Sacred Architecture - Kaira Looro International Competition
Registration Deadline: Friday, Mar 31, 201711:55 PMBST
Submission Deadline: Sunday, Apr 23, 201711:55 PMBST
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SACRED ARCHITECTURE - KAIRA LOORO INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
A tribute to the sacredness in a remote place of the earth. A national symbol for the spirituality of Senegal.
Introspection, spirituality and divinity. These are the elements around which the sacred architecture revolves. The light and the lightness of the materials join sacred and profane, creating an architecture that, through spaces and forms, try to invite humans to an introspective research .
THEME
Kaira Looro are two words in Mandinga language, the main culture in Tanaf. The greetings of welcome or farewell, are not simple greetings of “good morning” or “good evening”, but they are real good wishes and prayers for the peace of others. Often people greet each other “Alma kaira siyaa laa”, or that “God will give you peace.” Kaira Looro, that in Mandingo language means “Architecture for Peace”, is not just architecture, but it also represents the link to a culture, a spirituality and research of interiority. The challenge is to celebrate this cult philosophy by designing a sustainable and culturally-driven architecture, for a place with a lack of materials and with low technology. To design a place of worship means creating a new landmark, but also giving substance to a culture of a community, being lightweight and graceful to understand its spirituality. This competition has to show and describe the theme thanks to an impressive design also being integrated and able to become a symbol for all the country. Carefully included into the landscape, it will represent the conjunction between earthly and divine.
JURY
Kengo Kuma, Ko Nakamura (University of Tokyo), A. Ghirardelli (SBGA ), A. Muzzonigro (Stefano Boeri Architects), R. Bouman (Mohn + Bouman Architects) C. Chiarelli (Arcò), A. Ferrara (Juri Troy Architects), Pilar Diez Rodriguez, R. Kasik (X Architekten), S. D'Urso (University of Catania), I. Gomis (Tanaf Mayor), I. Lutri (InArch), W. Baricchi (CNAPPC).
PRIZES
- 1st Place: 2.500€ + Internship at Kengo Kuma Office + Publication + Exposure
- 2nd Place: 1.000€ + Publication + Exposure
- 3rd Place: 500€ + Publication + Exposure
- 5 Honorable mention: Publication + Exposure
- 10 finalist: Publication + Exposure
All the awarded proposals will be transmitted to architectural magazines and websites, will be hosted in international exhibitions.
SCHEDULE
- Early registration: from 20 January 2017 to 14 February 2017 (h 23.59 GMT)
- Normal registration: from 15 February 2017 to 14 February 2017 (h 23.59 GMT)
- Late registration: from 09 March 2017 to 31 March 2017 (h 23.59 GMT)
- Submission deadline : 23 April 2017
- Jury Summoning : 01-7 May 2017
- Results announcement: 14 May 2017
Donwload notice of competition (en, fr, it, es, pt, 中国語, العربي )
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