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Globalworth Foundation and Igloo announce the deadline extension for the student competition 2031 NOW

Globalworth Foundation and Igloo – Habitat and Architecture Association announce the deadline extension for the student competition 2031 NOW_our cities in 10 years, due to competition complexity pointed out by participants.

The new deadline for submitting the projects is 1st of February 2022.

As a consequence, the jurization process will take place from the 3rd of February to the 3rd of March 2022. Other elements of the calendar and of the competition in general will suffer no changes.

Please find complete and updated information at 2031now.com.

2031 NOW_our cities in 10 years is an international idea competition powered by Globalworth Foundation and organized by Igloo – Habitat and Architecture Association, dedicated to students in architecture, city planning and design from Poland and Romania. The prizes amount to €11,000, including as well the opportunity to present the projects at the High Tech Learning Center within the “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest, and to publish them in the catalogue of the competition.

 Participants are invited to develop an urban vision in which spaces can act as generators of better places for both direct users and the nearby community. This will be illustrated for a generic piece of land, an area of ​​20,310 square meters (2,031 ha). The theme requests participants to introduce in this part of the city mixed-use buildings, community spaces, parks, infrastructure, all connected in a new design that can be built in 2031.

Competition entries will be evaluated by a jury composed of highly renowned personalities in the field of architecture: notable urban planners, international architects and professors, representatives of the organizers: Bruno Andreșoiu, Arjan Dingsté, Krzysztof Ingarden, Dimitris Pergamalis, Jakub Szczęsny, and Andrei Șerbescu.

 Prizes:

  • 1st Prize: €5,000 + Catalog publication
  • 2nd Prize: €3,000 + Catalog publication
  • 3rd Prize: €1,500 + Catalog publication
  • 3 mentions of €500 each + Catalog publication

 Submissions: February 1, 2022

Announcement of results: March 10, 2022

 For complete and updated information on the competition theme, requirements and calendar, please visit www.2031now.com/, our social media channels (Instagram, Facebook) or contact us at welcome@2031now.com.

2031 NOW_our cities in 10 years is a competition powered by Globalworth Foundation and organized by Igloo – Habitat and Architecture Association.

Institutional partners: The Romanian Order of Architects, The Romanian Order of Architects – Bucharest Branch, The Union of Romanian Architects, SHARE architects, Romanian Register of Urban Planners, The Romanian Professional Association of Urban Planners

Academic partners: “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urban Planning Bucharest, “G. M. Cantacuzino” Faculty of Architecture Iași

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