mAAN Seoul 2011 + International Student Design Competition

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Competition Theme

Creative design solutions on applying concept of re-use, renovation, or preservation on existing modern industrial heritage, or modern architecture of Asian context.

Competition Schedule

First Stage Deadline :     July 22, 2011
Finalist announcement :  August 8, 2011
Second Stage Deadline : August 19, 2010

Second Stage Presentation
Presentation : August 26, 2011 2:00PM
Exhibition : August 25-27, 2011

Application Guideline 

1. Theme :	Creative design solutions on applying concept of re-use, renovation, or preservation on existing modern industrial heritage, or modern architecture of Asian context.
2.Eligibility :	Submitted works must be academic design projects or thesis works completed at College, University, or Graduate School level academic institutions, and must have been completed within past three years from the date of submission. You are free to revise these projects for the purposes of this competition
3.Important Dates	First Stage Deadline :     July 22, 2011 Finalist announcement :  August 8, 2011 Second Stage Deadline : August 19, 2010
4. Requirements
First Stage	(a) Electronically submit 1xA1 size (840x600) digital image in jpg. format, containing key architectural drawings, perspectival images and any necessary diagrams that explain the design intent. Scale of architectural drawings may vary. Resolution of the image has to be at least 300dpi. Please limit size of each uploaded file to 20MB. (b) A written description of the project in English (doc. Format) limited to 1XA4 size sheet (c) 1xdownloadable entry form completely filled in. >> Download here: WORD.zip
Second Stage	The second stage of competition will take form of public presentation using digital media. Five finalists selected for the second stage will be notified individually and are asked to provide a power point presentation in English. The length of presentation for each team will be limited to 10 minutes with additional time for questions and comments. The winner will be announced and awarded at the end of the day on closing ceremony of the conference.
5.Official Language	All text must be written in English (for both drawings and presentation) Presentation will also be conducted in English
6.Registration	No pre-registrations or registration fee are necessary for this competition.

Award

First prize :  1 work - USD 1,000 & Award Certificate

Special prize : 4 works – Award Certificate.

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Judges

First stage judges: selected from the list of Second stage judges

Second stage judges
Hwang Doojin (Architect/ Doojin Hwang Architects, Korea)
Choe Sanki (Professor/ University of Seoul, Korea)
George Kunihiro (Architect/Japan)
Lee Sang Yoon (Professor/ Yonsei University, Korea)
Bart Reuser (Architect/ NEXT, Netherlands)
Jagan Shah (Architect/ India)
Zenep (Architect/ Turkey)

** list of judges may change per conference schedule

 Disclosure

1.	No questions will be answered regarding the theme or regulations. Theme and scope of the project can be proceeded at your own discretion as long as it meets the requirements stated above. Any logistical questions can be forwarded to email address stated above.
2.	Copyrights for the project belong to the applicant but the sponsor, mAAN,  possesses the rights to publish work in magazines and websites.
3.	Submitted work will not be returned. If it is necessary please reproduce your work before sending it. Application data will not be used for anything except the purposes of this competition.