UIA HYP Cup 2021 International Student Competition, Architecture Design Contest by UED Magazine + UIA
UIA HYP Cup 2021 International Student Competition
28 July 2021
UIA-HYP CUP 2021 International Student Competition in Architectural Design is coming.
The following are the highlights of the competition:
Jury Chairman: Rem Koolhaas
Theme: Architecture in Transformation
Topic: Countryside Dilemmas-New Rural Planning
Registration Deadline: 24:00(GMT+8) September 20th, 2021
Submission Deadline: 24:00(GMT+8) October 10th, 2021
Jury Review: October 2021
Competition Website: http://hypcup.uedmagazine.net/"r=site&en=1

Competition Topic: Countryside Dilemmas- New Rural Planning
The advent of the year of the Ox brought destruction to the ancient village of Wongding in Yunnan, which has been recognized as important cultural countryside heritage since 2006. The fire that raged through Wongding however exposed more fundamental dilemmas that go beyond replacing the village?s thatched rooftops and intricate wood constructions, which my team and I have been observed in many places in the world for some time now. It coincides with an important crossroads in thinking about the future of the countryside in China and beyond. China?s rural development has been largely based on top-down industrial planning. Like in many places in the world this brought modernity to the countryside and offered dramatic improvements in the quality of life for many. It however also meant tha...