PREMIS AJAC VII

PUBLICATION OF THE WINNERS OF THE PREMIS AJAC VII

The exhibition PREMIS AJAC VII shows the winner projects of the last edition of Premis Ajac , which are going to be announce at the opening of the exhibtion. The Ajac awards for young architects, have been organized from1996 by the Association of Young Architects of Catalonia of the Association of Architects of Catalonia, the awards are held every two years with the aim of disseminating the most important works of architects younger than forty years old.

An international jury of renowned architects assesses work individually in their offices and following the criteria established on the basis,under strict anonymity viewing.

The winning projects presented in this exhibition will be also published in a book which includes the curriculum of the authors and it will be shown as well on a virtual exhibition.

The Ajac awards are organized into four different categories, of which the jury this year is:

Type A : Architectural Projects - Built projects:
Smiljan Radic - David Basulto - Oliver Thill - Margarita Jover

Type B : Architectural Projects - Unbuilt projects:
Antonio Jimenez Torrecillas - Alejandro Arcuri - Esteve Bonell

Type C : Research work about to the spread of Architecture:Articles and Essays
Articles i Assaigs
Rozanna Montiel- Ethel Baraona - Miquel Adria

Type D : Diplomas
Daniela Hartmann- Andreas Quednau - Rosa Rull

 

Commissioners : Mireia de la Nogal

Design by Jaume Farreny and Maite Sainz de Maza

 

Cover of the publication of AJAC 6

DEADLINE TODAY!

99+ stories on making architectural competitions

 

The exhibition “Deadline Today!” makes an attempt to map the reality of this system by collecting first-hand experiences and information at a European level. The result is a collection of 114 stories about competition participations, presented according to five criteria:

:: The thinking behind competition entries (design strategies).

:: Teaming-up (collaborations).

:: Possible effects on the office development (turning points).

:: Paths to getting a project built (realizations).

:: Unexpected follow-ups (side-effects).

Taking part in a competition is about testing one’s own abilities outside a predefined setting of personal connections, nationality, office size or gender. It is about experimenting and developing a personal vision much more directly than in the usual architect-client relationship.

And winning a competition is much more than just getting a job! It is about the possibility of growing big in a day, of shortcutting years of slow growth, or of jumping scale in the size of projects the practice deals with, of getting a footing in a different national context, of specializing.

And finally it is about publicity and recognition in and beyond the professional context - from colleagues to the general public.

Yet, competitions also mean investing valuable resources in terms of time, energy and money with an uncertain outcome. Is the prize worth the effort?

 

Commissioner : Wonderland

Design by Katarina Ciglanová