Architecture Awards

Detailed program for the 2022 Architecture category

The Eurasian Prize
In Architecture

Each historical period re-adjusts the concept of architecture so that it meets the current needs of society and responds to growing challenges. The current awareness of the need for sustainable architecture is based on the evidence that the world is now in the midst of an emergency related to planetary pollution, climate change, and a prolonged pandemic. In its 17th edition, the Eurasian Prize places special emphasis on innovations in line with sustainable architecture and regenerative design strategies.

Overall evaluation will be based on the following criteria with their relevance depending on each subcategory:

Purpose focus
Sustainability / Regenerating
Practical utility
Construction, operation, and maintenance efficiency
Social awareness
Operational safety
Aesthetical contribution
Innovative solutions and approach

Subcategories:

Industrial

Science and technology hubs and centers, Production facilities, Science parks, Technological clusters, and environmental research and protection facilities.

LARGE-SCALE HOUSING

Multi-dwelling units and residential compounds, Mid-Rise and High-Rise Apartment Buildings, Mixed-use buildings.

LOW-RISE APARTMENT BUILDINGS

Apartment buildings and residential complexes up to 4 floors; Townhomes, rowhouses, duplexes/triplexes/quadplexes, garden-style complexes.

Private House

Mansions, villas, cottages, and adjacent territory.

Public Building

Business and shopping facilities: exhibition centers, congress halls; Stations, airports; HoReCa objects; Spectator sports facilities, sports infrastructure; Mixed-use objects including functionally different groups of premises united by a single compositional and planning intent.

CULTURAL AND CULT ARCHITECTURE

Cultural Facilities: concert halls, theatres, cinemas, museums, libraries, galleries, performance spaces; Cult architecture in city fabric: cathedrals, churches, temples, synagogues, mosques, monasteries/retreats.

HERITAGE ARCHITECTURE

Reconstruction, restoration, revitalization of buildings and complexes; Adaptive Reuse – any creative transformation of old, abandoned, outdated or derelict architecture for an explicitly use, such as converting commercial or industrial buildings to residential use, the renovation of institutional buildings to create new cultural spaces; Conservation, or refurbishment of existing structures or the addition of new components.

SOCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDINGS

Health facilities: clinics, hospitals; Educational facilities: preschool and school educational institutions, colleges, universities, campuses, laboratories and research centers; Institutional facilities: government buildings, courts, etc.

Special: RAPID RESPONSE ARCHITECTURE

Emergencies include many of today’s scenarios, from natural disasters to hostilities that cause massive destruction and leave millions of refugees homeless. In the face of these challenges, the role of architecture has been brought into sharp relief focus. In all cases, the disruption of normality and the imperative to satisfy basic needs and maintain a decent quality of life become the basis for finding quick and effective alternatives by way of responding to such urgency.
Therefore, architecture serves as an articulator for each case’s specific needs. Designers can help reimagine how temporary or emergency structures can work.
The aim of this Category is to encourage temporary shelter design for those who don’t have a place to live, to help restore people’s right to a comfortable and healthy environment.

This Category includes the following types of entries:

Prefabricated Architecture
Technologies and modular systems achieving the following objectives: reduced assembly time, module addition possibility, optimal logistics, easy construction; increased lifespan of foundations and structures, improved heat insulation, easy dismantling.

Emergency housing
Migrant and refugee resettlement projects that provide home for long periods of displacement. Focus is on the use sustainable and easy-to-get materials; space flexibility and multifunctionality.

criteria

The international expert jury will assign extra points to the entries which are built around the three-pronged sustainability concept, including and combining social, environmental and economical aspects of architecture. For this reason, entrants are asked to specify how their projects relate with the following sustainability aspects and regenerative design principles:

Use of materials, practices, and technologies which meet the requirements of green building by carrying out the project;
Resource-efficiency throughout the building’s life-cycle which includes site selection, laying the groundwork, maintenance, operational effectiveness and demolition scenario;
Use of sustainable construction materials and finishes;
Reduced transport loads through use of building materials from local sources;
Onsite generation of renewable energy through solar power, hydrothermal power, wind power and other;
Minimal energy consumption thanks to the use of renewable energy sources;
Compliance with environmental standards;
Water conservation systems;
Integration into the surrounding landscape;
Use of renewable materials;
Replacement of conventional materials (like concrete) with sustainable alternatives;
Use of recycled and upcycled materials;
Adaptable, modular spaces made from natural materials that can be easily broken down and repurposed or recycled;
Green Roofs & Skins: incorporation of plants and nature via living walls, tree-covered residential towers, and green roofs to help cool existing buildings and create healthy biophilic environments for humans

Timeline

1st Stage

April 1 — October 15, 2022
Submission period

2nd Stage

November 2022
International Jury Voting 1st stage;

December 2022
short-liste announcement

3rd Stage

January 2023
International Jury Voting 2nd stage;

January 2023
Public Online Voting;

February 2023
Laureates announcement;

TBA
Final Event GALA;

For further details on the timeline please refer to Eligibility & Rules.

Eligibility

The Eurasian Prize Awards Program is a globally targeted initiative which welcomes participants from all countries.

Architects, technologists, architectural engineers, building contractors, architectural bureaus, manufacturers, engineering companies and real estate companies are invited to enter the professional competition program.

Entries must be projects designed or completed in the past five (5) years, between 2017 and 2022, and which have never been awarded with the Eurasian Prize at the Professional level.

For more information please refer to Eligibility & Rules

Entry Submission Guide

Register your entry(-ies)* on the Eurasian Prize website, adding images and description.
Provide fee payment.

* The number of entries per entrant is unlimited

For more information please refer to Eligibility & Rules

Entry Fees

Entrants in the Urban Development category provide fee payment based on the deadline:

EARLY Entry: payment until April 30, 2022 — $189 USD per entry
REGULARLY Entry: payment until August 30, 2022 — $229 USD per entry
LATE Entry: payment until September 30, 2022 — $279 USD per entry
FINAL Deadline: payment until October 15, 2022 — $339 USD per entry

NOTE:

If payment for the entry fee is provided by a legal person (entity, private or public organization, as opposed to a natural person such as an architect or designer, or team of architects/designers), the amount of the first fee payment increases by $140 USD.
If an entry is submitted under a business, public organization or brand name which will be featured on the award certificate and in all promo materials, and the payment is provided by a natural person, the amount of the first fee payment increases by $140 USD. This does not apply to entrants who decide to provide payment as a legal person.

For more information please refer to Eligibility & Rules

Each entry must contain the below

Fully completed information about the team of authors;
Images for Jury: illustrations, drawings, diagrams, revealing the content of the project in JPG format, each illustration no more than 2048×2048 pixels in size and no more than 1.5 MB. (single images only, no collages);
Images should be named the Code of Entry with numbers # 1,2,3 … in order of importance (Code # 1 – the Main Image). For architectural projects, the presentation of plans and sections of buildings and structures is mandatory. The number of images – up to 20;
Entry Description must contain a title and a narrative of at least 200 words and no more than 400 words. In the description indicate the Entry Status and Year;

In addition:

Attached link to full materials about the project (ZIP or RAR archive): Illustrative material in high resolution, including a portrait of the team (jpg, jpeg files). Video about the project (optional, mov, mpg, flv or mp4 files): no more than 300 MB. Extended description of the project or press materials (optional), full list of authors. The total weight of the archive – no more than 1 GB.

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