‘Equity by Design’: A National Student Design Competition by SPA, Bhopal

School of Planning and Architecture, Bhopal launches a design competition ' National Student Design Competition’ to be held in March 1-3, 2014.

SPA organizes the event with the motive to generate design solutions that optimize the whole living environment so that everyone in the community regardless of his limitations can participate equally.

Objectives of the competition-

• To explore creative ways to offer new concepts to the students of diverse design disciplines in the country.

• To provide an intense and experiential understanding of the concepts related with environmental, cultural and social sustenance to the architecture and planning students.

• To provide an opportunity to explore Student Design Competition as a pedagogical tool to meet educational objectives that the school is striving to include in Academic Curricula.

• To network with the various organizations and experts working in the area of environmental, cultural and social sustenance, the three main agenda of SPA-Bhopal charter
• The competitions have pure academic purposes and lessons learnt are shared amongst all stake holders.

Important Dates:

Eligibility for participation:

Teams consisting of a maximum four students enrolled in degree/diploma-granting colleges in India are invited to participate. Proposals may include consideration of more than one discipline and may include: architecture, engineering, industrial design, interior design, interior architecture, landscape architecture, architectural conservation, urban planning, environmental planning, urban design or any environmental design discipline. Multi-disciplinary teams are strongly encouraged. The student teams need to register prior to the competition.

Awards:

Winners will be awarded with

• 1st Prize- Rs. 50,000

• 2nd Prize- Rs. 30,000

• 3rd Prize- Rs. 20,000

Students of all shortlisted entries will receive travel, accommodation and free participation to the Universal Design Workshop.

Everyone is cordially invited!

Source: Ravinder Yadav, click4college Specialist