YTAA 2018
Host the YTAA 2018 Exhibition
YTAA 2018 will be presented in Architecture Schools and Institutions with an exhibition designed as an easy download and print format. By showing together all the Graduation Projects participating in YTAA 2018, we have an overview of the topics that have been discussed by students and professors in European Schools, with China and South Korea as guest countries, during the last two years.
Nominees, shortlisted projects, finalist and winning proposals are presented in a way that reflects YTAA discussion and selection process, inviting visitors to know the jury criteria and draw their own conclusions.
Wish to host the exhibition? Find more information in the YTAA 2018 Exhibition Dossier.
Rules
Calendar
| 2017 | |
| November | Open call for school’s registrations |
| 2018 | |
| February 22 | Deadline for school’s submissions |
| March 27 | Deadline for student’s submissions |
| May | Shortlist Announcement |
| May | Finalists announcement Exhibition Opening at La Biennale di Venezia |
| June | Winners announcement |
| September 20 | Awards ceremony at La Biennale di Venezia |
Participation
The Schools will nominate Graduation Projects that will participate in each edition of the YTAA through an internal selection process. The Schools must be from countries participating in the Creative Europe programme[1]. Furthermore, a number of Schools from the European Territory[2] (outside the Creative Europe programme) have been called to participate in this current edition. China and South Korea are the Guest Countries for the YTAA 2018. The list of their invited schools will be announced soon.
[1] This includes:
– Member States of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
– the following EFTA countries: Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland
– the following Western Balkan countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Republic of Serbia.
– the following countries from the European Neighbourhood Policy: Georgia, Moldova, Tunisia, Ukraine
Negotiations are under way with other European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries and could result in more countries joining the programme. These countries would then be taken into consideration for participation in the award scheme. Please check the following link, which is regularly updated: https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/library/eligibility-organisations-non-eu-countries_en
[2] The countries from the European Territory include:
– other ENP countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus
– Russia, Turkey, Kosovo.
Registered Schools
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A Coruña, ES A Coruña School of Architecture University of A Coruña |
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Alcalá de Henares – Madrid, ES School of Architecture University of Alcala |
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Amsterdam, NL Amsterdam Academy of Architecture Amsterdam University of the Arts |
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Ancona, IT Faculty of Engineering – Degree in Building Engineering-Architecture Marche Polytechnic University |
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Ankara,TR Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture Atılım University |
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Athens, GR Architectural Engineering National Technical University of Athens |
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Barcelona, ES Barcelona School of Architecture Polytechnic University of Catalonia |
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Barcelona, ES School of Architecture International University of Catalonia |
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Barcelona, ES La Salle School of Architecture Ramon Llull University |
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Bari, IT Department of Architecture Polytechnic of Bari |
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Beijing, CN School of Architecture Tsinghua University |
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Belfast, IE Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment Ulster University |
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Belgrade, RS Faculty of Architecture University of Belgrade |
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Bergen, NO Bergen School of Architecture |
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Berlin, DE College of Architecture, Media and Design Berlin University of the Arts |
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Berlin, DE Faculty VI “Planning Building Environment” Berlin Institute of Technology |
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Brussels, BE Faculty of Architecture KU Leuven |
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Bucharest, RO Faculty of Architecture “Ion Mincu” University of Architecture and Urbanism |
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Budapest, HU Faculty of Architecture Budapest University of Technology and Economic |
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Budapest, HU Institute of Architecture Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design |
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Burgdorf, CH Architecture (Bachelor and Master of Arts in Architecture) Bern University of Applied Sciences |
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Busan, KR School of Architecture, Urban and Civil EngineeringInstitute of Architecture Pusan National University |
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Cartagena, ES School of Architecture and Building Engineering Technical University of Cartagena |
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Cesena, IT Department of Architecture University of Bologna |
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Champs sur Marne, FR School of architecture of Marne-la-Vallée |
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Chania, GR School of Architecture Technical University o |
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Chongqing, CN Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning Chongqing University |
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Copenhagen, DK Institute of Architecture and Technology The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation |
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Cracow, PL Faculty of Architecture Cracow University of Technology |
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Darmstadt, DE Department of Architecture Technische Universität Darmstadt |
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Delft, NL Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment Delft University of Technology |
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Diepenbeek, BE Faculty of Architecture and arts Hasselt University |
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Dresden, DE Faculty of Architecture Dresden University of Technology |
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Espoo, FI School of Arts, Design and Architecture Aalto University |
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Ferrara, IT Department of Architecture University of Ferrara |
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Firenze, IT School of Architecture University of Florence |
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Gdańsk, PL Faculty of Architecture Gdańsk University of Technology |
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Genoa, IT Polytechnic School University of Genoa |
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Glasgow, UK Department of Architecture University of Strathclyde |
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Graz, AT Architecture Graz University of Technology |
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Grenoble, FR Grenoble School of Architecture |
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Guangzhou, CN School of Architecture South China University of Technology |
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Hannover, DE Faculty for Architecture and Landscape Leibniz University Hannover |
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Harbin, CN School of Architecture Harbin Institute of Technology |
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Horw, CH Lucerne School of Engineering and Architecture Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts |
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Incheon, KR College of Engineering, Department of Architecture Inha University |
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Istanbul, TR Faculty of Art and Design, Department of Architecture Kadir Has University |
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Istanbul, TR Faculty of Architecture Istanbul Technical University |
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Izmir, TR Faculty of Architecture Izmir Institute of Technology |
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Kaiserslautern, DE Faculty of Architecture University of Kaiserslautern |
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Karlsruhe, DE Faculty of Architecture Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
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Kocaeli, TR Faculty of Architecture Gebze Technical University |
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Leuven, BE Faculty of Engineering Sciences University of Leuven |
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Liberec, CZ Faculty of Art and Architecture Technical University of Liberec |
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Limerick, IE School of Architecture University of Limeric |
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Lisbon, PT Architecture Faculty University of Lisbon |
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Lisbon, PT Architecture Faculty Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa |
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Liverpool, UK School of Architecture University of Liverpool |
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Ljubljana, SI Faculty of architecture University of Ljubljana |
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Ljubljana, SI Biotechnical faculty, Department of Landscape Architecture University of Ljubljana |
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Lodz, PL Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Environmental Engineering Lodz University of Technology |
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London, UK The Cass Faculty of Art Architecture & Design London Metropolitan University |
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London, UK Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment University of Westminster |
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London, UK Undergraduate School Architectural Association School of Architecture |
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Lublin, PL Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Lublin University of Technology |
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Lyon, FR Lyon National High School of Architecture University of Lyon |
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Madrid, ES Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid Politechnic University of Madrid |
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Madrid, ES University Polytechnic School CEU San Pablo University |
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Málaga, ES ETS Architecture Malaga University |
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Milan, IT School of Architecture Urban Planning Building Engineering Polytechnic of Milan |
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München, DE Department of Architecture at Technical University of Munich Technical University of Munich |
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Nanjjing, CN School of Architecture Southeast University |
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Naples, IT Department of Architecture University of Naples Federico II |
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Neubrandenburg, DE Department of Landscape Sciences and Geomatics University of Applied Sciences |
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Nicosia, CY School of Humanities and Social Sciences University of Nicosia |
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Nicosia, CY School of Engineering, Department of Architecture Frederick University |
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Nuertingen, DE Faculty Landscape Architecture, Environmental and Urban Planning Nuertingen-Geislingen University |
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Oulu, FI Oulu School of Architecture University of Oulu |
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Palermo, IT Department of Architecture University of Palermo |
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Pamplona, ES School of Architecture University of Navarre |
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Paris, FR The national School of Architecture Paris-Belleville |
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Pécs, HU Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology University of Pécs |
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Pescara, IT Architecture Department University of Studies G. D’Annunzio |
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Portimão, PT Manuel Teixeira Gomes Institute of Higher Education |
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Porto, PT Architecture & Urbanism University Fernando Pessoa |
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Porto, PT Faculty of Architecture University of Porto |
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Porto, PT Escola Superior Artística do Porto |
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Poznań, PL Faculty of Architecture Poznan University of Technology |
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Poznań, PL Faculty of Architecture and Design University of Fine Arts in Poznań |
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Prague, CZ School of Architecture Academy of Fine Arts in Prague |
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Prague, CZ Faculty of Architecture Czech Technical University |
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Prague, CZ Department of Architecture Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague |
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Pristina, KO Faculty of Architecture UBT-Higher Education Institution |
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Reus, ES Reus School of Architecture Rovira i Virgili University |
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Riga, LV Faculty of Architecture and Design RISEBA University of Business, Arts and Technology |
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Rome, IT School of Architecture The Sapienza University of Rome |
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Rome, IT Civil and Industrial Engineering Faculty The Sapienza University of Rome |
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Rome, IT Faculty of Architecture Roma Tre University |
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Sant Cugat del Vallès, ES Vallès School of Architecture Polytecnic University of Catalonia – Barcelona Tech |
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Segovia, ES IE School of Architecture and Design IE University |
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Seoul, KR Hanyang University School of Architecture Hanyang University |
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Shanghai, CN College of Architecture and Urban Planning Tongji University |
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Skopje, MK Faculty of Architecture MIT University |
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Sofia, BG Faculty of Architecture University of Structural Engineering & Architecture “Lyuben Karavelov” – Sofia (VSU) |
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Sofia, BG Faculty of Architecture University of Architecture Civil Engineering and Geodesy |
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Split, HR Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy University of Split |
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Strasbourg, FR Strasbourg School of Architecture |
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Stuttgart, DE Department A – Architecture and Design HFT Stuttgart – University of Applied Sciences |
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Tallinn, EE Faculty of Architecture Estonian Academy of Arts |
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Tetovo, MK Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of Architecture University of Tetovo |
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The Hague, NL Master Interior Architecture – INSIDE Royal Academy of Art |
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Thessaloniki, GR School of Architecture Faculty of Engineering Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
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Toledo, ESR Toledo Architecture School Castilla La Mancha University |
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Torino, IT Architecture and Design Polytechnic University of Turin |
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Toulouse, FR Toulouse School of Architecture Toulouse University |
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Trondheim, NO Faculty of Architecture and Design Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
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Vaduz, LI Institute of Architecture and Planning University of Liechtenstein |
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Valencia, ES Higher Technical School of Architecture Polytechnic University of Valencia |
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Venice, IT Department of Architecture and Arts Iuav University of Venice |
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Vienna, AT Institute of Architecture University of Applied Arts Vienna |
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Vienna, AT Architecture and Planning Vienna University of Technology |
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Vilnius, LT Vilnius Faculty Vilnius Academy of the Arts |
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Volos, GR School of Architecture University of Thessaly |
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Warsaw, PL Faculty of Architecture Warsaw University of Technology |
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Weimar, DE Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism Bauhaus-Universität Weimar |
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Winterthur, CH School of Architecture, Design and Civil Engineering Zurich University of Applied Sciences and Arts |
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Wroclaw, PL Faculty of Architecture Wroclaw University of Technology |
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Xi’An, CN Architecture School Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology |
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Zagreb, HR Faculty of Architecture University of Zagreb |
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Zurich, CH Department of Architecture ETH Zurich |
Jury
The jury is composed of 5 renowned specialists representing diverse schools and trends in the fields of architecture and architectural critique.
Salomon Frausto (President)
Director of Studies at the Delft University of Technology’s Berlage Center for Advanced Studies in Architecture and Urban Design, where he is responsible for its post-master’s program. He previously directed the Berlage’s public programs, where he developed the public events, exhibitions, online interactivity, and publications. He previously coordinated the public and scholarly programs of the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, under the directorship of Joan Ockman, for many years. He is coeditor of Architourism: Authentic, Exotic, Escapist, Spectacular, published by Prestel in 2005. This volume of essays and projects explores the role of architecture in the contemporary tourist imagination. An advocate for improved and diverse architectural literacy, Salomon Frausto teaches, publishes, and lectures internationally to sharpen awareness of the contemporary built environment.
Martina Bauer
Martina Bauer studied architecture at the Technical University of Berlin and at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. She has worked for Barkow Leibinger since 1999 and has led several small and large-scale projects in Germany and abroad. She was responsible, especially in recent years, increasingly for the competitions of the office and headed the competition teams. Barkow Leibinger is an American/German architectural practice based in Berlin and New York. Their discursive research-based approach to architecture and design allows Barkow Leibinger’s work to respond to advancing knowledge and technology, locating the practice as an international leader in digital and analogue fabrication techniques. Barkow Leibinger’s work is realized over a wide range of scales and building types including building for workplace, cultural, housing, event spaces, as well as exhibitions and installations in the public realm internationally
Ana Betancour
She is a Professor in Architecture and Urban Design and Rector at UMA School of Architecture, Umeå (Sweden). Her practice work ranges from architectural and urban design through to academic research, multidisciplinary/cultural/new media projects, focusing on alternative strategies and ways to operate and catalyse change within global transformations affecting cities today. She has taught and researched at various international institutions: the Bartlett School of Architecture, UCL, University of East London and University of Catalonia among others. One of the most remarkable research projects was the A + URL/ Architecture + Urban Research Laboratory at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. She is widely published, exhibited, and is a member of various international reference groups, networks and organizations, nationally and internationally.
Matilde Cassani
PhD in Spatial Planning and Urban Development at Politecnico di Milano, Matilde Cassani moves on the border between architecture, installation and event design. Her research-based practice reflects the spatial implications of cultural pluralism in the contemporary Western context. She has been a resident fellow at “Akademie Schloss Solitude” in Stuttgart and at the “Headlands Center for the Arts” in San Francisco. Her work “Sacred Spaces in Profane Buildings” was exhibited at Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York in 2011. She has taken part in many international conferences and lectured in various international universities such as Columbia University in New York and École Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris. She currently teaches at Politecnico di Milano and at Domus Academy.
Rainer Mahlamäki
Born in Finland, he studied architecture at the Tampere University of Technology, and was awarded the Master of Science in Architecture in 1987. He is the founding partner of the Helsinki-based architecture firm Lahdelma & Mahlamäki Architects, one of the most prolific and successful architecture firms in Finland. He has been Professor of Contemporary Architecture at the University of Oulu since 1997, being Head of Department and Dean of the School up until now. From 2007 to 2011 he was appointed President of the Finnish Association of Architects (SAFA).
Partners
YTAA 2018 is organised by the Fundació Mies van der Rohe with the support of the Creative Europe programme and:
Founding partner:
World Architects
World-Architects.com is a membership-based, premium network of selected contemporary architects and building professionals, advocating quality in architecture. Membership at World-Architects.com is curated by a highly selective group of architects and critics from around the world. World-Architects.com is an important communication tool for building professionals and the leading medium for those who want to create and contribute to good architecture.
WEB: world-architects.com
FB: worldarchitects
TW: @worldarchitects
Additional features include daily news, weekly building reviews, an international job board, an events calendar, and weekly eMagazines in English, German and Spanish.
World-Architects provides content at the highest level by carefully selecting members and published content and is therefore recognized as the homepage and source of information for high-quality contemporary architecture.
The website is strategically marketed worldwide to appeal to architects as well as real estate developers/owners, investors, business managers, institutions, facility managers, government agencies, and the media.
European Association for Architectural Education
The European Association for Architectural Education is an international, membership-based Association organizing architectural schools in Europe. Membership is not limited to countries that belong to the European Union, all European countries may participate. The EAAE is a non-profit, Belgian registered organization.
WEB: eaae.be
FB: eaaeducation
TW: @eaaeducation
Mission and Objectives
The purpose of the Association is to advance the quality of architectural education and also to promote the quality of architecture in Europe. The Association provides a forum for generating information on aspects of architectural education and architectural research.
The mission of the Association is to build a network of European schools of architecture, fostering discussions, exchanges and a common policy in Europe to advance the quality of architectural education. The EAAE promotes the interests of member schools as institutions and academic environments.
Member Organizations
Membership is open to European schools or institutions that provide architectural degree recognized either by the state or by a professional organization administering access to the profession in its country.
Architects' Council of Europe
The Architects’ Council of Europe is a non-profit organization founded in Treviso (Italy) on 11 May 1990 by the merger of the former Liaison Committee of the Architects of the United Europe (CLAEU) and the former Council of European Architects (CEA).
Since then its governance has steadily evolved in order to achieve its aims and objectives. The working structure of the ACE is devised in such a way that it maintains and ensures a high level of effectiveness within the realm of European architectural and professional policy.
WEB: ace-cae.eu
FB: architectsEU
TW: @ace_cae
Missions and objectives
Promoting Architecture in Europe
To enhance the appreciation of Architecture as a matter of public interest and as an essential element in the creation of quality in the built environment so that it becomes a matter of primary concern for European citizens.
Advancing Architectural Quality in the Built Environment
To encourage, develop and promote quality in architecture, as a driver for prosperity and greater well being for all, as well as a supporting element of social cohesion.
Supporting Sustainable Development of the Built Environment
To foster the use of sustainable principles in architectural design and planning, encouraging the adoption of holistic approaches to the complex issues and interactions that characterise the built environment, thereby ensuring a valuable and balanced legacy for the future.
Ensuring High Standards of Qualification for Architects
To promote and maintain the highest standards of architectural education and training consistent with the Professional Qualifications Directive and consumer interest, in order to ensure the highest levels of lifelong skill and competence within the profession.
Advocating Quality in Architectural Practice
To give guidance to architects on how to provide high quality architectural services to clients whilst working to ensure that the regulatory environment for architectural practice facilitates the achievement of this aim. To affirm the role of the architect in the project team as an expert in the responsible development of integrated approaches to design and construction.
Fostering Cross-Border Cooperation and Facilitating European Practice
To support the free movement of architects and architectural services throughout the European Union in the context of relevant EU Directives and Policies.
Acting as the Single Voice for Architects in Europe
To stimulate effective cooperation between the Member Organisations of the ACE within the context and spirit of the European Treaty, thus giving the profession a single voice in EU affairs while respecting its rich diversity and cultural identity.
Partner in Venice:
European Cultural Centre
The European Cultural Centre (ECC) is a place for reflection, research and creation, for interdisciplinary encounters, as well as for resources and experimentation. The ECC provides the conditions to invite artistic and creative practices, a process of learning and experiencing from all fields – visual art, dance, performance, theatre, music, literature, architecture, etc. It is a place for investigating the most vital contemporary issues in order to design a shared future. Being a place in perpetual motion, besides exhibiting finalised projects, the ECC goes further and presents projects that strongly interact between the various creative practices, the city, participants and visitors from all over the world.
WEB: europeanculturalcentre.eu
Activities
The activities include hosting creative professionals in residence, providing research assistance to all artistic disciplines, organising art events, exhibitions, publications, training, lectures, public debates and symposiums for various fields of thought.
Residencies
The participants of the residencies come from all artistic and cultural backgrounds. The subjects and forms of research do not necessarily fit the usual practices or disciplines. The purpose of the ECC Residency Program is to explore new collaborative and creative processes, as well as a new interaction with the city, its surroundings and its visitors.
Publications
The publications are an extension of the projects and research that have been developed and/or presented at the ECC. Various editorial forms and the website reflect different practices and activities carried out by the ECC, thus building up and making visible a platform for theoretical and artistic perspectives on culture.
Venue
Although the ECC can make use of different palazzi, the main venue is Palazzo Mora, located in the historical centre of Venice. It is available for residencies, exhibitions, workspaces and several other culture related activities. It is an open and engaging place, where it is possible to set up a creative work centre. It is also a documentation centre for information, European network activities, publications, videos and reports on experiences and presentations resulting from research projects led by the European Cultural Centre.
Sponsors:
Jung
JUNG provides equipment and systems that win over by advanced technology, sophisticated design, and a large variety of features. On the one hand, our portfolio includes switches, socket outlets, dimmer, and observers. On the other, it includes innovative systems for controlling features in your home. From lighting, blind, or temperature control to wireless and KNX technologies, door communication, and multimedia control, a large range of applications is covered. In addition to comfort and security, also the requirements regarding cost-effectiveness and energy efficiency are met. JUNG manufactures its products in Germany. At our sites in Schalksmühle and Lünen , we continuously manufacture high-quality products on which our worldwide customers rely. For this reason, JUNG was awarded a certificate in 2011: As the first manufacturer in North-Rhine Westphalia, the company was awarded the “Made in Germany” certificate by TÜV NORD.
WEB: jung.de
Jansen
Jansen, a tradition-rich company with its headquarters in Oberriet, Switzerland, develops, designs, manufactures and markets precision steel tube and steel systems as well as plastic products for the building and other industries. Jansen provides its customers worldwide with technologically mature products and system solutions that deliver true added value.
Driven by the pioneering spirit of its founding family, Jansen creates innovations that tread new paths every day in the fields of product development, technology and services. With our eyes always on the success of our customers, we bring together our competences, experiences, technologies and power to innovate to ensure outstanding, individualised solutions. Needs-focused products and services make us our customers’ preferred partner.
Jansen is divided into three divisions: Building Systems, Steel Tubes and Plastic Solutions – together they form a single, strong unit.
WEB: jansen.com
With the support of
USM
More than a century ago, USM was known as a pre-eminent producer of iron works and window fittings. In 1961, Paul Schaerer, grandson of USM founder Ulrich Schaerer, chose to take the company in a new and dramatic direction by transforming the factory from a large, manually-oriented metal production plant into a modern, industrial enterprise.
Nowadays the Swiss furniture company counts about 400 employees worldwide. Head office and production are still in Münsingen, Switzerland. USM Modular Furniture is also distributed worldwide in more than 50 countries with a network of more than 410 qualified sales partners. USM has established a prominent reputation and international presence with flagship showrooms in Bern, Berlin, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, London, Munich, New York, Paris, Stuttgart and Tokyo offering both cultural spaces and support platforms.
WEB: usm.com