The designers are free to address the challenge in the most creative, innovative functional and constructible way

The Architectural Research Center is an international center of education where the students are allowed to explore within strategies of advanced architectural design.
A place where around 200 privileged architecture students exchange knowledge and experiences that go from theoretical/virtual works to production and fabrication in laboratory.

The different areas of advanced design are improved thanks to the professional collaborator staff of other disciplines at the different laboratories, as acoustic engineers, geneticists, chemists, product designers, biologists, etc.
The center pretends to became the paradigm and reference for emergent architecture, and a forum for researchers all over the world. Its design should be according to what it represents.

Site
The site could be whatever, to be chosen by the participant, but is necessary to explain, investigate and justify the choice. It could be interesting if the ARC would solve a particular critical problem or situation in the site.

The designers are free to address the challenge in the most creative, innovative functional and constructible way. Each proposal must respect the actual environment values and the human scale, furthermore must preserve the social context and the existing urban texture.

Awards1st prize
2.000 € in addition to one year free registration to Ebddat Magazine 2010 and ticket to Damascus to take part in the final event of ARC

2nd prize
1.500 € in addition to one year free registration to Ebddat Magazine 2010

3rd prize
1.000 € in addition to one year free registration to Ebddat Magazine 2010

Plus 5 honorable mentions, (jury certificate + publishing in international magazines) in addition to one year free registration to Ebddat Magazine 2010

Jury
A Jury of international recognized designers, architects, artists and researchers will review the submission and select the awarded projects. Jury will be announced in May 2010.

On behalf of MAG-LAB, Alfa 301 and Stardust*, we would like to thank you for your participation in the Architectural Research Competition and wish you the best luck.

Registration Deadline
May 01, 2010
Questions Deadline
March 01, 2010
Questions Responses
April 01, 2010
Submission Deadline
May 20, 2010 (5pm GMT)
Jury Announcement
May 01, 2010
Jury Review and winner Announcement
May 2010