STUDENT COMPETITION XXIInd(UIA)

INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ARCHITECTS (UIA)
XXIInd WORLD CONGRESS OF ARCHITECTURE
STUDENT COMPETITION

PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT

The XXIInd World Congress of Architecture of the International Union of Architects will convene in July 2005 in Istanbul and will be hosted by the Chamber of Architects of Turkey.

A student competion is being organized on this occasion of UIAIstanbul2005 event with a UNESCO grand prize.

The Scientific Committee of the Congress has chosen

"EXTREME"
CREATING SPACE IN EXTREME AND EXTRAORDINARY CON***IONS

as the theme of the competition.

The competition aims to provide an opportunity to the future architects to challenge their creative powers in the face of challenging con***ions by designing spaces for different functions chosen by them at places which are extraordinary in terms of their geographic location, topography, flora, climate, social,economical and political con***ions.

The competition will be launched on: 1 September 2004
Final submissions will be in: March 2005
The international jury will meet in: May 2005
We hope that your schools of architecture are interested in this competition and include it in their work in the coming terms, and we are counting on your support in order to have a significant participation from your country.

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