"Shared space is a value".

Warsaw

deadline for submitting works

04.09.2024

"Shared space is a value".

organizer: National Institute of Architecture and Urbanism

Attention graduate students in various fields of study! The National Institute of Architecture and Urbanism is holding a competition for the best master's thesis defended in 2023/2024 (from May 1, 2023 to September 4, 2024). The purpose of the competition is to promote the best theses and motivate male and female students to take up the topic of common and public spaces.

purpose

The purpose of the competition is to promote the best diplomas and motivate students to take up the topic of common and public spaces or public facilities in their master's theses.

The award is given in two categories: design and theoretical.

The design category evaluates works in the fields of architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, spatial management, design, graphic design, historic preservation and related fields, including projects concerning public spaces - such as squares, streets, green spaces, recreational spaces, sports facilities, urban scale projects - such as urban plans, revitalization strategies, and projects for public buildings - such as schools, hospitals, offices, cultural facilities.

In the theoretical category, works describing phenomena occurring in public space, concerning public buildings, typologies, history and socio-economic changes will be evaluated, i.e.works from the fields of art history, architectural history, architectural theory, demographic processes, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, economics, cultural studies, protection of cultural assets, environmental protection, law, management and all other aspects concerning the formation and functioning of buildings and common spaces.