The call for entries for the 2020 CAU/RJ Grandjean de Montigny Grand Prize is now available! This year's winner will be awarded a study trip to a Latin American country, in addition to R$ 7,000 for expenses. The authors of the projects placed 2nd and 3rd will receive R$ 5,000 and R$ 3,000, respectively, for study trips. The results will be announced at the Architect and Urban Planner Day celebration on December 15. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will be held online and streamed live on the CAU/RJ YouTube channel. Further details regarding the program will be released soon.
As in previous years, the Grandjean de Montigny Grand Prize will be contested by the first-place winners of the 37th Architect of Tomorrow Award. Promoted by the Rio de Janeiro Department of the Institute of Architects of Brazil (IAB-RJ), the Architect of Tomorrow award consists of eight categories: Building Architecture; Cultural Facility Architecture; Cultural Heritage, Restoration, and Adaptive Reuse of Buildings; Technology and Innovation in Architecture; Theoretical Production; Urbanism and Landscape Architecture; Social Interest Housing; and Metropolitan Impact.
