Submission: January 31, 2023
Registration: January 31, 2023
Language: English
Location: Worldwide
Prizes: Trophy and certificate
Type: Open
Construction is the most obvious reward for an architectural project, but very often in order to make things buildable, architects have to sacrifice innovation and creativity and surrender to business as usual. Non Architecture launches an award to honour those projects that didn’t take that approach and are unbuilt and unbuildable, either because they were designed to stay as such, or because their innovative charge brought them into the realm of the unpractical. We want to reward their innovative and experimental character with an award, organized in 3 categories – Architecture & Interiors, Urban & Landscape, and Aspatial & Virtual.
By recognizing remarkable achievements in architecture, we intend to highlight exemplary projects that serve as inspiration for practitioners. Equally important, these awards elevate the potential for the positive impact that an exploratory approach in architecture has on the future of the profession.
CATEGORIES
Non Architecture framed 3 categories. They are ideologically open and comprehensive, leaving to the designers the decision to select the most suitable category for their project.
URBAN & LANDSCAPE
The world is urbanizing and as consequence cities across the globe are adapting to greater urban populations. This category is focused on the city as an ensemble. It celebrates innovative and creatives designs engaging with living ecosystems and focusing on the relation between humans and natural elements. Projects can include not only gardens and parks, but any urban or master plan dedicated to the long-term connections between buildings, nature, infrastructure, social and economic conditions, environments, and future development. Submit projects that contribute to urban development and change.
ARCHITECTURE & INTERIORS
Architecture is driven as much by concepts and materials as by formal and programmatic decisions. This category includes all traditional building types, focusing on the design of a single envelope (room, building, pavilion and similar) as well as the interior layout. Projects can include residential, commercial, cultural, hospitality, institutional, sports & recreation, transportation or temporary structures.
ASPATIAL & VIRTUAL
This category is dedicated to projects defined by the lack of spatial dimensions – utopian, digital and wide concepts. Projects can transcend the other categories by either binding them together or by moving the discussion to a digital realm. We are looking for projects that go beyond the concept of space by working at different scales or by reinterpreting spatial relations in a utopian or dystopian way. Projects can include abstract and conceptual ideas with no physical representation such as utopian projects, projects for digital platforms, tools or devices, process-oriented projects, participatory process or even gaming and digital simulations.
ELIGIBILITY
The award is open for student works, conceptual designs, competition entries, research & speculative initiatives of all sorts. Projects can have an exploratory or critical purpose, as long as they were not designed with the primary goal of being built.
PRIZES
WINNER (3 Prizes in total / 1 in each category)
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- Non Architecture Trophy (1 Trophy)
- Digital and physical Non Architecture Award certificate
If the project was developed by a group of individuals, the certificate will be made for each individual, if developed by one or more organizations, it will be made for each organization. - Exclusive use of the Non Architecture Award logo
- Publication on the Non Architecture website
- Reviews in digital magazines and several architecture blogs
WINNER (3 Prizes in total / 1 in each category)
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- Non Architecture Trophy (1 Trophy)
- Digital and physical Non Architecture Award certificate
If the project was developed by a group of individuals, the certificate will be made for each individual, if developed by one or more organizations, it will be made for each organization. - Exclusive use of the Non Architecture Award logo
- Publication on the Non Architecture website
- Reviews in digital magazines and several architecture blogs
FINALISTS (20 in each category)
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- Publication in the Non Architecture website
The organization might establish additional special prizes and awards during the award development and evaluation phase.
Note: The appearance of the involved architectural platforms is subject to the agenda and availability of the external platforms involved.
Schedule
04 – 31 October 2022 – Special registration period (10€*).
01 – 30 November – Early registration period (15€*).
01 – 31 December – Regular registration period (20€*).
01 – 31 January 2023 – Late registration period (25€*).
31 January 2023, 11:59 PM – Submission closes.
01 – 05 March 2023 – Winner’s announcement.
* +22% VAT.
The timing always refers to Central European Time (CET). To avoid confusion, please check the countdown on the award page.
