IsArch Awards for architecture students will held its 7th edition with well known jury members and now the competition calls for special registration until September 30, 2016. The aim is to provide a platform for debate surrounding the architecture solutions students contribute within the framework of their university studies.

A further objective of the IsArch Awards is to encourage young people to join the debate on architecture, contributing their unique vision and opinions. 

Who is eligible to take part?

The competition is opened to all students of architecture and young architects that have graduated within the last 3 years prior to the date of sending in the necessary documents. Each participant or team participants may submit as many projects as they wish, regardless of their nature, programme and budget. The panel of judges will take all entries into consideration.

The proposals may be entered by individual students or groups of students.

What can be entered and how?

The documents should consist of academic projects carried out at university and mounted horizontally on a single DIN A1 panel. The name of the project must be stated correctly in the bottom right-hand corner of the panel. All proposals must be anonymous and the text which appears on it in English. The authors may also include all information they consider necessary in order to fully understand the project: planes, sections, perspectives, photos of the model, sketches and specifications, etc.

Entries must be in JPG format with a resolution of 300 dpi and the maximum file size is 20MB.

Entries must be sent by email to [email protected] In order to take part in these Awards, participants must also register on the ISARCH website, as explained below, and pay the corresponding registration fee. When it is done, the scanned copy of proof of payment of the registration fee has to be sent to [email protected] Payment must be made by bank transfer to:

Caja de Arquitectos, Spain

IBAN ES52 3183 0700 40 0001063124

BIC CASDESBB

stating the author's name and title of the entry.

Evaluation system

An expert panel of judges will provide 80% of the final score. The panel will determine the assessment criteria for the winning works, which will be included in the minutes listing the prizes awarded. The judges’ decision shall be final.

The general public may also assess the entries by voting on the ISARCH website and their opinions shall make up the remaining 20% of the score.

Schedule

7th Edition registration is open: from 2nd of november to 24 of november 2016

From 15th july to 15th october-Third Registration Period: 60 €

Special Registration Period-From 15th to 30th September: 40 €

Closing date for entries: 15th October

From 1st to 20th of November: Publication of all competition entries on the IsArch website, Deliberation period for the professional panel of judges. (80% of the final score). Public voting period starts on the IsArch website.(20 % of the final score).

24th of November: Announcement on the IsArch website of: the winners of the First, Second and Third prizes. The 10 Honourable mentions. The 30 Finalists.

Jury

Tomislav Dushanov Associate at Herzog&De Meuron.
Troy Conrad Therrien, Geggenheim architecture curator.
Elif Edirne, architect at Zaha Hadid Architects from 2006 to 2010.
Franceso Lorenzi, member of the Renzo Piano senator’s working group.
James Janke project designer at Morphosis architects.

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