For the sixth consecutive year, The American Institute of Architecture Students and Kawneer Company, Inc. invite students of architecture and design to submit for the annual Student Design Competition. Sponsored by Kawneer and administered by AIAS, the 2011 competition will challenge students to design a stadium, civic center or arena while learning about building materials, specifically architectural aluminum building products and systems. The total amount of prize money for winning entries will be
$7,225.
This year’s competition requires participants to select a city and outdoor sport of their choosing and create an environmentally friendly facility that will serve the community as well as serve alternative programming to lessen the overall wastefulness of the structure. Additionally, students will be tasked to design a space that is resilient in all forms of weather, including hurricanes and tropical storms of the Gulf, while seating a minimum of 25,000 patrons. Competition objectives also include building knowledge about materials, products and techniques that can help earn Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) certification points while creating a fun and exciting atmosphere for sports viewing. Submissions will be evaluated based on ingenuity and originality, as well as appropriate use of sustainable products and overall design clarity.
Students interested in participating in the competition must register no later than October 1, 2011. Submissions must be made digitally via the competition website on or before November 1, 2011. Winners for the 2011 competition will be announced no later than December 1, 2011 via the competition and AIAS websites. The winning projects will be displayed at the 2011 AIAS FORUM in Phoenix, AZ, December 29, 2011 – January 1, 2011 and at the 2012 AIA National Convention in Washington, D.C. as well as in June issue of Crit, the Journal of the AIAS.
