5th edition of Living Places - Simon Architecture Prize 2024
Registration Deadline: Sep 15, 2024; Submission Deadline: Sep 30, 2024 Call for entries now open for 5th edition of Living Places - Simon Architecture Prize 2024The Living Places - Simon Architecture Prize is an initiative of the firm Simon curated by the Fundació Mies van der Rohe since the prize’s inception in 2016, in commemoration of Simon's centenary. Since then, architecture studios from more than 23 countries have participated in the competition, reaffirming its international importance. In the previous edition, the prize saw 220 nominated projects.The purpose of this award is to recognise architectural projects (including interiors, public spaces and landscaping) whose excellence enhances the ability of spaces to provide comfort to those who dwell within them. These designs improve people’s quality of life on a daily basis: while working, learning, sharing, enjoying... It’s architecture to be lived! Video, considered as the tool for bringing architecture closer to the general public and as the most suitable medium for conveying the atmosphere of the place, is the medium through which the proposals will be presented. With each edition, the quality of the audiovisual narrative of the videos submitted has reached an exceptional level professionally.This year's jury features: PhD Architect, writer and curator Andrés Jaque, chairman; filmmaker and screenwriter Amanda Sans; Berlin-based architect and professor Verena Von Beckerath; Afro-Brazilian architect and urban planner Gabriela de Matos; and industrial designer Salvi Plaja, Global Chief Design Officer at Simon and president of FAD (Fostering Arts and Design). This jury will choose from amongst all audiovisual pieces submitted those that have best captured the Prize values in two categories: Personal Places and Collective Places. It will first determine 5 finalist works for each category, from which the two winning projects will be chosen, whose authors will be awarded a cash prize of €10,000 each and a trophy designed by Andreu Carulla.Scope– Inscription and participation is entirely free of charge. – The contest is open to all works completed and put into use between January 1 2022 and December 31 2023 and built on European territories, Mexico and Brasil. An indispensable condition is that such works are in use. – Works may be presented by individuals or by multi-disciplinary teams of which at least one member is an Architect.– Pre-registration is open until september 16th 2024.– Registration and document submission is open until september 30th 2024.– Publication of the finalists on november 2024, and winners is december 2024.Read the full post on Bustler
Call for entries now open for 5th edition of Living Places - Simon Architecture Prize 2024
The Living Places - Simon Architecture Prize is an initiative of the firm Simon curated by the Fundació Mies van der Rohe since the prize’s inception in 2016, in commemoration of Simon's centenary. Since then, architecture studios from more than 23 countries have participated in the competition, reaffirming its international importance. In the previous edition, the prize saw 220 nominated projects.
The purpose of this award is to recognise architectural projects (including interiors, public spaces and landscaping) whose excellence enhances the ability of spaces to provide comfort to those who dwell within them. These designs improve people’s quality of life on a daily basis: while working, learning, sharing, enjoying... It’s architecture to be lived!
Video, considered as the tool for bringing architecture closer to the general public and as the most suitable medium for conveying the atmosphere of the place, is the medium through which the proposals will be presented. With each edition, the quality of the audiovisual narrative of the videos submitted has reached an exceptional level professionally.
This year's jury features: PhD Architect, writer and curator Andrés Jaque, chairman; filmmaker and screenwriter Amanda Sans; Berlin-based architect and professor Verena Von Beckerath; Afro-Brazilian architect and urban planner Gabriela de Matos; and industrial designer Salvi Plaja, Global Chief Design Officer at Simon and president of FAD (Fostering Arts and Design).
This jury will choose from amongst all audiovisual pieces submitted those that have best captured the Prize values in two categories: Personal Places and Collective Places. It will first determine 5 finalist works for each category, from which the two winning projects will be chosen, whose authors will be awarded a cash prize of €10,000 each and a trophy designed by Andreu Carulla.
Scope
– Inscription and participation is entirely free of charge.
– The contest is open to all works completed and put into use between January 1 2022 and December 31 2023 and built on European territories, Mexico and Brasil. An indispensable condition is that such works are in use.
– Works may be presented by individuals or by multi-disciplinary teams of which at least one member is an Architect.
– Pre-registration is open until september 16th 2024.
– Registration and document submission is open until september 30th 2024.
– Publication of the finalists on november 2024, and winners is december 2024.
Read the full post on Bustler
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