Home TRENDS announces TRENDS for Architectural Excellence Awards 2010

Home TRENDS magazine on on Architecture and Design by Worldwide Media Pvt. Ltd. has announced tae: TRENDS for Architectural Excellence Awards 2010. In its third issue of the Indian edition, TRENDS calls upon architecture students to sharpen pencils, stretch the imagination, draft the sketches to participate in the first ever TRENDS architectural competition for final year students of architecture in India.

Enthused about partnering with the competition Sonal Sancheti exclaims, "Being a part of such events is always exciting and gives you a break from routine to witness some interesting thought processes!"

"The program of the competition in context to the boom in the residential sector in India today is extremely relevant and one that has been the subject of a number of projects in my own studio. The house/housing as a typology needs rethinking to bring it abreast with changes in technology, lifestyle and social structures" says Sameep Padora.

With tae we aim to provide a platform that engages students to showcase their work. Talking about the importance of such competitions in the field, Sonal & Manit Rastogi believe that "Design education today has a strong commitment to solving the spatial and functional problems of urban India. Such an initiative would provide the framework for creative investigations and set the ground for evolution and innovation by using design as a strategic weapon."

Preeti Singh, Editor - TRENDS India says "tae is a wonderful opportunity for us to interact with young architects and designers on the verge of a professional career. Our start with a student ideas competition bridges a gap in the country where creative challenges for students on a platform like TRENDS are next to none."

The panel of judges comprises of Kapil Gupta (Serie Architects India), Sonal Sancehti (Opolis), Sameep Padora (SP+A) and Sonal & Manit Rastogi (Morphogenesis). Each jury member will choose one winner who will go on to win a two-month internship at that jury members' firm. The winning entries will be profiled in Home TRENDS magazine once the final results are announced. There is no entry fee to this competition.