Enter The Architecture Drawing Prize by 2 October 2020
The overall winner of the 2019 Architecture Drawing Prize was City in a box: paradox memories, by Anton Markus Pasing in the Digital category.
The World Architecture Festival (WAF), along with Make Architects and Sir John Soane’s Museum in London, is seeking entries to the 2020 Architecture Drawing Prize. Entries close on Friday, 2 October and are open to all, including students, from around the world.
The Prize was launched in 2017 with an aim to celebrate and showcase architectural drawing. “The Architecture Drawing Prize is an ideal platform for reflecting on and exploring how drawing continues to advance the art of architecture today. It embraces the creative use of digital tools and digitally-produced renderings while recognising the enduring importance of hand drawing. The organisers invite entries of all types and forms: from technical or construction drawings to cutaway or perspective views – and anything in between,” competition organisers say.
Drawings can be entered in three categories: Digital, Hand-Drawn and Hybrid. And, this year also features a special prize that will be awarded to a drawing completed during COVID-19 lockdowns across the globe or related to changes that might occur in architecture due to the pandemic. This prize is open to entrants in any of the three categories. Entries can be related to real projects or entirely imaginary.
The competition will be judged by artists Ben Langlands and Nikki Bell; Gary Simmons, main board director at William Hare Group; Ken Shuttleworth, founder of Make Architects; Lily Jencks, founder of LilyJencksStudio and JencksSquared; Louise Stewart, curator at Sir John Soane’s Museum; Narinder Sagoo, senior partner at Foster + Partners; artist, Pablo Bronstein and Paul Finch, programme director of the World Architecture Festival.
Make Architects’ Shuttleworth says, “The Architecture Drawing Prize celebrates the art of drawing and offers a special outlet during this period of social distancing, because it reminds us that drawing is a universal medium that connects us in a meaningful way.”
Organisers note that 60 per cent of the shortlisted entries for 2019 were submitted by entrants who were aged under 30 years old or a student. To encourage this trend into 2020, they are offering a new reduced rate of £24 (NZ$47) for all entries by students and those under 30, using the code UNDER30.
For full details about the Prize and to submit your drawing, click here. And, follow @architecturedrawingprize on Instagram to see past winners and inspiration.
