Projeto Manila 2018 challenges students to create climate and earthquake resilient innovations
Never has modern society witnessed the severe effects of climate change any more than in the past decade. The Philippines, a tropical archipelago surrounded by vast bodies of water was never exempted from the harsh throes of nature. Over the years, the Filipino people have witnessed countless homes, structures, and networks of progress, which have taken decades to build, be washed away in an instant.
Recognizing the need to urge the local construction and design industry to confront the most significant challenge facing their community and practice today, WORLDBEX 2018 conducted an open call to all architecture and engineering students in Luzon to lend their fresh and unique perspectives in addressing these issues in the upcoming Projeto Manila 2018.
A competition which originated in PHILBEX Cebu and eventually in PHILBEX Davao (two of which are regional installments of WORLDBEX), this edition of Projeto marks its first in Manila. Subscribing to the theme of this year’s WORLDBEX, which urges the builders and designers alike to take part in “Shaping Innovations Toward Sustainability”, participants were tasked to design a single-storey house with at least one bedroom, that is both climateand earthquake resilient.
Limited to students taking up Architecture, Engineering, or any similar courses in any school, college, or university in Luzon, the competition requires a proficiency in Google Sketch Up and Autocad. There are two parts of the competition: the qualifying and final rounds. Interested students from the same school must form a group of at least three or a maximum of five members. However, a school can only be represented by up to five groups.
Once groups have been formed, the participants then submitted a filled-up application form; a team description (max. of 150 words); a high-resolution official logo of their school; a creative shot of the team members; a design brief (max. of 150 words); a technical drawing, a perspective drawing, and a 3D file of the design in the following format: SAT, DWG until February 10.
The jury then shortlisted the top designs based on design, innovation, and originality as well as ease of use, functionality, material durability, and weigh. The selected designs to compete in the final rounds were announced on February 12.
The groups chosen to compete in the final round of the competition prepared a deck for the presentation of the design brief as well as an actual miniature scale model of the qualified design. Starting today to until March 18, the scale models of the participating groups will be put on display at the second floor lobby area of WORLDBEX 2018, while the actual presentation, deliberation, and awarding of the designs areset to happen on March 18. The final entries will be judged based on presentation, workmanship, relevance to the theme, and its market appeal.
Apart from having a unique chance to showcase their talents and capacity to innovatively work around the issues facing their practice, the winners of the first-ever Projeto Manila will be receiving cash prizes as well as slots at the WORLDBEX 2019 Seminars.
Projeto Manila 2018 is a key event highlight at WORLDBEX 2018 from today until Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.