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University Island Competition

Submission: June 15, 2016
Registration: June 08, 2016
Language: English
Location: Poveglia, Italy
Prizes: 1st Prize €10,000, 2nd Prize €4,000, 3rd Prize €2,000
Type: Open

 

YAC with the support of RIAM, lays the foundations for University Island inviting all the designers to feel completely fascinated by the magnificence of one of the most breathtaking places of the Venetian Lagoon and to plan a new future composed by activities, good attendance and the vitality of thousands of students who every year choose Venice as an esteemed location for their studies.

A few kilometers from the San Marco bell tower in Venice sits the desert island of Poveglia. Having no connection to mainland Italy and with dark rumors abound, the island was eventually abandoned as visitors stopped traveling there. It remained that way for nearly 50 years until the Italian Government recently decided the island should be revived. YAC asks architects worldwide how they would transform Poveglia into a top research university campus where students can study and enjoy themselves?

RULES

  1. Competitors must respect calendar dates, procedures and fees;

  2. Competitors must respect all the instructions regarding required material;
  3. Competitors can be students, graduated, freelance architects, designers or artists: it is not mandatory to be involved in architectural disciplines or enrolled in architectural associations;
  4. Competitors can join the competition both individually and in team;
  5. Teams must have at least one team member between 18 and 35 years old;
  6. Teams can be composed by any number of team members;
  7. Teams can be composed by any competitors belonging to different countries and universities;
  8. Paying a single entry fee allows to join the competition with a single project;
  9. Paying further entry fees allows to join the competition with further projects; fees to be determined by following competition’s calendar;
  10. Prizes include bank commissions and fees;
  11. Prizes are established regardless to the number of attendants a team is made of;
  12. Committee’s verdict is incontestable.
  13. It is forbidden to competitors to ask a juror about the competition;
  14. It is forbidden to competitors to publicize their own proposal material before the conclusion of the competition;
  15. It is forbidden to competitors to join the competition in case they have or had business collaboration or blood-relations with jurors;
  16. By violating the rules, competitors and their teams will be disqualified from the competition without any chance of getting a refund. Joining the competition implies accepting rules and service terms.
  17. The authorship of each project is equally attributed to each member of the team.

CALENDAR

07/03/2016 “early bird” registration – start

13/04/2016 “early bird” registration – end

14/04/2016 “standard” registration – start

11/05/2016 “standard” registration – end

12/05/2016 “late” registration – start

08/06/2016 “late” registration – end

15/06/2016 (h 12:00 GMT, midday) material submission deadline

20/06/2016 jury summoning

29/07/2016 results announcement

September award ceremony & exhibition

Fulfilling an “early bird”, “standard” or “late” registration does not affect submission deadline. Submission deadline is uniquely set on the 15/06/2016.

PRIZES

€ 20.000 cash prizes and 1 year subscription CASABELLA. Awarded proposals will be internationally exhibited and published on architectural magazines and websites.

1° prize: € 10.000  + 1 year subscriprion Casabella magazine

2° prize: € 4.000 + 1 year subscriprion Casabella magazine

3° prize: € 2.000 + 1 year subscriprion Casabella magazine

4 gold honorable mentions: € 1.000 each + 1 year subscriprion Casabella magazine each

10 honorable mentions: 1 year subscriprion Casabella magazine

30 finalists: 1 year subscriprion Casabella magazine

All the awarded proposals will be published on architectural magazines and websites + will be hosted in international exhibitions.
All the finalist proposals will be published on www.youngarchitectscompetitions.com

SUBMISSION

• 1 UNI A1 layout(594mm x 841mm), .pdf format, maximum size 10 mb, horizontal or vertical layout, to be uploaded on the personal login area. Such layout must contain:

a. design concept / conceptual idea;
b. graphic framework aimed to illustrate the project (i.e. plans, facades, cross-sections) -cho- osing what to display and the relative scale is up to competitor’s choice;
c. 3d views – i.e. renderings, pictures, hand sketches;

File name: A1_<TeamID>_UI.pdf (es. if “TeamID” is123 , file must be named A1_123_ UI.pdf ).

• 1 A3 album (420mm x 294mm), .pdf format, maximum size 10 mb, horizontal layout, maxium 7 pages long, to be uploaded on the personal login area. No cover. Album must contain:

a. general layout, scale 1:2000;
b. relevant blueprints, scale 1:500;
c. one cross-section at least, scale 1:500;

File name: A3_<TeamID>_UI.pdf (es. if “TeamID” is123 , file must be named A3_123_ UI.pdf ).

Text shall be synthetic and written in English. Layouts cannot contain any name or reference to designers. Layouts cannot have nor group’s “TeamID” on it. Such code is meant to appear on the filename only, since jury will not be capable of seeing it during voting procedure.

Go to the competition’s website