Sponsor: AIAS, Kawneer

Type: Student competition

 

Location: North America

 

Language: English

 

Fee: No fee for AIAS members

$10 for non-members

 

Eligibility:

All architecture students worldwide may enter, as well as designers who have graduated within 18 months of the registration deadline. Submissions can be the work of an individual or a group of up to four members

 

Timetable:

28 August 2010 – Jury members announced

18 October 2010 – Registration deadline

29 November 2010 – Submissions deadline

18 December 2010 – Review by the jury

20 December 2010 – Results posted on competition website

29 December to 1 January 2011 – Display of winning entries at AIAS Forum 2010 in Toronto

Spring 2011 – Publication of winning designs in Crit 71

 

Awards:

First place - $2,500

Second place - $1,500

Third place - $750

Three honorable mentions - $500 each

 

Jury:

To be announced

 

Design Challenge:

The design of educational facilities serves as a major focus for architects and the communities in which they live and work. The National Center for Education Statistics reports that there were 95,726 public schools in the United States in 2005, nearly 10,000 more than in 1995. And even in the current economic downturn, the American Institute of Architects indicates that the design and construction of schools represents the driving force of designs fees for architecture firms in the United States.

While population growth is projected to level off in the next few years, schools will continue to serve as the center for education in the community. School districts in the US will need to start building schools that address the needs of their users, needs that reach far beyond the color of paint in the classroom. And these large buildings will also need to start using technology and building systems to help reduce their economic and environmental impact.

 

Elementary schools in particular have generally simple programmatic requirements and allow for tremendous creativity within the design solution. The challenge comes in making a building that functions in the simplest way possible for the young minds of children, provides a modern workplace for the teachers and staff and promotes the spirit of its community. Kawneer and AIAS give students a chance to meet these challenges in the 2010 Schools of Tomorrow Design Competition.

 

Submission Requirements:

A final Submission upload must contain the following files in a single (ZIP) folder not exceeding 20 MB:

• Completed submission information cover page including all team members and faculty sponsors
• Each of the four 20"X 20" boards individually as high resolution Portable Document Format (PDF) files, or as 150 DPI Image (JPEG, TIFF or GIF) files
• A copy of the design essay as a high resolution Portable Document Format (PDF) file or Document (DOC) file

For more information, go to: http://www.aias.org/kawneer/index.php

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