Berkeley Prize 2010

Result

First Prize
Ms. Ishanie Niyogi, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India: “The Story of a Prison Cell” US4500

Second Prize
Ms.Tara Gaskin, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: “The Confederacy Council House at Six Nations Reserve No. 40: A Monument to First Nations Culture and Community” US3000

Third Prize
Ms. Aimee Sunny, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA: “A High Price for Grandeur” US2000

Honorable Mentions
Mr. Yiğitcan Karanfil, Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Turkey: “Why Would Haydarpaşa Ever Need to be Somewhere Else?" US500

Ms. Mehrnoosh Khalooghi, Islamic Azad University of Qazvin and Mr. Ehsan Sakhinia, Islamic Azad University of Ahar, Iran: “The Silk Road Caravansaries: The Forgotten National Identity” US500

An introduction to the winners and links to the top essays are found here.

Overview

This year the topic is: Sustainable Architecture/ Traditional Wisdom.

Category Idea Competition / Open to Students / Competition Result
Type International, Essay, Students, Two-Stage, Onymous
Genre Essay
Country United States
RegDeadline 1 November 2009 GoogleCal iCal
1 November 2009 (via Online)
Eligibility All currently registered undergraduates majoring in architectural design in accredited schools of architecture worldwide

Description
The Berkeley Undergraduate Prize for Design Excellence endowment was established in the Department of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley to promote architecture as a social art through research, writing, and criticism: traditionally under-represented aspects of the architecture curriculum. Each year, the Prize Committee selects a topic important to the understanding of the interaction of people and the built world that becomes the focus of the Essay Competition.
At the conclusion of the Essay Competition submittals, all Semifinalists are also invited to submit for one of two BERKELEY PRIZE Fellowships: the Travel Fellowship, or the Architectural Design Fellowship. Details for each will be announced in the Spring, 2010.

Jury
Maristella Casciato (Professor of History of Architecture at the University of Bologna)
Andrew S. Dolkart (Director of the Historic Preservation program for Columbia University Graduate School)
Maire O'Neill (Associate Professor at Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana)
John H. Stubbs (Vice President for Field Projects for the World Monuments Fund in New York)
Johannes Widodo (Associate Professor at the Department of Architecture, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore)

Prize
There is a total prize of USD$9,500.00, minimum USD$4,000.00 first prize.

Entry Fee
None

Entries
500-word Proposal

Timetable
Essay Semifinalists announced: Mid-December, 2009
(Stage Two) Essay Semifinalists' 2,500-word essays due: February 1, 2010
Launch of Fellowship Competitions for Essay Semifinalists: February 8, 2010
Essay Finalists announced: Early-March, 2010
Travel Fellowship and Architectural Design Fellowship Entries Due: March 8, 2010
Essay winners, Travel Fellowship winners, and Architectural Design Fellowship Winners Announced: Mid-April, 2010

Links
Past winners

Organizer
Berkeley Prize Committee

Official Website
http://www.berkeleyprize.org/