UnIATA - Unfuse International Architecture Thesis Awards

Description

We invest over 1000 hours to bring our ideas on paper, to create something extraordinary that can change the kind of built environment we want around us, and make a better world. These ideas are the foundation to new possibilities that has the ability to take architecture ahead, not just for the academia they belong to, but the whole fraternity with it.

UNFUSE International Architecture Thesis Award (UnIATA 2018) is a step taken to identify and promote such exceptional projects across the globe. UnIATA will focus on the graduate and undergraduate projects happened in last 3 years and will present it to the right jurors. UNFUSE will acknowledge outstanding thesis and will promote it at a global scale through our online platform, media partners, social channels, and also in the form of a book presenting the best architectural thesis designs across the globe.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

1. UnIATA is open to people of all nationalities in the field of Architecture, Landscape and Urban Design. There is no entry fee for the award submission.
2. All the graduate/masters and undergraduate/bachelors projects completed in the calendar year 2015, 2016, and 2017 are eligible to take part in UnIATA 2018.
3. Participation in the competition is free, however each participant will have to register on our platform at UNI to submit their entries separately.
4. Group as well as Individual entries are allowed, in such a case all the participants will have to register on our platform.
5. Employees of UNI/Jury member/Curator/ organizing panel or anyone who is in direct/close relation to them are barred from receiving any cash prize money. However, they can enter into the UnIATA to submit their entries. Such entries if found are worthy will be displayed under the shortlisted categories.

Best Practices

• Avoid using a lot of explanatory text on the images. You get a separate section for discussions/FAQs on your project under which you can explain your project.
• Give an explanatory answer to the questions instead of figurative data. Avoid using questions, e.g. What is the built area of the site? Such data can be given along with the images explaining design drawings, project details, 3D views.
• While adding FAQs participants can add supporting images/sketches in their answers for better explanations.
• Avoid uploading presentation boards. It is recommended to formulate a separate web
• Best Practices presentation that has necessary selective information on individual images.

Judging Criteria

• Evaluation of entries are dependent on juror’s discretion.
• Entries will be evaluated on some general criteria of evaluation e.g. Concept, Design process, Creativity, Functionality, Aesthetics, Innovation etc.
• These criteria will not be the only criteria of e valuation and jur or’s may include or exclude such factors depending on the natur e of the project.
• The evaluation of the project will be independent from the typology/scale/style of the project unless mentioned other wise.
• Jurors will look upon the depth of r esearch and quality of design of the pr oject.