Gotong Royong City
Envisioning the Future of Jakarta
International Architectural and Urban Design Competition
The International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) 2009 in collaboration with Ikatan Arsitek Indonesia (Indonesian Institute of Architects Jakarta Chapter) is pleased to announce an idea competition on the theme of ‘gotong royong city’ in the context of the extended metropolitan region of Jakarta. Three winning entries will be selected by an international jury for exhibition in the IABR 2009 and awarded prizes totaling 7,000 Euros.
The competition is open to all professionals and students in architecture, urban design and related disciplines. Entrants are encouraged to form inter-disciplinary teams including sociologists, artists, planners, anthropologists, engineers, economists etc.
Jury
Stephen Cairns (Edinburgh University, subcurator IABR 2009)
Kees Christiaanse (KCAP Rotterdam, curator IABR 2009)
Vedran Mimica (Berlage Institute Rotterdam)
Andrea Peresthu (TU Delft)
Daliana Suryawinata (SHAU Rotterdam, the why factory, subcurator IABR 2009)
Prizes
A total amount 7,000 eur will be distributed as follows:
1 Winner 1,500 eur prize + 1,500 eur*
1 Runner-up 750 eur prize + 1,500 eur
1 Honorable mention 250 eur prize + 1,500 eur
*An additional funding of maximum 1,500 eur will be awarded to each winning team to develop the project further to integrate with the thematic aims of the IABR 2009. This development will be anchored by a workshop to be held in Jakarta where a number of the competition jury will work with competition winners.
Registration
Online registration is open from 27 Feb – 14 Mar 2009. Registration is free. There will be a 6-digit code sent to your email address upon the completion of registration. This code will be used to judge all entries anonymously. Therefore it is essential to include this code in your submission.
Registration Closes : 14 March
Submission Dates : 27Feb – 6 Apr (24.00 NL time, GMT +1)
Official website of the competition :
http://www.gotongroyongcity.org
http://ddm.caad.ed.ac.uk/gotongroyongcity/
