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Future Building Solutions -
Daylight Spaces International
Designing Sustainability
Architectural and Design Competition
The merging of different aspects of There are no specifications about the
International Postgraduate
high quality architecture in sustainable exactness of detail or number of illus-
building structures is the primary goal trations. The poster presentation
University Program
of teaching and research activities at should be submitted on paper as
the Department for Building and Envi- well as digitally (pdf) on CD. Partici-
ronment. A key component is the pants are free to choose further forms
Understand the challenge neering know-how in Climate
skillful use of natural light. The com- of illustration (models, videoclips, etc.)
Climate change, declining oil re- Responsive Architecture, Indoor
petition "Daylight Spaces"provides a and to add them to the presentation.
serves and the global financial crisis Comfort, Energy Efficiency, Zero
platform upon which to raise aware-
are some of the major challenges we Carbon Emission, Context Sensitivity
ness of planning with natural light. Prizes
face today. The building industry is and others for domestic and office
The prizes are two Artist in
one of the largest industrial sectors buildings in every climate of the
Task and assessment criteria Residence study visits for one month
in terms of resources used. Buildings world. We recognize the impor-
Submitted projects and design each in 2011 in Krems. The organisa-
use large amounts of energy. It is in tance of passive house knowledge,
concepts should show a sensitive, tion AIR artists-in-residence, and
buildings that we invest much of our a key component of our curriculum,
unusual, new or unexpected use of ORTE, the architecture network of
financial and natural capital. and, we are in the process of incor-
natural light and highlight its influ- Lower Austria, are providing the
Therefore the way we design porating the qualification (via
ence on structures of architectural prizes which include: Accommodation
and redesign our buildings makes examination) of "European Certified
space. Sustainability, design quality, in studio apartments of AIR artist-in-
a significant difference to our fu- Passive House Expert” into the "Fu-
user needs and positive effects on residence Krems in close proximity to
ture: It can be part of the problem ture Building Solutions" program.
the environment should also be con- the town of Krems, the historic village
or part of the solution!
sidered. Both realized projects and of Stein and the Danube University.
The international university Build a sustainable world
realisable design concepts can be €1000 grant for each study visitor,
program ‘Future Building Solutions, This program has been specifically
submitted to the competition. sponsored by AIR artist-in-residence.
MSc’, addresses the challenge of designed for architecture and
Travel costs from the winners’ resi-
sustainable design in all its aspects. building related engineering
Participation dences to Krems and back. Provided
professionals with two fields of
"Daylight Spaces" is aimed at by Velux Austria and Eckelt Glas.
Become an expert specialization: Solar Architecture
architects, artists and other pro- The opportunity to use the lightlab of
‘Future Building Solutions, MSc’ and Climate Engineering. The cur-
fessionals dealing with construction - the Department for Building and Envi-
Masters program provides you with riculum is tightly focused, and, as
related tasks, as well as advanced ronment at Danube University Krems
the skills, knowledge and direction it is taught by a renowned faculty
students from around the world. En- throughout the month’s visit.
to enable you to adapt and re- on a campus with excellent facili-
tries should be the work of individuals
spond to changes and challenges, ties, you can be assured of the
and not companies, institutions or Dates
worldwide, in the designing and best tuition covering the most
similar. The copyright of the submit- January 2010 Announcement
construction of buildings. up-to-date solutions within the
ted projects and concepts remains and start of the competition
Future Building Solutions imparts building industry.
with the participants. Images of
up to date architectural and engi-
entries and abstracts from entries 26th of April, 2010 Deadline for
submitted to the competition may submission (date of receipt stamp)
For more information email richard.sickinger@donau-uni.ac.at
however be published and repro-
or visit www.donau-uni.ac.at/dbu/fbs
duced by the competition organizers. 3rd of May, 2010 Public Jury meeting
Mode of submission 28th of May, 2010 Announcement
and presentation of the two winning projects in the
A poster presentation of max. 5 A1 course of “Architekturtage 2010” in
posters (594x841mm) is to be submit- cooperation with ORTE, the architec-
ted. The handling of daylight is to be ture network of Lower Austria on the
shown clearly using plans, photos, il- campus of Danube University Krems.
lustrations, textual explanations etc.
For more information email gregor.radinger@donau-uni.ac.at
or visit www.donau-uni.ac.at/dbu/daylightspaces
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