Yarışmalar-Competitions

The awards committee invites your participation in the international Architecture+ Awards 2004, ‘Design for a New World’. The Awards are open to architects, landscape architects, urban designers and planners, and students from across the globe to enter, for projects successfully completed in the Middle East, Africa or Asia pacific region. The Architecture+ Awards 2004 are the initiative of Inhouse Creative, the publishers of Dubai’s premier and the regions leading magazine on architecture and design – Architecture+ ‘Architecture of a New World’.

Three major developments these years Architecture+ Awards include:

1. A TOTAL OF US$10,000- CASH PRIZE FOR THE ARCHITECTURE+ ASPIRING ARCHITECT AWARD 2004.
The cash prize of US$10,000 makes the Architecture+ Aspiring Architect Award one of the largest monetary prizes for students of architecture and design in the world. The ‘Aspiring Architect Award’ is collectively sponsored by Dubai’s TECOM, Swarovski and Architecture+ and will be administered by the American University of Sharjah, UAE. The Architecture+ Aspiring Architect Award is open to students globally under the same theme as the Architecture+ Awards 2004, ‘Design for a New World.’

2. THE ‘PUBLIC EXHIBITION OF ENTRIES’ AND THE PROFESSIONAL’S CHOICE AWARD
With the official support of the Big 5 Show, who has generously provided invaluable space during this show, there will be a unique exhibition of major architectural projects and developments underway/ planned for our region as well as the ‘Architecture+ Award Exhibition of Entries’. Both exhibitions will be open to the all those attending the Big 5 Show and will offer the opportunity for architects to nominate their preferred ‘winner’ of the Architecture+ Professional’s Choice Award 2004 .This award will be presented at the Award Ceremony and Gala Dinner.

3. THE LAUNCH OF THE REGIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS (RIAD)
Over the next few months we will see the establishment of the Regional Institute for Architects and Designers (RIAD), for Architects, Urban Designers and Planners, Landscape Architects and Students. The primary aim of the Institution is to validate the profession of Architecture across the New World region (namely the GCC, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and the Indian Subcontinent) as well as the numerous schools of architecture and design.

A Jury of internationally acclaimed and recognised architects from the world's most powerful architectural associations and practices will convene in Dubai and select the winners of the Architecture+ Awards 2004. There are ten categories this year, new ones include ‘Hotels & Resorts’ and ‘Landscape Architecture’. Complete details of the Master Jury 2004 and the Sub Jury 2004; the categories and the evaluation criteria; the submission guidelines and other event information is available online at www.arcpluswards.com

All entrants must register through the on-line entry form www.arcplusawards.com by May 15, 2004.

All submissions must be received by June 30. The short listed finalists will be notified in September with the winners announced in a spectacular Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner and ceremony on November 23, 2004.

FINAL PROGRAM
March 29, 2004 Launch
• Press conference
• Call for entries
• Jury finalised
• Main supporters finalised
• Diamond Sponsors finalised
• Global press release
• Web site ‘Go Live!’

May 15, 2004 Close of registration
June 30, 2004 Close of submissions
July 1 - 31 2004 Short listing in Dubai
August 01, 2004 Forward all short listed entries to jury
September 15, 2004 Jury decision in
September 15, 2004 Invite finalists to the Awards Ceremony
November 19 – 25 Public exhibition of all entries
November 10 – 23 Public vote of the ‘Professional’s Choice’ award
November 22, 2004 Master Jury deliberation in Dubai of Finalists
November 23, 2004 Awards Ceremony at the Fairmont hotel, Dubai/ Emirates Towers hotel, Dubai (TBC)
• 19.30 Drinks
• 20.00 Awards Ceremony
• 21.30 Gala Dinner