ ライフを実現します。
私たちは、接合金物構法を開発したパイオニア企業の社員としての誇りを持ち、お客様に安心と喜び、そして感動を与える「KESシステム」建築を提供し、世の中から必要とされ信頼される人間になります。
私たちは、すべての活動において企業市民としての自覚を持ち、高潔な倫理観を養うとともに社会的良識に従い、公正かつ誠実に業務を遂行します。
私たちは、シェルターの企業活動を通して、お客様の健康や家庭経済の繁栄、さらには地域社会の発展、自然環境の保護に努め、世の生成発展に貢献します。
私たちは、常に現状に甘んじることなく、変動する社会とお客様の欲求を見極め、それに合わせて我社を革新し、社業の発展を通じて成功と幸福を実現します。

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Diverse Architecture

I believe that the challenge for current and future architecture is the question of how we can create architecture that embodies a sense of diversity. 

Diverse architecture could perhaps be defined as a place that brings further freedom and enrichment to peoples’ lifestyles and activities through the diversity it provides, as well as serving as a setting in which relationships between people connect and form ties in various ways. 

Is it possible to create architecture that transcends and provides even more diversity than that brought forth by the architecture we are familiar with? 
By what means then, are we able to conceive such architecture? 
What does it look like, and what kind of experiences would they initiate? 

Although it may appear very vague, it is an area that is replete with a significant amount of possibility. 
My intent is for students to reconsider architecture from aspects of scale, location, functions, and anticipated programs in hopes to present proposals for diverse architecture. 

Sou Fujimoto

Summary of the competition Many buildings in America, Canada and Europe, keep high value for many years. And, the longer a building stands the more its owners' attachment to it grows, and the more the building become an essential part of its townscape. Japan has many historical timber buildings which show their traditional beauty to each new generation. It is well-known that timber buildings have advantages in terms of the natural environment and their user's feeling of well-being. The myth that timber buildings are weak against fire and earthquake has been overturned, as new technologies have significantly improved the material's stability and proof against fire. This has made possible the building of large-scale timber structures in city centers, where only fire-proof buildings are allowed - making ‘the City of Timber' a possibility. The Shelter Corporation imagines a world of urban ‘forests' ? cities formed of timber-framed buildings. In many places, this dream is becoming real. Our aim overlaps with the peoples' recognition that our global environment must be sustainable. This issue is now very apparent, and will become increasingly important during this century. Of course, sustainable buildings constructed in wood must function well and have the highest quality of design. The world awaits the new generation of young, talented architects who can create such buildings. So, we invite ambitious architectural students from all over the world to join this student ideas competition.

At the final jury, the short-listed students will have the opportunity to discuss their designs and receive the critique of the jury ? all of whom are world class architects - and be encouraged in a warm and supportive atmosphere. It is our aim that this competition will be a gateway to success in the architectural profession, and that the young student entrants will grow to become important architects. The results of the competition will be published in a variety of media, as part our mission to promote the improvement of our natural and built environments, all over the world. Our aim is that ‘The Shelter Design Competition for Students of Architecture' will be recognized as the most important architectural competition of its type in the world, and a gateway for young architects students to become World-Class Architects. The Shelter Corporation President & CEO Kazuyoshi Kimura

Jury

Sou Fujimoto
Chair of Jury - Architect
Tom Heneghan
Architect
Professor of Tokyo University of the Arts
Senhiko Nakata
Architect
Professor of Miyagi University
Nobuaki Fuyuya
Architect
Professor of Waseda University
Maki Onishi
Architect
Yuki Hyakuda
Architect

Modalities

Alone or as a team
Alone or as a team
Professionals
No age limit
Free entry
Free entry
All countries
All countries
English, Japanese

Applicants must be under-graduate or post-graduate students at universities or at tertiary institutions

Rewards

The First Prize

$13 848 + Certificate of Merit

The Second Prize

$3 462 + Certificate of Merit

The Third Prize (3 Award)

$692 + Certificate of Merit

Commendations (2Award)

Certificates of Merit and prize gift

Timeline

Asia/Tokyo
20 October 2016
20 October 2016

Submission ends

17 December 2016
17 December 2016

Jury

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