Buildner, in partnership with Pape Nature Park and WWF, presents the Pape Info Point competition. This project invites participants to design a modular, transportable education stand that will effectively promote Pape Nature Park and its conservation efforts. The stand should be adaptable for placement in busy public spaces, at events, or even in the middle of the forest.
Image Author: Gaston Lacombe
Pape Nature Park, supported by Pasaules Dabas Fonds and associated with WWF, is a biodiversity hotspot in southwestern Latvia. The park spans 10,886 hectares and includes bogs, meadows, and dunes around Lake Pape. It is vital for the conservation of diverse ecosystems and hosts significant populations of migratory birds and large herbivores like wild horses, auroxen, and bison.
Image Author: Gaston Lacombe
Participants are tasked with designing the Pape Info Point, a small-scale architectural piece that embodies and communicates the conservation and education efforts of Pape Nature Park. The stand should use architecture as a method of storytelling, conveying the park's message through its design as much as through the content displayed on it.
Image Author: Gaston Lacombe
Pape Info Point must be visually appealing, modular, secure, and mobile, constructed from sustainable materials. The stand should also be easily assemblable and disassemblable, ensuring it can be set up and taken down with minimal effort and should engage and educate the public about the park's natural beauty and ongoing conservation efforts. The winning projects will be constructed, bringing the best idea of the Pape Info Point to life.
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Competition is open to all. No professional qualification is required. Design proposals can be developed individually or by teams (4 team members maximum). Correspondence with organizers must be conducted in English; All information submitted by participants must be in English
The full competition brief can be downloaded as often as required; no additional information will be provided after registration.
(!) Full Competition Brief
3,000 €
1,500 €
1,000 €
Buildner will acknowledge the outstanding performance of all winners and honourable mentions with Certificates of Achievement.
Buildner's publicity campaign offers extensive exposure to the architectural community, ensuring that the results of the competition are seen by a vast audience:
The results are published on buildner.com, a leading website in the architecture industry, attracting over one million unique visitors annually. Additionally, the campaign extends to Buildner's social networks, which boast over 800,000 followers combined, and through newsletter campaigns reaching over 200,000 subscribers.
Winners will have the opportunity to submit a movie and an interview, boosting their recognizability and helping to build their name in the industry.
Buildner leverages an extensive network of media industry leaders to publish the competition results. This broadens the audience further, ensuring that participants' work is showcased across multiple platforms known for their influence and reach in the architecture and design sectors.
Publicity
As part of the collaboration between Buildner and ArchDaily, the competition winners will be showcased on ArchDaily, a leading architecture news platform.
This feature will greatly boost the winners' visibility to millions of architecture professionals and enthusiasts worldwide, increasing their chances for new opportunities, attracting new clients, and establishing their reputation in the industry.
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Jury members shall under no circumstances be contacted by competition participants or their representatives. Participants who attempt to contact jury members, shall be disqualified.
All jury members are involved in the evaluation based on their availability at that time. All communication regarding the competition should only be carried out with Buildner staff. For any questions please contact us on [email protected]
Balparda Brunel Oficina de Arquitectura (BBOA)
Argentina
SO?
Turkey
co-founder of Balparda Brunel Oficina de Arquitectura - BBOA
Argentina
architect, educator and co-founder of New Affiliates
USA
designer ON/OFF
Germany
Tallin Architecture Biennale, ANAcycle thinktank
USA
founder of Atelier LAVIT
France
co founder of Garessio
Italy
Co-Founder, CVDB arquitectos
Portugal
In order to guarantee equal opportunities to all competition participants.
No new questions will be answered after this deadline.
In order to guarantee equal opportunities to all competition participants.
No new questions will be answered after this deadline.
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