ACARA 2024

AUA will plan to hold the 13th ACARA for all students who are studying architecture design in Asia, aiming to provide high-quality education in architecture by stimulating a creative will and a competitive spirit of goodwill.
It will be a good opportunity to bring out your potential ability and to improve your ability of architectural design.

• Date: 6~8 December, 2024
• Exhibition: 6~8 December
• Workshop: 7 December
• Open Jury: 8 December
• Host country: Vietnam (Da Nang Architecture University)
• Contest Topic: 'Can Architectural Design be Replaced by AI?'
• Prizes: First Prize: 1,000 USD + certificate and plaque,
  Two Second Prizes: 250USD each + certificate and plaque
  All participants: certificate

TOPIC

The time is coming when technology will surpass human understanding and bring revolutionary changes to our lives and work and society. In the past, AI was not a subject of serious discussion due to slow technological progress, but after the emergence of generative AI such as Chat GPT, Google Bard, and Bing AI, it seems that we are about to have a serious discussion about AI. It will not replace humans, but rather surpass humans by 2025.

How will the evolution of AI affect our future?
Will architectural design be replaced by AI in a future society with the advent of Singularity, or if architecture will be designed that AI cannot replace, what will it be?

We expect diverse and innovative idea of works from Asian students.

（Written by Dr.LEE, YOUNGIL, President of AUA）

PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS

1. The contest is open to architecture students at undergraduate level except for final-year students as of December 2024, enrolled in universities in Asian countries and regions.
2. Entries must be works by assignment given or had been given in your university, or works submitted to contests accepted by AUA. You can use either an assignment in 2024 or an assignment in the past.
3. Entries to the contest must be original works that have not been previously published or submitted to any other competitions.
4. Entries must be individual works. Collective works are not allowed to submit.
5. The official language of the contest is English.
6. All entrants agree to allow the organizer to use their names and the images of their entries for the purpose of publication.