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Architectural Poetry Competition, 6th Cycle: ‘Learnings from Nature’: Call for Entries

Posted on: May 15th, 2022

About Competition 

Architectural Poetry Competition Series, 6th Cycle is the twenty-first initiative of the Architectural Journalism & Criticism Organization founded by architect Pappal Suneja to spread awareness about this subject and sow the seeds of inspiration to explore and write about Architecture and allied fields from a lyrical perspective.

Theme for the Series in this cycle is ‘Learnings from Nature’

Global warming and the resultant threat to human civilization have made the development model of the industrial society obsolete and we need better and sustainable practices in all fields of life. Therefore, we need to be sensitive to the balance in nature and respect the basic elements: light, sound, earth, sky, and water as they are the basis of life on this planet. Traditional architecture has always lived with nature, but the urban society today needs to relearn from nature to adopt sustainable practices in the urban landscape. The calling of this poetry contest is one’s own supported thoughts for the main contention of the field of architecture: respect the environment and be with nature in all your endeavors.
Requirements / Eligibility

We welcome poems from Collegians, Professionals, Academicians; Researchers & Design Enthusiasts (Open to All)

Submission Guidelines:

• Submissions are open to all poets writing in English. International submissions are welcome.
• Maximum 3 poems per poet are allowed.
• The poem may be accompanied by an Illustration/Photograph (optional).
• Each poem should not exceed 40 lines.
• The entry along with the registration screenshot should be sent to ajc.competition@gmail.com with the subject line Architectural Poetry, 6th Cycle – (Category) in a word document with 12 pt., Arial font, single-line spacing
• All entrants must mention any of their social media handles with the submission (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook)
• The submission should be an original work of the entrant and will go through a plagiarism test.
• We will announce the winners in the third week of July 2022 on all our social media pages.

Submission / Key Dates

Submission window for the cycle opens on 25th April – 24th June 2022 (11:59 pm IST/8:29 pm CEST)

• Early Bird Registration till 30th May 2022, (750 INR for participants from India and 17 Euros for International Participants)

• Standard Registration till 22nd June 2022, (1000 INR for participants from India and 26 Euros for International Participants)
• Indian Participants can follow the link to register, and International Participants can enter here.

About the Organizer

Architectural Journalism & Criticism Organisation is founded by architect Pappal Suneja to spread awareness about this subject and sow the seeds of inspiration to explore and to write about Architecture and allied fields. As per the curator, Journalism & Critical Appreciation in Architecture must have an immediate connection with the trending techniques. Our prenominal existence in the moment of time is not merely enough to amount for the utterance of spoken or written of the present. The architectural writings serve as reflections at a future day and it needs to be taken ahead at the forefront. We need more of Architectural Writing because all reality is an act of perception; and until there is a perception of happening, it hasn’t happened yet.