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Competencia Internacional de Arquitectura
International Architecture Competition
Your Challenge. Their Future
 The search for effective, affordable housing solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation is global.
That's why Living Steel has launched its second prestigious International Architecture Competition. It is an initiative that will identify select architects who have the imagination and desire to meet this challenge with innovative, yet practical, design.
Judged by a distinguished independent panel that includes Glenn Murcutt, Charles Correa, Jamie Lerner, Andrew Ogorzalek, James Berry and Nicholas de Monchaux, the competition presents architects with the opportunity to make a positive contribution that addresses one of the world's most significant issues. Add to that a total prize fund of €300,000 and the competition makes for an enticing challenge.
Winning designs for sustainable housing will be constructed in Brazil, China and the United Kingdom. Our judges are looking for smart solutions that embrace the unique performance attributes of steel in the context of each location.
Living Steel's International Architecture Competition is an opportunity to bring your vision for sustainable housing to life on a global stage. For the families who will ultimately reside there, it is a dream of living as yet unrealised.
Your challenge is their future.
For more information or to enter Living Steel's International Architecture Competition, please go to www.livingsteel.org . Expressions of interest must be received by 12 January 2007.
About the Living Steel International Architecture Competitions
The Living Steel International Architecture Competitions were launched to develop innovative approaches to meet sustainable housing needs. Underpinning each competition is the need to address the economic, environmental and social implications of increased population density and growth. The competitions were developed with the guidance of the International Union of Architects (UIA). They follow the provisions of the International Recommendations for Competitions in Architecture and Urban Planning adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO on 27 November 1978.
With a total prize fund of €560,000, the competitions are one of the largest architectural design initiatives in the world and present architects with the opportunity to bring their vision for effective and affordable housing to life in one of several countries around the world.
The winning entry for each country is chosen by an internationally renowned jury panel and is awarded a prize of €50,000 in addition to a contract to complete their building designs for construction. An honorarium of €10,000 is awarded to the remaining short listed firms who were invited to submit designs for the competition. The jury will seek out designs that highlight the efficient and effective use of steel in sustainable housing solutions.
First competition: 2005
The first competition was launched in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 6, 2005, at the XXII World Congress of the International Union of Architects, with the call for expressions of interest to design sustainable housing in Kolkata, India and Warsaw, Poland. In June 2006, UK firm Piercy Conner Architects and architectenbureau cepezed from the Netherlands won the competition and were awarded contracts to complete and develop their designs for construction in India and Poland, respectively.
Second competition: 2006
The second competition was announced on World Architecture Day on October 2, 2006, with expressions of interest from architects being sought before 12 January 2007. Short listed firms will be notified in February 2007 and will be invited to submit designs by 14 May 2007 for one of the project locations in Brazil, China or the United Kingdom. Winners for the competition will be announced in September 2007.
The jury panel for the competition is comprised of chairman Glenn Murcutt, Charles Correa, Andrew Ogorzalek, Jaime Lerner, James Berry and Nicholas de Monchaux.
Further information about the competition and the entry process can be found online at www.livingsteel.org .
About the International Architecture Competition Jury Panel
The jury for the Living Steel International Architectural Competitions are an independent panel that has been approved by the International Union of Architects (UIA).
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Glenn Murcutt (Chairman of the jury panel) was the 2002 Laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Located in Sydney, Murcutt was the first Australian recipient of this prestigious architectural award. Murcutt's work has been lauded as architecture of place with designs that respond to the surrounding landscape and climate. He uses a variety of materials in his designs and only selects them after careful consideration of the amount of energy used to produce each of the materials. |
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Charles Correa has had his work widely published in architectural journals and books, including the book on his "Housing & Urbanisation' projects (Thames & Hudson, 1999) and the monographs devoted to his work (Thames & Hudson 1996, Mimar 1987). He has taught at universities in India and across the world, and is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions, among which are India's Padma Shree and an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Michigan. |
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Andrew Ogorzalek is one of the founding partners of PCKO Architects of the United Kingdom, a firm incepted after winning the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) competition for a low energy, innovative residential scheme at Crystal Palace in the UK. In 1997 he was awarded the Gold Medal in Architecture for Wales. He has a keen interest in urban design, urban regeneration and sustainable community structures. |
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Jaime Lerner is a former president of the International Union of Architects and is currently responsible for the creation of the Institute of Urban Planning and Research of Curitiba in Brazil (IPPUC). He participated in a master plan design for Curitiba, resulting in its physical, economic and cultural transformation. Three-time elected mayor of the city; he consolidated its urban transformation and implemented the Integrated Mass Transportation System, acknowledged worldwide for its efficiency, quality and low cost. He is also a consultant to the United Nations for urban issues. |
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James Berry , Board Director of Skanska Integrated Projects, division of Skanska UK, is responsible for design across a portfolio of projects in the health, education, defence, and housing sectors. Prior to this, Berry spent 12 years developing major infrastructure projects including the design of the stations and air rights developments for London's Crossrail project, as well as part of the senior management team responsible for the Terminal 5 development at London Heathrow airport. T5 is currently the largest and most complex development in Europe, and when complete, will provide facilities for an additional 35 million passengers per annum. |
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Nicholas de Monchaux , educated at Yale and Princeton Universities, has worked in London with Sir Michael and Lady Hopkins; and in New York where he has completed a range of projects with the New York Practice of Diller & Scofidio. Projects included the electronic installation Refresh for the Dia Center for the Arts and an installation on civic scale for the Philadelphia Museum of Art. In 2006 he takes up a position as Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley to teach courses in both Architecture and Urban Design. |
New Competition Extends the Global Search for More Efficient and Effective Housing Solutions
Living Steel Launches Second International Architecture Competition for Sustainable Housing
Brussels, Belgium 2 October 2006: Living Steel, a worldwide programme to stimulate innovation in the design and construction of housing, today announced its second International Architecture Competition focused on the development of sustainable housing. Architects from around the world are invited to accept the challenge of developing new urban housing by expressing their interest to participate in the competition.
With a total prize fund of €300,000, the competition is one of the largest architectural design initiatives in the world. Competition finalists will be invited to design new concepts for residential buildings in Brazil, China and the United Kingdom. The winning submission for each location will receive a €50,000 prize and a contract to complete their designs. The remaining short listed finalists will each receive a €10,000 honorarium.
Speaking about the initiative on World Architecture Day, Scott Chubbs, Living Steel Programme Director said, "The growth of cities has placed unprecedented pressure on society to rapidly address increasing population densities and the consequent impact on local environments, economies and quality of life. In this context, the Living Steel competition presents architects with a unique opportunity to bring their vision for effective and affordable housing to life".
He continued, "We want this competition to inspire architects to adopt a fresh and innovative approach to the use of steel in design, construction, building use and its eventual re-use.”
Earlier this year, two architecture firms were successful in the first Living Steel competition to construct housing designs in very different parts of the world. UK based firm, Piercy Conner Architects and Designers, and Dutch company, architectenbureau cepezed, are now working in Kolkata, India and Warsaw, Poland, respectively.
“For competition entrants, this initiative presents an important opportunity to showcase innovative thinking in the context of sustainable development", said jury chairman Glenn Murcutt.
Mr Murcutt is joined on the jury by Charles Correa, Jamie Lerner, Andrew Ogorzalek, James Berry and Nicholas de Monchaux.
The Living Steel International Architecture Competition meets the criteria of the International Union of Architects and complies with architectural competition standards adopted by UNESCO.
Architects may submit their expressions of interest through the Living Steel website until 12 January 2007. Architectural firms of all sizes, scope and geographic locations are encouraged to apply. Further competition details are available on the Living Steel website at www.livingsteel.org .
For more information, please contact:
Adam Sparke
Weber Shandwick
T: + 61 2 999 444 63
E: 
Sheetal Chabra
Project Manager, Communications, Living Steel
T: + 91 11 416 29 522
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About the Competition
The Living Steel International Architecture Competition was launched to develop innovative approaches to meet sustainable housing needs. Underlying the competition was a desire to address the economic, environmental and social aspirations of a growing world population. The competition was developed with the guidance of the International Union of Architects (UIA) and consequently follows the provisions of the International Recommendations for Competitions in Architecture and Urban Planning adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO on 27 November 1978. The three winning entries will be chosen by an independent jury panel comprised of internationally respected architects, Glenn Murcutt, Charles Correa, Andrew Ogorzalek, Jaime Lerner, James Berry and Nicholas de Monchaux.
About Living Steel
www.livingsteel.org
Living Steel, a worldwide programme to stimulate innovation in the design and construction of housing, was launched in February, 2005. The International Iron and Steel Institute (IISI) provide project management of the five-year Living Steel programme. The programme comprises three key initiatives including market research, knowledge management and the competition and demonstration building to promote steel-based solutions for sustainable housing.
Members of Living Steel include Arcelor, Baosteel, BlueScope Steel, CELSA Group, Corus, Erdemir, IMIDRO, Mittal Steel, Posco, Ruukki, and Tata Steel.
Supporting members include Associação Portuguesa de Construção Metálica e Mista, Asociación para la Promoción Técnica del Acero, Bauhen mit Staal, Canadian Institute of Steel Construction, Centro Brasileiro da Construção em Aço, European Convention for Constructional Steelwork, Finnish Constructional Steelwork Association, Fondazione Promozione Acciaio, Institute for Steel Development and Growth, Instituto Latinoamericano del Fierro y el Acero, International Zinc Association, Korea Iron & Steel Association, Singapore Structural Steel Society, Staalinfocentrum - Centre Information Acier, Stahl-Informations-Zentrum, Steel Construction Institute, Steel Framing Alliance and Turk Yapisal Celik Dernegi.
About the International Union of Architects (UIA)
www.uia-architectes.org
The UIA is a democratically structured body that represents over a million architects throughout the world through national architectural associations that form the UIA Member Sections.
The UIA is an international non governmental organisation founded in Lausanne in 1948 to unite architects from all nations throughout the world, regardless of nationality, race, religion or architectural school of thought, within the federations of their national associations.
The International Union of Architects was conferred the authority of ensuring the observance of conditions for the launching and carrying out an international architecture and town planning competition, according to the UNESCO-UIA international competitions and town planning regulation, adopted by the UNESCO General Conference. |