Submission: August 31, 2014
Registration: June 30, 2014
Language: English
Location: General
Prizes: 1st Prize 60.000 RMB (10.000 US$) 2nd Prize 30.000 RMB (5.000 US$) 3rd Prize 10.000 RMB (1.700 US$)
Type: Open competition for architecture students
International architecture student competition UIA-HYP Cup 2014 under the theme of Architecture in Transformation and in this year with the topic of “Unexpected City”.
We know the digital city, the sustainable city, and the smart city. But city in transition is also about the unexpected city, like the unexpected creative city, the unexpected social city, the unexpected public space that a city can have, the unexpected city of art, the unexpected social and cultural encounters that a city can give us. So I think the “Unexpected City” is also the city in transition and the city of future. It’s about everything which is not what I expected. It’s about everything which is not on the agenda but will become our agenda because of the creative process.
- Participants can draw up the project proposal themselves and there is no limitation on architectural types. Designers of the project should take into account the features of contemporary urban architecture and pay attention to specific space needs of different user groups.
- Participants can choose sites themselves. The site should be challenging and with distinct urban characteristics.
- Total floor area is around 4,000 ㎡. It may be increased or decreased up to around 10% according to the designer.
- Language and Measurement Unit: English is the official language of the competition. The unit of measurement is metric scale.
