Student Steel Design Competition and $ 20,000 Cash Prize from ACSA
Applicant criteria
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) is pleased to announce the 21st Annual Steel Design Student Competition for the 2020-2021 academic year. Administered by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), the program is intended to challenge undergraduate and graduate students, working individually or in teams, to explore a variety of design issues related to the use of steel in design and construction.
Competition Categories:
- CATEGORY I: WORKPLACE WELLNESS - THE FUTURE OF DESIGN
Challenges architecture students to rethink the nature of working in a post-pandemic era and how to design for holistic physical and mental wellness for all the building’s inhabitants.
- CATEGORY II: STEEL DESIGN
Offers architecture students the opportunity to select a site and building program using steel as the primary material. This competition category permits the greatest amount of flexibility for any building type.
AWARDS:
Winning students and their faculty sponsors will receive cash prizes totaling $20,000 with distribution as follows:
Category I: Workplace Wellness
First Place:
- Student: $4,000
- Faculty Sponsor: $1,500
Second Place:
- Student: $2,000
- Faculty Sponsor: $1,000
Third Place:
- Student: $1,000
- Faculty Sponsor: $500
Category II: OPEN
First Place:
- Student: $4,000
- Faculty Sponsor: $1,500
Second Place:
- Student: $2,000
- Faculty Sponsor: $1,000
Third Place:
- Student: $1,000
- Faculty Sponsor: $500
A limited number of honorable mentions may also be awarded at the jury’s discretion. Prize‑winning submissions will be exhibited at the 2022 ACSA Annual Meeting and the 2022 AIA National Convention as well as published in a competition summary publication.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Entries will be accepted for individuals as well as teams. Teams must be limited to a maximum of five students.
- All student entrants are required to work under the direction of a faculty sponsor.
- Submissions should be principally the product of work in a design studio or related class.
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING:
- Creative use of structural steel in the design solution;
- The successful response of the design to its surrounding context;
- The successful response to basic architectural concepts such as human activity needs, structural integrity, and coherence of architectural vocabulary.
- An articulate mastery of formal concepts and aesthetic values.
- A compelling response to the physical and cultural context of the scheme.
- A thorough appreciation of human needs and social responsibilities.
About ACSA:
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) is a nonprofit, membership association founded in 1912 to advance the quality of architectural education.
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