the 6th AILCD International Student Design Competition
Call for projects organizer
Asian Institute of Low Carbon Design (AILCD) is non-profit academic-based organization made as a network of students, researchers, and universities especially in Asia to enhance their knowledge in their fields of study or works which is related to the environment. In this organization, we try to explore the emergence of innovative ideas and practices within the context of international low carbon city planning and architecture issues. Design as a primary means to investigate the ideas about responding those issues which highly related to the environment.
Description
Contents of the competition The Asia Institute of Low Carbon Design (AILCD) is pleased to invite students from all over the world to take part in the sixth AILCD International Student Design Competition. The theme of this year is “Digital City Kokura”.The competition addresses the problem of future developments of the Kokura City Center. The competition asks the students to make a proposal for a digital city within the Kokura area. The Kokura area should be considered as a real problematic area for the city of Kitakyushu.
Competition Site Kokura area, Kitakyushu (Japan) Competition requirements You can choose the whole Kokura area or only a part, for example 2 or 3 sites within the Kokura area, as the site for your proposal of this competition. All proposals should contain one or more of below features: - digital city concept - overall sustainable concept - green space design - usage of renewable energy systems - sustainable transport systems - connection to the surrounding urban area
Jury
Zhu Wang
Prof. Zhejiang University (China)
Prof. Zhejiang University (China)
Yue Fan
Dalian University of Technology (China)
Dalian University of Technology (China)
Dian Zhou
Xian Jiaotong University (China)
Xian Jiaotong University (China)
Nguyen To Lang
Hanoi Architectural University (Vietnam)
Hanoi Architectural University (Vietnam)
Mochamad Donny Koerniawan
Institut Teknologi Bandung (Indonesia)
Institut Teknologi Bandung (Indonesia)
Fritz Akhmad Nuzir
Bandar Lampung University (Indonesia)
Bandar Lampung University (Indonesia)
Yiyin Tsai
Chung Hua University (Taiwan)
Chung Hua University (Taiwan)
Pawinee Iamtrakul
Thammasat University (Thailand)
Thammasat University (Thailand)
Hiroatsu Fukuda
The University of Kitakyushu (Japan)
The University of Kitakyushu (Japan)
Rewards
First Prize
$318 + CertificateSecond Prize
$191 + CertificateThird Prize
$64 + Certificate7 Honorable Mentions
CertificateTimeline
Asia/Tokyo
Launch of the call for projects
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Submission ends
Results
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Publications & Exhibitions starts
Exhibition: All selected entries will be exhibited during the International Conference and Workshop “Digital City Kokura”, held from 15 February until 1 March 2017 in Kitakyushu, Japan)
Publications & Exhibitions starts
Students of the winning project teams are invited to participate into the International Conference and Workshop “Digital City Kokura”, held from 15 February until 1 March 2017 in Kitakyushu, Japan
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Publications & Exhibitions ends
Exhibition: All selected entries will be exhibited during the International Conference and Workshop “Digital City Kokura”, held from 15 February until 1 March 2017 in Kitakyushu, Japan)
Publications & Exhibitions ends
Students of the winning project teams are invited to participate into the International Conference and Workshop “Digital City Kokura”, held from 15 February until 1 March 2017 in Kitakyushu, Japan
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