Architecture Competition SKYHIVE 2021 Skyscraper Challenge Honorable mention – University Of Jinan

We’d like to take the opportunity to introduce you to one of our Honorable mention winners for our “SKYHIVE 2021 Skyscraper Challenge” competition – Dayang Wang, Jiwei Lang and Yue Sun from China!

Yue Sun, Jiwei Lang and Dayang Wang from China

Well, actually we are college students, so maybe we can introduce our university. We are from the University of Jinan, which has long history. About our background:

Dayang Wang: a major in Architecture; a junior student who has won the excellent work award of China College Students' rural planning competition and a first-class scholarship, as well as participated in the completion of a patent.

Jiwei Lang: a major in Architecture; a senior student who won the National Green Building Design Competition, received third prize in "Rural Companion Cup" 2020 Shandong College students' Construction Design Competition, and received a shortlisted award in "Tianhua Cup" Art & Tech National Undergraduate Architectural Design Competition.

Yue Sun: a major in Architecture; a senior student who won the National Green Building Design Competition and received first-class scholarship once and second-class scholarship twice.

What does architecture mean to you and what is the role of an architect in your society?

Architectural design is a process of continuous exploration and learning, from only considering the functional arrangement and volume scale of a space to joining people's activities and feelings, to thinking about the added value of time, natural environment, and humanistic environment for architecture. With the in-depth understanding of architecture, we realize that architectural design is not an individual separated from design, but covers the drainage of a site, the planning of a group, and even the spiritual civilization attribute of a city.

The identity of architect should be transferred from building to order. The essence of architectural function and spatial form has not changed greatly for a long time. What has changed is people's travel, communication and work style. Our urban space should use the help of existing big data to seek regular changes, so as to achieve better life services. The process of urban architecture adapting to the environment and changing is the process of natural growth. The future architectural design should be reflected in the blurring of the boundary between architecture, city, and nature. It can be said that architecture is passively adapted to the environment, and it is also the active change of architecture objectively adapting to the environment. Architecture is no longer a rigid object of reinforced concrete, but a living body with wisdom and traces to follow.

Yuna Friedman once said, "What I'm after is not nomadism, but the possibility of change." Buildings can be temporary and adaptable. What he emphasizes is not the variability of architectural noumenon, but how to establish a set of architectural framework that can cope with or counter the changeable social system. In the past, the urban form of our city was formed naturally under the pressure of the environment. The buildings in history were either single "shoe boxes" or clustered "shoe boxes". The air city can be compared to an empty shelf used to stack shoe boxes, on which one box can be moved without affecting the others. What determines the appearance of architecture and city is essentially all the favorable environmental factors for residents and themselves. In the epidemic environment, new thinking on human settlements and urban design is triggered to meet the needs of future wisdom renewal.

Why do you participate in architecture competitions?

They help us grow and see the wider world.

What advice would you give to individuals who struggle to decide whether it would be beneficial for them to participate in architecture competitions?

GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!

Open architecture competitions

  • Closest Deadline first
  • Project competitions first
    Selected winning projects have the potential to be constructed
  • Ideas competitions first
    Experimental competitions with the focus on pushing the boundaries of creativity
ideas COMPETITION
The Architect's Chair
Edition #1

Take a seat and make a statement!

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Jun 06
Sep 06
Nov 01
ideas COMPETITION
Beyond Isolation: Senior Housing
Senior living. Edition#2

Reimagine senior living spaces

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Jun 08
Sep 08
Nov 02
project COMPETITION
The Legendary Highway 14 Tower

Design an iconic tower for De Smet, South Dakota, USA

Prize: MONETARY AWARD + CONSTRUCTION
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Jun 09
Sep 12
Nov 03
project COMPETITION
Iceland Beer Spa

Design a beer spa in Iceland's captivating landscape

Prize: MONETARY AWARD + CONSTRUCTION
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Jun 14
Sep 14
Nov 08

Reccuring architecture competitions

ideas COMPETITION
MICROHOME
Small living, huge impact! Edition #6

Design a new concept of small-scale home

Prize: MONETARY AWARD + PUBLICATION IN MAGAZINE
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Feb 16
Apr 18
Jun 16
ideas COMPETITION
Silent contest
For this competition, NO DESCRIPTION TEXT is allowed. The architecture ideas must be communicated strictly with visuals.
The Last Nuclear Bomb Memorial
Edition #3

Design a memorial that speaks to the cause of ending all nuclear weapons programs

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Jun 26
Sep 03
Nov 05
ideas COMPETITION
Silent contest
For this competition, NO DESCRIPTION TEXT is allowed. The architecture ideas must be communicated strictly with visuals.
Museum of Emotions
Edition #3

Use architecture to create different emotional states

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Mar 17
May 19
Jul 21
Run repeatedly
Los Angeles Affordable Housing Challenge
Affordable Housing Series #16

Design affordable housing solutions in Los Angeles

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Jun 07
Sep 07
Nov 01
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Run repeatedly
Virtual Home
Edition #2

Shape the future of digital living environments

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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May 02
Jul 04
Sep 06
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Run repeatedly
Pavilion Of Humanity: First Contact
Edition #2

How would you represent the best that humanity has to offer through architecture?

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Mar 27
May 25
Jul 24
Register now
Run repeatedly
Silent contest
For this competition, NO DESCRIPTION TEXT is allowed. The architecture ideas must be communicated strictly with visuals.
Architectural Visualization Award
Edition #2

Present your best work and submit your favorite architectural visualization

Prize: MONETARY AWARD
Eligibility: OPEN TO ALL

registration deadlines

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Mar 23
May 25
Jul 27
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Creativity gym Short term competitions for you to exercise your creativity

T-SHIRT DRAWING COMPETITION
The Architect's T-shirt
Edition #19

Design THE architect's t-shirt!

Prize: 3,000 €
Eligibility: open to all

registration deadlines

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May 31
Jun 30
Jul 31
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ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO COMPETITION
The Buildner's Architecture Portfolio Competition
Edition #2

Submit your online portfolio!

Prize: 5,000 €
Eligibility: open to all

registration deadlines

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Mar 31
Apr 30
May 31
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Competition results

Hong Kong 
Pixel Homes

Hong Kong Pixel Homes

Affordable Housing Series #2
MICROHOME

MICROHOME

Small living, huge impact! Edition #4

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