Register April 16, 2019 | Submit June 04, 2019 | Student Architecture Competitions

International Architecture Competition

Pavilosta
Poet Huts

BRIEF

The small port town of Pavilosta is located on the western coast of Latvia, at the mouth of the Saka river in Courland. Known for its long sandy beach and idyllic Baltic Sea waters, the town is a popular tourist destination, and is populated with seafaring locals from tenacious fishermen to some of the world’s toughest windsurfers.

The architecture of the town is predominantly low-rise housing, with almost all roads leading to the sea, whose crystal clear waters attract creative people to this small town to rest, rejuvenate, and be inspired.

The Pavilosta Poet Huts architecture competition is tasking participants with delivering designs for residences for visiting poets. The key function of the complex would be to offer free residence to selected poets where they could live and work for a defined period of time.

With competition winners being considered for construction, designs for the Pavilosta Poet Huts should focus on eco-friendly and cost-effective building techniques. As Latvia has a reputation as one of Europe’s greenest countries, the structure should have the potential to become a regional example of green building practice.

Competition is open to all. No professional qualification is required. Design proposals can be developed individually or by teams (4 team members maximum). Correspondence with organizers must be conducted in English; All information submitted by participants must be in English. 

SCHEDULE

Closing date for registration
16 April, 2019
Closing date for project submission
04 June, 2019 (11:59pm GMT+0)
Announcement of the winners
25 June, 2019

AWARDS

FEES

Early Bird Registration (25 October – 04 December)
Architects / Enthusiasts / Companies: US $90
Students:US $70

Advance Registration (05 December – 12 February)
Architects / Enthusiasts / Companies: US $120
Students: US $100

Last Minute Registration (13 February – 16 April)
Architects / Enthusiasts / Companies: US $140
Students: US $120

JURY

Alona Martinez Perez – University of Plymouth, United Kingdom;

Andrejs Edvards Rauchut – associate professor at RISEBA and a Fulbright grant recipient, Latvia;

Audrey McKee – Renzo Piano Building Workshop, France;

Brittany Utting – Thomas Phifer and Partners, USA;

Carlos M Guimarães – depA, correspondent of A10 magazine, Portugal;

Collin Anderson – Renzo Piano Building Workshop, France;

Daniel Jacobs – SHoP Architects, New York City, USA;

Daphné Karaiskaki – Renzo Piano Building Workshop, France;

Emeka Nwandu – Principal Partner at ENA Architects, Board of Architectural Education of the Nigerian Institute of Architects, Nigeria;

Eva Cildermane – Sustainability and business development advisor, MSc. Candidate in Sustainable Urban Development, University of Oxford;

Gemawang Swaribathoro – OMA, Hong Kong;

Gia-Hy Hoang – Agence Christian de Portzamparc, France;

Jenna Dezinski – University of Texas, Austin, USA; Alterstudio Architecture, Austin, Texas, USA;

John Paul Rysavy – SHoP Architects, New York City, USA; And-Either-Or Austin, Texas and Brooklyn, New York, USA;

John Simons – KPF, USA;

Dr Louis Gyoh – architect and academic, MCIOB, FRSA, United Kingdom;

Marcella Del Signore – Professor of Practice, Tulane University; LEAD practitioner, USA/Italy

Dr Massimo Angrilli – Associate Professor, Pescara University-Landscape expertise, National Prix du Paysage in Paris jury member;

Pangalos Dugasse Feldmann – École Spéciale d’Architecture, France;

Pierre-Henri Baudart – Studio Akkerhuis, France;

Rajiv J. Fernandez – Tamarkin Co, USA;

Simon McGown – CO-office, USA.

WEBSITE

https://poethuts.beebreeders.com/

DOWNLOAD

https://beebreeders.com/upload/20.10.2018/7b30ca7a16cd641bff0e23c8ab2e034f.zip

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