Announcement of the 14th edition of the M. Nowicki Award competition

15 of December '19

"Open city, friendly city".

The 14th edition of the competition for the Maciej Nowicki Prize, awarded for innovative solutions in Polish architecture. The competition concerns the promotion of innovative Polish architecture, and its purpose is to draw attention to the precursors of the best solutions - architects, thanks to which the quality of life increases.

The following document sets out the detailed conditions and rules of participation in the 14th edition of the competition for the Maciej Nowicki Award.

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[change: extended deadline for receipt of works - January 30, 2020, 3:00 pm
- deadline for delivery of competition boards to the address of MTP BUDMA given in the terms and conditions].

terms and conditions of the competition

Introduction

The challenges facing architecture in the 21st century are more than just following technological innovations, trendy aesthetics or iconic buildings. In the face of demographic, socioeconomic, cultural changes, as a result of the ecological threats posed by the unlimited exploitation of the planet's natural resources, and the inflation of values, we are faced with a situation where practicing architecture is burdened with a unique responsibility. The world is consistently moving to cities. UN reports predict that galloping urbanization will make two-thirds of humanity urban dwellers in 2050. This presents all of us with a huge challenge. In addition to solving transportation, infrastructure or housing problems, urban land management will have to deal with climate change, demographic change or the ever-increasing aging of the population. The idea of inclusive and non-exclusionary design, accessibility to green areas, recreation, education and health services is a task for local governments, but also for architects and urban planners. It is, after all, about our common good, i.e. the space around us - for living, working, spending leisure time. Thus, the architect's responsibility goes beyond that of architecture itself and extends to environmental responsibility as well. Such a strategy is becoming increasingly important in architectural and urban planning practice. It is not an add-on to design, but its meaning. That is, of course, when architecture has a mission to create a better, more interesting, more valuable world. Are architects up to these challenges? We are looking for the most interesting answers to the goals, challenges and questions outlined above.

Aims and objectives of the competition

The purpose of the competition for the Maciej Nowicki Award is to promote innovative solutions in Polish architecture. We would also like our competition to increase architects' interest in the issue of architectural innovation. The intention of the organizers is to reward the achievements of architects whose works have a significant contribution to the shaping of domestic architectural culture.

The search for new ways of modeling space characterized by high quality and aesthetic value, the need to protect the environment, the development and implementation of human-friendly technologies and materials in construction and architecture, become the necessary conditions for sensitizing the audience and users of architecture to its quality and educational and educational role.

As every year, we invite representatives of the construction industry, material manufacturers and technology developers to join us. For them, participation in the creation of the award is also an opportunity for their own development and economic success. Inspiration from the awarded projects will allow them to reach for new solutions and, by way of feedback, give architects the opportunity to create better architecture.

Participants

Those invited to participate in the competition are:

students of the Faculties of Architecture
architects
designers
designers

Calendar

Announcement of the competition: 15.12.2019
Deadline for receipt of works (extended): January 30, 2020, 3 pm[January 26, 2020, 11:59 pm].
Settlement of the competition: February 5-6, 2020 during BUDMA 2020.

Announcement of the competition

The organizer of the competition, Architektura & Biznes monthly magazine, shall announce the competition on its portal in an electronic version, containing all necessary information including the regulations and terms and conditions of the competition. Additional information promotion may also be carried out through print media in the Publisher's own periodicals and other mass media.

The Organizer reserves the right to make minor changes in the terms and conditions of the contest during its duration, provided that they do not affect the substantive assumptions of the contest. Such changes may include, for example, a slight extension of the deadline for receipt of works (in justified cases). The organizer will inform about any changes on this page of the A&B portal.

Application for participation in the competition

An integral and essential part of the submission of work for the competition is the electronic entry form available at the bottom of this page. Its completion is mandatory if you wish to participate in the competition. The application form contains all the basic information about the submitted project, the project team, and is a form of granting permission to the competition organizer to process the contest participant's data for the conduct and adjudication of the competition.

Form of submission of works

Physical form - display boards (2-3 pieces of rigid boards of 100×70 cm format glued on foam) should be submitted in a package bearing the inscription "Competition for theMaciej Nowicki Award, BUDMA 2020", to the address: Violetta Pastwa, Poznań International Fair, 14 Głogowska Street, 60-734 Poznań
Electronic form - should be sent by vetransfer to: konkurs@archibi.pl with a note in the title "Maciej Nowicki Award, BUDMA 2020".
The electronic version in the form of a single .zip archive should contain:
- a set of drawings, visualizations, charts and photos in a quality that allows subsequent publication in the A&B magazine and on the portal website
- author's description (in Polish and English)
- situation, projections, sections, elevations
- author's resume with portrait photos

Announcement of results

The results will be announced during the BUDMA International Construction Fair, in Poznań, February 5-6, 2020.

Prizes and awards

Prizes will be awarded to authors for an architectural concept (idea) bearing the characteristics of an outstandingly innovative solution. The innovativeness of the works will be understood as the novelty of the solutions constituting the uniqueness of the work and its high quality. The works will be evaluated in the following categories: aesthetic, material, technological and functional.

Main prize: PLN 4,000
Honorable mention: a six-month subscription to A&B magazine.
Readers' prize through voting on the A&B portal

Jury of the competition

The works will be judged by a jury selected by the editors of the Architektura & Biznes magazine. the composition of the jury of the 14th edition of the competition: