COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS

Open Students Competition. Theme: “Iakov Chernikhov Museum-Gallery of Modern Architecture”

Competition task

The present-day situation in the world architecture cannot be called the epoch of dominating style. Hardly having time to be formed, holding its positions as the main stream for not over ten years, one trend is being replaced by another. Art Nouveau, functionalism, art deco, neoclassicism, minimalism, modernism, postmodern, deconstructivism, non-linear architecture… In connection with this the Foundation proposes the participants of the competition to submit their own version of the museum-gallery of modern architecture (from 2 ths. sq.m. to 10 ths. sq.m.). Proceeding from the fact that Iakov Chernikhov created his architectural fantasies without being in need for any definite sites, the participants of the competition can independently determine the site for conceptual designing of the museum: either with the orientation to the really existing place in the city, where this architectural school is located (both within the old boundaries of the city or reconstructed industrial enterprises and on the new active city sites or in the abstract space – on the land, in the water, in the air and even in the virtual space. In their designs the participants can use the images of Iakov Chernikhov that are represented in the cycles «Fundamentals of Modern Architecture» (1925-1930), «Construction of Architectural and Machine Forms» (1925-1931), «Architectural Fantasies» (1925-1933) . The obligatory element of the museum-gallery of modern architecture is the exhibition hall (300 m2 ) intended for Iakov Chernikhov’s graphical works and three-dimensional models performed on the basis of his compositions.

Individual and group projects can participate in the competition. The possible make-ups of the teams of authors: one student, one student together with the instructor, a group of students, a group of students together with the instructor.

Make-up of museum premises:

· Exhibition part:

 ü Exhibition halls (for permanent displays)
 ü Exhibition halls (for periodic exhibitions)

· Cinema and lecture hall with attending premises

· Library with attending premises

· Entrance group of premises:

 ü Vestibule with a ticket office and a shop
 ü Excursion and mass department
 ü Cloak-room
 ü Buffet
 ü Toilets and a smoking room

· Premises for research workers:
 ü Rooms for research workers
 ü Room for the guides

· Premises for holding depository:

 ü Depository for holdings by the type of materials being kept
 ü Reception room-isolator
 ü Room for preparation of the exposition
 ü Restoration studios
 ü Rooms for the Foundations workers

Administrative and maintenance premises (room for director and office, room for deputy directors, room for scientific secretary, photographic laboratory, broadcasting center, automatic telephone exchange, storage for household materials, room for personnel, vestibule and cloak-room for the museum workers, toilets for the workers, joinery shop, electrical repair shop).

Engineering equipment premises (air-ventilation chambers, conditioning chambers, heat-supply point, fire-fighting post, switchboard room, transformer substation and garage).

MAKE-UP OF SUBMITTED MATERIALS:

1. Pad AO (120x80 cm) with slitting into format A3 containing the general plan of the project 1:500 (1:1000), plans 1:1 00 (1:200), sections 1:1 00 (1:200), facades 1:1 00 (1:200), 3 D-model, photograph of the mock-up. The photograph, data on the competitor and description of the project in English are located at the left-hand upper corner of the plane-table with indents of 5 cm from the left-hand and upper edge over the space of 20 cm in the horizontal and 30 cm in the vertical. Used for pads AO is the type AG Opus; the size of headlines – 90 points (2.5 cm – the height of the capital letters, 1.8 cm – the height for the small letters); inscriptions and texts – 30 points (height of the capital letters – 1 cm, height of the small letters – 0.7 cm). The materials of the pads are accepted in the form of 8 sheets A3 (40x30 cm), printed on the paper of 100-120 g/m2 with the margins for gluing together with obligatory supplement of the scheme of arrangement of representations to be pasted on the pad. Attached to the prints of sheets A3 is the color quality copy of the pad on format A4. All materials should be sent in hard envelopes.

2. CD-disk containing the general plan of the project 1:500 (1:1000), plans 1:100 (1:200), sections 1:100 (1:200), facades 1:100 (1:200), ЗD-model, photograph of the mock-up, copy of the pad of format А4, explanatory note (up to 1000 characters, spacing 5, size - 10 points). All materials are submitted in the raster (TIF and JPG) and textual (DOC) formats. Only English letters should be used in the file names. The material is recorded on CD and it should be placed in three folders named as follows: TEXT, PRINT and WEB. Recorded in the TEXT folder are the textual files in English with obligatory indication of the contact data of the competitor: surname, Christian name, , year of birth, address, telephones, e-mail address, name of the architectural school, and year of training, surname of the instructor. The description of the proposed project is also recorded into this folder. Recorded into the PRINT folder are the materials with high resolution 300 dpi for printing the exhibition materials on format 60x80 cm. It is necessary to submit the photograph of the author/authors, size 8x10 cm, as well. .Recorded into the WEB folder are the copies of these files with the low resolution (at least 600x600 pixels and not over 1000x1000) to be scanned on the monitor screen. All the raster reproductions should be submitted in the color RGB model.

PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS

For participation in the competition, it is necessary to be registered till May 1 on the web site www.icif.ru in section «Competition».

The materials will be accepted till June 1, 2006.

The materials should be sent till May 15, 2006.

The Prize monetary fund amounts to EUR 20,000.

Note:

Should the theme «Museum-gallery of modern architecture of Iakov Chernikhov» be included by the higher educational institution into the study plans as the 2nd course project of the 1st semester of 2005-2006 academic year, the selection of the best works for participation in the competition will be made by internal voting at the higher educational institution. The selected projects (with the ratio of one work from 20 ones) should be submitted to the Organizing committee of the competition till June 1, 2006.

Materials for competition are accepted to the following address:

Iakov Chernikhov International Foundation
30/1, Tsvetnoy blvd., Moscow 127051 Russia

Competition for the best computer animation made on the basis of Iakov Chernikhov’s compositions

COMPETITION TASK

Graphics of Iakov Chernikhov being the parts of his cycles “Aristography” (1914-1927), “Ornament” (1925-1930), “Fundamentals of the Modern Architecture” (1925-1930), “Constructions of Architectural and Mechanical Forms” (1925-1931), “Architectural Fantasies” (1925-1933) are proposed for the competition. Participants are proposed to make 3-D computer models (using 3DMAX, MAYA and other programs compatible with them) on the basis of 2-D compositions of Iakov Chernikhov, and make an animated cartoon film with the duration of up to 60 seconds (in the bitmapped or vector form) that should disclose the beauty of architectural fantasy to the greatest extent.
A film entitled “The second reality of Iakov Chernikhov’s fantasies” will be made on the basis of the competition results.
 

MAKE-UP OF SUBMITTED MATERIALS

· Model: in the 3D Studio or WRML formats

· Animation: Flash-file or AVI (recommended compression by DivX codec).

Total size of files equals up to 700 MB. Resolution: 640х480 dpi.

It is proposed to use the soundtrack to the choice of the author in accordance with the rate of animation and movement of composition elements. The composition may be performed in a free abstract form or with integration of composition elements into the urban environment, as well as a version, into a definite landscape.

The material should be placed on CD in the four folders named as follows: TEXT, VIDEO, PRINT and WEB. Recorded into the TEXT folder are the text files in English and Russian with the mandatory indication of the competitor’s contact data: surname, Christian name, year of birth, address, telephones, e-mail address, place of study or work, year of training. It is also necessary to submit the photograph of the author/authors of 8x10 cm size. If necessary, explanatory notes to the animated-cartoon film or commentary thereto are recorded into this folder. Recorded into the Video folder are:

· Model in formats 3D Studio or VRML;

· Animation: flash-file or AVI (recommended compression by means of codec DivX).

Placed in the PRINT folder are 1-3 images of 3D high-resolution models (5,000 х 3,500 pix, Tiff, LZW compression) and screenshots (2,500 х 1,800 pix) at the author’s discretion. Recorded into the WEB folder are the low-resolution copies: preview of the video roll with the size of 3 -15 MB; screenshots (at the author’s discretion), images of 3D model with the size from 600 to 1000 pix. All raster images should be presented in the color model RGB.

PARTICIPATION CONDITIONS

For participation in the competition, it is necessary to be registered till May 1 on the web site www.icif.ru in section «Competition».

Students of architecture and design institutes of higher education, young architects and designers may participate in the competition.

The materials will be accepted till June 1, 2006.

The materials should be sent till May 15, 2006.

The Prize monetary fund amounts to EUR 10,000.

Materials for competition are accepted to the following address:

Iakov Chernikhov International Foundation
30/1, Tsvetnoy blvd., Moscow 127051 Russia

"Architectural Fantasies" Competition among children's architectural schools  

Theme: MY TOWN TOMORROW

COMPETITION TASK

 How will your native town be transformed tomorrow? What architectural ensembles may appear in the nearest future? How will the town silhouette change? And it may happen that the new town-planning accent will add modern «colors» to the habitual districts and streets? Let us dream up on this theme.

MAKE-UP OF SUBMITTED MATERIALS

 1 . Pad A0 (120-80сm) comprising:

• Plan of existing town,

• Your proposal for the theme «My town tomorrow» made in any technique (mock-up, collage, graphics, mixed technique), •

 Diagrammatic plan of the proposed design.

• If the work is a mock-up, the photographs of the mock-up made at different viewing points.

• Photograph of the competitors and instructor, information on them, comments to the design clarifying its concept in Russian and English (to be placed at the left-hand upper corner of the plane-table with indents of 5 cm from the left and upper edges in the space of 20 cm on the diagonal and 30 cm on the vertical, type AG Opus).

2. CD-disk containing

• Presentation of the design should take up to 60 seconds.

• The material should be placed in three folders named as follows: TEXT, PRINT and WEB.

ü Recorded in the TEXT folder are the textual files in English with obligatory indication of the contact data of the competitor and instructor: surname, Christian name, year of birth, address, telephones, e-mail address, and name of the architectural school. The description of the proposed project is also recorded into this folder.

ü Recorded into the PRINT folder are the materials with high resolution 300 dpi for printing the exhibition materials. It is necessary to submit the photograph of the author/authors, size 8x10 cm, as well.

ü Recorded into the WEB folder are the copies of these files with the low resolution (at least 600x600 pixels and not over 1000x1000) to be scanned on the monitor screen. All the raster reproductions should be submitted in the color RGB model.

CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

In the competition may participate individual and group designs.

Age categories:

• 6-12 years old

• 13-17 years old

There will be accepted not over six works from each school. For participation in the Competition, it is necessary to be registered till July 1, 2006 on the web site: www.icif.ru in section “Competition”. The materials will be accepted till August 1, 2006. The materials should be sent till July 15, 2006.

The Prize monetary fund amounts to EUR 10,000.

Materials for competition are accepted to the following address:

 Iakov Chernikhov International Foundation 30/1, Tsvetnoy blvd., Moscow 127051 Russia