Arch2O Drawing Challenge
Whether hand-drawn or digital, Architectural Drawings serve as the language of architects – through these drawings they tell the stories of existing buildings or foretell the stories of their designs.
Ranging from abstract to highly detailed, and from strictly engineered to highly illustrated, architectural drawings give different senses of their context. The Arch2O Drawing Challenge calls for architectural drawings that convey the notion of their location and culture and tell stories of how people connect with these buildings.
COMPETITION BRIEF
Submit a single drawing that tells a significant story about architecture: how the built environment interacts with its context and inhabitants. The submitted drawing can be located anywhere in the world, be at any scale, and can represent an imagined architectural proposal or an existing work of architecture. The drawing should be categorized under the following:
Plan
Section
Elevation
Perspective (1 or 2 points)
Parallel Projection (axonometric, isometric, etc.)
Sketch
Detail
Abstract
As long as your drawing frames architecture as its main element of the story it is eligible. Your drawing should be submitted alongside a short description that does not exceed 150 words, through which you tell your “story”.
Prizes For Top Winners
Graphic Drawing Tablet from XP-PEN for the Top 2 Winners ( 1 Student & 1 Non-Student )
Publication in Arch2O’s Annual Feature “100 Drawings About Architecture”
100 finalists will be published in Special Annual Feature “100 Drawings About Architecture”, to be distributed to Arch2O’s community including 100,000 newsletter subscribers and 2.5+ million social media followers!
Competition Deadlines and Fees
-
Opening Call for Entries:
October 10th, 2021
-
Early Bird Registration ( Students ) $30
Enter before December 10th, 2021
-
Early Bird Registration ( Non-Students ) $45
Enter before December 10th, 2021
-
Regular Registration ( Students ) $40
Enter before February 2nd, 2022
-
Regular Registration ( Non-Students ) $55
Enter before February 2nd, 2022
-
Late Registration ( Students ) $50
Enter before April 15th, 2022
-
Late Registration ( Non-Students ) $65
Enter before April 15th, 2022
-
Winners Announced :
June 2022
Team entries are permissible; you are allowed up to 5 team members with 1 team leader.
How To Win ?
The 100 finalists will be selected by Arch2O’s team of competition jurors. Then Top 2 Drawings will be selected by our expert jury from these shortlisted entries.
Submission Format
1 image with a minimum width of 2000 pixels (max. file size 10mb) in JPEG format, and a 150-word accompanying description. The single image should portray an existing building, interior space, architectural detail, or a group of buildings, and can be drawn by hand or on the computer using any drawing software.
Jury
The jury of Arch2O’s Photography Challenge includes masters and leaders in the fields of architecture and photography who are interested in documenting our architectural context.
The confirmed jury members include:
About Arch2O
Arch2O’s aim is to offer a platform for better professional collaboration, ultimately leading to better design, better buildings, and a better world for us to live, work and play. Our selection of architectural projects insists on intelligently implemented solutions while presenting new possibilities for content and everyday use. It is a proponent of futurism through a persistent investigation of the symbiotic potentials amid nature and technology.
FAQs
For general common questions about the competition, please email us at [email protected] and we will answer within 24 hours.