Image: VOLKER WEIHBOLD
Upper Austria’s Daidalos 2024 architecture prize is gaining momentum and some applications have already been received. The starting signal for the sixth edition of the Daidalos was given three weeks ago.
The application deadline is January 21st and the award ceremony will take place on March 21st, 2024. All information and the application platform can be found at nachrichten.at/daidalos
The jury consists of the following three experts:
- Heidi Pretterhofer, professor of building culture at the Linz University of Art and architect from Vienna
- Christian Tabernig, architect from projektCC from Graz
- Georg Wilbertz, architecture critic for OÖNachrichten
The categories
Valuable substance: Intelligent, functional and architecturally convincing building in existing buildings (renovation, expansion, densification, spatial-functional redefinition, ecological optimization, etc.). Creation of contemporary, sustainable perspectives for existing buildings.
Cleverly planned: New buildings and plans that make a sophisticated architectural and functional contribution to current construction activity. This also applies to the planning processes (e.g. participatory procedures) and projects relevant to urban development (e.g. local planning). Contributions from the areas of engineering structures and services as well as excellent infrastructure planning are also desired.
Special prize for proven buildings: Buildings and plans that have already proven their special architectural quality and user-friendliness over a longer period of use. In addition to individual buildings, contributions to the design of squares and town centers, urban development measures as well as landscape, park and garden designs are also desired. The OÖNachrichten awards the Daidalos with the Chamber of Civil Engineers for Upper Austria and Salzburg, other partners are Energie AG, Hypo Oberösterreich, WAG, State of Upper Austria, Neue Heimat, WSG and the afo architekturforum Oberösterreich.
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