The Japanese manufacturer of waterproofing materials, Nisshin Kogyo, holds an annual architectural design competition. The theme of this year’s competition, the 51st, is ‘Never Ending House.’ Is there an end to architecture? For example, even if a house is planned and built, the lifestyle can evolve based on its occupants, while plants in the garden will continue to grow. Furthermore, challenges such as climate variations and shifts in family formation may change. Natural disasters such as earthquakes, the spread of infectious diseases, regional conflicts, and other societal disruptions force people to change their lifestyles and live accordingly. Our lives are in constant motion and never ending. The relationship between architecture and time has always been considered from the past, but never ending is not just a matter of time. It may be imagined in expansion of space, or the way communication is ought to be. Try to consider ‘Never Ending House’ from different perspectives.
Judge Ryue Nishizawa stated. “A house called ‘Never Ending House’ could be a private house that is repeatedly extended and remodeled, or an alpinist’s tent in the middle of nature, or could be a house continuously growing in imagination, but after all it is something ‘living’ rather than something ‘dead’, and it is an ongoing dynamic existence that encompasses movement. Look forward to architecture and spaces that are dynamic and full of life.
1. Organizer
– Nisshin Kogyo
– SHINKENCHIKU magazine
2. Schedule
– Registration: 4.1(Mon)~10.1(Tue)
– Submission: 8.16(Fri)~10.4(Fri) 17:00 (accepted only through mail delivery)
– Award Ceremony: 11.14(Thu)
– Announcement: Public announcement will be made in the 2025 January issue of SHINKENCHIKU (The winners must not publish the winning works in anyway including social media until public announcement is made in the SHINKENCHIKU magazine.)
– Exhibition: 2025.2.10(Mon)~13(Thu)
3. Submission Documents
– Application form (see format)
– Panel (A2)
– Drawings (block plan, floor plan, elevation view, cross-section view, perspective view, model photo, etc.)
4. Judges
– Ryue Nishizawa
– Ryuji Fujimura
– Akihisa Hirata
– Erika Nakagawa
– Yasutaka Yoshimura
– Yukihiro Sohdai
– Tatsuya Hatori
5. Prize
– 1st Prize(1): JP¥1,000,000
– 2nd Prize(1): JP¥500,000
– 3rd Prize(1): JP¥300,000
– Merit Prize(8): JP¥100,000 each
6. Contact
– mizucompe@nisshinkogyo.co.jp
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