IAAC MRAC Scholarship Challenge 2021

IAAC Architecture Scholarship challenge (IASC) is open to all students and young professionals in the world. In order to participate, candidates interested in the IASC are required to meet the following minimum requirements:

1. Hold a first-level academic diploma or Bachelor's degree, or about to graduate within 2020/21.
2. Have a full proficient level in English.
3. Have a complete professional profile on UNI with relevant all educational/professional details.
4. Submit your project and your portfolio (PDF) linked to the proposed project.
5. Complete your candidature filling the IASC application from: https://iaac.net/scholarships-xyz-mrac/

You have to deliver a project outcome, based on the given submission outlines.

• Recommended number of pages:

3 (Three) of size [ 2800px x 3500px ] in portrait digital format (JPEG only). No maximum image limit. (Page Template).

Each page should be less than 15MB. (Do not submit PNG format).

BASE RULES:

+ Plagiarism of any idea / form / design / image will be disqualified with a notice.

+ This is a solo/individual competition.
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+ You can only register one project/submission

+ Ensure that the final sheets submitted do not include your name or any other mark of identification. Your submission is linked to your personal xyz user account which stands as your identification.

+ Mention sheet number on corner of every sheet.

+ Submit JPEG images only. (PNG will not function)

+ This is an ideas challenge only. There is no built commission/realization associated with the problem.

+ All the sheets or images will be viewed on a digital device. e.g. Laptop screen or projector. Uploaded sheets or images will not be physically printed for evaluation. The submission hence should be prepared for digital viewing only.
 

PRO TIPS:

+ Use exploded views to discuss multi-leveled conceptual models better.
+ Mention sheet number on the corner of every sheet.
+ Plagiarism of any idea/form/design/image will be disqualified with a notice.
+ All the sheets or images will be viewed on a digital device. e.g. Laptop screen or projector. Uploaded sheets or images will not be physically printed for evaluation. The submission hence should be prepared for digital viewing only.
+ Submit JPEG images only. (PNG will not function).

RESOURCES:

This competition contains additional resources that are unlocked on your profile dashboard as soon as you register. 

The additional resources folder of this competition contains: Submission Format files in PSD | AI | InDD and MRAC Programme Booklet.

DISQUALIFICATION:

The competition is protected by our disqualification policy to support fair play in a competitive environment like UNI. Participants are requested to stick to the details in the brief and connect with the curatorial committee on contact@uni.xyz in case of doubts or revisions. 

Please check the link above for details. Failure to adherence may lead to soft or hard disqualification based on the violation. 

JUDGING CRITERIA:

The entries will be judged by an international jury of the competition on the following criterions:

Purpose: What is the aim of your brief? 
Design: How does design apply to the purpose chosen?
Technology: How fabrication technologies and functionality are taken into account?
Materials: Which materials/architectural methods are chosen and why?

The following parameters can be a point of introspection before participants conceive the project design. Participants can assume user groups and broad context of their design based on their purpose. The project is intended to be a test bed of your curiosity and interest in the advanced construction domain.

• People's Choice Award is applicable to all the participants.
• The People's choice award will be given on the basis of a project (in either student or professional category as per the award list) with most UNIq votes.
• You can begin receiving UNIq votes on the project as soon as you upload your entry.
• The voting will close as per the date mentioned in the schedule of the competition page. Any UNIq votes coming after this date/time will be not counted in the final calculation.
• You can share your project on social media/messaging platforms apart from UNI as well. 
• Creating fraudulent/fake/bot/impersonating accounts to increase public votes will be considered as unfair means and may lead to disqualification with a notice.