Drawing of the Year Competition- Entries due 1st November

Aarhus School of Architecture, schmidt hammer lassen architects, VOLA, and Danish Arts Foundation proudly announce the fourth joint venture competition Drawing of the Year 2016. This year’s theme is Habitation.

Technology has transformed how architects work — and how their work is perceived. Therefore Drawing of the Year 2016 will focus exclusively on sketches and drawings created using digital technology. The aim of the competition is to continuously explore new tendencies in architectural drawing and challenge the use of new techniques and mixed media.

This year’s competition examines the potential for developing architectural ideas through a digital format. How can digital drawing push the boundaries of our perception of Habitation? How can digital drawings express artistic skills? And how can digital technology contribute to the understanding of drawing as a craft?

 

more info here.

 

 

BAIA students shortlisted for the New Blood Awards

Congratulations to a team of BAIA 3rd year students including Kitty Heston, Linda Tentori, Salwah Joonus, Roxanne Magnusdottir Bjarnason and Radima Gudieva, who have been shortlisted for John Lewis's New Blood Award.

More information on the competition and the team's entry here.

RIBA Eye Line Competition entries due Monday 13 June

drawing by Emma Gibb, 2nd Prize winner 2013

Hugh Pearman, editor of RIBA Journal writes:

"It's that pleasurable time of year when we invite entries for our annual architectural drawing competion, Eye Line. All 2D media and combinations of media are allowed (not film). Entries are now coming in from all over the world - we have a month to go before deadline on June 13.

This is an award which distinguishes the drawing skills from the project itself, and which is now in its fourth year. Students, teachers and practitioners alike may all enter, in individuals or groups. It is free of charge and easy to enter electronically.

In previous years we have had strong entries from the likes of Yale, Harvard, RMIT, TU Delft and of course many British schools such as the Westminster, RCA and AA and Greenwich, as well as from practising architects. It would be great to see a strong entry from Westminster and its friends again this year. Winners and commendations are published in August's RIBA Journal.

So if this appeals, do spread the word. All details plus link to downloadable entry form here: https://www.ribaj.com/buildings/eye-line-the-time-to-enter-is-now "

 

Day Long Charette at University of Westminster

 students at work

 judges at work

presentation of prizes

Students from all years of BA (Hons) Interior Architecture and Masters Interior Design participated in a one-day charrette for the design of a window display for a tile company in Clerkenwell.  The charrette was judged by Harry Charington, Head of School, Dusan Decermic, Course Leader for MA Interior Design,  Fiona Zisch, architecture tutor and researcher, and Clay Thompson, recent graduate of BAIA.

1st PRIZE:
Adriana Vela Alonso, Nicoletta Petrou, Cecilia Aubouy, and Edona Selmani

2ND PRIZE:
Gurtej Kaur, Salwah Joonus, Giorgio Maria Lo Porto and Nabil Benelabed

and
3RD PRIZE
Bane Alsabawi, Letizia Corsoni, Rehan Parikh, Viktorija Prusakovaite and Kinga Bajor

CRISISASCALLING design competition

DESIGNCIRCUIT + REVERSE are pleased to announce:

CRISISASCALLING........a design competition

Registration + Submission Deadline: 4.22.2013

 

CrisisasCalling.........design competition

Crisis as Calling is an international design competition open to the public that invites participates to reconsider, and respond to the universal condition of Crisis.Crisis as an event implies a breakdown, and the collective response is typified by the attempt to return to "normal." We see this as more than an opportunity for responsive design; we see this as a calling for an expanded role for the design community, and we seek to explore uncharted courses to reveal innovative models for relevant engagement.

Call for Entries

Communicate a proposal that re-contextualizes the space for design to address the definition of crisis. The details of crisis typology and the boundaries for intervention are open, and should be clearly defined by each unique proposal.As crisis is a universal phenomenon with no bias or preferential destination, there are no restrictions to the type of project one may submit (specific location, program, or range).

For instance submissions might, challenge urban activism in times of trauma, the nature of informal building practices as emergency response, resource allocation as recovery stimulation, or community dynamics that enable awareness at larger scales. What should be clear in each proposal is how a particular challenge that is common to a clearly defined crisis set can be addressed as a materialized solution to a global predicament.

 

Competition Website: www.crisisascalling.com

Submission deadline: Monday, April 22, 2013