The Dwelling 2023 Architecture Competition , Indien

 

Volume Zero - Architecture & Design Magazine

 

The Dwelling 2023 Architecture Competition invites you to imagine and envision an inventive and creative architectural solution that challenges the conventions of the present-day Archetype of an Urban Home and calls for a sense of living based on community spirit. To encourage the creative imagination of young designers and students from around the globe to explore their creative limits.

 

Since the start of time, a HOME has continued to be an entity that is intimate to all living beings on the planet. A space that is not only provides as a physical shelter for humans and to everything they hold dear but also shaping their daily lives. A home forms a distinct bond with its users and the environment that it sits in defining both personal and social interactions.

 

Humans traditionally have thrived on social dialogue creating communities based upon work, education, place of origin, etc. aligning interest, a place for incubation of skills, values and ideas fueling civilizations. These Communities play a pivotal role in defining social fabric and embedding values and virtues by which an individual perceives the world outside this habitat.

 

World is transforming at a breakneck speed putting a strain on our resources. In a quest for a better life millions across the globe have been moving to the cities every day. This has resulted in a rise in densely populated urban areas along with a lack of land resources and financial constrains to provide sufficient housing for the masses.

 

This phenomenon has led to the rise in innovation focusing on unconventional ideas like, Smart Homes, Pod Houses, Social Housing, Co- Living Spaces, Tiny Houses, Micro Houses, Hostels etc., making home accessible to many simultaneously helping achieve one’s aspiration. The concept of these revolutionary homes encourages making the innovation of maximum functional area in a minimum footprint, thus redefining the perception of Sustainability in urban dwellings.

 

However, as the world is becoming increasingly disconnected, with social interactions growing more superficial and digital, can these new-age habitation models ignite a sense of community, warmth and homeliness in an individual?

 

„We shape our buildings: thereafter they shape us.“

- Winston Churchill

 

Early Bird Registrations: 29th June 2023 to 8th September 2023

Standard Registrations: 9th September 2023 to 6th October 2023

Closing date for Submissions: 12th October 2023

Announcement of winners: 15th December 2023

 

Note: All the Deadlines are scheduled at 11:59 Indian Standard Time

 

Total Prize - $4000

 

1st Prize: $ 2000

Certificate of Achievement

Publication

 

2nd Prize:

$ 1200

Certificate of Achievement

Publication

 

3rd Prize:

$800

Certificate of Achievement

Publication

 

10 Honorable Mentions: Certificates

Winners and Honourable Mentions will be published on Volume Zero website and several international architecture and design magazines.

 

Participation Certificates:

To show our appreciation, all the participants would receive participation certificate.