JBC Masonry Innovation Competition 2024 , Bowie / Vereinigte Staaten

 

IMI International Masonry Institute

 

Designers have the power to help create resilient, healthy, just, and equitable communities. But solving global challenges to improve our world demands innovation. We want to see your bold new concepts that show how masonry can better our built environment.

 

We also want to see new ideas that have the potential to change the way we design and build with masonry and create growth opportunities for our industry. Whether you have a great idea that addresses how infrastructure like schools and healthcare facilities will change in a post-pandemic world, thoughts on how to address the climate crisis, insights on improving equity, or another innovative plan, we want to hear from you. Solutions can also explore innovations in materials, the construction process, new business models, or simply show a unique aesthetic and functional use of masonry.

 

Whatever direction you decide to take, your innovative solution should add value, usefulness, appreciation, and relevance to masonry design and construction. It can be either an improvement of an existing system or a groundbreaking proposal.

 

Imagined, proposed, and completed structures and systems are welcomed. The scale, size, program, and location are left up to your imagination, but your concepts should be both clear and constructible. We encourage you to model your solution in BIM and use BIM for Masonry (BIM-M) tools to make the most of your design.

 

The competition is open to:

- University students enrolled in a design, architecture, or engineering program

- Architects

- Engineers

- Architectural and Engineering Firms

 

Entrants must be 18 years or older and residents of the U.S. or Canada. Residents of, and entities registered in, Quebec are not eligible to participate in this Competition.

 

Registration opens: February 1, 2024

Submission opens: February 15, 2024

Submission deadline: July 15, 2024 (11:59 p.m. EST)

Winners notified: September 2024

Award ceremony/winners announced: October 2024