The Habitat – Rethinking Student Housing in India
Students are the backbone of any society or nation. A nation’s progress is dependent on how much is the young generation educated. India is fortunate that more than 60% of its total population of the country consists young people and most of them are the students. India is home to some 34 million students in higher education system out of which 18.6 million students are male & 16.0 millions are females which is double the size of numbers of students in the west. By 2020, India is expected to reach the student enrollment mark to 40 million. The student mobility in India, both internationally & intra-nationally is expected to rise in the coming years.
India is considered as a education hub in the Asia-pacific region. There is also a student influx from African nations & also from Bangladesh, Afghanistan, South Korea, Japan, China, France, Germany & USA. The student mobility in India, both internationally & intra-nationally is expected to rise in the coming years.
The real issue here is with such sheer of volume of student there is a severe lack of quality student housing in India. As against 10.4 million students in India there are only 6.1 million bed capacity meaning that the student housing sector has a huge unmet demand.
The aim of the competition is to address the unmet student housing demand in India through an innovative architectural solution. The challenge is to design a student housing community for 140 student occupants with all shared amenities. The community needs to have studio, double occupancy & four sharing units with all state of the art facilities. The design should become the “REFERENCE PROJECT” for Student Housing in India.
Registration Fee:
– For Students
Indian Nationals – INR 1350
Foreign Nationals – USD 25
– For Design Firms
Indian Nationals – INR 1750
Foreign Nationals – USD 35
*11th February to 11th March – 2020*
– For Students
Indian Nationals – INR 1750
Foreign Nationals – USD 35
– For Design Firms
Indian Nationals – INR 2150
Foreign Nationals – USD 45
*12th March to 12th April – 2020*
– For Students
Indian Nationals – INR 2150
Foreign Nationals – USD 45
– For Design Firms
Indian Nationals – INR 2500
Foreign Nationals – USD 60
Short Description
The aim of the competition is to design a quality Student Housing in India with different unit typologies & all state of the art facilities creating a community like ambience for 140 occupants in India.
Organizer
Archmello
Link to Competition
Link to Registration form
Prizes
Total Prize Money : INR 2,00,000 /- + 7 Special Awards + 15 Honourable Mentions
1st Prize – INR 1,00,000/- + Certificate
2nd Prize – INR 50,000/- + Certificate
3rd Prize – INR 25,000/- + Certificate
– BEST STUDENT DESIGN ENTRY : INR 7500/- + Certificate
– BEST YOUNG ARCHITECT DESIGN ENTRY : INR 7500/- + Certificate
– BEST DESIGN PRESENTATION AWARD : INR 5000/- + Certificate
– PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD : INR 5000/- + Certificate
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
The competition is open for architecture & interior students,architects,interior designer & for every creative individual irrespective of their profession. The minimum eligible age for participation is 18 yrs.
Dates and Time Frame
Registration Closes April 12, 2020
Deadline to Submit Project April 15, 2020
Winners announcement Date May 15, 2020
Languages
English
Location of Competition
India
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