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International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS)

2015 IASS SYMPOSIUM CONTEST

The 2015 IASS Symposium organizers invite universities and/or companies to participate in a contest and exhibition of structurally innovative pavilions. The pavilions have to give a future vision on structural design and innovation and have to be the outcome of (excellent) structural research. It is our ambition to have an exhibition that shows new insights on structural typologies in the design of a pavilion.

The pavilions will be exhibited in the summer of 2015 and during the 2015 IASS symposium in the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam. The exhibition will be opened at the end of the Holland Festival in June 2015. During the conference the jury of the 2015 IASS symposium contest, chaired by the president of the IASS, will award two prizes to the most innovative and challenging structures that have been designed and realized. The winning teams will get a price of 1000 euro each and an honoree certificate signed by the jury.

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Download here the manual with more information regarding the contest and the expo

When?

Summer 2015

Where?

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Two Phases

The pavilion contest consists of two phases. The first phase is the submission and acceptance of proposals in December 2014.

The second phase is the building of the pavilions by the participants and exhibition of the pavilions in Amsterdam in July and August 2015. During the 2015 symposium the jury will select the two winning pavilions.

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Timeline

May 2014

Full announcement of IASS Pavilion Contest on website.


June ‐ December 2014

Teams can ask the 2015 IASS Symposium organizers to provide a 3D model of the Muziekgebouw. Teams can ask for a particular place (envelope) for their pavilion in the Muziekgebouw


15 December 2014

Submission of proposals, safety check by facility department of the Muziekgebouw, the organization of the contest and local authorities. (It is possible to submit a preliminary design first and the final design later.)


15 January 2014

Acceptance of proposals and payment of contribution. (The 2015 IASS Symposium organizers will sent an invoice to the team or sponsor of the team.)


January ‐ May 2015

Realization of the pavilions as “transportable kit” in home country


June 2015

Building of pavilions at the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam (48 hours)


June 2015

Opening festivities


July - August 2015

Public exhibition in Het Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam.


17 ‐ 20 August 2015

IASS Symposium Amsterdam


20 August 2015

Assignment of the two winning pavilions.


24 August 2015

Removal of the pavilions by teams or organization