The categories are:
Valuable substance: Intelligent, functional, architecturally convincing building in existing buildings (renovation, expansion, redensification, spatial-functional redefinition, ecological optimization, etc.). Creation of contemporary, sustainable perspectives for existing buildings.
Refined new building: New buildings which, architecturally and functionally, make an innovative contribution to current construction activities. Convincing engineering structures and services as well as excellent infrastructure planning are also included.
Special award for tried and tested buildings: Buildings and plans that have proven their architectural quality and user-friendliness over a longer period of use. In addition to individual buildings, contributions to the design of the plaza and town center, urban development measures and landscaping, park and garden design are desired.
The OÖN initiated the Daidalos. Partners are the Chamber of Civil Engineers for Upper Austria and Salzburg, Energie AG Vertrieb, Hypo Upper Austria, WAG, Province of Upper Austria and afo architekturforum Oberösterreich.
Architects’ offices, civil engineering offices and interdisciplinary project teams (e.g. town planners, landscape planners) are invited to submit. Projects in Upper Austria that have been completed at the time of submission will be admitted. The projects must not be older than five years (completion after January 1, 2017), with the exception of the special price. The objects here must have been completed between 1990 and 2010.
Up to five photos (no renderings, photo rights must be given), up to five plans and an explanatory text with a maximum of 1500 characters are permitted for submission. You can find more information on submitting and uploading documents using the digital form at nachrichten.at/daidalos.
Source: Nachrichten
