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Submission: November 10, 2018
Registration: October 31, 2018
Language: English
Location: Concept
Prizes: Please see details below
Type: Open

Category 1: Design project for 1st Year and 2nd Year students. (B.Arch, B.plan, Interior Design, Product design and other design and animation courses) Design a cottage for the students who are studying in an Art and Architecture Center. The cottage needs to accommodate 4 students and needs to have some really exciting spaces to give the students an ‘out of the world’ experience.

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July 25, 2018 user

Submission: October 20, 2017
Registration: October 15, 2017
Language: English
Location: Taj Mahal – Agra, India
Prizes: 4500$ and sponsored trips.
Type: Open

The Black Taj Mahal (Persian/Urdu: لحم جات ہایس “Black Taj”, also “the 2nd Taj”) was supposed to be a legendary black marble mausoleum that was planned to be built across the Yamuna River directly opposite the Taj Mahal. Mughal emperor Shah Jahan is widely believed to have desired a mausoleum for himself similar to the one he had built in memory of his deceased wife, Mumtaz Mahal. There has always been a debate in the archaeological and historian circles regarding the authenticity of the plan for the Black Taj. What if it was supposed to exist and NOW, we vest this opportunity upon YOU, how would you build the Black Taj? Continue reading →