Submission: 24.03.2023
Registration: 24.03.2023
Language: English or German
Location: Germany
Prizes: A total of 3.000,- € will be awarded as prize money
Type: Student competition
Under the motto of “A utopian fantasy – parasitic additions, sustainable extensions and densifications made of wood”, a joint student competition is taking place, as part of the Holzbauoffensive MV, the initiative of the state advisory board for wood construction in MV. The competition is open for students from across Germany, pshysical posters must be sent to Hochschule Wismar at Philipp-Müller-Straße 14
THEORETICAL BACKGROUND AND GOALS OF THE COMPETITION
The use of wood in construction in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern can be further increased. Particularly in view of the scarcity of resources and energy, wood as a building material has great advantages over other building materials such as steel, cement, brick and glass in the life cycle assessment and analysis of building products, thus encouraging the research of ways and possibilities to increase the use of wood as a building material.
COMPETITION TASK
Find a suitable location (multi-family building / or office building) that has a deficits of mixed uses. For instance, Wohnmaschine Le Corbusier (Berlin), WBS 70 residential building, or Prerow Thyssen high-rise (Düsseldorf), House 7c studio building University of Wismar, etc. How can the building become more multifunctional through parasitic extensions?
AWARDS
1-st prize 1.100,-€
2-nd prize 800,-€
3-rd prize 500,-€
3-rd prize 500,-€
>>> Go to the competition’s website <<<
