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THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BERKELEY UG PRIZE FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 2021
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AN ESSAY CONTEST IN THREE STAGES OPEN TO ALL CURRENT FULL-TIME REGISTERED STUDENTS IN AN UNDERGRADUATE ARCHITECTURE DEGREE PROGRAM, UNDERGRADUATES MAJORING IN ARCHITECTURE, OR DIPLOMA STUDENTS IN ACCREDITED SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE WORLDWIDE. 25,000USD PURSE.
Background
The Berkeley Undergraduate Prize for Design Excellence endowment was established in the Department of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design to promote the investigation of architecture as a social art. Each year the PRIZE Committee selects a topic important to the understanding of the interaction of people and the built world that becomes the focus of the Essay Competition.
The Committee poses a Question on this website related to the topic. Students enrolled in any accredited undergraduate architecture program or diploma in architecture program throughout the world are invited to submit a 500-word essay proposal in English responding to the Question. Qualified students may also team up with undergraduates from allied arts and social sciences programs and submit proposals in teams of two.
From the pool of essay proposals received, approximately 25-28 are selected by the PRIZE Committee as particularly promising. The selected student teams become Semifinalists. These Semifinalists are invited to submit a 2,500-word essay, again in English, expanding on their proposals. A group of readers, composed of Committee members and invited colleagues, selects five-to-eight of the best essays and sends these Finalist essays to a jury of international academics and architects to select the winners.
Eligibilities
- The competition is open to all current full-time registered students in an undergraduate architecture degree program or undergraduates majoring in architecture in accredited schools of architecture worldwide. Diploma in Architecture students who have not yet completed their Diploma are also eligible.
- Essays must be submitted in English.
- Finalists will be required to provide proof of current registration in the form of copies of actual school transcripts. You are still eligible to compete if you were an undergraduate student on September 15, 2020, but graduate before the awards are scheduled to be given.
Benefits
There is a total prize of 35,000USD, minimum 7,500USD first prize. The remaining purse is to be allocated at the discretion of the Jury.
Program Venue
Online
Eligible Regions
Eligible Countries
Application Process
- Meet the Eligibility Requirements.
- Write a 500-word proposal for an essay on this year’s Essay Question, as posted.
- Provide one photograph as described below.
- Submit the essay and photograph online.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
At the conclusion of the Essay Competition submittals, all Semifinalists are also invited to submit a proposal for a BERKELEY PRIZE summer Fellowship. This year, the opportunity is a Community Service Fellowship. Details for this new Fellowship will be announced in early 2021.
The winning essay will be announced in mid-April, 2021.
Calendar
| September 15, 2020 | Launch of 2021 Essay Competition. |
| November 1, 2020 | (Stage One) 500-word essay proposal due. |
| Mid-December, 2020 | Essay Semifinalists announced. |
| February 1, 2021 | (Stage Two) Essay Semifinalists’ 2,500-word essays due. |
| February 8, 2021 | Launch of Community Service Fellowship Competition for Essay Semifinalists. |
| Early-March, 2021 | Essay Finalists announced. |
| March 12, 2021 | Community Service Fellowship proposals due. |
| Mid-April, 2021 | Essay winners and Community Service Fellowship winners announced. |
Registration and Submission
You (and your teammate if you have one) will be asked to complete a short registration form which will not be seen by members of the BERKELEY PRIZE Committee or Jury.
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THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BERKELEY UG PRIZE FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 2021
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Description
AN ESSAY CONTEST IN THREE STAGES OPEN TO ALL CURRENT FULL-TIME REGISTERED STUDENTS IN AN UNDERGRADUATE ARCHITECTURE DEGREE PROGRAM, UNDERGRADUATES MAJORING IN ARCHITECTURE, OR DIPLOMA STUDENTS IN ACCREDITED SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE WORLDWIDE. 25,000USD PURSE.
Background
The Berkeley Undergraduate Prize for Design Excellence endowment was established in the Department of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design to promote the investigation of architecture as a social art. Each year the PRIZE Committee selects a topic important to the understanding of the interaction of people and the built world that becomes the focus of the Essay Competition.
The Committee poses a Question on this website related to the topic. Students enrolled in any accredited undergraduate architecture program or diploma in architecture program throughout the world are invited to submit a 500-word essay proposal in English responding to the Question. Qualified students may also team up with undergraduates from allied arts and social sciences programs and submit proposals in teams of two.
From the pool of essay proposals received, approximately 25-28 are selected by the PRIZE Committee as particularly promising. The selected student teams become Semifinalists. These Semifinalists are invited to submit a 2,500-word essay, again in English, expanding on their proposals. A group of readers, composed of Committee members and invited colleagues, selects five-to-eight of the best essays and sends these Finalist essays to a jury of international academics and architects to select the winners.
Eligibilities
- The competition is open to all current full-time registered students in an undergraduate architecture degree program or undergraduates majoring in architecture in accredited schools of architecture worldwide. Diploma in Architecture students who have not yet completed their Diploma are also eligible.
- Essays must be submitted in English.
- Finalists will be required to provide proof of current registration in the form of copies of actual school transcripts. You are still eligible to compete if you were an undergraduate student on September 15, 2020, but graduate before the awards are scheduled to be given.
Benefits
There is a total prize of 35,000USD, minimum 7,500USD first prize. The remaining purse is to be allocated at the discretion of the Jury.
Program Venue
Eligible Regions
Eligible Countries
Application Process
- Meet the Eligibility Requirements.
- Write a 500-word proposal for an essay on this year’s Essay Question, as posted.
- Provide one photograph as described below.
- Submit the essay and photograph online.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
At the conclusion of the Essay Competition submittals, all Semifinalists are also invited to submit a proposal for a BERKELEY PRIZE summer Fellowship. This year, the opportunity is a Community Service Fellowship. Details for this new Fellowship will be announced in early 2021.
The winning essay will be announced in mid-April, 2021.
Calendar
| September 15, 2020 | Launch of 2021 Essay Competition. |
| November 1, 2020 | (Stage One) 500-word essay proposal due. |
| Mid-December, 2020 | Essay Semifinalists announced. |
| February 1, 2021 | (Stage Two) Essay Semifinalists’ 2,500-word essays due. |
| February 8, 2021 | Launch of Community Service Fellowship Competition for Essay Semifinalists. |
| Early-March, 2021 | Essay Finalists announced. |
| March 12, 2021 | Community Service Fellowship proposals due. |
| Mid-April, 2021 | Essay winners and Community Service Fellowship winners announced. |
Registration and Submission
You (and your teammate if you have one) will be asked to complete a short registration form which will not be seen by members of the BERKELEY PRIZE Committee or Jury.
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THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BERKELEY UG PRIZE FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 2021
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Opportunity Type
Competition
Select Type
Description
AN ESSAY CONTEST IN THREE STAGES OPEN TO ALL CURRENT FULL-TIME REGISTERED STUDENTS IN AN UNDERGRADUATE ARCHITECTURE DEGREE PROGRAM, UNDERGRADUATES MAJORING IN ARCHITECTURE, OR DIPLOMA STUDENTS IN ACCREDITED SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE WORLDWIDE. 25,000USD PURSE.
Background
The Berkeley Undergraduate Prize for Design Excellence endowment was established in the Department of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design to promote the investigation of architecture as a social art. Each year the PRIZE Committee selects a topic important to the understanding of the interaction of people and the built world that becomes the focus of the Essay Competition.
The Committee poses a Question on this website related to the topic. Students enrolled in any accredited undergraduate architecture program or diploma in architecture program throughout the world are invited to submit a 500-word essay proposal in English responding to the Question. Qualified students may also team up with undergraduates from allied arts and social sciences programs and submit proposals in teams of two.
From the pool of essay proposals received, approximately 25-28 are selected by the PRIZE Committee as particularly promising. The selected student teams become Semifinalists. These Semifinalists are invited to submit a 2,500-word essay, again in English, expanding on their proposals. A group of readers, composed of Committee members and invited colleagues, selects five-to-eight of the best essays and sends these Finalist essays to a jury of international academics and architects to select the winners.
Eligibilities
- The competition is open to all current full-time registered students in an undergraduate architecture degree program or undergraduates majoring in architecture in accredited schools of architecture worldwide. Diploma in Architecture students who have not yet completed their Diploma are also eligible.
- Essays must be submitted in English.
- Finalists will be required to provide proof of current registration in the form of copies of actual school transcripts. You are still eligible to compete if you were an undergraduate student on September 15, 2020, but graduate before the awards are scheduled to be given.
Benefits
There is a total prize of 35,000USD, minimum 7,500USD first prize. The remaining purse is to be allocated at the discretion of the Jury.
Program Venue
Eligible Regions
Eligible Countries
Application Process
- Meet the Eligibility Requirements.
- Write a 500-word proposal for an essay on this year’s Essay Question, as posted.
- Provide one photograph as described below.
- Submit the essay and photograph online.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
At the conclusion of the Essay Competition submittals, all Semifinalists are also invited to submit a proposal for a BERKELEY PRIZE summer Fellowship. This year, the opportunity is a Community Service Fellowship. Details for this new Fellowship will be announced in early 2021.
The winning essay will be announced in mid-April, 2021.
Calendar
| September 15, 2020 | Launch of 2021 Essay Competition. |
| November 1, 2020 | (Stage One) 500-word essay proposal due. |
| Mid-December, 2020 | Essay Semifinalists announced. |
| February 1, 2021 | (Stage Two) Essay Semifinalists’ 2,500-word essays due. |
| February 8, 2021 | Launch of Community Service Fellowship Competition for Essay Semifinalists. |
| Early-March, 2021 | Essay Finalists announced. |
| March 12, 2021 | Community Service Fellowship proposals due. |
| Mid-April, 2021 | Essay winners and Community Service Fellowship winners announced. |
Registration and Submission
You (and your teammate if you have one) will be asked to complete a short registration form which will not be seen by members of the BERKELEY PRIZE Committee or Jury.
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THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BERKELEY UG PRIZE FOR ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN 2021
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Description
AN ESSAY CONTEST IN THREE STAGES OPEN TO ALL CURRENT FULL-TIME REGISTERED STUDENTS IN AN UNDERGRADUATE ARCHITECTURE DEGREE PROGRAM, UNDERGRADUATES MAJORING IN ARCHITECTURE, OR DIPLOMA STUDENTS IN ACCREDITED SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE WORLDWIDE. 25,000USD PURSE.
Background
The Berkeley Undergraduate Prize for Design Excellence endowment was established in the Department of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley College of Environmental Design to promote the investigation of architecture as a social art. Each year the PRIZE Committee selects a topic important to the understanding of the interaction of people and the built world that becomes the focus of the Essay Competition.
The Committee poses a Question on this website related to the topic. Students enrolled in any accredited undergraduate architecture program or diploma in architecture program throughout the world are invited to submit a 500-word essay proposal in English responding to the Question. Qualified students may also team up with undergraduates from allied arts and social sciences programs and submit proposals in teams of two.
From the pool of essay proposals received, approximately 25-28 are selected by the PRIZE Committee as particularly promising. The selected student teams become Semifinalists. These Semifinalists are invited to submit a 2,500-word essay, again in English, expanding on their proposals. A group of readers, composed of Committee members and invited colleagues, selects five-to-eight of the best essays and sends these Finalist essays to a jury of international academics and architects to select the winners.
BENIFITS
There is a total prize of 35,000USD, minimum 7,500USD first prize. The remaining purse is to be allocated at the discretion of the Jury.
Eligibilities
- The competition is open to all current full-time registered students in an undergraduate architecture degree program or undergraduates majoring in architecture in accredited schools of architecture worldwide. Diploma in Architecture students who have not yet completed their Diploma are also eligible.
- Essays must be submitted in English.
- Finalists will be required to provide proof of current registration in the form of copies of actual school transcripts. You are still eligible to compete if you were an undergraduate student on September 15, 2020, but graduate before the awards are scheduled to be given.
For Further Queries:
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APPLICATION PROCESS
- Meet the Eligibility Requirements.
- Write a 500-word proposal for an essay on this year’s Essay Question, as posted.
- Provide one photograph as described below.
- Submit the essay and photograph online.
