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12 MARCH 2014
UIA-HYP CUP 2014 UNEXPECTED CITY,
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COMPETITION IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN.
The School of Architecture of Tianjin University and the Chinese press group, Urban
Environmental Design (UED), are launching the third edition of the UIA-HYP Cup 2014
International Student Competition in Architectural Design.
COMPETITION THEME
The theme of the competition held annually on the Chinese mainland is always
Architecture in Transformation, but the specific focus changes every year. The subject
for the 2014 edition is Unexpected City, a topic chosen by jury chairman Daniel
Libeskind.
According to Mr. Libeskind: We know the digital city, the sustainable city, and the smart
city. But city in transition is also about the unexpected city, the unexpected social city, the
unexpected public space that a city can have, the unexpected city of art, the unexpected
social and cultural encounters that a city can give us. So I think the Unexpected City is
also the city in transition and the city of the future.
The participants will choose a site of around 4,000 m2 for their projects and can define its
characteristics.
PRIZES
Twelve prizes will be awarded: one First Prize of around $10,000; three Second Prizes of
around $5,000; eight Third Prizes of around $1,700. Twenty Honourable Mentions will also
be attributed.
IMPORTANT DATES
Registration deadline: June 30, 2014
Deadline for project submission: August 31, 2014.
Announcement of results: September 2014
REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION
uedcompetition@163.com
http://hypcup2014.uedmagazine.net/Eg_index.html
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ARCHITECTS
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
30 JUNE 2014