Announcements

Published: 30 May 2023

THE 5TH ARCHITECTURE STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION 2023 IS AN INITIATIVE OF 22ND INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN & BUILDING EXHIBITION (ARCHIDEX) 2023 (ARCHIDEX IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY PERTUBUHAN AKITEK MALAYSIA AND C.I.S NETWORK SDN BHD)

1. Introduction

The main goal of the international competition, organized by ARCHIDEX and Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia (PAM) is to solicit new innovative architectural and urbanistic ideas dealing with current issues and challenges. The competition expects to generate thoughtful and provocative ideas that truly benefit mankind. A design challenge for the competition is to define architecture by proposing a design solution ranging from urban to architectural scale. Beyond a simple design competition, ARCHITALENT will continue to encourage creation, audacity and the capacity to imagine visions in realizing the world of the built environment.

For the second time, ARCHIDEX is hosting ARCHITALENT 2023 as an ARCASIA-level architecture competition featuring architecture students’ works from the 22 member institutes of the Architect Regional Council Asia (ARCASIA);

AAM Architects Association of Macau
ALACE Association of Laos Architects and Civil Engineers
AMA Association of Myanmar Architects
ASA The Association of Siamese Architects under Royal Patronage
ASC Architectural Society of China
BIA Bhutan Institute of Architects
HKIA The Hong Kong Institute of Architects
IAB Institute of Architects Bangladesh
IAI Ikatan Arsitek Indonesia
IAP Institute of Architects, Pakistan
IIA The Indian Institute of Architects
JIA The Japan Institute of Architects
KAU Architects Union of Korea
KIRA Korea Institute of Registered Architects
PAM Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia
PUJA (B) Pertubuhan Ukur Jurutera dan Arsitek, Brunei
SIA Singapore Institute of Architects
SLIA Sri Lanka Institute of Architects
SONA Society of Nepalese Architects
UAP United Architects of the Philippines
UMA Union of Mongolian Architects
VIA Vietnam Institute of Architects

2. Theme

‘THE REALM’
The architecture of the built environment can now be experienced in both the physical and virtual worlds. We are living in a realm of the physical environment in which all parts of the built environment challenges our daily life. Today, people would also be said to live together in an immersive, collective and hyper-realistic virtual environment. How would these realities be made possible?

THE REALM challenges us to design the living reality by defining architecture that would be able to address the real need of mankind; intelligence, emotional and spiritual. For instance, how would designers deliver architectural solutions that would be able to fit as much as possible the targets of 17 goals of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals? How would THE REALM address the challenges of past themes; Social Architecture (2017), Space (2018), Architecture 4.0: Towards Building A Better Nation (2019) and Future City (2022)? ARCHITALENT 2023 invites all architecture students to explore the endless possibilities within the architectural knowledge base in the big data world that is so large, fast and complex. The ideal proposal must be critical of the reality of the built environment within the abstract sphere of influence, be it real or imagined. The domain of architecture; THE REALM shall be founded and created in the realization of an innovative environment for the people.

3. Key dates

25 May 2023 : Registration Open

17 June 2023 : Closing Date Submission by 6pm

22/23 June 2023 : First Round Judging

29 June 2023 : Announcement of 10 Finalists (3 international, 7 local)

6 July 2023 : Acceptance to travel by finalist(s)

13 July 2023 : Briefing to the Finalists (teleconferencing)

29 July 2023 : Presentation by Finalists to Jury at the Plenary Theatre, KL Convention Centre

29 July 2023 : Awards Presentation Ceremony