With the success of the first edition, Taiwan Building 4Humanity brings the 2nd edition of  International Design Competition. The second edition of the International Design Competition aims to address the current state of the Syrian war Refugee. Moreover, the competition aims to find creative ways of incorporating architecture as a social and cultural facility, by seeking design ideas that would contribute towards the social inclusion and integration of Syrian war refugees in the Turkish border city of Reyhanlı.

To date, nearly 120,000 Syrians have settled in Reyhanlı under temporary protection. In view of the needs for social inclusion and integration, this competition invites students and professionals to propose radical but applicable design ideas for transitional shelters and social and intercultural Service Centre. Moreover, the competition has two separate categories: it welcomes submissions from students and recent graduates, as well as experienced professionals.

What will the winners of Taiwan International Design Competition 2019 get?

Since the competition occurs in two categories, the awards are also distributed in two categories.

Students Award

• 1st prize: 3,000 USD + award certificate
• 2nd prize: 2,000 USD + award certificate
• 3rd prize: 1,000 USD + award certificate

​Professional Award

• 1st prize: 5,000 USD + award certificate
• 2nd prize: 3,000 USD + award certificate
• 3rd prize: 2,000 USD + award certificate

All qualified projects submitted will be showcased in the completion of social media. The best 20 projects in each category will be published on the competition website.

Further, the awarded projects, including honorary mentions, will be published in selected technical magazines.

Who is eligible for the Taiwan International Design Competition?

• The student category competition is open to all postgraduate, graduate, undergraduate students as well as recent graduates (graduating in 2019 summer).
• All students and recent graduates should be under 31 years of age.
• Building 4Humanity encourages Multidisciplinary teams.
• The maximum number of team members is 5.​

How to submit for Taiwan International Design Competition 2019?

Since the Taiwan International Design Competition is free to enter, participants from all over the world can compete in the competition. Moreover, the entrants may participate individually or in a team.

In order to participate, entrants must follow the following steps:

1. Step 1: Make online registration, including their personal information as well as that regarding their team before the deadline. Further, Participants must submit one single pdf for each entry comprising proofs of student status and age of all team members.
2. Step 2: Making an online submission requires participants to upload their design containing a PDF file. The pdf file should consist of three A1 posters and one A4 project report. Further, professional designers may submit a video recording, 3D animation or motion graphics.

Deadline

The deadline for making online registration at the Taiwan International Design Competition is October 1, 2019. While, the deadline to submit the project is October 10, 2019.