Deadline for registration: The International Union of Architects (UIA) has launched the Great Green Wall single stage student ideas competition open to all students in architecture of the world.
Tidspunkt:
Deadline for registration: 20.08.2022
Sted:
International
Arrangeret af:
The International Union of Architects (UIA)
The objective of the competition is to spotlight innovative design ideas for providing simplified affordable housing within the 8000 km long, 16 km wide living region stretching across the Sahel-Savanah desert region from Dakar to Djibouti known as the Great Green Wall (GGW).
This competition was initiated by the UIA’s Region V to engage the global community of architecture students in the effort to harness the benefits of the UN Sustainable Development Goals to architecture in the service of the GGW. In conjunction with the long-term aims of the Initiative, architecture students are encouraged to harness the benefits of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and to respond to the realities of climate change by creating affordable, resilient dwellings and sustainable, rural livability while sustainably rejuvenating the cultural and historical landscape.
This competition, conducted according to the UNESCO Standard Regulations for International Competitions and the UIA best practice recommendations.
Info and synopsis from webinar, march 2022.
Key dates
2022-05-20 Deadline for Questions
2022-08-20 Deadline for Registration
2022-09-20 Submission of entries
2022-09-30 Deadline for Entries
2022-10-24 Competition Results
Prizes
1st prize: 5000 Euros and a certificate
2nd prize: 4000 Euros and a certificate
3rd prize: 3000 Euros and a certificate
4th prize: 2000 Euros and a certificate
5th prize: 1000 Euros and a certificate