Re-Imagining Cappadocia as an Eco-District Competition for Young Architects

The competition is open to young professionals either in groups or individuals with a degree in architecture studies (≤ 35 years old) to propose architecture projects with the purpose of increased earthquake resistance, sustainability, resilience, efficiency, microclimatic solutions, and respect for geological and ecological factors.

Category Idea Competition
Type International, Idea, Age Restriction, Single-Stage, Anonymous
Genre Sustainability
Country Cappadocia, Turkey
RegDeadline 30 June 2023 GoogleCal iCal
30 June 2023 (via Online)
Eligibility Young professionals either in groups or individuals with a degree in architecture studies (≤ 35 years old)

Description
GAD Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of an international architecture competition that calls on young architects from around the world to envision a new natural environment based on living in a scenic and magical landscape. Re-Imagining Cappadocia as an Eco-District competition seeks to extend design insight into architecture embedded and in harmony with the Cappadocian landscape as the focus of Eco-District design.
Re-Imagining Cappadocia as an Eco-District is the international one-stage competition organized by the GAD Foundation in cooperation with Indigo Group that takes place in the Cappadocia Region of Turkey and aims to draw young professionals with a degree in architecture studies (≤ 35 years old) to propose architecture projects with the purpose of increased earthquake-resistance, sustainability, resilience, efficiency, microclimatic solutions and respect for geological and ecological factors. The competition is set in the Avanos district of the Cappadocia Region of Turkey, in a typical Anatolian landscape.

Jury
DAVID BASULTO I ArchDaily (Berlin, GERMANY)
FERDA KOLATAN I UPENN Weitzman Architecture (Pennsylvania, USA)
AYAKO EZAKI I TrainingAid (Erlangen, GERMANY)
ELIF ERDINE I AA (London, UK)
ZOË RYAN I UPENN ICA (Pennsylvania, USA)

Prize
1st Prize: 5.000€
2nd Prize: 3.000€
3rd Prize: 1.000€
2 Golden Mentions: 500€ each
10 Honourable Mentions
30 Finalists

Entry Fee
None

Timetable
Submission Deadline: June 30th, 2023, 23:59:00 (UTC +03:00)
Final Jury Reviews: July 31st, 2023
Results Announcement: August 19th, 2023

Organizer
GAD Foundation in cooperation with Indigo Group

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