International competition for preliminary design of Architecture Pavilion General

Sponsor of the competition: Kingspan company

Competition organizer: Magazine Arhitekton

Opening date: December 30, 2011; Closing date: April 6, 2012

Awards:

1st Prize: 2000 Euro
2nd Prize: A three day trip to Austria, professional tour and visit to the Zumtobel factory
3rd Prize: Free one-year magazine subscription, publishing of the awarded work, public promotion of the work and possibility of publishing one more project in the following year

Competition is in the international category. It is open to architects and students of architecture. The subject of this competition is the preliminary design of the Architecture Pavilion. Approximate dimensions of the Pavilion should be 3.6 x 12m and the height of the pavilion should not exceed 4.2m. The pavilion design should include materials such as sandwich panels of Kingspan product range. Location and other parameters of the project are optional. It is required to design interior and exterior lighting solutions. Creative usage of different panels should result in a project that realistically reflects the idea of contemporary architecture and affirms architecture itself. Similar to Mies van der Rohe's pavilion for the Exhibition in Barcelona, the Architecture Pavilion should represent a "universal, timeless and spaceless building". Special attention should be paid to facade and light. By diverse usage of interior and exterior light project should generate high-quality ambience in compliance with its purpose.

All entries must be submitted in digital format - two posters (w/h: 68cm/84cm) at 240dpi. Discs with .pdf, .psd, .eps or .jpg files should be sent to: Magazine Arhitekton, 18 Svetogorska, 11000 Belgrade (Serbia), or you can contact: office@casopisarhitekton.com for internet submission instructions.

Deadline for submission is April 6, 2012.

Magazine Arhitekton will organize printing and prepare prints for the exhibition "The 2nd Annual Magazine Award" which will be held in Belgrade. In addition to the winning projects, other selected projects will be presented at the exhibition. The segment of the pavilion will be built and assembled in the exhibition area.

The winners of the competition will be announced in one of the issues of Arhitekton Magazine and at www.arhitekton.net, after the competition closure.

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For more information about the competition contact: office@casopisarhitekton.com or visit www.arhitekton.net