2008 Birdhouse in Shanghai
2008 BIRDHOUSE COMPETITION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

OBJECT OF THE COMPEITION
The global environment is transforming continuously. Human inhabitant environment is encountering enormous challenges. This competition provides an opportunity to consider an inhabitant pattern through an understanding of birdŐs habitation, which improves human sustainable social consciousness.
 

Application Form ^PDF

THEME
The earth is our nest

Prizes
Gold Prize (1) Certification and 30,000 RMB each
Silver Prize (2) Certification and 10,000 RMB each
Bronze Prize (5) Certification and 5,000 RMB each
Honorable Mention (15) Certification and Award

JURY
Jury Head:Kenji Ekuan (Industrial Designer, Japan)
Jury Members (alphabetically):
Angelo Cortesi (Industrial Designer, Italy)
Atsushi Deguchi (Professor, Faculty of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University, Japan)
Hirofumi Sugimoto (Professor, Tokai University, Japan)
Jiang Xu (President, China Academy of Art, China)
Shouhei Fukui (Chief Planner, Expo 2005 Aichi, Japan)
Yung Ho Chang (Head and Professor, Department of Architecture, MIT, USA)
Zhiqiang Wu (Chief Planner, Expo 2010 Shanghai, President of College of Architecture & Urban Planning, Tongji University China)

ADVISORY PANEL
Mr. Minoru Mori (President & CEO, Mori Building Co., Ltd., Japan)
Liqiang Yuan (General Manager of Shanghai Zhangjiang Creative Industry Development Co., Ltd,China)
Zhicai Ge (Director-General, Shanghai Industrial Design Association,China )
Guoxin Wu (Vice Director of World Expo Shanghai Bureau Exhibition Department,China )
Jianping Xu (Director of Shanghai Spiritual Civilization Office, China )
Shinya Izumi (Chief Planner, Expo 2005 Aichi, Japan)
Mr, Heizo Takenaka (Professor, Keio University, Japan)
KPF - Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, USA

ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open to students from any university in the world, who has not graduated at the time of December, 2008.

CONTACT
All the submission please send to:
2008 Birdhouse in Shanghai Executive Committee
China Academy of Art Shanghai Institute of Design
No. 109 Chunxiao Road, Pudong Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park
Shanghai, China 201203
Tel: 86-021-50802834, 86-021-50277973

Questions please contact:
2008 Birdhouse Project Competition Organizing Committee, China
Telephone: +86-021-50802834 +86-021-50277973
E-mail:
2008birdhouse_sh@163.com

2008 Birdhouse Project Non-Profit Organization, Japan
+81-090-7104-1921
E-mail:
project@birdhouse.gr.jp

2008 Birdhouse Project Italy
+39 339 711 8728
E-mail:
acfel@tin.it

2008 Birdhouse Project America
+1 917 294 6629
E-mail:
koizumi@usa.com

FORMAT AND JUDGING
Participant should submit a design proposal to address the competition theme. There are two judging phases:

First Phase
Participant should submit a design proposal in the form of a photograph, sketch, rendering, drawing, or other media, on A4 panel format (297mm x 210mm). The number of panel is not limited. No participantŐs information should appear on the panel. The panel should be sent together with the registration form. 50 entries will be selected during the first phase.

Second Phase
First Phase Entries will be notified in person. The participant will submit a physical model (within 1m x 1m x 1m) based on selected design proposal. The jury will advice the model making. Every entry project will be compensated with 500RMB for model making.

CALENDAR
First Phase Submission May 10th, 2008-August 30th, 2008
First Phase Judging September 6th, 2008
First Phase Nomination Mid-September, 2008
Second Phase Submission Deadline October 25th, 2008
Second Phase Judging November 1st, 2008
The result will be announced on http://www.birdhouse.gr.jp at the beginning of November.

Exhibition
December, 2008 at Shanghai World Financial Center

HOST
2008 Birdhouse Project Competition Organizing Committee
Japan Committee of Ecological Environmental Promotion
Shanghai Zhangjiang Creative Industry Development Co., Ltd

CO-ORGANIZER
Shanghai Institute of Design, China Academy of Arts
College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University
World Expo Shanghai Bureau Exhibition Department
Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau
Shanghai Industrial Design Association

SPONSOR
Consulate-General of Japan in Shanghai
Mori Building Co., Ltd.
Group
Mori Building China (Shanghai) Property Management and Consulting Co.,Ltd.
Shanghai World Financial Center Co.,Ltd.
Shanghai Senmao International Real Estate Co.,Ltd.

Koizumi Sangyo Corp.
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
Zhangjiang Creative Industry Development Foundations of Pudong New Area

COPYRIGHT
The participants are guaranteed the intellectual property of the submissions, as per applicable legislation regarding authorŐs rights. Participation in the competition automatically grants the Birdhouse Project the right to use the submitted work for all objectives related to the divulgation of the results. Registration for the competition authorizes the use of the personal data supplied for uses exclusively related to the inherent phases and successive procedures of the competition.