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The theme is "Sky House.
In an age of intense division, where everything is forced into binaries, the sky offers a sense of boundless freedom, a welcome reprieve for our thoughts from such pressures. The sky is an entity that is radically unbounded, possessing no limits or boundaries as it spreads out indefinitely. On the other hand, the "house" is a closed space because it is someone's private property, a domain meant to be exclusively owned. These two can be said to embody contrasting values.
What form emerges when we combine these contrasting concepts of the "sky" and the "house"? In his work, the Sky House, Kiyonori Kikutake attempted to detach the building from the land. This may have only been possible in the 1960s, a time when architecture and society were perhaps not yet separated. Perhaps it is precisely because this bold attempt seems unattainable in the present day that we are compelled to ask the question anew.
Historically, the concept of the "sky" has been imbued with rich meanings across religions and cultures. While the Gaitian theory in ancient China perceived the sky as a round lid, the modern sky can also be viewed as an infinite possibility, encompassing the cosmos. Furthermore, in its Kanji form (sora/空), the word simultaneously includes the meanings of "empty" or "void."
We invite you to use the expanse and ambiguity of the sky as a clue, and we eagerly await your bold ideas. We encourage everyone to submit their proposals.
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| Judges' Comments |
Ryue Nishizawa
The theme "Sky House" offers plenty of room for interpretation. When you take the Japanese word sora literally, it first means 'sky,' but it also has diverse meanings, such as 'space' or 'nothingness.' However, in any of these cases, it makes us feel a sense of freedom, disconnected from the constraints of the land. We're looking forward to grand ideas that go beyond the limitations of the ground, like land demarcation or national borders.
Akihisa Hirata
The sky is just there, completely indifferent to what kind of days each of us is having, what we feel, or what we're thinking. On the other hand, we project our own emotions onto the ever-changing expressions of the sky, feeling uplifted or sorrowful. Precisely because they are fundamentally unrelated, an infinite relationship is born. That must be a truly rich thing.
Yasutaka Yoshimura
For a long time, houses have been designed as vessels for human beings. But the actual environment isn't made up of just people. Countless other presences intersect there, like birds, animals, insects, wind, light, and water vapour. "Sky House" is an attempt to reposition the house within this complex environment. We're interested in what new meanings it will take on by being separated from the ground.
Tatsuya Hatori
We have the 'sky,' which constantly changes its expression and gives rise to infinite interpretations, and the 'house,' which is fixed and defines its boundaries.
These contrasting words are linked together.
The sky is a phenomenon resulting from its relationship with the sun, Earth's gravity, and air molecules, but a house can also be seen as a phenomenon that arises between the things and nature that support life and the inhabitants.
We hope the word "sky" will serve as a catalyst for exploring new architecture.
Ryuji Fujimura
This design competition has specifically re-examined the relationship between the environment and architecture. "Sky House," which is placed as an extension of that, might be a theme that demands a more highly abstract imagination. The sky is a void, it's the environment, and it's also a metaphor for systems and society. How do we open up and restructure the 'house,' which has been defined by being closed off? We are looking forward to proposals that update the conditions of contemporary dwelling through the power of conception and construction, converting abstract concepts into space.
Yukihiro Sohdai
The sora in "Sky House" can be the sky we usually look up at (sora), but it can also be the 'empty' or 'nothing' (kara).
It's a broad theme that allows for various imaginations—whether you choose one, or embrace the ambiguity of both.
We are looking forward to encountering new "House" proposals that go beyond the easily imagined concepts of 'celestial realm' or 'emptiness.'
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Screening
Requirements |
■Registration:
A registration number will be issued by e-mail after the registration form is properly completed.
- One registration number is only valid for one submission.
- For multiple submissions, register multiple times to receive individual registration number for each submission.
- The Competition office cannot make any changes on the registration form for the participants, if any changes or mistakes in registration occur, re-registration is required.
■Drawing:
- All works should represent the theme just by drawings or pictures. Explanation in words should be kept to a minimum.
- Drawings can be block plan, floor plan, elevation view, cross-section view, perspective view, model photo, etc.
- You may use blue print, pencil, ink, color, photos, print etc. at your discretion.
■Materials:
- UseONE SHEETof thick Drawing paper (like Kent paper) of A2-Size(420mm x 594mm). Thin paper such as imitation vellum-paper should not be used since easy to break when opening the envelope.
- Paneled or framedWILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
■Notation of registration number:
Specify your registration number on theFRONT BOTTOM RIGHTof your submission using30 POINT SIZEletters or more. (Please refer to the picture below)
- Only your registration number should be listed on the front side of your submission.
- Paste the application form on theBACK SIDEof your submission.
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【 Back Side 】
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■Address for Submission:
Nisshin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Attn. : Design Competition Office
2F, 2-23-4 Senju-Azuma, Adachi-ku, Tokyo, 120-0025, Japan
Phone : +81-3-3882-2613
- Submissions will be acceptedONLY THROUGH MAIL DELIVERY. UPS, EMS, DHL or any other overseas mailing service will be accepted.
Hand, Bike/bicycle courier deliveries, or data files sent online willNOT BE ACCEPTED.
- Submissions can be packed in any form, though preferred to be sent flat to avoid rolling or damage.
- All cost for submission such as shipping, delivery, tax, insurance etc. will be borne by the entrant.
- If any charges or payment occurs when arriving at the competition office, the submission will be returned to the sender or to be held at the shipping company by sender’s expense.
- Competition office will not be responsible for any lost submission while shipping.
- Confirmation for submission arrival will not be answered by the competition office.
■Additional Information:
- The sponsors will not answer any questions about the theme.
- All entries should not have been published or shown to public before in whole or in part including social media.
- Entries should not have been submitted simultaneously to any other competitions. Entries submitted to other competitions will be disqualified.
- Competition entries must not infringe the copyright of any other works either in whole or in part. For example do not use images from magazines, books or websites.
- If suspicion of infringement is found, the winning prize will be revoked by the sponsors.
- If infringement or any other problem is found after announcement of the winning prizes, all the relevant responsibilities must be assumed by the entrants.
- Change of application contents by the entrant after winning announcement will not be accepted.
- Do not publish your submission in any form in whole or in part including social media until after the winners are announced on the competition web site.
- The winners must not publish the winning works in anyway including social media until public announcement is made in the SHINKENCHIKU magazine.
- Copyrights on the entries will remain to the property of the entrants, but the sponsors will reserve the right to publish the winning entries in magazines and other media.
- Competition entries will not be returned.
- Travel expenses for attending the award ceremony is borne by the entrant.
- Any other questions not listed in this competition page will be answered bye-mail only.
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