Register May 22, 2018 | Submit May 22, 2018 | Belgium
8th Concrete Design Competition
TACTILITY
BRIEF
The International Concrete Design Competition for Students is a biennial ideas and design competition for students in architecture, engineering, design and affiliated disciplines. It is organized and funded by a consortium of European cement and concrete associations and open for students registered in an educational institute in one of the participating countries.
The International Concrete Design Competition for Students aims at promoting innovative design attitudes related to the use of concrete as a material and a technology. It is characterized by its format: each competition cycle is framed by a theme designating a specific property of concrete. Nationally chosen laureates are invited to participate in an international master class. This master class continues the investigation of the theme.
The International Concrete Design Competition for Students is material based. It focuses design attitudes towards material as a design-leading phenomenon. It does not prescribe ‘traditional’ design requirements like programme, location or typology. It asks participants to explore and exploit the potential of the material in a design-led environment. They are invited to approach the material from within its own merits and to push its potential to ‘realise’ developed ideas. It asks to present these ideas through design proposals. Ideas can only show their merits when they are applied. The choice of a design topic or programme is free. It should be chosen such that it presents the participant’s ideas as accurately as possible and can range from building details to large structures, landscape projects or building complexes.
SCHEDULE
BELGIUM – Deadline for submision entries – Tuesday May 22, 2018
GERMANY – Deadline for submision entries to be determined.
IRELAND – Deadline for submision entries to be determined.
competition: September: 2017 – May 2018
national jury sessions: May / June 2018
workshop for laureates: August / September 2018 (exact dates – 6-day-workshop – to be announced)
AWARDS
Concrete Design Masterclass
National winners are invited to participate in a 7 day Masterclass as an international event. The national secretaries will organise and fund travel, accommodation and programme costs. Travel costs will be funded based on travelling from and to the country in which the entries were submitted.
Publication
Additional awards
Individual national secretaries may offer additional awards to their laureates.