Aerogel Architecture Award 2024
Registration for the fourth annual Aerogel Architecture Award has started on 20 January 2024. Interested parties are invited to submit their examples for the use of aerogel in architecture, construction, renovation and preservation of historical monuments. The best projects in the categories Realized Solutions and Student Designs will be awarded.
The jury is searching for outstanding realized projects internationally to showcase the best projects of architects, civil engineers or exceptional project ideas of students from these fields. The best projects will be shortlisted for the Aerogel Architecture Awards ceremony hosted in Duebendorf near Zurich at the NEST building on the Empa campus, which will give broad recognition to the projects. The projects will be published in relevant international magazines and online portals. The award celebrates the best examples with regards to energy efficiency, unconventional solutions, translucent daylighting or high performing buildings solutions with the use of superinsulating aerogel materials.
Category
Realized Solutions / architects, civil engineers and their studios
Student Designs / architecture and civil engineering students
Schedule
20 January 2024 – Competition announcement and registration opens
14 June 2024 – Project submission deadline (23:59 hours Zurich time)
12 July 2024, afternoon – Winners’ announcement event, NEST building, Empa Duebendorf (on-site and public stream)
Text: Christoph Stapfer
Source: https://www.empa.ch/web/s604/aaa-2024-call
