IT’S AUGUST, AND IT’S BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD
Rohan Builders + Mindspace Architects’ annual international not-for-profit competition for students of architecture - THE DRAWING BOARD - is back.
It’s August. The month that The Drawing Board competition announces the design brief for the year for students of architecture.
Since its premier edition in 2016, TDB has become something of a calendar event for future architects. And with each passing year entries to the competition have grown in number - with over 5000 students (who’ve registered and submitted entries) across more than 40 countries so far.
And what’s noteworthy is that two of those editions were entirely online - through a global pandemic.
WHY A TDB ENTRY IS A MUST-HAVE IN YOUR FOLIO
One of the challenges young, fresh-out-college architects face is the lack of real-world design experience that solves real-world design challenges. And this drawback is exacerbated by the fact that a platform to showcase one’s thinking, comes only after one has landed an internship or traineeship at a firm.
And as advocates and proponents of thoughtful, sensitive architecture for nearly 3 decades, we know only too well the crucial role architects play in creating evocative spaces.
And this was the genesis of The Drawing Board.
A collaborative initiative between Rohan Builders and Mindspace Architects, TDB is a way to facilitate and give young minds in the field of architecture an opportunity to work on a live brief and pitch design solutions with global impact.
Erstwhile winners, runners-up, and participants of TDB have found the competition to be profoundly useful in learning to showcase their ideas internationally and leverage the opportunity for better early-career prospects.
TDB 2022 COMPETITION ROADMAP
Pre-stage
Announcement of the design brief for TDB 2022.
Stage 1 - Submissions
Student competitors will have 60 days from the date of announcement of the design brief to submit design presentations online at thedrawingboard.in/submit.
Stage 2 - Finalists
An elite panel of judges will select the top 8 entries, and the selected teams will be invited to a live event to pitch their ideas to a jury, in Pune, India.
Stage 3 - The finale
For the finale of TDB 2022, the final 8 teams will present their ideas to a jury of eminent architects and designers, at a by-invite live event. The jury will pick the winner for the year 2022. The event will be streamed online worldwide.
TDB DESIGN BRIEF 2022: THE CHARLES CORREA MEMORIAL
The brief this year is to build a memorial for architect, planner, activist, and theoretician, Charles Correa.
One of India’s most notable contemporary architects, Ar. Correa championed low-income housing and urban planning as much as he addressed issues of architecture.
The memorial will celebrate the man who, through his work has left an indelible mark on India’s architectural landscape - whether with the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad, or the Jawahar Kala Kendra in Jaipur, or in his role as the chief architect of Navi Mumbai, home to more than 2 million people today.
Timeline
TDB 2023 Launch
Final Submission
Finalist Announcement
Masterclass
