Application Deadline: 9 February 2024
LOCATION: Asia
FUTURARC PRIZE (FAP) 2024 asks entrants to propose architectural solutions for the continuation of life after either ONE or BOTH of the following scenarios:
Climate Destruction: Any significant/extreme climate-related disasters triggered by hydrometeorological (e.g., floods, storms, heat waves) or climatological (e.g., droughts, wildfires) causes.
Consider how the current year’s heatwaves have broken historic records around the world, with scientists postulating that it is Earth’s hottest-ever climate in at least 120,000 years. The reality of a global-scale climate disaster is not far off—in fact, large-scale ones have long affected vulnerable populations. How can architecture respond to this?
Endings: The end of lifespans—be it of humans; non-human species; ecosystems such as forests, coral reefs, drylands; etc., due to famine, disease, massive extraction, etc.
All living beings perish. Current methods of treating expired matter tend to be carbon-intensive or require much land, a resource that is scarce. At the urban level, facilities such as graveyards/crematoriums are still negatively perceived. Can the end of life, for humans or ecosystems, be handled in a way that brings hope and renewal for the future?
ELIGIBILITY:
FuturArc Prize 2024 is open internationally to any individual or team, student or professional.
Each team may comprise up to five members and may comprise different related disciplines. The composition of team members may include students and/or professionals.
Teams are prohibited from swapping or removing any existing member of the team after they have submitted their entries. Team members are only allowed to be on one team.
One member of the team must also be designated as leader and identified as such on the registration form. This member will be the team’s sole representative in all liaisons with the competition registrar.
The team leader must have a background in architecture (i.e., is a student of, has graduated from or is practicing architecture).
All members of the team are regarded as co-authors of the project they submitted together and will be acknowledged as such in all announcements, displays, exhibitions and publications associated with the competition.
Individual entrants are regarded as the author of the project they submit and will be acknowledged as such in all announcements, displays, exhibitions and publications associated with the competition.
Each individual entrant is their own representative in all liaisons with the competition registrar.
BENEFIT:
Up to SGD20,500 cash prizes to be won!
First Place:
FuturArc Prize Trophy
Certificates
Cash prize
2-year subscription to FuturArc digital magazine via FuturArc app
Second Place:
FuturArc Prize Trophy
Certificates
Cash prize
1-year subscription to FuturArc digital magazine via FuturArc app
Third Place:
FuturArc Prize Trophy
Certificates
Cash prize
1-year subscription to FuturArc digital magazine via FuturArc app
Merits (Several teams will be awarded based on jurors’ selection):
Certificates
Cash prize
1-year subscription to FuturArc digital magazine via FuturArc app
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