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  • Type: Student Competition, Idea Level Competition

UNI Design Awards for Best Dissertation of 2022 

Any iconic building that we see becomes so iconic not just for its face value but the amount of research that goes into making them. It brings the actual depth to what we refer to as great architectural examples. Now not all great ideas get a chance to be built, but this doesn’t mean that they lack depth or are not equally great. It is very crucial to design and build. However, articulating architecture is equally necessary. We believe that – great dialogues lead to better design ideas.

UnIADA – UNI International Architectural Dissertation Awards, hosted by UNI is an annual awards program that rewards the best research papers written by students at the UnderGrad and PostGrad levels. It aspires to generate dialogue by bringing some remarkable works under the spotlight which otherwise are limited to a very selected audience. The award aims to be a platform for generating awareness about and around the field of Architecture.

In the first editions of UnIADA, we received projects that showcased the best of research and design globally. Entries in each edition have set a benchmark of excellence for the participants in this and future editions.

 

 

Eligibility

  1. UnIADA is open to students of all institutionsand nationalities in the field of Architecture, Landscape, Planning and Urban Designat large.
  2. All the graduate/master’s and undergraduate/bachelor’s dissertations completed by batches completing their course in years 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 are eligible to take part in UnIADA 2022. Dissertations submitted in the previous editions of UnIADA are not eligible.
  3. Dissertation in an individual capacity, as well as group, both are permitted. All the members have to be added to the form.
  4. Participation inUnIATA can be made in two modes. Individual / Institution (Details in next section).
  5. For Individuals: The participant should have been enrolled in a full-time graduate/undergraduate program at a university anywhere in the world at the time of creating the dissertation. We will need proof of identity upon the result declaration, confirming the same. You may also produce a bonafide/authorized certificate from the institution as proof of identity.
  6. For Groups: Participants are allowed to involve one mentor/professor/guide in their team provided the mentor has been authorized via a bonafide certificate of the University.

 

Participation

You can enter UnIADA in two modes:

  1. Participant only

Description: As an individual/team of individuals with a single dissertation.

Checklist: Participants must be Registered at Uni and must fill in their user profiles. Submission details can be found on the next page.

This mode is open to all participants from all around the world.

  1. Participant + Institution (For Maximum 25 Institutions Only)

Description: A set of dissertations authorized by the institute with minimum 6 and maximum of 12 projects.

Checklist: Everything from above + Letter of Authorization from the institution.

The  “Letter of Authorization” from the institute can be submitted by any of the participants on behalf of the set of dissertations entering UnIADA on this form. The eligible participants can endorse themselves to participate or get suggested by an academic panel. This process can be led by any of the alumni/ students/faculty.

You can find both the form and the page to submit here:

Letter of Authorization | Submit Letter of Authorization here

 

Guidelines

This competition contains additional resources that contain a set of files useful to complete the competition submission. This folder is made available on your profile dashboard automatically as soon as you register.

This additional resource folder of this competition contains:

Letter of Authorization | Dissertation Submission Template

 

Submission Guidelines

The Award only invites architecture research related subjects only. Please do not submit your Graduation Projects (We have a separate programme for that called UnIATA). You have to deliver your architectural dissertation (Also known by the name – Research / Seminar paper / Essay), based on the given outlines:

Minimum requisite submission are: Report in PDF Format (Compulsory)

  • Submit your dissertation report in PDF format (Max size 30MB) – There’s no specified format (portrait/landscape) to make submission convenient for participants around the globe with varying institutional standards.
  • The size of the PDF submitted should not be more than 30MB. Add thumbnails and relevant information like tags to make your project searchable.

You have to submit your dissertation on Uni as a publication based on the given outlines. Once you have registered click here to submit or visit ‘my entries’ section. In the UnIADA competition page – Upload your PDF in the publication section.

 

Judging Criteria

All the entries coming in for UnIADA ’2022 as an individual will be moderated/screened by the UNI – Curatorial and Awards Committee.

  • Originality: Originality of thought would be the guiding principle to judge all the entries.
  • Relevance: The submitted entries must be a relevant subject in the field of architecture and design.
  • Articulation: The entries would be shortlisted on the basis of how well the thought is articulated.
  • Insight: The richness of the content would be checked on the basis of personal insights about the chosen topic.

Participants after having registered for the competition will be required to submit their dissertation/research in PDF format. The dissertation reports will be scrutinized by the Awards Committee based on the given judging criteria and merit of thought process/quality of research; the panel will then select the finalists for UnIADA ’22. All the finalists will be a part of our annual publication UnIADA ‘22 Series 2.

 

 

Important dates:

Registration deadline: June 14,2022
Submission deadline: June 14,2022
Result Announcement: July 19, 2022

 

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