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Designing for the ‘NoWhere’ People

 As the world is slowly reopening, easing lockdown measures, everyone is adapting to the ‘new normal’, as we now call it. The pandemic has imposed major changes to our work and lifestyles, altering our views and priorities. While we cannot foresee the future, we can definitely say that the modifications brought about due to this pandemic are here to stay for longer. 

This is a call for interventions to design liveable spaces that are adaptable, resilient, and innovative. 

On a micro level, deliver a design that conforms to the idea of a sustainable shelter unit. The competition also pushes forth the idea to explore community spaces within clusters of shelter units on a macro level - schools, training units, social gathering spaces, or any other program that seems to fit with the design idea to make the lives of the residents significantly better.

Whether you choose to work on a bottom-up or a top-down approach for the workflow on the site, you may choose to explore the design process on the Autodesk BIM Platform - Revit and Autodesk tools like Formit, Insight, Dynamo, and others in the development and representation of the design proposal.

The Site

 The site for the design can be a maximum of 3 ha in area. The site can already have a built mass on it and the intervention can be worked around the existing structures. Alternatively, a site that is allotted for housing/development can also be chosen. The by-laws and NBC guidelines should be applied accordingly. The scope and scale of the proposal i.e. No. of Workers/Families, No. of Dwelling Units, Clusters, Common spaces need to be identified and defined.

Eligibility

 Open to all undergraduate and postgraduate students of Architecture and Design across the country. (Anyone who is a student of Architecture and Design at the time of registration is also eligible to participate, including graduates of 2020.) The competition is open to civil engineering students, provided the other member of the team of two is an architecture/design student.

Team Composition

 A maximum of two members per team is permissible.

The members of the team can belong to the same or different academic years, colleges and courses of undergraduate or postgraduate disciplines that broadly fall under the category of Architecture and Design.

Submission Requirements

• A statement defining the problem, context and the choice of site in one A4 sheet as a pdf.
• 5-7 Graphical Slides in 16:9 ratio, with the design process and the drawings (plans, elevations, sections and views) in a suitable graphical scale.
• Acknowledgement of references used for case studies and design ideas that have been adapted from sources. All entries shall be scrutinized for evidence of plagiarism.

The submissions need to clearly document the design process. You may choose to develop drawings/ graphics using Autodesk Revit and auxiliary Autodesk BIM tools. The sheets may include plans, sections, elevations, 3D views, joinery details, Dynamo scripts, and anything else that would help communicate the idea better.

Submission code and BIM 360 drive link for uploading the entry will be communicated to the participants after registration for the competition closes.

Awards

• Cash Prizes for the top three winners: 
  1st: Rs 75,000/-  ; 2nd: Rs. 50,000/-  ; 3rd: Rs. 25,000/-
• Top 10 entries to be published as a Book/Journal.
• Top 10 winners will get free entry to BIM for Design Implementation Program for Architects worth Rs 50,000/-
• All participants who have submitted the entries will get a discount voucher of 40% on the BIM for Design Course.
• Placement Assistance for participants.
• E - Certificates for all attendees of the workshop.
• E - Certificates for all participants who have submitted competition entries.

We had a talk by Moshe Safdie as part of the competition, where he discussed his take on shelter and habitat design, in conversation with Ar Ashish Ganju. To view the talk, click on this link:

In Search of Habitat

For regular updates on webinars and workshops, register for the competition today!

Attachments

Competition Brief

FAQ Documents

Letter of Declaration