Since I love nature, I try to pick competitions which allow me to show the impact of nature on architecture design and vice versa. When participating, one is pushed into thorough research, clear communication as well as questioning and refining the material produced.". Chang Yuan Max Hsu and Jeremy Leonard from United States! "I can always find interesting challenges thanks to the variety of project types and contexts in architecture competitions. ", "What I find most beneficial about architecture competitions is the interchange of ideas. Chun Fei Wong and June Yong from Malaysia! "Architecture can exist in many different contexts, and while the predominant one that we have worked in has mostly been academic, with some industry experience, it is always beneficial to push in new directions. SAN FRANCISCO AFFORDABLE HOUSING CHALLENGE. ", GREAT KEMERI BOG VISITOR CENTER competition. An opportunity to tackle and solve different societal issues by way of architecture. I like to participate in competitions so I can feel engaged in the work of other designers around the globe after spending time, focus, and energy on a design. "Architecture competitions provide the opportunity to put forward a polemic or radical idea that prompts thought, debate and discussion which may often be a catalyst for change. What excites me the most is being able to design different buildings, scales, programs, etc. They are also an opportunity to share your work with a larger community.". Gustava Grntuch and Jakob Fischer from Germany! Marcelo Moura, Marina Dipre, Alberto Botafogo and Victoria Greenman from Brazil! We love how the boundaries of ideas can be pushed by the collective, beyond any limits that we could individually have conceived.". A simple question posed to a room of creatives will bring an abundance of different responses, all correct in their own interpretation.".
", "We see vision competitions as the best way to question the status quo of architecture. Karlotte Kang and Kia Hong Ngiam from Singapore! It is a rewarding opportunity to face a challenge and develop new design perspectives as a result.". Michael Rees, Jemima Ashton-Harris, Barbara Witczak and Tom Kerr-Bell from United Kingdom! We see competitions as a great opportunity to test ideas and explore concepts.". "We participate in architecture competitions in order to build up and diversify our design portfolio, challenge ourselves, and obtain new skills.". Naro Goller, Burak Camgz and Alexander Lehmann from Germany! It allows me to be creative through the thinking steps and also to work rigorously on every step of the project. In all fields of design, when working for clients, ideas can get lost in translation or dismissed all together. Although it can be a challenge, it is a way to apply the knowledge we have acquired and let ourselves explore our interests. Architecture competitions provide a platform for architects like me to show their understanding of these questions and discuss the durability of these experiments. Competitions allow me to test and explore new ideas, responding to different briefs for sites around the world. "The challenge, the exposure and the experience. Tadao Andos Meditation Space symbolizes peace in memory of the Hiroshima bombings. "I often do competitions when what Im practicing day to day becomes stagnant, repetitive or too easy. "Architecture competitions of this nature allow anyone to challenge, and provide a fresh approach to existing design dogmas. It gives opportunities to take another position and point of view which changes how we see things in a new way and boosts our creativity. "In order to gain experience as students. This way also improves our creative mind to always find new ideas and possibilities. Yiguan Liu, Julie Yang, Willy Zhou and Grace Qian from Canada! Yeonghwa Choe and Hakyeong Jeon from South Korea! ", "Architecture competitions are the right medium to challenge our preconceptions of what is around us and push us to imagine the future we want to live in. Lus Henrique Alcntara and Vladimir Alcntara from Brazil! That said, a prime example of spaces that are preoccupied with these more tonal and ambient facets are those designed for solitude and reflection. Escaping for us means to find the other way, our way, to express our inner thirst for honest work in this field, to take another attempt to design for certain problems and topics.". "Competitions like this spark our imagination and creativity as well as create opportunities to tackle original topics that go beyond university standards. "We seek out very specific opportunities that allow us to test our latest thoughts and push our theoretical propositions forward. Therefore, competitions can offer a fast track, as the design is often published across many platforms, meaning the audience it reaches is far greater. "We believe that architecture competitions help to explore new alternatives to existing problems, and even sometimes pose new questions/dilemmas for future explorations. Ana Richter de Arce and Jakob Fischer from Germany! But our motivation is not only intrinsic, at the same time we want to share our knowledge and our research by participating in vision competitions.". You have little chance to implement what you imagine. Competitions offer a great chance for young academics or small firms to show their work.". FOREST retreat by Uhlik Architekti, esk Budjovice, Czech Republic. Giovanni Simioni, Maximilian Rietschel, Lewis Williams and Damiano Toffanin from Denmark! 3 honourable mentions. This type of competition gives us creative freedom not being limited by loads of rules. "We believe that participating in design competitions is essential to building community.
A prospective client with a site, a program of requirements with room for change, and a deadline challenges her out of her comfort zone to do it. Human beings are social creatures, and with many of us working longer hours and living alone in large cities, the feelings of loneliness are certainly very real and powerful, wrote Anita Cheung, cofounder of Moment Meditation, a modern mindfulness club in Downtown Vancouver, B.C., in an email to AN. Ale Javrek and Ji Buek fromCzech Republic! "We can think outside the box and try different kinds of concepts and experiments. This is something that can become quite rare or difficult to achieve in professional practice. Asli Aydin, Yining Cong, Karla Citlalli Contreras Marin and Liujun Chen from Turkey! It is also an excellent opportunity to re-evaluate yourself and compare your ideas with architects from all over the world with a much larger variety of design strategies and ideas than you could ever find in a single university or work environment. It showcases our work and the way we think. As students, we can escape from scholar or corporate projects. It was also an opportunity to explore my own interests and explore ideas which may not be possible within the restrictions of a university project brief. "This is the first time we participate in an international architecture competition. Besides everythingelse, it is a way to put in act new collaborations, like our team did.". Inspired? "To participate. These competitions not only give us a route to explore our creative potentials but theyre also a getaway to a more exciting field of understanding.". Iqbal Ziaul Haq, Nur Saddia Maulinda, Bahrumsyah Bila Sahil and Rahman Akbar Sayekti from Indonesia! As designers early in our architectural careers, competitions allow us the opportunity to not only lead projects but refine our ethos and experiment with its application.". I considered this experience as a chance to put myself out there, no matter the result, while unleashing my creativity. What is the minimal area for living? Architecture competitions bring everyone together at the table, bring visibility and voice to diverse perspectives, and bring out the creative spark within each of us.". Competitions are where we have the freedom to implement what we believe without too many constraints. Image source. Jolanda Devalle and Alison Zuccaro from United States! ", "This is the second time I participate in a worldwide contest, and the reason why I do it is because I can explore different lines of design, constructive methods, users, materials, and everything outside of the conventional. "I participated in competitions both with design teams and by myself, and I believe that in both cases I had the opportunity to grow. ", ARCHHIVE BOOKS' PORTABLE READING ROOMS competition. ", TORONTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING CHALLENGE competition. Aleksandra Bieszka, Aleksandra Mucha and Maria Pielach from Poland! ", "I wanted to push myself to the limits of my design abilities, and have a chance to experiment with some design ideas I have had for a long time.
", MICROHOME 2020 - SMALL LIVING, HUGE IMPACT! Michael Tan, HaseefRafiei,Khaled Salem and Ng Jia Han from Malaysia! "It is a good possibility to give a thought-provoking impulse with your own ideas and considerations for idea competitions that focus on certain topics. Zachary Bundy, Nicholas Shekerjian and Elena Rocchi from United States! "For young architects, architecture vision competitions are a great opportunity to work on programs and scales that the first commissions of a young company can't reach. What better challenge for an architect?". The design that I create through the storytelling and penetrating concepts awaken potential creativity. "To strengthen teamwork between team members, increase exposure in this field, help develop strengths and talents. "Competitions, such as this one, allow us to push our limits and expand our boundaries. "Participating in competitions is a way to test ourselves and deal with new and unknown themes. This particular mindset challenges your ability to develop conceptual approaches and strengthen your ability to communicate your proposal. We are curious to see how the methodology and our self-imposed set of rules will crystallize into a clear design. This type of work should be a constant in the work of architects, as they enhance their creativity and quick problem-solving. All in all, we believe competitions to be an opportunity to broaden our horizons as architects.". ", "As young architects, architectural competitions give us opportunities to broaden ideas and it is a great exercise for us to use what we have learned in university to apply in real-life scenarios. A completed competition entry will often exemplify the soul of an architectural idea untarnished by the decision committees of the real world.". This is the reason we take part in architectural competitions: to constantly reframe the field of interest, to travel mentally to new places where the restrictions and freedoms we have may be different. Click here to sign up for our Jobs Newsletter. "We are both working and attending school which can get overwhelming and limiting at times. This way, competitions invite innovation.". Competitions allow you to work freely.". To facilitate that human connection, designer Ken Fulk imagined the interiors as sumptuous settings for the clubs wide range of programming and eventsa mix of large, high-energy spaces to be around people, and smaller, more intimate groupings. Therefore, we do try to participate in international architecture competitions to gain more practice.". "Instead of living my own dream, I wish I could have the opportunity to present my schemes to the public, to people who are from different professions and different backgrounds, and to people who might really need that scheme to help them sortthrough the issues they have now. Keep a fresh mind on what architecture can mean or express.". Competitions help us develop our position towards architecture and potentially also give us some public exposure. ", "Architecture competitions give us the chance to explore forms, contexts, materials, or languages different from those that we encounter in our day-to-day work. Beyond all this, the personal challenge is to excel while having fun. Its a chance to get involved in other types of projects,different from those you work on every day.". Doruk Alpsar and Amina Meslem from United Arab Emirates! ", "We participate in architecture vision competitions when we find extra time in our office work. To first think with our hearts, find the big idea, and then work down from there to a more realistic project.". ", "We want to practice beyond our limits, have fun, and tell stories by using architecture and design. ", "Participating in architecture competitions gives us the chance to explore our creativity, think outside the box, and develop different design approaches and project methodologies. And also for the liberty of expression of this idea, without any constraints.". Prajal Pradhan, Mahesh Maharjan, Sainaz Bajracharya and Prabina Sherstha from Nepal! Tae Jung, Pauline Sipin, Hazel Ventura and Diana Lopez from United States! Being able to create ones own utopia through competition proposals is where creativity is challenged at its most. And besides, this is a good opportunity to present our solutions to the many problems with which the world today is measured.". ", "Competitions are a good way to train as a team and explore new ideas. Firstly, I enjoy the thinking process, the search for solutions to different challenges that the competitions provides. Competitions have also provided unique briefs and typologies that are intriguing as they arent as common in everyday practice. Federico Rodriguez Fragela and Elias Martinez Ojeda from Uruguay! "For fun and for the experience of crossing borders literally and mentally.". "To explore possibilities and apply my thoughts of architecture through different competition themes. Japanese Garden Budapest Zoo by PLANT Atelier Peter Kis, Budapest, Hungary. Be stimulated. Marianne Ventre and Anthony Spennato from France! The Meditation and Indinenouse Centre at Bentleigh Secondary College focuses on teaching sustainability, culture and mindfulness meditation. Jens Brinkmann, Emily Pearce, Chiara Sanguin and Nicole Salfatis Sadka from Germany! When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. For this competition, NO DESCRIPTION TEXT is allowed. Besides, we always want to work together in some challenging project. By truly including nature and society in the question, projects can only be improved.". With a careful selection of materials paired with careful craftsmanship, the wood-fired sauna without grid power is ambient with natural light. "Natsaw the call for this competition one day, and it appeared to us all as a great opportunity to sharpen our innovation and designing skills. (If it results with a prize or realisation even better, of course. The challenge is to get together and create something that is engaging and appreciated by our peers and architectural enthusiasts alike. Participation in competitions allows us to be involved in the new history of architecture and to be in the context of its development.". "We have just started participating in architectural competitions. Those restrictions enable at the same time a different form of freedom and challenge for the creative process.". "We are restless architecture students who are on a quest to learn and we welcome the opportunity to use a platform that supports innovative ideas which influence the future. Customers can see different approaches to a design task, and so have the opportunity to fully understand what they can get. Apart from the constraints of the brief competitions allow you to explore alternative design processes, contexts, and typologies. Brent Winburn and Lachlan Joseph from Australia! ", "It is an opportunity to challenge yourself and to stimulate creativity, especially because you can explore different concepts and scenarios. We could not have imagined a better integration into nature this organic motif that represents the tree bark in Gauja National Park.". "We love a challenge and see the innovative and conceptual briefs of architecture vision competitions as an opportunity to be forward-thinking and experimental in our designs. The research process, collaboration and execution are a learning process. Ryo Murata, Mizuho Ueyama, Tomohiro Koizumi and Renata Baksai from Japan! Yunshih Canazzi-Chen and Antoine Canazzi-Chen from Netherlands! By participating in these competitions, we can stay in tune with world events and maintain our high design enthusiasm level.". MichelBoucquillon and Donia Maaoui from Italy! "We participated in this competition thanks to the openness of the brief and our common interest in the theme: creativity. Micha Gawron, ukasz Gska and Marta Sowiska-Gska from Poland! "Competitions help to engage and think about projects with less constraints, which allows to create new fundamental concepts and values.". "The competition is a means to rid yourself of the constraints of every day design, and explore your own creativity dynamically. Participating in conceptual architecture competitions offers the opportunity to escape from the strict limitations that a real commission carries and allow for exploring freely new ideas. It is a great way for us to be inventive and to be engaged in what is relevant in the discipline.". However, in the realm of competitions, our creative spirit can manifest much quicker. Sergi VialsMusquera and Anna Mirapeix Gresa from Spain! "Actively participating in competitions helps to broaden the mind and understand architecture from different perspectives. Tevi Allan Mensah and Eugenie Palau from France! These competitions allow us to dive into our own interests in architecture, space, and construction without the usual limitations of a standard project structure.". "We sincerely hope that through the power of architecture, we can eliminate the imbalances and inequalities among the urban classes and find a dignified way of living for the low-income groups.". Banny Fabian Sandoval Salinas from Chile! "I like to challenge myself in architecture and try to get out of my comfort zone and architectural competitions gives you this kind of opportunity. "These competitions give a voice to what is most needed in our built environment.
Hasan Murad Adal, Burak krk, Mine Aydemir and Buse ztrk from Turkey! ", "As explained earlier, as an architect, we have been interested in otherized and capitalized spaces. We decided to do design competitions to allow the creative juices to flow and expose ourselves to a project that we would not find within our client base.". "We participate in competitions to seek more opportunities to learn about the world of architecture. We take each competition as a learning opportunity and build an archive of knowledge out of it to be more holistic designers.". "Our main reason of participation is that it offers a thinking breakthrough for the way we perceive day-to-day architecture. "Competitions are usually a great opportunity to develop new ideas, to dream big or small, and to develop yourself as an architect. Sari King, Vang Anh Tran, Ching-Han Chiang and Seonwoo Kim from Germany! "It is a refreshing exercise and an escape from our everyday works. ", ICELAND THERMAL SPRINGS GUEST HOUSE competition. I-Ting Chuang, Jing-Yao Lin, Takanori Kodama, Yu Han Wu from Taiwan! Wenqi Huang and Yi Yan from the United States! Architecture competitions allow freedom from real-life constraints such as regulatory and budget demands, while also setting up an ideas-led brief to create the basis for the testing ground.". "Competitions/contests are not part of the architecture studies, I therefore wanted to take part in one as soon as possible to gain experience. "Apart from obvious reasons, I become interested in a particular topic or brief. ", Iceland Volcano Lookout Point competition. Karl Zetterholm, Linna Holmberg and Mara Torrent from Sweden! Bachir Benkirane and Megi Davitidze from Morocco! And possibly, share a meaningful contribution to society through your winning solution.". Architecture of Tomorrow: Future Cities as Imagined by Architects Today, Cemented in Style: Seoul Takes Concrete in Exciting New Directions. Exploring other ways of approaching a project with a diversified team, discussing specific themes that are often neglected by my school, investigating other scales. "There is always a consistent struggle with decision-making and self-doubt that I continually experience. "Vision competitions bring us to simple, yet strong ideas. Farshid Roozitalab, Sadegh Kaveh and Ahmadreza Dehghani from Iran! While we are deeply immersed in the practical, we wish to maintain our keenness and acuity on conceptual design and design theories through participation in architecture competitions.". It is an excellent opportunity to discipline ourselves and push forward our design limits.". Leonardo Raviola, Joao Carrio and Ruben Guerreiro from Portugal! Cuong Hoang, Hiep Che, Giang Vu and Duong Dang from Australia! They allows us to try our hands in projects with unique challenges and social missions that we dont normally get to experience. ", "I understand competitions as a mental exercise, in which you ask, think and reflect on the search for universal solutions to specific isolated problems.". ukasz Paczyski, Antoni Prokop and Jan Szeliga from Poland! ", "By exploring architecture with actual construction plans in mind and outputting those ideas, we grow. "The development of real architectural projects comes with a myriad of restrictions. Filip Remplakowski, Ben Lee, Anisah Bhayat and Daven Masri from United Kingdom! Giuseppe Ricupero, Egidio Cutillo, Stefania Schir and Enrico Capanni from Italy! It helps to facilitate change in the profession through exposure and discussion, as well as ones own professional growth. Tommy Nam andEujean Cheong from United States! It is also a challenge to engage with a subject rarely encountered in everyday practice.". Virginia Pozzi and Alessandro Minotti from Italy! The front faade, like most of the house's walls, is composed of limestone blocks. But the UDS project that perhaps best represents the growing thirst for gathering is Londons Ace Hotel, the lobby of which has been called one of the citys most popular coworking spots, although it isnt officially one at all.