SPACE Prize for International Students of Architecture Design 2008

Theme: Where, how do you live?

Description
If the 20th Century was a period of change, when the impact of the Industrial Revolution became apparent in various sectors of the society, the 21st Century is already witnessing another transformation; it is difficult to enumerate the complexities of this new century, ranging from the movement of huge amounts of capital with the expansion of globalization and the intricacies of class differences, to lifestyle changes due to new technologies. However, most people still lead their lives in accordance with dwellings and lifestyles that were created from the 19th Century to the 20th Century, because they are familiar with these constructs. Dwellings that comprise physically solid and socially inflexible systems require people to live in conformity with them and still retain control. The division of rooms, which include the living room, the kitchen, and bedrooms, and which are used according to their functions, is almost a global phenomenon; the rooms fulfill exclusive functions respectively, and fail to offer flexibility by meeting new demands. Moreover, one also rarely finds cases reflecting various types of families and the changing environment. As modern architects in the early 20th Century reflected changing new lifestyles with proposals that transcended their era, rather than merely reflecting their times, we hope that applicants will create new alternatives for dwellings based on currently imaginable technological advancements and predictions of future social changes.

Jury
Ryue Nishizawa (Office of Ryue Nishizawa)
Choi Moon-gyu (Department of Architectural Engineering, Yonsei .University)

Judging Process
Two-Stage

Prize
Grand Prize (1): 5 million KRW
1st Prize (1): 2 million KRW
2nd Prize (3): each 1 million KRW
3rd Prize (many): One year Free Subscription to Monthly Magazine Space
* The Grand Prize winning team is given an opportunity to join Space Group, and other prize winners get preferential treatment when they apply to the Space Group.

Entry Fee
50 USD

Entries
1. Less than 20 pages of Power-point File
2. Two copies of printed Power-point Images

Timetable
Preliminary judging announcement and notification of Final judging (qualified teams): Sept. 18, 2008 (notified later)
Final judging and award ceremony: early October 2008 (to be notified later)
Exhibition: for one week after the final judging in early October 2008

Links
Past winners

Promoter
Space Group

Official Website
http://www.space-prize.com/architect/eng/main.asp