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Student Architect of the year competition
31.10.2008
November 14th Deadline for Student Entries.
Awarded to a student who has demonstrated devotion to elevating the art of architecture. He/she will receive publication of his/her work in the 2008 International Design Awards art book, to be distributed to museum bookstores nationwide; promotion in a newletter to 100,000 design professionals and potential clients worldwide; year-long coverage on the International Design Awards website; and critical acclaim by our distinguished panel of judges.
Find out more: www.idesignawards.com
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Brit Insurance Designs of the Year Student Competition 2008
20.10.2008
This competition is inspired by the Design Museum’s annual industry award and exhibition Brit Insurance Designs of the Year. The exhibition celebrates the most innovative and memorable new designs both nationally and internationally, across seven design categories.
Run by the Design Museum and the Specialist Schools & Academies Trust, this competition is open to all design students in Years 10 to 13 taking GCSE or post-16 design courses within Design & Technology or Art & Design subject areas. Inspiring them to develop innovative design concepts and ideas, the competition aims to increase young designers’ awareness of and enthusiasm for design.
Design briefs can be downloaded from the website
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Jump the gap: Roca International Design contest for future generations of designers.
24.09.2008
"Jump the gap" starts from the assumption that young creators design today whilst thinking about tomorrow; a tomorrow when the limitations of today will not apply and when new needs, architecture, technologies and products will emerge, helping us to improve people's lives by improving their well-being, hygiene and comfort.
This year, the Roca International Design Contest is aimed at creative people who think towards the future whilst designing today.
Looking for designs that can bring forth their vision of conceptually innovative bathroom products and solutions: new products, new spaces and/or new uses and functions.
"Jump the gap" is a creative contest proposal that brings new and innovative concepts to the bathroom, understanding innovation as the anticipation of users' new desires and needs,
as well as the transformation of dreams and desires into reality.
Application deadline: 31st December 2008
Entries must arrive by 13th March 2009
Award ceremony September 2009 (100% Design London)
Visit the Website: http://www.jumpthegap.net
More information: rocacontest@bcd.es
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Transform The Future 2008
10.09.2008
The second year of the Dalsouple ‘Transform the Future’ design competition attracted entries from every corner of the world. While last year’s winner was close to home in the UK, this year the honours went to a remote corner of Argentina. Leonardo Bercovich Sisack and Noelia Canizares Majek, students at the National University of Tucuman, collaborated on a stunning design for the Luis Braille School for visually impaired children. The children helped select the Dalsouple textures and colours that were incorporated into the final design. Textured rubber was used to improve wayfinding, not only on the floors but on walls and corners around the school. Leonardo and Noelia also came up with a series of structured floor and wall games and puzzles, some using Dalsouple’s magnetised rubber tiles, to create a lively, interactive learning environment.
The interpretation of sustainability encompassed not only the use of natural materials but also the broader context of improving quality of life for an often marginalised group – the visually impaired. Recognising that human interaction and social inclusion are key facets of the sustainability story, the Luis Braille school project used natural and sustainable materials to enable pupils to move freely within, interact with and learn about their environment. This small project ‘contributes to the development of our society by making the built environment more adequate, beautiful and a truthful expression of our goals as human beings.”
Next year’s competition
To reflect the growing importance of sustainability in the design mix, Dalsouple will be running the competition again in 2009 in an expanded form. Entries will be welcome from both students and professional designers, and there will be an opportunity to submit product designs as well as interior projects using DalNaturel natural rubber.
To find out more about the 2009 competition visit - http://www.dalsouple.com/Commercial-Design-Competition.htm
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A New Bus for London
02.09.2008
London Buses are icons of British culture - London Mayor Boris Johnson is holding a competition to design a brand new bus for london, based on the much missed Routemaster.
They're looking for a 21st century Icon and designers from all walks of the creative world are urged to submit there ideas and proposals, wether you're a professional designer or a student with an off the wall idea they want to hear from you.
1st Prize - £25,000
Other Great ideas rewarded!
The Competition runs untill mid september (so get in quick) with the winners being announced by the end of October.
Follow this link to find out more and submit your entry.
NB: If you are submitting an entry to the competition don't forget to send a copy into us here at finalcrit and we may showcase you on the homepage! submit images to theteam[at]finalcrit.com
Good luck and enjoy!
Image courtesy of Lottie Duke