Daylight Spaces 2014
Registration Deadline: Thursday, Aug 21, 201411:18 AMEDT
Submission Deadline: Monday, Sep 1, 201411:59 PMEDT
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AT-3500 KREMS | MAY 2014
Daylight spaces 2014 - International Architectural and Design Competition
Procedure: Open competition (for students as well)
Occupational group: all designers and non-designers, professionals or students
Type of building: Lighting design, Lighting projects
Access area: Worldwide
Language: English
Assignment: The merging of different aspects of high quality architecture in sustainable building structures is the primary goal of teaching and research activities at the Department of Building and Environment. Here, daylight is a key factor in the architectural design. To highlight the special importance of natural light on architectural qualities, the Department for Building and Environment announces the competition “Daylight Spaces” for the fourth time.
Until the economic production of artificial lighting systems daylight was of supreme importance for the utilisation of buildings and determining element for special design. Therefore, architectural interventions on existing and historical buildings and design strategies for optimized natural light entries and high levels of daylight autonomy are in the focus of interests.
The planning, discovery, observation, analysis or evaluation of an efficient way to improve the daylighting of buildings is the topic of the competition “Daylight Spaces” and ought to contribute to the awareness of the designing with daylight.Architectural interventions on existing and historical buildings and design strategies for optimized natural light entries and high levels of daylight autonomy are the topics of the competition.
Submitted projects or concepts are designed by the submitters or discovered by them or they are realized. Entries should be the original work of individuals or project teams.
Award
For international winners:
- Accommodation in studio apartments of AIR artist-in-residence Krems
- 1,000 € grant for each study visitor
- Travel costs from the winners’ residences to Krems and back, provided by the sponsors of the competition.
- The opportunity to use the Lightlab of the Department for Building and Environment at Danube University Krems throughout the month’s visit.
For Austrian winners:
Invitation to take part in the renowned, international symposium Daylight 2015 including arrival and departure as well as hotel accommodation (for a max. of two representatives per each winning team). In addition, there is the possibility of using the Lightlab of the Department for Building and Environment for the duration of one month.
Jury:
- Arch. Mag. Erich Bernard
- Arch. DI Dr. techn. Renate Hammer, MAS
- Heinz Hackl
- Mag. Heidrun Rabl
- Ass.Prof. DI Dr. Anton Kottbauer
Information:
- May 2014: Announcement and start of the competition
- 21st of August, 2014: Deadline for free registration
- 1st of September, 2014: Deadline for submission
- 16th of September, 2014 Public jury meeting
Contact:
Nicoletta Dottori
Danube University Krems
Department for Building and Environment
Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30,
3500 Krems, Austria
Phone +43 (0)2732 893-2669
Fax +43 (0)2732 893-4650
e-mail: [email protected]
web-site page: http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/de/department/bauenumwelt/veranstaltungen/id/20961/index.php
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