The School of Architecture of Tianjin University and the Chinese press group, Urban Environmental Design (UED), are launching the third edition of the UIA-HYP Cup 2014 International Student Competition in Architectural Design.

COMPETITION THEME
The theme of the competition held annually on the Chinese mainland is always “Architecture in Transformation,” but the specific focus changes every year. The subject for the 2014 edition is “Unexpected City,” a topic chosen by jury chairman Daniel Libeskind.

According to Mr. Libeskind: “We know the digital city, the sustainable city, and the smart city. But city in transition is also about the unexpected city, the unexpected social city, the unexpected public space that a city can have, the unexpected city of art, the unexpected social and cultural encounters that a city can give us. So I think the ‘Unexpected City’ is also the city in transition and the city of the future.”

The participants will choose a site of around 4,000 m2 for their projects and can define its characteristics.

PRIZES
Twelve prizes will be awarded: one First Prize of around $10,000; three Second Prizes of around $5,000; eight Third Prizes of around $1,700. Twenty Honourable Mentions will also be attributed.

JURY

Jury Chairman: Daniel Libeskind Internationally Well-known Architect

Executive Jury Chairman: Cui Kai UIA Representative; Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering; Vice President and Chief Architect of China Architecture Design and Research Group (CAG); Chinese Architecture Design Master

Members: Zhuang Weimin, Wang Jianguo, hang Qi, Zhong Dekun, Wang Weijen, Zhang Li, Peng Lixiao, Gong Jun

IMPORTANT DATES
Registration deadline: June 30, 2014
Deadline for project submission: August 31, 2014.
Announcement of results: September 2014

REGISTRATION

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