UIA-HYP Cup 2015 International Student Competition in Architectural Design
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, Jun 30, 20157:37 PMEDT
Submission Deadline: Monday, Aug 31, 20157:37 PMEDT
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2015 marks the fourth year of the UIA-HYP cup competition, organized by the School of Architecture of Tianjin University and the Chinese media group, Urban Environmental Design (UED). As the only UIA (Union International des Architects) sponsored competition in Mainland China, HYP Competition has facilitated architecture schools and students around the globe to engage with current architecture challenges, social issues and environmental pressure. The influence and outreach of HYP competition are becoming increasingly significant around the world.
This year the topic of International architecture student competition UIA-HYP Cup 2015 is “Transformation: Place, Tradition and Modernism in Conceptual Unity and Diversity”, proposed by jury chairman Meinhard von Gerkan: How do we create architecture that corresponds to the term "transformation" in a comprehensive, rather than one-dimensional sense? When designing spaces and forms, what are the roles played by a place and its geographic location, and by tradition and modernism in architecture? What influence do the characteristics of typological multiplicity determined by the respective function have on the unity of an ensemble? Architecture is a form of art bearing social responsibilities. The topic of 2015 UIA-HYP Cup proposed by Meinhard von Gerkan confronts the fundamental challenges of our time, society and architecture profession.
Participants are expected to draw from their own experiences regarding the function and characters of campus buildings and design an campus architecture with a vision for the future. The projects should reflect the current state of science and adopt a contemporary style while being rooted in local culture in their specific conceptual expression, and taking into consideration the climatic, topographic and landscape conditions of the site. Participants have the option to place the design on the fictitious sites in northern or southern China proposed by Mr. von Gerkan or choose his or her own site. In this context, the themes of "adopting a contemporary pattern language, the building culture, diversity in unity" play a key role.
The project is not about designing a high-tech building with all the technical facilities available today but dressed in local costume. Instead, the direct and tangible experiences that have their roots in the regional culture and factors relating to climate conditions should become the starting point of a more in-depth analysis. The design program serves as a guide (please refer to the PDF for more detail). It can be varied to suit the respective design concept and selected site. It is important, however, to arrive at a conceptual synthesis between the design concept and the topographical, climatic as well as cultural conditions of the task.
Please refer to the official website for more information: http://hypcup2015.uedmagazine.net/?r=site&en=1
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