YVAC 2021 Young Visionary Architecture Competition 2021

YVAC 2021 Young Visionary Architecture Competition 2021

YVAC2021

BRIEF

Young Visionary Architecture Competition 2021 was inspired based on the influential Architect Le Corbusier.

Le Corbusier was a visionary architect whose designs combined functionalism with bold sculptural expressionism. He belonged to the first generation of the International school of architecture.

This competition is international and involves unbuilt projects that were designed by students and graduates from all over the world during their career, and can be expressed as university projects, personal projects or graduation projects.

In other terms, YVAC 2021 is a “Designed Project’s Competition” where students and undergraduates submit their ideal Personal, University or Graduation project based on 3 competition categories and 18 sub-categories.

Therefore, we invite futuristic mindsets in the Architecture/Design field to take part in our Competition and in sequence showcase their hidden talents, spotlight their individual/team projects, and gain a global-scale recognition.

The competition serves to boost young students and recent graduates only. Entrants are allowed to participate as a solo(1) or a team (2-5) entries and must fulfil the following criteria: Undergraduates, Post graduates, and Recent graduates (of 2017 and more) that are completing or have completed one of the following:

PRIZES

INTERNSHIPS

A selection from the winners will be granted 2-6 months Internships at:

Melike Altinisik Architects | Istanbul, Turkey

Mold Architects | Athens, Greece

Drozdov & Partners | Kharkiv, Ukraine

AV62 Architects | Barcelona, Spain

Nabil Gholam Architects | Beirut, Lebanon

Nabil Gholam Architects | Seville, Spain

CASH PRIZE*

Total € 9,000

– 1 Winning team in each sub-category receives the cash prize award.
– 18 sub-categories
– € 500 For Team per sub-category

3D RENDERING SERVICES

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CERTIFICATES OF
ACHIEVEMENT

In each sub-category:
A Winner Certificate
1st Runner up Certificate
2nd Runner up Certificate

+ Certificates of participation & honorable mentions

PUBLICATIONS

Winners, runners up, and honorable mentions will be published on our website, social media platforms, and several worldwide architectural magazines/websites.

CATEGORIES

Competition categories are set according to project typology and scale that are common criteria amongst all types of projects. Young Visionary Architecture Competition 2021 comprises 18 award categories that are broadly grouped under 3 main categories: Architecture, Interior, and Urban Design.

Note: when submitting your project, you are required to choose the project’s relative category and sub category. For support, kindly contact support@standoutarchi.com

Architecture Design Awards
Subcategories
Interior Design Awards
Subcategories
Urban Design Awards
Subcategories

JURY

Oleg Drozdov

Position: Drozdov & Partners
Categories: YVAC2021
Location: Ukraine

In 1990 he graduated from Kharkiv University of Civil Engineering with a degree in architecture. He lives and works in Kharkiv (Ukraine). In 1991-1997 he pursued a career of an artist, and in 1997 he established “Drozdov & Partners” architectural practice. The office works on a wide international scale (South Korea, France, Switzerland, the USA, Spain, Kuwait) and embraces the philosophy of critical artistic pragmatism.

He was one of the authors and reviewers of a course project in Columbia University GSAPP in 2011. In 2017  he founded Kharkiv School of Architecture, the first private architectural school in Ukraine. Currently, he is a key tutor at the department of techniques and technology, and he focuses on the search for a new understanding of tectonics.

He curated Ukrainian projects at the Rotterdam Biennale of Architecture “The Flood” in 2005 (“Monisto” research project that explores Odessa seafront development) and Moscow Biennale of Architecture in 2012 (“Circumstances” project that traces the “lifelines” of some of our built projects). He was also in charge of “Terralogia” art project (Kyiv, Kharkiv, 2015) and “Patiologia” project (Kyiv, Kharkiv, 2007) which was an in-depth research into the nature of patio houses.

He is also one of the experts of EU Mies Award.

Oleg Drozdov

Drozdov & Partners
Ukraine

Juan Ramirez

Position: 3XN Architects
Categories: YVAC2021
Location: Denmark

Juan Ramirez is an Architect MAA and Associate at 3XN Architects in Copenhagen, Denmark. He has extensive international experience across Europe, the Americas and Asia. Juan has been part of the design and development of multiple high-profile 3XN projects, including the SAP Garden Arena in Munich, the Bergen ByArena, and the 2 Finsbury Avenue Office Towers development at Broadgate in London.

Juan Ramirez

3XN Architects
Denmark

Melike Altinisik

Position: Melike Altinisik Architects
Categories: YVAC2021
Location: Turkey

Melike Altınışık as an award-winning architect is the founder of internationally recognised architecture practice MAA – Melike Altınışık Architects with offices in Istanbul and Seoul. She is dedicated to develop an innovative approach towards architecture, urbanism and design. Her design work has received numerous prestigious design awards including Europe 40 under 40, FEIDAD Design Award 07’ and Swiss Art Award. Her work includes prize winning projects such as 369m tall futuristic Istanbul TV and Radio Tower and the world first pioneer Robot Science Museum in Seoul.
Prior to forming her award winning practice MAA, Melike Altınışık Architects in 2013 in Istanbul , she has worked in London almost 7 years with Zaha Hadid Architects ( between 2006-2013).

Melike Altinisik

Melike Altinisik Architects
Turkey

Massimiliano Gotti

Position: LAB71 Architetti
Categories: YVAC2021
Location: Italy

Architect, PhD in Architecture: Theories and Project at Sapienza University of Rome. He has taught, at Sapienza University of Rome, Polytechnic of Milan and at BAU Beirut Arab University, Architectural and Urban Design Studio, Theory of Architecture, Vernacular Architecture, Landscape Architecture.

Design director at LAB71 architetti, in 2011 he won Alfa Romeo’s contest for a traveling stand at the main international fairs. From this experience born a long collaboration with FCA Group that led him to develop many concepts and design projects for the main brands of the Group, up to the special mention for creativity for Abarth’s stand at Geneva International Motorshow 2016. He recently designed CASA 500 exhibition space inside Giovanni and Marella Agnelli Art Gallery.

Massimiliano Gotti

LAB71 Architetti
Italy

Anderson Inge

Position: AA School
Categories: YVAC2021
Location: United Kingdom

Anderson has combined architectural practice with teaching for nearly 30 years, in the UK as well as the USA.  He has built extensively in Docklands, London, and a bit in the mountains of Colorado.  Having trained initially in both architecture and structural engineering at MIT, mid-career he undertook study in sculpture at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts School and at Central St Martins, London.  Anderson’s teaching now concentrates on integrating structural and architectural design, delivering courses and workshops at numerous universities, including the design & build programme at the Rural Studio, Alabama, the Bartlett School of Architecture, and UCL Civil Engineering’s Masters of Engineering and Architectural Design course.

Anderson Inge

AA School
England

Andrea Canclini

Position: Politecnico Di Milano 1863
Categories: YVAC2021
Location: Italy

Andrea Canclini is an Adjunct Professor of Theory in Contemporary Architectural Design at the Politecnico in Milan, and a Visiting Professor at Beirut Arab University. He graduated in Architecture (Politecnico di Milano, 1996) and in Philosophy (Università degli Studi di Perugia, 2012), and holds a PhD in Architecture (Politecnico di Torino, 2017). As a researcher, he has participated in international conferences and published worldwide on architectural critic and history, and their cultural basis

Andrea Canclini

Politecnico Di Milano 1863
Italy

Iliana Kerestetzi

Position: MOLD ARCHITECTS
Categories: YVAC2021
Location: Greece

Iliana Kerestetzi ( M.Sc in Advanced Architectural Design, Columbia University, NY 2009) founded MOLD ARCHITECTS in 2011. Their practice integrates research, architecture, landscape, advanced computational design, parametric design, graphic design, interior design, construction, visual arts. Their work has been included in group exhibitions and received various awards and distinctions including the: SADAS-PEA 2014 Award – Best Residential Project for 2009-2013, DOMES 2014 Award – Best first project of a young architect for the years 2009-2013, Nomination for the Mies van Der Rohe Award 2015, Nomination  for the Piranesi Award 2015, 100% HOTEL DESIGN AWARD 2016, Finalist for the East Centric Architecture Triennale Award 2016, 100% HOTEL DESIGN AWARD 2019, BIG SEE ARCHITECTURE AWARD 2021, BIG SEE INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AWARD 2021,

Iliana Kerestetzi

MOLD ARCHITECTS
Greece

Hussein-Bakri

Hussein Bakri

Position: BAD CONSULT
Categories: YVAC2021, YVAC2023
Location: UAE

Founder and Chief Architecture Officer at Bakri & Associate Development Consultants DMCC (BAD) in Dubai, UAE.

Having 20 years of wealth industry experience, Bakri designed multiple complex, large-scale residential and commercial, educational, governmental and recreational projects.

His passion of design leads him to create the recent large-scale project in Senegal, Akon City owned by the famous Senegalese-American RnB singer. Hussein is behind that $6 billion futuristic smart and sustainable city, inspired by nature, culture and the reflection of the surrounding species.

Bakri is also the creator of Diamniadio Lake City in Senegal, a $2 billion project. It is extending over 644 hectares, spanned into 3 districts and was called the first futuristic city in west Africa, if not whole Africa.

Among his recent work, Bakri designed Sahara Oryx in Senegal, Yerevan manifesto in Armenia, Senegal Pavilion for Dubai Expo, the extension of The Souq in Sana’a (the oldest living city in the world) in Yemen, Ghantoot Highway Rest Area in Abu Dhabi, all as part of a unique concept of emerging individual development or cities according to futuristic with sense of belonging as a vision.

Bakri is a jury member in Abu Dhabi University, architecture college. He is a guest speaker in many events and forums.

Hussein Bakri

BAD CONSULT
UAE

Mohamad Beydoun

Position: L’ART-QUI-TECTE
Categories: YVAC2021
Location: Lebanon

Mohamad Ali Beydoun is a Lebanese entrepreneur that Won the business man of the year in 2017  founded L’ART-QUI-TECTE in 2012 & nationaL’ART in 2015 that created  245 Projects in the FNB / Residential / Educational & Commercial Sectors  .And  In 2016, he launched his greatest project, Lebanon 2040. The latter is a nonprofit organization that aims at developing Lebanon by creating a sustainable environment in the city.

Mohamad Beydoun

L’ART-QUI-TECTE
Lebanon

TIMELINE

CALENDAR

Early-Bird Registration
Standard Registration
Final Registration
Jury Summoning

Shortlisting

Nominating Top 3 and Honorable mentions

Online meeting with jurors commenting on projects of each winner (date to be confirmed later), 1st runner up, 2nd runner up, and honorable mention of each sub category without announcing. The link will be available for all.

Results Announcment

ZOOM meeting will take place before this date. Participants will be informed regarding the shortlisting process and the meeting.

NOTE: Submission is open during registration dates.
Project Submission Starts: 7 June 2021
Project Submission ends: 21 August 2021 | 11:59 pm UTC

INTERNSHIPS

Drozdov & Partners
Mold Architects
Melike Altinisik Architects
AV62 Architects
Nabil Gholam Architects

COLLABORATIONS

FAQ

How can I participate?

The entry must register in our website and proceed with the payment. The entry will receive an email containing an ID and further procedure after a successful transaction. An email will be sent including the submission link. The entry will fill the project details and upload the files there.

Does the registration fee differ between solo and team entry?

No. The registration fees remain the same for team entries.

Can I register at early-bird phase and submit my project at standard/late phase?

Yes. Each individual/team entry can register at early bird phase and submit their project at any other phase. 

Where will I use the ID? What is the procedure of the submitting the project?

The ID will be automatically generated (except for supported countries) after the payment. It will be used as a reference in the A1 posters. The participant will receive an email including the submission page link. The ID and email address will be used as reference for each submission.

What is the duration of each internship?

Internship duration is set according to the respective firm's schedule. The duration is varied between 2 and 6 months.

If my team will consist of 4 members, will all of us get the internship prize in case of winning? If yes, will all of us be at the same firm/country of internship?

If a firm chooses to accept less than 4 members based on their schedule or any other reasons, Standout Archi will set the internship for the other members in another firm/country. 

To whom will the internship prizes be awarded?

6 winners out of 18 will recieve the internship prize at 6 different locations. 
The jury members will vote for the best projects that deserve the internship award.

What if my country requires a Visa to the country of the internship?

Standout Archi will manage to award the internships based on several criteria including the visa issue.

In case of winning, can I choose the firm to do the internship at?

Unfortunately not. However, the winners can contact Standout Archi at support@standoutarchi.com and ask for the preferred location/firm. If possible, Standout Archi will award the internship at the preferred location/firm.

Who covers the expenses of the flight and accomodation?

The winning individual/team is responsible to cover the internship expenses. However, Standout Archi will award 500 EUR to each winning team. Standout Archi may cover the flight cost of 1 or 2 internships.

My country is supported by Standout Archi and requires less fees and manual registration, If my team wins, will we receive all of the mentioned prizes including the internships and cash prizes?

Definitely yes. If you/your team wins, you will receive all of the mentioned prizes without any modification or editing.

Can one team submit multiple projects?

One project per registration is allowed. Participants are allowed to register multiple times if they wish to submit more than one project.

Can I add/edit/remove team members?

No. Once the registration is done, the team will be unable to modify the team members. However, in critical cases, you can contact Standout Archi at support@standoutarchi.com

We are experiencing problems with the registration/submission process.

Please contact support@standoutarchi.com for assistance. Our team will reach out as soon as possible.

What are the required number of posters for submitting?

Kindly check the submission requirements.

Can I get a certificate of participation in case of not winning?

Every participant will receive a certificate of participation upon request on support@standoutarchi.com within 2 months of results announcement.

In case I refuse the internship prize, who will receive it instead?

In such cases, the internship prize or any other prize will be awarded to another sub category winner.

What are the internships starting and ending dates?

The internships will start after results announcing. There is no specific date set for the internships, thus Standout Archi will set the most suitable date for the winners and the firms. (approx. 3-6 weeks after results announcing).

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