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FUTURE LIBRARY
BRIEF
Libraries are one of the most fascinating architectural examples of the history of mankind. As the library of Alexandria and the more recent masterpieces of contemporary architecture, the library has always been the center of collection of collective memory. It has always been the place where human experiences could be preserved, crystalized, made eternal. They could be passed on from ancient to new generations.
In a way, the library has to do with eternity. It connects thoughts and experiences beyond space and time. It does so because it is a place, which human beings build in order to draw from the experience of their predecessors. It also does so because first of all the library is a great information collector.
Up to date, history has been passing on such information through the union of paper and ink: books. Books used to need a specific archiving and consultation space. However, in the era of dematerialization, of virtuality and of the 4.0 world, information has become an impalpable sequence of codes. They are intangible sequences that any device can consult and decode in any moment and any place.
Consequently, on one hand the virtual space is expanding. On the other hand, the physical space is losing ground. Now, including all the places that used to be constant elements of humankind over the centuries have to change connotations and features. The library is not a place of preservation and consultation anymore. This is because now the access to information goes beyond books.
Therefore, what is the future for libraries? What is the library of the future?
On the basis of these questions, the University of Genoa is delighted to launch Future Library. This is the design competition that invites young people from all over the world to think about the future of places dedicated to learning and knowledge. Through architecture, they will design a completely new model of learning space.
Currently, the virtual universe offers unprecedented opportunities to have access to information. However, it entails uncertainties too. The speed and efficiency of research and archiving spaces conflict with the reliability and soundness of the sources. This is the never-ending dispute between tradition and innovation. While new and ancient compete for the heart of culture, designers have the opportunity to interpret this change. They will have the chance to originate a new architectural model aiming to orient the international debate about the evolution of cultural spaces.
UNIge thanks all the designers who will take part in this challenge.
SCHEDULE
“early bird” registration 50 €/ team * :
14 January 2019: Start
10 February 2019: End
“standard” registration 75 €/ team *:
11 February 2019 Start
10 March 2019: End
“late” registration 100 €/ team *:
11 March 2019 Start
7 April 2019: End
MATERIAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 10 April 2019 End
Jury summoning: 12 April 2019 End
13 May 2019 Results announcement
*+22% VAT. Fulfilling an “Early bird”, “Standard” or “Late” registration does not affect submission deadline.
AWARDS
1st PRIZE / 7.000 €
2nt PRIZE / 5.000 €
3rd PRIZE / 3.000 €
10 HONORABLE MENTIONS
30 FINALIST MENTIONS
FEES
“early bird” registration 50 €/ team * :
“standard” registration 75 €/ team *:
“late” registration 100 €/ team *:
JURY
Aser Gìmenez Ortega
MVRDV
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Fedele Canosa
MECANOO ARCHITECTEN
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Emanuele Magi
UNIVERSITA’ DEGLI STUDI DI GENOVA
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Giancarlo Mazzanti
EL EQUIPO MAZZANTI
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Christian Hämmerle
SNOHETTA
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WEBSITE
http://www.competitionsfordesigners.com/competition/future-library
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