Daylight Spaces

Organizers Introduction Brief Sign up form Judging criteria Dates 2007 Prize Jury Rules

Organizers

Department for Building and Environment / Danube University Krems TIA Teaching in Architecture - Energy and Environment World Network ORTE Architekturnetzwerk Niederösterreich

Introduction

Since the 1st international TIA – Conference in 1995 on teaching sustainable technologies in Architecture many schools have taken up this challenge, taking diverse teaching approaches. Among them the Department for Building and Environment, hosting the TIA – Conference 2007, focuses the possibilities of matching high level architectural design with an excellent sustainable building performance. Daylighting is an important aspect in achieving high quality architectural design with sustainable building performance. This architectural design competition “Daylight Spaces” offers a platform to bring attention to this important quality of design and recognize skilled solutions. Here the interest of the Department for Building and Environment meets the aims of ORTE Architekturnetzwerk Niederösterreich a regional architectural platform, presenting and mediating the present of modern, contemporary architecture and ways of living. ORTE maintains interdisciplinary contacts and encourages communication between architects, building owners and concerned parties.

Brief

“Daylight Spaces” is open for Architects, Artist and other professionals concerned with building design and for students of advanced stage. Completed and built projects or clearly presented concepts are eligible. To facilitate judging the projects, participants are kindly asked to observe the following format requirements. Poster presentation 1 to maximum 5 paper sheets Format: 594X841 mm /DIN A1* Digital presentation Format: -.pdf Resolution of the item: 300ppi or higher * Minor variations of this specification are tolerable.

Sign up form

Please fill in the sign up form on this website of the TIA-Conference 2007 and add the printed form to be delivered with your presentation. More over the participants are free to create any other kind of presentation additional to the stated frame. This possibility should be taken to distinct specific impressions of the design that otherwise could not be received.

First name: ** Last name: ** Nationality: Email: Phone: Postal Adress: I agree that my name and email will be provided in the procedures. yes no Where did you hear about "Daylight Spaces"?: Additional Comments: I agree to the contest rules of "Daylight Spaces". yes

**   Mandatory fields must be filled in!

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Judging criteria

Submitted projects or concepts should clearly show a specific way to deal with daylight as a constantly changing condition affecting architectural spaces. The aspects of sustainability, design quality and users needs should also be addressed.

Dates 2007

15th June   Start of the competition   15th August   Deadline for submissions (postmark date)   1st September   Pre-jury and announcement of semi-finalists   14th-15th September   Exhibition at TIA-Conference in Krems, Austria   15th September   Final jury and announcement of the winners at the international TIA Conference in Krems

Prize

Jury

Brandner G.   Architect, ORTE Architectural Network, AT   Hammer R.   Architect, Danube University Krems, AT/DE   Hastings R.   Architect, Danube University Krems, US/CH/AT   Holzer P.   Engineer, Danube University Krems, AT   Mally W.   Free Artist, “Artist in residence 2007” CZ/DE   Nitschke M.   Architect, ORTE Architectural Network, AT/DE   Reinberg W.   Architect, Danube University Krems, AT   Roaf S.   Architect, Open Univsersity, GB   Sala M.   Architect, University of Florence, IT

Rules

The international Architectural Design Competition “Daylight Spaces” is open to applicants from every country in the world. Applicants must be individuals, not firms or institutions. The copyright of the submitted projects and concepts remains with the participant. The right of use of the poster presentation and the digital presentation is transferred to the Department for Building and Environment at the Danube University Krems, i.e. use of the presentations for proceedings and publishing the results of the competition.