Launch of the International Competition in Architecture 2016
Imagine your future. Make your dreams real.
Every year the Jacques Rougerie Foundation – Institut de France launches an International Competition in Architecture. The three prizes of the 2016 edition of the contest are:
“Innovation and Architecture for the Sea” Award: € 10.000
“Innovation and Architecture for Space” Award: € 10.000
“Architecture and Sea Level Rise” Award: € 10.000
Architects, designers, engineers, artists, urban planners are given a unique opportunity to win one of the three prizes of the Jacques Rougerie Foundation – Institut de France by creating innovative and ambitious projects. These architectural projects based on emerging developments and a prospective vision should address some core issues of mankind: greater environmental, industrial and technical responsibilities, while taking sustainable development principles into account.
Encourage, stimulate and reward creativity and boldness, this is the Jacques Rougerie – Space and Sea Generation Foundation – Institut de France award’s ambition.
Conditions of participation:
Students and professionals passionate about sea, space and major environmental challenges may register individually or as a team. Registration is only available online on the Foundation’s website.
Registration opens March 31, 2016 and projects can be submitted no later than October 31, 2016.
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The Jacques Rougerie Foundation incorporates an international multidisciplinary professional network of experts in each field of the three awards: the sea, the space and the sea level rise. The Foundation and its network enhance opportunities and promote meetings and exchange essential to support young architects, designers, engineers and shape their projects in detail.
The Prize and the Database:
Every prize consists of a financial reward of EUR 10 000 along with the support for the laureates in furthering their projects’ development with the help of the professional network of the Jacques Rougerie Foundation – Institut de France. Any project submitted has a chance to be included in the Jacques Rougerie’s Foundation Database .
Free and accessible to everyone, the Database lists a wide range of architectural projects related to the sea, the space and the sea level rise.
2/2 Key dates:
Thursday, March 31, 2016: Registration opening
Monday, October 3, 2016: Registration closing
Tuesday, October 4, 2016: Projects submission opening
Monday, October 31, 2016: Projects submission closing
Wednesday, December 7, 2016: Award Ceremony
Winners of the previous editions: 2015, 2014, 2013
Innovation & Architecture for the Sea: Re-Source , Biodiversity , Artic Harvester
Innovation and Architecture for Space : Neck of the Moon , Mars Mission , Moon: Origin Point
Architecture and Sea Level Rise : Re-Generator , Plastique 2.0 , CALTROPe
