Participating in academic competitions for architecture students has its obvious perks – from proving ourselves against the best people in the business (and definitely against your future competitors on the market) to the possibility of snatching the main prize.
But this rivalry can also bring less expected developments to your skills and career and up your value in the industry.
With this text we continue series of articles on Competitions.archi. We will be showcasing the case studies of the projects that were awarded in various architecture competitions.
The main focus of this series is to understand the design process behind all winning submissions. That is why we will be asking all architects and designers ‘ How you won that competition ? ‘. We’re curious about their path, from the first draft, first blueprint to the full-scale plan. We’re also interested to see which solutions had been dropped on the way, what kind of choices had to be made, and most importantly, what was the grand idea behind the project. That is why we will be asking for sketches, drafts and detailed description, so that we can fully understand their technique and the process that resulted in the awarded works.
We started with Emergency Operations Center – Kaira Looro Competitions and now we will go deeper into the Fairy Tales.
With this text we are starting new series of arcticles on Competitions.archi. We will be showcasing the case studies of the projects that were awarded in various architecture competitions.
The main focus of this series is to understand the design process behind all winning submissions. Thats why we will be asking all architects and designers ‘ How you won that competition ? ‘. We’re curious about their path, from the first draft, first blueprint to the full-scale plan. We’re also interested to see which solutions had been dropped on the way, what kind of choices had to be made, and most importantly, what was the grand idea behind the project. That is why we will be asking for sketches, drafts and detailed description, so that we can fully understand their technique and the process that resulted in the awarded works.
This article is part of Architecture Competitions Yearbook 2020 – where more stories and inspirations like the one below can be found. (more…)
We had the opportunity to interview Nathalie De Vries, from MVRDV – one the most influential contemporary practices. (more…)
Once we made the decision to take part in Silent Forest Meditation Cabins competition, we hadn’t imagined at that point that over one year later we would be publishing our own article about taking part in architectural contests. That’s only one of many unexpected positive outcomes of this adventure. Coming back to the beginning, first we would like to share how we got the idea to take part in such an event. (more…)
Architecture competitions, why should I take part? If I were to give you 5 reasons as to why architecture competitions are crucial or your career, would you reconsider your perspective and dive into one yourself? We, Competitions archi, as the best architecture competition listing, are here to give you 5 reasons why.
Recently we celebrated our 5th anniversary and one million annual visitors on Competitions.Archi by creating the Architecture Competitions Yearbook. The idea behind our website is always to promote and encourage taking part in architectural competitions. We always take pride in announcing fantastic competitions that could spike your interest and get your creative juices flowing. (more…)
Few months ago we started long discussion with Paolo Cantrambone from ORTO-Studio on Architecture Vizualizations. It was right after he has sent us package with his perspectives. We feel that it might be benefitial for you guys to share his thoughts on the topic and understand his approach to renderings. Below there is an article that he agreed to write exclusively for Competitions Archi. (more…)
About one year ago we were hard at work, doing our best to come up with a proposal that could have a shot at winning the next edition of the world-famous eVolo Skyscraper Competition. Here’s our account of how we were able to achieve that and some tips and insights we were asked to share that you might hopefully find useful if you plan on following in our footsteps. (more…)
Earlier this year, we entered eVolo’s annual skyscraper competition and the objective was to challenge the way people understand vertical architecture and its relationship with the natural and built environments. It is a concept competition hosted by the avant-garde architectural magazine eVolo, which values novel, original and visionary ideas. (more…)
