The International Competition in Architecture
Architects, designers, engineers, artists and urban planners are given a unique opportunity to win one of the three prizes of the Jacques Rougerie Foundation - Institut de France by creating innovative and ambitious projects. These architectural projects based on emerging developments and a prospective vision should address some core issues of mankind: greater environmental, industrial and technical responsibilities, while taking sustainable development principles into account: innovative materials, techniques and fundamental advance in design, development, energy saving or natural resources, recycling...
Awards
Innovation and Architecture for the Sea award - € 10 000
Innovation and Architecture for Space award - € 10 000
Architecture and Sea Level Rise award - € 10 000
Like Jules Verne, Gustave Eiffel, Arthur C. Clarke, Jacques Piccard, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, Jacques Rougerie... you want your passion and your talent of a designer, architect, engineer, builder to contribute to the evolution of our society so that man could develop a healthier relationship with Earth?
You are passionate about the ocean and the space and want to support their sustainable integration into our society and the awareness of these fundamental domains that are crucial for the future of the mankind?
Every year, the Jacques Rougerie Foundation launches a competition to give rise to vocations…
30 000 € will be distributed among the most promising and innovative projects to encourage their development. These projects, in addition to being innovative, must be based on a global vision of the future and meet the major issues of today.
Each Prize consists of a financial allocation. Besides, each winner will receive the support of the Foundation’s network in the development of their projects.
… And encourage innovative projects.
The “Innovation and Architecture for the Sea” Award: 10 000 €
The “Innovation and Architecture for Space” Award: 10 000 €
The “Architecture and Sea Level Rise” Award: 10 000 €
The rise in sea level is considered here a direct result of the issues related to global warming
Innovation and Sustainable Development - hallmarks of this call for creativity
Schedule
Thursday, March 31, 2016: Registration opening
Monday, October 3, 2016: Registration closing
Tuesday, October 4, 2016: Projects submission opening
Monday, October 31, 2016: Projects submission closing
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 Award Ceremony
Step 1: Registration
To participate, you have to register yourself or your team on our website ”enter the contest" before October 31, 2016 at midnight GMT +1 (France).
A confirmation e-mail and a link will be sent to you.
This link will allow you to download the documents that you’ll need for the competition.
The downloadable documents are:
- the competition’s rules
- the “Legal Authorization Waiver” form
- the templates for your A3 documents
- the Jacques Rougerie Foundation’s logo (black and white)
Once your participation is confirmed, you can proceed to completing your registration on “My Profile” tab on our website.
Step 2: Handouts by candidates
Folder n°2: the global description
Folder n°3: graphic elements
Folder n°4: 3D animation video (optional)
Folder n°5: administrative folder
All folders must be compressed into a single ZIP file and named after your project.
Caution:
Step 3: Jury’s selection:
After a pre-selection, the jury will choose the 2016’s awarded projects in the three categories: “Innovation and Architecture for the Sea”, “Innovation and architecture for Space” and “Architecture & Sea Level Rise”. The jury will analyze and rank the selected projects based on the originality of the proposal and the quality of the architectural composition.
This opportunity has expired. It was originally published here:
http://www.jacquesrougeriecompetition.com/