domus in space design competition

in space life is always right
Le Corbusier

via www.domusinspace.cn

“To let design be in people’s lives, deep in the lives, and guide the lives, then increase the quality of lives.” This is not just a phrase. It needs every designer to stick out for their pursuing. This is a long-lasting process. We need to reach such a goal, starting from every detail of our lives. It’s coming with the improvement of the culture of all the human beings. Living is the basic of one’s life. It’s improving is be closely linked to the development of the social civilization. To seek for different style of living is the reflection to our purchasing of life quality. The purpose of “domus in space” competition is to encourage designers to keep digging into the essence of human lives, and spread it into our life.

“domus in Space” Designing competition, which is one of the best architectural designing competitions, is organized by “domus China” and the A.A.O, and undertaken by Lemon Communication. The organizer’s office has invited a lot of world-famous architects to form a professional jury, to ensure the authority of the “domus in Space” competition.

About domus
“domus” was first published in Italy, 1928. In the 79 years followed, it has kept publishing, even during the two world-war periods. The magazine focuses on architecture, designing, and art, and has become “the cultural mystery of Italy”.

In July, 2006, “domus China” was published. This magazine not only keeps the steps of the original style, but also includes a lot more about Chinese architectural designers and events. Besides, it has been trying to build a communication platform between Asian and international designers.

About A.A.O.
A.A.O. is an Asian architectural union formed by skillful young architects. United with all the architecture industry resources, its purpose is to perform professional and senseful guide and practices to the rapidly-changing of China’s urbanism and architecture industry

Qualifications of contestants
No limits.

Formation of works
All pieces of works must be a complete model with its structure, indoor design, and furniture, etc. Contestants can select any position and environment according to their own will. The organizer’s office will select those which match the theme of the competition “small space, big idea”, and award them.

Principles
Original, sense and practical, economization

Requirements
1. Each contestant may not only have one piece of works.
2. Each piece of works needs to colored printed in the size of 210mm×420mm, no limit on pages. Sign your name on each page of your blueprints. Mail to us with a Compact Disc (300dpi, *.tif)
3. All the works need to go with a literal explanation. (Briefly introduce the idea, function, and materials in both English and the designer’s mother language.)

Notes
1. Complete the contacts on the form provided, including mail address, phone No., E-mail address, ID No.
2. All the works will not be returned. Please keep one copy for yourselves.
3. All the copy rights belong to the organizer’s office.
4. This competition doesn’t accept E-mail sign-ups. Please complete the form and use the express delivery to send it with your works to the organizer’s office.

Judging
The organizer’s office will invite 3-5 world famous architects to form a jury, and will select the awarded works in Mar, 2008

Awards settings
First prize for one piece of works
Second prize for two
Third prize for three
Two most honorable prizes
Several excellent awards

Awards
a. “domus Chinese edition” will interview the awardees, and publish it as a column in the following magazine.
b. The organizer’s office will invite the awardees to attend to the awarding ceremony held in Italy for free. Meanwhile, there will be a “design trip in Europe”. In the trip, “domus” will take the awardees to visit some famous design institutes and firms
c. All the awardees will have the opportunity to work in the ASA (Italy) for half a year.
d. The first, second and third prize awardees will get the Qingyuan Lion-Lake golf club membership, with which they can enjoy all the services in the club for the entire life. p.s. the membership cannot be conveyed, for personal use only. Share the same rights and interests as other members.
e. The Asian partners of the organizer’s office will select one out of the awardees, named it as the most honorable prize, and make the design into realization with the designer.

Publication of the works
The awarded works will be published on media, and will be collected and composed in a book, then issued abroad.
In April, 2008, all the awarded pieces will be exhibited around in architecture schools in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.

Dead line
February, 28, 2008 (According to the local postmark).

Contact us:
Postal adds:
2/f. west sculpture academy
No. 8 zhongkang rd. shangmeilin
Shenzhen P.R.C.
Zip Code: 518049

Tel: +86 755 8395 3908
Fax: +86 755 8395 3111
E-mail: 2007@domusinspace.cn

Official website: www.domusinspace.cn

The registration form is provided on the official website.

Bert de Muynck is an architect, writer and director of movingcities. He lives and works in Beijing, China. Bert de Muynck|movingcities