Competition introduction
Competition organisers
As society continues to integrate technology into every aspect of daily life, the exploration of digital reality becomes increasingly relevant. Virtual and augmented reality platforms offer new ways to connect, work, learn, and entertain, revolutionizing the way we interact with the world around us. In this rapidly changing landscape, architecture plays a crucial role in shaping our experiences within these digital spaces, adapting to accommodate our evolving needs and expectations, while preserving the essence of human connection and well-being.
The Virtual Home / Edition #2 competition is part of the Buildner Virtual Architecture series, which focuses on exploring architecture in digital reality. As virtual and augmented reality technologies advance rapidly, architects and designers are challenged to conceptualize virtual homes that consider comfort, functionality, and familiarity in a digital environment.
Emphasizing the design of the living room and workspace as the main components of a virtual home, participants are encouraged to introduce additional functionalities to create an immersive and comfortable living experience. The competition asks designers to contemplate important factors and constraints that contribute to the familiarity and comfort of a virtual home, as well as the context of the virtual world in relation to the design.
Through this competition, architects and designers have the opportunity to reimagine living spaces in the digital realm by designing a virtual home focused on the living room and workspace. This challenge pushes the boundaries of architectural design and aims to create innovative, functional, and comfortable virtual living environments for the future.
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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.
Full competition brief
The full competition brief can be downloaded as often as required; no additional information will be provided after registration.
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- (!) FULL COMPETITION BRIEF
- Règles de compétition
- Reglas de la competencia
- Regolamento del concorso
Prizes
6,000 €
Total Prize Fund
1st PRIZE
3,000 €
PublicationsCertificate of Achievement
2nd PRIZE
1,500 €
PublicationsCertificate of Achievement
3rd PRIZE
500 €
PublicationsCertificate of Achievement
BUILDNER STUDENT AWARD (more details)
1,000 €
+ 50 € ARCHHIVE BOOKS Gift Card + 50 Points BUILDNER Architecture University Rankings
Publications
Certificate of Achievement
+ 6 HONOURABLE MENTIONS
CERTIFICATE:
Buildner will also acknowledge the outstanding performance of all winners and honourable mentions with Certificates of Achievement.
Publicity campaign
The Buildner’s extensive global publicity campaign for the competition winners:
- "SEEN BY" ONE MILLION Results published on buildner.com - one of the leading websites in the industry and is visited by over one million unique visitors each year.
- "SEEN BY" 800 000 MORE Publications on Buildner's social networks (over 600,000 followers) and newsletter campaigns (over 200,000 subscribers).
- INTERVIEW Exclusive interview published with the results and shared on Buildner's social networks.
- MOVIE The competition winners will be granted and opportunity to submit a movie about themselves. The video will be published on the Buildner's website and social networks.
- MEDIA PARTNERS The competition results will get international art and design media coverage and will be featured in the world’s leading architecture media outlets.
Jury panel
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]
Anna Karagianni
ANT Architects
Greece
Christoffer Jansson
3D Artist
Sweden
Karel Klein
co-director of Ruy Klein
USA
Nina Lundvall
Cofounder Archipelago
UK
James Payne
Cofounder Archipelago
UK
Tommaso Calistri
Killa Design
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Víctor Enrich Tarrés
Barcelona-based photographer and artist
Spain
Balkan Karisman
Generative artist
Turkey
Sean Shen
architect at ZJJZ Atelier
China
Monika Woźniak
Architect and 3D designer, Antireality
Poland
Key dates
Closing date for registration
06 September, 2023
Closing date for project submission
09 October, 2023 (11:59pm London time)
Announcement of the winners
23 November, 2023
Competition Q&A deadline: 11 September, 2023
In order to guarantee equal opportunities to all competition participants,
no new questions will be answered after this deadline!
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Registration fees
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Advance Registration03 May - 04 July
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Architects / Enthusiasts / Companies125 €Full award package
This registration provides a complete set of prizes, including certificates of achievement, monetary rewards, and potential construction benefits.90 €No monetary award This registration offers a comprehensive set of prizes, including recognition through publicity, certificates of achievement, and potential construction-related benefits, without any monetary awards. -
Students105 €Full award package This registration provides a complete set of prizes, including certificates of achievement, monetary rewards, and potential construction benefits.70 €No monetary award This registration offers a comprehensive set of prizes, including recognition through publicity, certificates of achievement, and potential construction-related benefits, without any monetary awards.
+4.5% VAT
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Last Minute Registration05 July - 06 September
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Architects / Enthusiasts / Companies145 €Full award package This registration provides a complete set of prizes, including certificates of achievement, monetary rewards, and potential construction benefits.110 €No monetary award This registration offers a comprehensive set of prizes, including recognition through publicity, certificates of achievement, and potential construction-related benefits, without any monetary awards.
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Students115 €Full award package This registration provides a complete set of prizes, including certificates of achievement, monetary rewards, and potential construction benefits.80 €No monetary award This registration offers a comprehensive set of prizes, including recognition through publicity, certificates of achievement, and potential construction-related benefits, without any monetary awards.
+4.5% VAT
STUDENT REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Contact us to receive special student rates for group registrations (discount applies for 3+ registrations from one university/school) and to receive further information and support for getting your students involved in architecture competitions. Send us request from your university email address along with basic information about yourself and your university/school. Please note that only recognized university staff can apply for the reduced student rate.
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F.A.Q.
Competition related questions
For this competition, there is no specific location defined. The Virtual Home competition is the first in the Bee Breeders Virtual Architecture competition series focusing on virtual space created within a virtual world. Participants are asked to create the concept of a virtual home without any physical limits and can define their own site.
Participants are asked to submit designs for a virtual living space "indoors", as well as a meeting space "outdoors". As it would be a virtual environment, the "indoors" and "outdoors" may be interpreted in any way that the participant finds it to be most useful to their concept design.
Participants may propose the context of their virtual home. There are no limits defined.
General questions
Click on "register now", fill in all the required fields, choose your payment method and submit your information. You will be forwarded to Paypal or CPS secure payment gateway, to cover the competition fee. Once we receive your payment, we'll send you an email with your username and password to upload your submission directly to the website.
You can add/remove/edit team member information as often as you want in the upload panel, up until the submission deadline.
Only one proposal per registration is permitted. Participants are entitled to register multiple times if they wish to participate in the competition with several proposals.
Yes we are in the process of negotiating with multiple international industry-related media representatives. The list of media partners is constantly updated on our website, please check it regularly to find latest updates.
No. Competition entries are evaluated anonymously. The participant registration type is only revealed upon the announcement of the results.
Please contact us – [email protected] and we will address the problem directly.
The short answer is yes, you may submit a previously published design concept as long as you are the author. Before re-submitting your project, please carefully read the following clarification points listed here - architecturecompetitions.com/resubmit-your-design
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