Globalworth Foundation and Igloo announce the extension of the application period for the 2031 NOW_our cities in 10 years competition

13.01.2022

The Globalworth Foundation and Igloo - Habitat and Architecture Association announce the extension of the submission period for the international student competition
2031 NOW_our cities in 10 years, due to the requests received from participants
and the complexity of the competition theme.

The new deadline for project entries is February 1, 2022.

As a consequence, the judging will take place from February 3 to March 3, 2022. The rest of the competition calendar and conditions remain unchanged.

For complete and up-to-date information about 2031 NOW please visit the competition website.

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2031 NOW_our cities in 10 years is an international competition supported by the Globalworth Foundation and organized by Igloo - Habitat and Architecture Association which is addressed to architecture, urban planning and design students from Poland and Romania. The prizes amount to 11.000 Euro, plus the opportunity to present the projects at the High Tech Learning Center of the University of Architecture and Urbanism "Ion Mincu" Bucharest, as well as their publication in a dedicated catalog.

Competitors are invited to develop an urban vision in which spaces can act as a generator of better places for both the direct users and the surrounding community. This will be illustrated on a generic 20,310 square meter (2,031 ha) site. The theme invites participants to introduce mixed-use buildings, community spaces, parks, infrastructure, all connected in a new articulation that can be built in 2031.

The competition entries will be judged by a jury composed of prestigious architects and professors, as well as representatives of the organizers: Bruno Andreșoiu, Arjan Dingsté, Krzysztof Ingarden, Dimitris Pergamalis, Jakub Szczęsny and Andrei Șerbescu.

"2031 NOW_our cities in 10 years is the competition through which we are taking steps towards fulfilling our commitment to build the most functional, sustainable and harmonious cities for our business communities and beyond. We are glad to have a partner in this endeavor like the Igloo Association - Habitat and Architecture, with the help of which we support the future of architecture in the two countries where Globalworth is market leader: Poland and Romania. Globalworth builds office buildings and in our daily work we have all become aware of the increased importance of architects. They are the ones who shape our homes, office buildings, cities, the places in which we shape our lives. We hope that this international competition, with the prestigious jury it has succeeded in building, will encourage and solidify the future of architecture," said Georgiana Iliescu, Executive Director of the Globalworth Foundation.

"The competition is, for architecture students, the best training for the challenges of the profession they are about to enter and it would be recommended, in my opinion, to be part of the curriculum, with at least equal weighting to the practical. The competition of ideas is the most nourishing substance for the mind that has to keep dreaming while working with heavy matter, sometimes absurd constraints and laws. Exposing the minds of young architects to the themes and rigors of idea competitions is formative in the most significant way. Being able to create, receive feedback from experienced judges and win a prize is an opportunity no student architect should be without. 2031 NOW_our cities in 10 years, the competition that we are privileged to organize together with the Globalworth Foundation, is first and foremost an opportunity for creative reflection for almost architects, but also an opportunity to publicly showcase the visions that will shape the cities of our future", added Bruno Andreșoiu, President of Igloo - Habitat and Architecture Association.

Prizes:

Deadline for entries: February 1, 2022
Winners announcement: March 10, 2022

For full and up-to-date information about the competition theme, conditions and calendar, please visit www.2031now.com, our social media channels(Instagram, Facebook) or email: welcome@2031now.com.

2031 NOW_our cities in 10 years is a competition supported by Globalworth Foundation and organized by Igloo Association - Habitat and Architecture.

Institutional partners: Romanian Order of Architects, Romanian Order of Architects - Bucharest Branch, Romanian Union of Architects, SHARE architects, Romanian Register of Urban Planners, Professional Association of Urban Planners in Romania

Academic partners: University of Architecture and Urbanism "Ion Mincu", Faculty of Architecture "G. M. Cantacuzino" Iasi

Media Partners: aici a stat, Architektura-murator, Arhitectura, Arhitext, de-a arhitectura, Designist, ENTR, feeder, Graphic Front, IQads, Modernism, The Institute, urbnews.pl, zeppelin

About Globalworth Foundation.

The Globalworth Foundation was established in 2018 by Globalworth, the market leader in office buildings in Romania and Poland, and is a non-profit entity, independent from the commercial activities of the group. The Foundation's mission is to develop projects on three main pillars: people, places and technology.

To date, the Globalworth Foundation and Globalworth have allocated more than €800,000 for the construction of the first High Tech Laboratory at the University of Architecture and Urbanism "Ion Mincu" Bucharest, scholarships and documentation for teachers, international competitions and special projects for Romanian architects.

More information is available on the website and on the communication channels Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.

About Igloo Association - Habitat and Architecture.

Founded in 2008, Igloo - Habitat and Architecture aims to contribute to the articulation of a coherent public space through activities (editorial and cultural projects, events) aimed at raising the standards of visual culture in a society that is still searching for its landmarks in the field of architecture and urban policies. The association has so far carried out successful projects with themes in the fields of architecture, heritage, design and urban culture, constantly addressing not only the architectural guild, More information about the association's editorial and cultural activities on igloo.ro and on its Facebook and Instagram pages.