Architecture that Reacts Competition Brief

1. About Laka Competition

Laka Architektura is a public arts initiative that —Can react to social needs? gathers architects, artists, designers, engineers and The subject of the competition is a conceptual scientists in order to start an international panel for project of architecture that is socially engaged and sharing innovative ideas about the future of society. is capable of reacting to unpredictable conditions We share a vision of architecture that can play an and environmental, natural and social risks. important role in social revitalization, and can Architectural study should focus on architecture as provide a positive impact on global issues by a key field heading towards social revitalisation helping to develop more sustainable societies. and increased safety and freedom of its users. Proposed solutions should involve a thorough Laka Competition ‘16—Architecture that Reacts analysis of the problem, for example, starting from Laka Architektura invites designers from around outlining global factors and indicating key the world to submit their ideas of architecture that directions for modern architectural solutions. reacts. That means architecture which is able to Accuracy of this analysis and potential of proposed respond and adjust dynamically to the current solutions are going to be the main components of needs and circumstances. These circumstances are projects’ assessment. often unpredictable, but their consequences can be crucial. The architecture that reacts is the architecture that lives as a living organism, since it responds to the external stimuli and it develops because of it—to react is to live.

2. International Jury

Qun Dang (Architect, Principal Partner at MAD Nathalie de Vries (Architect, Urban Planner, Co- Architects) founder of MVRDV) Visiting professor in Pratt Institute and assistant Professor Nathalie de Vries Ir. FRIBA (Appingedam, professor in Iowa State University. Practitioner and The Netherlands, 1965), is an architect and urban executor of MAD philosophy “Shanshui planner, and one of the three founding directors of City” – a vision for the city of the future based in MVRDV. Nathalie has taught at many esteemed the spiritual and emotional needs of residents. academic institutions, including Harvard's Qun Dang is closely involved in each process of Graduate School of Design, and currently holds a MAD’s series of projects, including Absolute chair in architecture at the Kunstakademie Towers, Ordos Museum, China Wood Sculpture Düsseldorf. In addition to her professional and Museum, Fake Hills, Chaoyang Park Plaza, Nanjing academic work, Nathalie is the Chair of the Royal Zendai Himalayas Centre, Harbin Cultural Island, Insitute of Dutch Architects (BNA). and Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, etc. http://www.mvrdv.nl http://www.i-mad.com

Tobias Wallisser (Architect, Co-Founder of LAVA been exhibited internationally as in Centre Laboratory For Visionary Architecture) Pompidou, and are included in the Professor of Innovative Construction and Spatial permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Concepts and Vice-President at the State Academy Art, New York and the Museum of Science and of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. Tobias worked on the Industry, . Arturo teaches award-winning Mercedes-Benz Museum, Germany and Architecture at universities in , whilst an associate at Un Studio. Together with Switzerland and the United States. Chris Bosse and Alexander Rieck he founded LAVA http://www.warkawater.org in 2007 as an international network using the http://www.architectureandvision.com latest research and technology to build efficient, sustainable and beautiful structures. Under Ana María Gutiérrez (Architect, Co-founder of construction now a university campus in Saudi Fundación Organizmo, Ashoka Fellow) Arabia, a new youth hostel in Germany, Director of Bio Architecture and Alternative laboratories in the Middle East, plus high-rise Technologies Dept. at Organizmo, Ashoka Fellow towers in China. Previous work includes the (www.ashoka.org). Through her foundation, Ana renovation of a 1930s youth hostel in Germany; Maria teaches, investigates and improves plans for the Michael Schumacher Tower; and the construction techniques and alternative German government’s bid for the Green Climate technologies that support traditional knowledge, Fund headquarters. Tobias lectures at universities are adapted to the territory and economically throughout Europe and has won many awards. accessible. The foundation is equipping rural http://www.l-a-v-a.net communities in Colombia to improve their own living conditions. Organizmo develops more than Julien De Smedt (Architect, Founder of JDS 30 workshops a year aiming to empower Architects) community leaders who can be multipliers of these Prior to founding JDS Architects, Julien worked techniques and technologies. with OMA/Rem Koolhaas, Rotterdam and co- http://www.organizmo.org founded and directed with Bjarke Ingels the architecture firm PLOT in Copenhagen. He has Peter Kuczia (IARP and BAK Architect, author of CO2 given lectures and been exhibited in numerous Saver House) locations around the world. His academic Educator and expert in ecological constructions contributions include visiting professorships in Rice with more than 20 years of experience. 2008 PhD and Lexington University. Among other awards and dissertation on Solar Architecture in Germany. recognitions, Julien received the Henning Larsen Author of "Educating Buildings – Learning Prize in 2003 and an Eckersberg medal in 2005. JDS Sustainability through Displayed Design". He has Architects released 2 monographs entitled PIXL to been awarded international prizes e.g. 1st prize of XL and Agenda which are distributed worldwide. Polish GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL for ZERO- http://jdsa.eu ENERGY Research and Educational Complex Wroclaw University of Technology; National Arturo Vittori (Architect, Co-founder of Warka nomination – MIES VAN DER ROHE AWARD for Water NGO, Director of ) European Architecture and many others. His work He collaborated with Santiago Calatrava, Jean which covers a wide range of building types has Nouvel and Francis Design on a variety of been exhibited and published around the world. architectural projects and with Future Systems and http://www.kuczia.com on the subway station in . Arturo worked on aircraft, yacht and ship design in Toulouse and London, including for the interior of the first A380. His projects have 3. Judging Criteria

As organisers we avoid applying too many design Listed below are some issues that explain the constraints on participants. Participants are free to concept of “Architecture that Reacts”: decide about the location of the project, its scale, an ability to response for social, economic, size and the program. environmental changes |a level of social and environmental engagement of the design | a Listed below are 3 highlighted issues that the jury relation with a specific social, natural and built will pay attention to during judging: context | a level of flexibility and adaptability of 1) a properly indicated architectural, social or the design |an innovative use of technology and environmental issue to solve sustainable systems |a level of self-sufficiency of 2) an accurate analysis of the selected issue the design. 3) a properly chosen architectural solution that “reacts” and solves the indicated issue

4. Awards

5000 USD* will be distributed among winners: Winners and laureates special mentions will be 1st PRIZE: 2500 USD published in several international online 2nd PRIZE: 1500 USD magazines, and at the Laka Competitions website. 3rd PRIZE: 1000 USD The best proposals will be selected by the In addition: international panel of judges. 10 honourable mentions will be selected. *Organizer pays 10% tax on financial awards in country of its business activity.

5. Acceleration Program

Acceleration Program is an international network Technology Exchange Lab of Partners, whose role is to offer opportunities of TEL is dedicated to bringing communities out of investigation and implementation for the best poverty by driving the adoption of innovative, cost- designs submitted to Laka Competition by effective and sustainable solutions that improve providing professional consulting, mentorship, lives at the bottom of the pyramid. TEL hosts a international press coverage and support of crowdsourced database of over 600 innovations in sponsors and funders. Selected designs will be order to connect practical solutions to the people considered to receive support of Acceleration who need them most. Through their Project Partners through a process of qualification which Accelerator service, TEL helps NGOs and will be separate from the process of awarding the communities leverage appropriate technology main prizes. Laka is honoured to be partner to solutions to maximize the impact of last-mile following companies and organizations within the development. Laka Acceleration Program: http://www.techxlab.org

The Buckminster Fuller Institute Fundación Organizmo Each year, The Buckminster Fuller Institute invites Fundación Organizmo Design Build Center of scientists, entrepreneurs, planners, designers, Sustainable Habitats is focused on community architects, activists, artists, and students from all empowerment through local knowledge and over the world to submit their innovative solutions resources. Organizmo develops educational to some of humanity’s most pressing problems. A models around green building techniques and $100,000 prize is awarded to support the alternative technologies; promoting participatory development and implementation of one development and creating cyclical behaviour outstanding strategy. Through their Catalyst consistent with the environment. Organizmo Program, BFI supports additional opportunities as develops more than 30 workshops a year aiming to funding, pro-bono legal services, fast-tracked empower community leaders who can be access to accelerator programs, mentorship multipliers of these techniques and technologies opportunities, and international press coverage. having an impact in rural areas. http://bfi.org http://www.organizmo.org

6. Join Competition

We invite architects, students, engineers, biologists, Participants may submit multiple projects, but sociologists, designers, thinkers and organizations must register each entry. to submit their ideas. No professional qualifications There is no limit as to the number of participants are necessary. Interdisciplinary teams are also per team. Individual entries are allowed. encouraged to join. Schedule: After your registration has been approved, we will Registration opens in April, 2016 send you a unique number for your team (within 48 Early Registration: 50 USD until June 1, 2016 hours) and further information concerning the way Regular Registration: 75 USD until October 1, 2016 your project should be submitted. If you didn’t Late Registration: 100 USD until November 1, 2016 received confirmation within this period, please Project submission deadline: November 1, 2016 contact us at [email protected] Jury deliberation: November, 2016 Winners’ announcement: December 1, 2016 The registration number will be necessary to UTC time zone for all dates submit your proposal.

7. Submission Requirements:

●Participants must submit their proposal not later 1. One board 24”(h) X 48”(w) in horizontal format than November 01, 2016 (23:59 UTC) at with 150 dpi, saved as JPG file in RGB mode. [email protected] Board should include all the information that ●This is a digital competition and the boards must entrants consider necessary to explain their be prepared in digital format. Hardcopies will not proposal. In the upper right corner the registration be accepted. number must be included. This is an anonymous ●The project submission must contain the competition and the registration number must be following files: the only form of identification. JPG file must be named according to the registration number (e.g. 0227.jpg) 2. A DOC file with the projects statement (up to 500 All three files must be placed in a folder named words). The DOC file must be named according to according to your registration number and archived the registration number (e.g. 0227-statement.doc). to a ZIP file (e.g. 0227.zip)

3. A DOC file with the entrants’ personal information: name, profession, address, email. In a case of team, a team representative must be indicated. The DOC file must be named according to the registration number (ex. 0227-team.doc).

8. Rules and Regulations:

Participants can submit their inquiries concerning ●The registration fee is non-refundable regulations of the competition to the ●Contacting the Jury is prohibited [email protected] ●Entrants will be disqualified if any of the rules and regulations are not followed ●All projects must be submitted in English ●Laka Competition reserves the right to modify ●This is an anonymous competition. The the competition schedule registration number is the only form of ●All participants must accept the Rules and identification. Regulations

9. Contact us:

If you have questions about the competition do not hesitate to e-mail us at: [email protected]

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