The RIBA's Higher Education Design Quality Forum invites entries illustrating innovation and design for new ways of learning, teaching and working in architecture and landscape projects completed since 2004 or future projects which have achieved planning consent or funding. The selection team will be looking for a balance of quality, diversity and regional representation. Projects must be located within the UK higher education sector, or sponsored by a UK university if located abroad. Entries must be a joint submission by the higher education client and the designer. There is no limit on the number of entries submitted at the first stage and each project should have a separate entry.
Entries should comprise:
A completed entry form in PDF or MS Word…
and a maximum of four JPEG or PDF images of sketches, conceptual models or diagrams (no bigger than 200 Kb each) including no more than one building/site photograph or computer generated photo-realistic perspective.
The judges are particularly looking for projects that have supported innovation in one or more of the following areas:
- Enhancing the student experience
- New ways of learning, teaching and working
- Supporting international agendas
- Enhancing the relationship with communities and the public
- "small project – large impact"
In addition to innovation, a non-exclusive list of design criteria has been identified as a guide only. It is not necessary to respond to all - the essence of design quality represented by your nomination is being sought.
Elegance
Use of materials
Detailed composition
Sustainability
Integration of new technologies
Accessibility
Occupant satisfaction
Sustainability
Value for money
Enquiries and/or entries should be emailed to
clientforum@inst.riba.org| by the extended deadline of
28 November 2008. Please title your email 'HEDQF ReSolution Entry'. Receipt will be confirmed by email.
Entries will be selected by:
Professor Richard Trainor, President of Universities UK
Patrick Finch Chairman of AUDE
Andrew Smith Leadership Governance and Management, HEFCE
Dickon Robinson Chairman of Building Futures
Ian Caldwell Chairman of HEDQF, Kings College London
Fiona Duggan Joint convenor of HEDQF, FiD ltd
Rupert Cook Joint convenor of HEDQF, Architecture plb
Selected entries will be invited to provide higher resolution material and text for exhibition panels to be displayed at the RIBA and universities nationwide and incorporated into an exhibition publication and web site. There will be a fee of £500 for each selected entry to cover exhibition costs, payable following selection.
Distinction by Design - HEDQF Exbition 2007
Distinction by Design was the fourth in a series of exhibitions promoted by the Higher Education Design Forum (HEDQF) over the last 12 years to showcase the quality and diversity of architectural design in the UK's higher education sector.
Universities and architects were invited to nominate buildings or landscape projects completed since the previous exhibition in Summer 2002. The aim of the judges was to select a rich mix of work completed by a wide range of architects throughout the UK. Almost 100 nominations were reviewed, of which 36 were selected for inclusion in the touring exhibition and accompanying catalogue.The need to rationalise outdated estatesand maintain the UK's position at the forefront of international research in an increasingly competitive market has resulted in a remarkable blossoming of university buildings. These buildings are part of a continuing tradition in higher education of encouraging innovation andpromoting sustainability, and they reflect clients' focus on pro-active estatemanagement and planning.
Notable from the submissions was the wealth of projects within the laboratory/research sector, reflecting the focus of investment. In contrast, there was a lack of quality schemes within the student housing sector. Another theme to emerge was the key role universities clearly have in shaping cities, often acting as a catalyst for regeneration of the urban environment.