EDUCATE Prize - Students for Sustainability
The EDUCATE Prize will also reward innovative ideas and pedagogical methods which promote sustainable principles and practices in curricula of higher education. This second aspect is the mean goal of the EU project “EDUCATE”- Environmental Design in University Curricula and Architectural Training in Europe.
Academic members of staff registering to the EDUCATE Prize will receive login details for themselves and their students to gain immediate privileged access to the EDUCATE Knowledge Base. This is an interactive platform created to foster the open transfer of information, know-how, expertise and methodologies of sustainable design. The Knowledge Base is structured into three Parts:
- Issues & Principles
- Applications & Case Studies
- Tools
Category I: Student Design Project (Year of study 1-3, Undergraduate Degrees)
Category I rewards design projects developed in design studios at the first level (e.g., Bachelor) of higher education (e.g., first, second and third year of the architectural curriculum). Design entries will have to deal with the field of architecture, urban design and/or planning or building renovation.
Category I rewards design projects developed in design studios at the first level (e.g., Bachelor) of higher education (e.g., first, second and third year of the architectural curriculum). Design entries will have to deal with the field of architecture, urban design and/or planning or building renovation.
Category II: Student Design Project (Year of study 4-6, Graduate and Postgraduate degrees)
Category II rewards design projects developed in design studios at the second and third level (e.g., Diploma and/or Master) of higher education (e.g., fourth, fifth and sixth year of the architectural curriculum). Design entries will have to deal with the field of architecture, urban design and/or planning or building renovation.
Category II rewards design projects developed in design studios at the second and third level (e.g., Diploma and/or Master) of higher education (e.g., fourth, fifth and sixth year of the architectural curriculum). Design entries will have to deal with the field of architecture, urban design and/or planning or building renovation.
Category III: Open Student Work (all Years of study)
Category III rewards all non-building design projects, including (but not limited to) short essays, videos, artwork, etc., which deal with themes of sustainability in architecture, urban design and/or planning or building renovation in an original and innovative way.
Category III rewards all non-building design projects, including (but not limited to) short essays, videos, artwork, etc., which deal with themes of sustainability in architecture, urban design and/or planning or building renovation in an original and innovative way.
For further details on Categories, please see the
EDUCATE Prize Briefing Document.
Awards
1st Prize: The winner of each Category will receive a prize of € 1000
2nd Prize: The runner-up (2nd Prize) of each Category will receive a prize of € 500
3rd Prize: The runner-up (3rd Prize) of each Category will receive a prize of € 200
1st Prize: The winner of each Category will receive a prize of € 1000
2nd Prize: The runner-up (2nd Prize) of each Category will receive a prize of € 500
3rd Prize: The runner-up (3rd Prize) of each Category will receive a prize of € 200
Timetable
Launch of the EDUCATE PRIZE: 14 July 2011
Submission of Questions: 14 July to 18 November 2011
Registration: 14 July to 18 November 2011
Deadline for Digital Submission: December 09, 2011 (5pm CET)
Selection Process: December 2011 - January 2012
Announcement of Results: February 2012
Award Ceremony: February 2012
Launch of the EDUCATE PRIZE: 14 July 2011
Submission of Questions: 14 July to 18 November 2011
Registration: 14 July to 18 November 2011
Deadline for Digital Submission: December 09, 2011 (5pm CET)
Selection Process: December 2011 - January 2012
Announcement of Results: February 2012
Award Ceremony: February 2012
Jury
The Jury will be composed by the following members of Chambers of Architects:
The Jury will be composed by the following members of Chambers of Architects:
- RIBA - Royal Institute of British Architects (United Kingdom): Richard Hawkes
- Conseil National de l‘Ordre des Architectes de Belgique (Belgium): Richard Delviesmaison
- Bayerische Architektenkammer (Germany): Oliver Heiss (Chair)
- Ordine degli Architetti, Pianificatori, Paessaggisti e Conservatori di Roma e Provincia (Italy): Patrizia Colletta
- Consejo Superior de Colegios de Arquitectos de Espana (Spain): Nieves Mestre, Eduardo Roig
- Magyar Epitesz Kamara (Hungary): Attila Ertsey, Jolan Racz
International Architects will contribute to the assessment of the EDUCATE Prize, including:
- Peter Clegg - Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (United Kingdom)
- Mario Cucinella - MCA Architects (Italy)
- Bill Gething – Bill Gething: Sustainability + Architecture (United Kingdom)
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