New Non Architecture Competitions Open Call: SHOWING - Alternative Designs for Museums

The aim of the “Showing” competition by Non Architecture Competitions is to develop a design proposal for the museum typology, intended as a place of display for objects and/or concepts of interest.

It is asked to the partici-pants to create innovative and unconventional projects on this theme, questioning the very basis of the notion of museums. Many architecture and design projects have already proposed new ways to experience the museum, establishing the architecture of the museum itself as a piece of art and object of display, or defining new ways of interaction and experience with the public.

In addition, numerous initiatives experimented on the social and educational role of the exhibition space, innovating content, as well as the way it is produced and selected. With similar creative attitude the participants are urged to create an artefact, merging considerable programmat-ic innovation and valuable design tools. The proposal can be a device, a piece of furniture, an interior design project, a pavilion, a building or a urban plan. Scale of intervention, program dimensions and location are not given and they can be arranged by the participants to better suit their project.

Non architecture competitions wants to be unconventional also in the way it rewards its participants. The winners will be in fact three, all equally important.

In addition 9 honourable mentions will be awarded. Each one of the 3 jury members will select one winner and four honourable mentions. The prizes are the following:

-WINNERS (3 Prizes)
1.000 euros
Publication in the Non Architecture Competitions books
Publication on the Non Architecture Competitions website
Reviews in digital magazines and several architecture blogs

-HONOURABLE MENTIONS (12 Prizes)
Publication in the Non Architecture Competitions books
Publication on the Non Architecture Competitions books
Reviews in digital magazines and several architecture blogs

-FINALISTS
Publication in the Non Architecture Competitions books

JURY
Coming Soon…

CALENDAR
1–15 June 2017 – Special Registration (30 €) period
16 June-15 July 2017 – Early Registration (45 €) period
16 July-15 August 2017 – Regular Registration (60 €) period
16 August-27 August 2017 – Late Registration (75 €) period
15 August 2017 – Submission opened on our website
31 August 2017 – Submission Deadline (23.59 GMT+0)
19-24 September 2017 – Winners announcement
19 September 2017 – Call for Papers for the “Showing – Non Architectural museums” book starts
1 January 2018 – The “Showing – Non Architectural museums” book available

Subscription fee discounts: 20% discount to whoever will use as coupon code: tina

We kindly thank Tina Marinaki for providing us the news on the competition along with her discount code.