Architectural Fabel Writing Competition
*Brief:
Let me tell you a story.
This very line attracts everyone. Reality is constant, but fictions are dramatic. It’s a world where animals speak, humans squeak, and where the history lives. What if our stories and dreams come alive? Fictions are where incredible things happen to leave us astounding. It gets us out of the box with unparalleled thoughts. This helps us broaden the horizon and alter the facts.
We welcome fables in 2 categories: Students and Professional/Academician
*Submission Guidelines
Use the following characters to twine your story into a fable as required
Bowen – A giraffe with high temper
Ronald – A lion who is sassy and cool
Mike – A cunning fox
Arthur – A nerdy rabbit
Edith – An ant who is an architect
Jodie – A lazy panda
– Maximum 2 fables per entry are allowed
– The fable may or may not be accompanied with an illustration.
– Each fable should not exceed 300 – 500 words.
– The entry should be sent to ajc.competition@gmail.com with the subject line Architectural Fable Writing Competition, Category (Student/Professional) in a word document with 12 pt., Arial font, single-line spacing.
– All entrants must mention their social media handles with the submission.(Instagram, Twitter, Facebook)
– The submission should be an original work of the entrant and will go through a plagiarism test.
*Jury Panel
Dr. Preeti Puri, Asstt Professor, Humanities, NIT Jalandhar
Prof. Kanika Bansal, Professor & Architect, Chitkara University, Chandigarh
Dr. Priya Sasidharan, Professor, Architect & Planner, Chennai
Ar. Riddhima Sharma, Design Researcher & Writer, New York
Ar. Pappal Suneja, Design Researcher & Writer, Germany
Short Description
Architectural Fabel Writing Competition Series is the Ninth initiative of the Architectural Journalism & Criticism Organization; India founded by architect Pappal Suneja to spread awareness about this subject and sow the seeds of inspiration to explore and write about Architecture and allied fields from a dreamer and explorer’s perspective.
Theme for the Series in this cycle is Fictional Saga
Organizer
Architectural Journalism and Criticism
Link to Competition
Link to Registration form
Prizes
Winning Prizes for the Competition for each category are
Citation (A set of Books):
– The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman
– The Future of Architecture in 100 Buildings: TED Series by Mark Kushner
– ‘Myriad Disciplines of Architectural Writing’ by Pappal Suneja
– Bauhaus Dessau Booklets
Special Mention (A set of Books):
– How to Think Like Da Vinci by Daniel Smith
– Mandala Art: Colouring Book
– ‘Poetry & Architecture’, Series (18-19) curated by Pappal Suneja
– Bauhaus Dessau Booklets
Two winning entries, that is a citation and a special mention award shall be announced for both the categories – students and professionals. Besides this, all the entrants shall be sent E-Certificate attested by all the jurors and the winning entries shall be featured on several web architectural portals.
Type of Competition
Open to the public/Minimum requirements (Open to anyone that complies with the requirements), Single stage (Winners selected immediately)
Who can Participate
Open to all.
We welcome fables in 2 categories: Students and Professional/Academician.
Dates and Time Frame
Registration Closes November 27, 2020
Deadline to Submit Project November 30, 2020
Winners announcement Date December 15, 2020
Languages
English
Location of Competition
India
Additional Information
Banner, Poster, Brochure or Triptic of Competition
