Communities have always thrived and sustained themselves through innovative collaborations with their environment and individuals that surround them. These have often been responses to diverse needs, ranging from celebrations to contestations, formal to informal associations or progressive development to building capacity and resilience. Agency that the communities gain through such associations empower them to translate their needs to tangible and intangible solutions, each unique to the problem, place and time. Architecture can thus be identified as a tangible solution to community needs that emanate out of a collaborative alliance.
The submitted essay should reflect on how collaborative architecture can be a tangible solution to attain good and functional design that enables diversity and inclusion. How do architects reimagine/reframe processes to design for and with communities? What are the possibilities for design interventions that would involve inter-disciplinary collaborations for community infrastructures?
Participants are required to produce an essay of about 2000-2500 words (all inclusive) that answers the above enquiries through a clear and cohesive piece of writing. The essay should include cited examples along with a maximum of three photographs to substantiate the premise.
The entry should be an original contribution of the author/s. Collaborative writing is encouraged but restricted to not more than two members. Multiple entries are discouraged. The format should include the title and the author/s name.
Submission Format - .doc/.docx
Who can write?
We invite full-time registered undergraduate students of Architecture, Planning and Design from around the world to participate in the Avani Essay Prize 2022.
Submission Deadline: Sunday, 18 September 2022
Announcement of Results: Sunday, 02 October 2022
Send your essays with a short bio of not more than 150 words to events@avani.edu.in
Prize - Rs. 10,000/- and Publication in National Journal
Title
Avani Essay Prize 2022Type
Competition Announcement (Student Competitions)Organizers
Submission Deadline
September 18, 2022 11:59 AMPrice
Free
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