Requirements

Admission
Multidisciplinary teams of graduate (master and PhD students) and undergraduate students from architecture, landscape, civil engineering, and related disciplines are accepted.
Young architects aged under 35 are allowed to participate too.
Teams and individual entries are accepted. Teams of students can have up to 5 members, young architects can have up to 3 members in the team.
Only one project may be submitted per team.

Competition requirements
The main conceptual tasks of the competition are:
1) Creation of a high-quality example of an educational institution considering modern world trends in school education, comfort of learning and accessibility
2) Searching for high-quality urban composition and original design concepts
3) Formation of a structure of the educational complex in the context and scale of the existing area
4) Rethinking the transformation of the old Soviet schools and implementation of modern trends in the design of educational institutions

The proposals should also consider below requirements:

  • New school building design
  • Overall sustainable concept
  • Green space design
  • Proposals of renewable energy systems
  • Connection with the surrounding area

Registration Procedure
Category 1: STUDENTS
For registration, send below information to bart@kitakyu-u.ac.jp

  • names of all participants of your team, individual entries are accepted as well.
  • name of university including name of faculty and/or department.
  • teams of students can have up to 5 members in one team.
  • e-mail address of the team leader

After your registration is completed, you will receive a registration number which must be integrated in all boards of your final submission.

Category 2: YOUNG ARCHITECTS UNDER 35
For registration, send below information to bart@kitakyu-u.ac.jp

  • names of all participants of your team, individual entries are accepted as well. Teams of young architects can have up to 3 members in one team.
  • proof of age under 35.
  • at least one team member should have a qualification certificate of architect.
  • e-mail address of the team leader.

After your registration is completed, you will receive a registration number which must be integrated in all panels (lower right corner) of your final submission.

Registration Fee
No registration fees are required for the competition.

Language
The official language of the competition is English.

Entries
• Digital form: 4 (four) A2 panels (JPEG files)
• Panel size: A2 (594mm x 420mm) (landscape format = horizontal orientation)
• All proposals must contain project concept, diagrams, all floor plans, at least 2 sections, all facades, perspectives.
• Entries must contain the registration digit in the lower right corner on all panels (18pt).
• No names of participants or affiliations are allowed on the boards.
• Proposals shall be sent by email to bart@kitakyu-u.ac.jp
• Proposals are not accepted after closing date for proposal submissions.
• File name: the registration number followed by page number 01, 02, 03 and 04.

for students
HSDK-ST24001-01
HSDK-ST24001-02
HSDK-ST24001-03
HSDK-ST24001-04
underlined number = your registration number
for young architects
HSDK-YA24001-01
HSDK-YA24001-02
HSDK-YA24001-03
HSDK-YA24001-04
underlined number = your registration number