American Institute
of Architecture
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University at
Buffalo Chapter
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AIAS/Kawneer
Student Design Competition
The AIAS supports and
sponsors design competitions to contribute to the education of all students.
Competitions present unique opportunities to investigate and utilize
building materials and design techniques from different perspectives or
those that the student might not be familiar with already. Furthermore,
participants can compete among students from a broad range of programs and
be evaluated by diverse juries of experts. Competitions can also assist
instructors with developing a repertoire of design challenges to use in
studio courses.
Sponsored by the Vinyl Institute and
administered by the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS),
the 2008 program challenged students to learn about materials,
specifically vinyl building products, and their assembly in the
design of a bicycle center for Denver. Participants will gained
knowledge about building materials and products while exploring the
AIAS FORUM 2008 theme, "Energy." More information will be on the Web
site soon.
Deadline: Nov 15, 2008
AIAS/ICPF
Chair Affair
AIAS/AARP
Livable Communities Design Competition
AIAS/Vinyl
Institute Denver Bicycle Center Design Competition
Metropolis Next Generation Design Competition
TCA/PCA
National Design Competition
Sponsored by Kawneer and administered by the
American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), the program will
challenge students to learn about building materials, specifically
architectural aluminum building products and systems and their assembly
in the design of a library. While open to any student, the competition
is designed for advanced students. Total prize money is $7,225,
including $2,500 for the winning design.
Deadline: Dec 03, 2008
Sponsored by AARP and the American Institute
of Architecture Students (AIAS), the 2008-09 Livable Communities program
will challenge architecture and planning students to learn about
universal design and designing for an aging population. Total prize
money is $18,450, including $6,000 for the winning design. Information
will be available on the Web site soon.
Deadline: Apr 11, 2009
Sponsored by the International Corrugated
Packaging Foundation (ICPF), the program challenged students, working
individually or in teams, to explore the use of corrugated cardboard (a
non-traditional building material) in design and construction.
Furthermore, the program encouraged students to explore careers in the
corrugated box industry. Competition information will be available soon
on the Web site.
Deadline: Mar 15, 2009
TCA/PCA National Design Competition: Fire
Storm Housing 2008 sponsored by the Tilt-Up Concrete Association and the
Portland Cement Association. Students in the field of architecture,
currently in a graduate or undergraduate program are invited to present
conceptual designs for firestorm-resistant housing located in the Santa
Ana region of California using site cast concrete panels known as
“Tilt-Up” for their shell components. Storm Housing 2008 is an
international, open, single-stage ideas competition.
Deadline: Sep 15, 2008
FIX OUR ENERGY ADDICTION. Rising
energy costs present new design problems. Redesign the broken models of
the 20th century. Challenge our patterns of living and working in a
fuel-hungry world…come up with solutions that connect us, make us more
efficient, more humane.
Ask yourself…How would I bring work closer to home?
Can a product help eliminate long commutes?
What can I do to revitalize old ideas such as living above the store?
What kind of interiors or furnishings does a telecommuter really need?
Or follow your own dreams…what calls out for a major redesign?
Focus on one area that needs fixing—products, interiors, buildings and
landscape, communication systems, or anything else you can imagine—and
develop your idea fully.
Deadline:
January 30, 2009
